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+/* This work is part of OpenLDAP Software <http://www.openldap.org/>.
+ *
+ * Copyright 1999-2004 The OpenLDAP Foundation.
+ * Portions Copyright 1999 Dmitry Kovalev.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted only as authorized by the OpenLDAP
+ * Public License.
+ *
+ * A copy of this license is available in the file LICENSE in the
+ * top-level directory of the distribution or, alternatively, at
+ * <http://www.OpenLDAP.org/license.html>.
+ */
+/* ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
+ * This work was initially developed by Dmitry Kovalev for inclusion
+ * by OpenLDAP Software.
+ */
+
+#include "portable.h"
+
+#ifdef SLAPD_SQL
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include "ac/string.h"
+
+#include "slap.h"
+#include "lber_pvt.h"
+#include "ldap_pvt.h"
+#include "proto-sql.h"
+
+static backsql_api *backsqlapi;
+
+int
+backsql_api_config( backsql_info *si, const char *name )
+{
+	backsql_api	*ba;
+
+	assert( si );
+	assert( name );
+
+	for ( ba = backsqlapi; ba; ba = ba->ba_next ) {
+		if ( strcasecmp( name, ba->ba_name ) == 0 ) {
+			backsql_api	*ba2;
+
+			ba2 = ch_malloc( sizeof( backsql_api ) );
+			*ba2 = *ba;
+			ba2->ba_next = si->si_api;
+			si->si_api = ba2;
+			return 0;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
+int
+backsql_api_register( backsql_api *ba )
+{
+	backsql_api	*ba2;
+
+	assert( ba );
+
+	if ( ba->ba_name == NULL ) {
+		fprintf( stderr, "API module has no name\n" );
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+
+	for ( ba2 = backsqlapi; ba2; ba2 = ba2->ba_next ) {
+		if ( strcasecmp( ba->ba_name, ba2->ba_name ) == 0 ) {
+			fprintf( stderr, "API module \"%s\" already defined\n", ba->ba_name );
+			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+		}
+	}
+
+	ba->ba_next = backsqlapi;
+	backsqlapi = ba;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int
+backsql_api_dn2odbc( Operation *op, SlapReply *rs, struct berval *dn )
+{
+	backsql_info	*si = (backsql_info *)op->o_bd->be_private;
+	backsql_api	*ba;
+	int		rc;
+	struct berval	bv;
+
+	ba = si->si_api;
+
+	if ( ba == NULL ) {
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	ber_dupbv( &bv, dn );
+
+	for ( ; ba; ba = ba->ba_next ) {
+		if ( ba->ba_dn2odbc ) {
+			rc = ( *ba->ba_dn2odbc )( op, rs, &bv );
+
+			if ( rc ) {
+				return rc;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	*dn = bv;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int
+backsql_api_odbc2dn( Operation *op, SlapReply *rs, struct berval *dn )
+{
+	backsql_info	*si = (backsql_info *)op->o_bd->be_private;
+	backsql_api	*ba;
+	int		rc;
+	struct berval	bv;
+
+	ba = si->si_api;
+
+	if ( ba == NULL ) {
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	ber_dupbv( &bv, dn );
+
+	for ( ; ba; ba = ba->ba_next ) {
+		if ( ba->ba_dn2odbc ) {
+			rc = ( *ba->ba_odbc2dn )( op, rs, &bv );
+
+			if ( rc ) {
+				return rc;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	*dn = bv;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+#endif /* SLAPD_SQL */
+