Dynamic directory control execution
View Patent ↗Systems and methods for extending the capability of a directory processor by, for example, registering a control are presented. This control can be a non-native control, or a modification to a native control. Further, this disclosure describes example of systems and methods for performing a directory operation, which may include one or more controls. At least some of the one or more controls may be non-native or dynamic controls. In some cases, some of the controls may be native controls.
1. A method for performing a directory operation by a computing system comprising one or more processors, the method comprising:
receiving at a directory processor a directory operation comprising a control;
wherein the control comprises information relating to how the directory operation should be processed on a directory service system, the information comprising at least one identifier specifying importance of the control;
determining, utilizing the information, whether the control is a registered control; and
in response to determining that the control is a registered control:
identifying a directory application configured to process the control;
providing the control to the directory application to process thereby enabling a directory operation to comprise one or more controls that the directory processor is not natively configured to execute; and
executing the directory operation.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein, in response to determining that the control is a registered control, the method further comprises removing the control from the directory operation.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the control is removed from the directory operation prior to executing the directory operation.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein, in response to determining that the control is a registered control, the method further comprises modifying the control of the directory operation.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the registered control comprises a non-native control.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, in response to providing the control to the directory application, receiving a response from the directory application.
7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising executing the directory operation based on the response.
8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the response includes a modified directory operation, and wherein executing the directory operation further comprises executing the modified directory operation.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein, in response to determining that the control is a native control, the method further comprises:
performing an operation associated with the native control; and
executing the directory operation without removing the control from the directory operation.
10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising executing the directory operation based on the control.
11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising providing a result of processing the directory operation to the directory application, thereby enabling the directory application to process the control based on the result of processing the directory operation.
12. The method of claim 1 , wherein, in response to determining that the control is a registered control, the method further comprises:
performing a first process associated with the directory operation to obtain a first directory operation result;
providing the first result to the directory application, thereby enabling the directory application to use the first result in processing the control;
receiving a control result from the directory application; and
performing a second process associated with the directory operation based on the control result to obtain a second directory operation result.
13. Non-transitory physical computer storage comprising computer-executable instructions that direct a computing system to perform a method for performing a directory operation, the method comprising:
receiving at a directory processor a directory operation comprising a control;
wherein the control comprises information relating to how the directory operation should be processed on a directory service system, the information comprising at least one identifier specifying importance of the control;
determining, utilizing the information, whether the control is a registered control; and
in response to determining that the control is a registered control:
identifying a directory application configured to process the control;
providing the control to the directory application to process; and
executing the directory operation.
14. The non-transitory physical computer storage of claim 13 , wherein, in response to determining that the control is a registered control, the method further comprises removing the control from the directory operation prior to executing the directory operation.
15. The non-transitory physical computer storage of claim 13 , wherein, in response to providing the control to the directory application, the method further comprises receiving a response from the directory application.
16. The non-transitory physical computer storage of claim 15 , wherein the method further comprises executing the directory operation based on the response.
17. The non-transitory physical computer storage of claim 15 , wherein the response includes a modified directory operation and wherein executing the directory operation further comprises executing the modified directory operation.
18. The non-transitory physical computer storage of claim 13 , wherein, in response to determining that the control is a native control, the method further comprises:
performing an operation associated with the native control; and
executing the directory operation without removing the control from the directory operation.
19. The non-transitory physical computer storage of claim 18 , wherein the method further comprises executing the directory operation based on the control.
20. The non-transitory physical computer storage of claim 13 , wherein the method further comprises providing a result of processing the directory operation to the directory application, thereby enabling the directory application to process the control based on the result of processing the directory operation.
21. The non-transitory physical computer storage of claim 13 , wherein, in response to determining that the control is a registered control, the method further comprises:
performing a first process associated with the directory operation to obtain a first directory operation result;
providing the first result to the directory application, thereby enabling the directory application to use the first result in processing the control;
receiving a control result from the directory application; and
performing a second process associated with the directory operation based on the control result to obtain a second directory operation result.
22. A system for performing a directory operation, the system comprising:
a directory processor comprising computer hardware, the directory processor configured to receive a directory operation comprising a control, and to execute the directory operation; and
wherein the control comprises information relating to how the directory operation should be processed on a directory service system, the information comprising at least one identifier specifying importance of the control;
an extension runtime module configured to determine, utilizing the information, whether the control is a registered control, and, in response to determining that the control is a registered control, the extension runtime module is further configured to:
identify a directory application configured to process the control; and
provide the control to the directory application to process.
23. The system of claim 22 , wherein the directory processor comprises the extension runtime module.
24. The system of claim 22 , wherein the extension runtime module is further configured to remove the control from the directory operation.
25. The system of claim 22 , wherein the directory processor is further configured to execute the directory operation based on a response to the directory application receiving the control.
26. The system of claim 22 , wherein the control comprises a native control and wherein the directory processor is further configured to:
perform an operation associated with the native control; and
execute the directory operation with the native control.