Configuring a Scriptlet Attribute Definition

NOTE: This definition has not yet been included in an !IdP release but may be retrieved connector is only included since IdP 1.3.1 (see announcement e-mail). If you use an earlier IdP release, you may retrieve it from the source control system if you feel comfortable doing so until is it available in another, easier to install, from.

This attribute definition allows Java code to be written in the definition and executed when the attribute is requested. This provides nearly limitless flexability for creating or tansforming attributes.

Configuring the Definition

1. Create a ScriptletAttributeDefinition element with its id attribute.
2. Create a Scriptlet element, child of ScriptletAttributeDefinition, whose content is Java code that should be executed when this attribute is requested. You may wish to place this data in a CDATA section to ensure it does not interfere with the XML processing.

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Example Configuration

<ScriptletAttributeDefinition id="urn:mace:dir:attribute-def:eduPersonAffiliation">
	    <DataConnectorDependency requires="directory"/>
	
        <Scriptlet><![CDATA[
				
            Attributes attributes = dependencies.getConnectorResolution("directory");
				
            Attribute affiliation = attributes.get("eduPersonAffiliation");
				
            if (affiliation.size() > 0) {
					
                resolverAttribute.addValue("affiliate");
				}
		
            }
        ]]></Scriptlet>
</ScriptletAttributeDefinition>

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