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<?php

/**
 * ownCloud – LDAP Access
 *
 * @author Arthur Schiwon
 * @copyright 2012, 2013 Arthur Schiwon blizzz@owncloud.com
 *
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU AFFERO GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
 * version 3 of the License, or any later version.
 *
 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU AFFERO GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public
 * License along with this library.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 *
 */

namespace OCA\user_ldap\lib;

/**
 * Class Access
 * @package OCA\user_ldap\lib
 */
class Access extends LDAPUtility implements user\IUserTools {
	/**
	 * @var \OCA\user_ldap\lib\Connection
	 */
	public $connection;
	public $userManager;
	//never ever check this var directly, always use getPagedSearchResultState
	protected $pagedSearchedSuccessful;

	/**
	 * @var string[] $cookies an array of returned Paged Result cookies
	 */
	protected $cookies = array();

	/**
	 * @var string $lastCookie the last cookie returned from a Paged Results
	 * operation, defaults to an empty string
	 */
	protected $lastCookie = '';

	public function __construct(Connection $connection, ILDAPWrapper $ldap,
		user\Manager $userManager) {
		parent::__construct($ldap);
		$this->connection = $connection;
		$this->userManager = $userManager;
		$this->userManager->setLdapAccess($this);
	}

	/**
	 * @return bool
	 */
	private function checkConnection() {
		return ($this->connection instanceof Connection);
	}

	/**
	 * returns the Connection instance
	 * @return \OCA\user_ldap\lib\Connection
	 */
	public function getConnection() {
		return $this->connection;
	}

	/**
	 * reads a given attribute for an LDAP record identified by a DN
	 * @param string $dn the record in question
	 * @param string $attr the attribute that shall be retrieved
	 *        if empty, just check the record's existence
	 * @param string $filter
	 * @return array|false an array of values on success or an empty
	 *          array if $attr is empty, false otherwise
	 */
	public function readAttribute($dn, $attr, $filter = 'objectClass=*') {
		if(!$this->checkConnection()) {
			\OCP\Util::writeLog('user_ldap',
				'No LDAP Connector assigned, access impossible for readAttribute.',
				\OCP\Util::WARN);
			return false;
		}
		$cr = $this->connection->getConnectionResource();
		if(!$this->ldap->isResource($cr)) {
			//LDAP not available
			\OCP\Util::writeLog('user_ldap', 'LDAP resource not available.', \OCP\Util::DEBUG);
			return false;
		}
		//Cancel possibly running Paged Results operation, otherwise we run in
		//LDAP protocol errors
		$this->abandonPagedSearch();
		// openLDAP requires that we init a new Paged Search. Not needed by AD,
		// but does not hurt either.
		$this->initPagedSearch($filter, array($dn), array($attr), 1, 0);
		$dn = $this->DNasBaseParameter($dn);
		$rr = @$this->ldap->read($cr, $dn, $filter, array($attr));
		if(!$this->ldap->isResource($rr)) {
			if(!empty($attr)) {
				//do not throw this message on userExists check, irritates
				\OCP\Util::writeLog('user_ldap', 'readAttribute failed for DN '.$dn, \OCP\Util::DEBUG);
			}
			//in case an error occurs , e.g. object does not exist
			return false;
		}
		if (empty($attr)) {
			\OCP\Util::writeLog('user_ldap', 'readAttribute: '.$dn.' found', \OCP\Util::DEBUG);
			return array();
		}
		$er = $this->ldap->firstEntry($cr, $rr);
		if(!$this->ldap->isResource($er)) {
			//did not match the filter, return false
			return false;
		}
		//LDAP attributes are not case sensitive
		$result = \OCP\Util::mb_array_change_key_case(
				$this->ldap->getAttributes($cr, $er), MB_CASE_LOWER, 'UTF-8');
		$attr = mb_strtolower($attr, 'UTF-8');

		if(isset($result[$attr]) && $result[$attr]['count'] > 0) {
			$values = array();
			for($i=0;$i<$result[$attr]['count'];$i++) {
				if($this->resemblesDN($attr)) {
					$values[] = $this->sanitizeDN($result[$attr][$i]);
				} elseif(strtolower($attr) === 'objectguid' || strtolower($attr) === 'guid') {
					$values[] = $this->convertObjectGUID2Str($result[$attr][$i]);
				} else {
					$values[] = $result[$attr][$i];
				}
			}
			return $values;
		}
		\OCP\Util::writeLog('user_ldap', 'Requested attribute '.$attr.' not found for '.$dn, \OCP\Util::DEBUG);
		return false;
	}

	/**
	 * checks whether the given attributes value is probably a DN
	 * @param string $attr the attribute in question
	 * @return boolean if so true, otherwise false
	 */
	private function resemblesDN($attr) {
		$resemblingAttributes = array(
			'dn',
			'uniquemember',
			'member'
		);
		return in_array($attr, $resemblingAttributes);
	}

	/**
	 * checks whether the given string is probably a DN
	 * @param string $string
	 * @return boolean
	 */
	public function stringResemblesDN($string) {
		$r = $this->ldap->explodeDN($string, 0);
		// if exploding a DN succeeds and does not end up in
		// an empty array except for $r[count] being 0.
		return (is_array($r) && count($r) > 1);
	}

	/**
	 * sanitizes a DN received from the LDAP server
	 * @param array $dn the DN in question
	 * @return array the sanitized DN
	 */
	private function sanitizeDN($dn) {
		//treating multiple base DNs
		if(is_array($dn)) {
			$result = array();
			foreach($dn as $singleDN) {
				$result[] = $this->sanitizeDN($singleDN);
			}
			return $result;
		}

		//OID sometimes gives back DNs with whitespace after the comma
		// a la "uid=foo, cn=bar, dn=..." We need to tackle this!
		$dn = preg_replace('/([^\\\]),(\s+)/u', '\1,', $dn);

		//make comparisons and everything work
		$dn = mb_strtolower($dn, 'UTF-8');

		//escape DN values according to RFC 2253 – this is already done by ldap_explode_dn
		//to use the DN in search filters, \ needs to be escaped to \5c additionally
		//to use them in bases, we convert them back to simple backslashes in readAttribute()
		$replacements = array(
			'\,' => '\5c2C',
			'\=' => '\5c3D',
			'\+' => '\5c2B',
			'\<' => '\5c3C',
			'\>' => '\5c3E',
			'\;' => '\5c3B',
			'\"' => '\5c22',
			'\#' => '\5c23',
			'('  => '\28',
			')'  => '\29',
			'*'  => '\2A',
		);
		$dn = str_replace(array_keys($replacements), array_values($replacements), $dn);

		return $dn;
	}

	/**
	 * returns a DN-string that is cleaned from not domain parts, e.g.
	 * cn=foo,cn=bar,dc=foobar,dc=server,dc=org
	 * becomes dc=foobar,dc=server,dc=org
	 * @param string $dn
	 * @return string
	 */
	public function getDomainDNFromDN($dn) {
		$allParts = $this->ldap->explodeDN($dn, 0);
		if($allParts === false) {
			//not a valid DN
			return '';
		}
		$domainParts = array();
		$dcFound = false;
		foreach($allParts as $part) {
			if(!$dcFound && strpos($part, 'dc=') === 0) {
				$dcFound = true;
			}
			if($dcFound) {
				$domainParts[] = $part;
			}
		}
		$domainDN = implode(',', $domainParts);
		return $domainDN;
	}

	/**
	 * gives back the database table for the query
	 * @param bool $isUser
	 * @return string
	 */
	private function getMapTable($isUser) {
		if($isUser) {
			return '*PREFIX*ldap_user_mapping';
		} else {
			return '*PREFIX*ldap_group_mapping';
		}
	}

	/**
	 * returns the LDAP DN for the given internal ownCloud name of the group
	 * @param string $name the ownCloud name in question
	 * @return string with the LDAP DN on success, otherwise false
	 */
	public function groupname2dn($name) {
		$dn = $this->ocname2dn($name, false);

		if($dn) {
			return $dn;
		}

		return false;
	}

	/**
	 * returns the LDAP DN for the given internal ownCloud name of the user
	 * @param string $name the ownCloud name in question
	 * @return string with the LDAP DN on success, otherwise false
	 */
	public function username2dn($name) {
		$dn = $this->ocname2dn($name, true);
		//Check whether the DN belongs to the Base, to avoid issues on multi-
		//server setups
		if($dn && $this->isDNPartOfBase($dn, $this->connection->ldapBaseUsers)) {
			return $dn;
		}

		return false;
	}

	/**
	 * returns the LDAP DN for the given internal ownCloud name
	 * @param string $name the ownCloud name in question
	 * @param boolean $isUser is it a user? otherwise group
	 * @return string with the LDAP DN on success, otherwise false
	 */
	private function ocname2dn($name, $isUser) {
		$table = $this->getMapTable($isUser);

		$query = \OCP\DB::prepare('
			SELECT `ldap_dn`
			FROM `'.$table.'`
			WHERE `owncloud_name` = ?
		');

		$record = $query->execute(array($name))->fetchOne();
		return $record;
	}

	/**
	 * returns the internal ownCloud name for the given LDAP DN of the group, false on DN outside of search DN or failure
	 * @param string $dn the dn of the group object
	 * @param string $ldapName optional, the display name of the object
	 * @return string with the name to use in ownCloud, false on DN outside of search DN
	 */
	public function dn2groupname($dn, $ldapName = null) {
		//To avoid bypassing the base DN settings under certain circumstances
		//with the group support, check whether the provided DN matches one of
		//the given Bases
		if(!$this->isDNPartOfBase($dn, $this->connection->ldapBaseGroups)) {
			return false;
		}

		return $this->dn2ocname($dn, $ldapName, false);
	}

	/**
	 * returns the internal ownCloud name for the given LDAP DN of the user, false on DN outside of search DN or failure
	 * @param string $dn the dn of the user object
	 * @param string $ldapName optional, the display name of the object
	 * @return string with with the name to use in ownCloud
	 */
	public function dn2username($dn, $ldapName = null) {
		//To avoid bypassing the base DN settings under certain circumstances
		//with the group support, check whether the provided DN matches one of
		//the given Bases
		if(!$this->isDNPartOfBase($dn, $this->connection->ldapBaseUsers)) {
			return false;
		}

		return $this->dn2ocname($dn, $ldapName, true);
	}

	/**
	 * returns an internal ownCloud name for the given LDAP DN, false on DN outside of search DN
	 * @param string $dn the dn of the user object
	 * @param string $ldapName optional, the display name of the object
	 * @param bool $isUser optional, whether it is a user object (otherwise group assumed)
	 * @return string with with the name to use in ownCloud
	 */
	public function dn2ocname($dn, $ldapName = null, $isUser = true) {
		$table = $this->getMapTable($isUser);
		if($isUser) {
			$fncFindMappedName = 'findMappedUser';
			$nameAttribute = $this->connection->ldapUserDisplayName;
		} else {
			$fncFindMappedName = 'findMappedGroup';
			$nameAttribute = $this->connection->ldapGroupDisplayName;
		}

		//let's try to retrieve the ownCloud name from the mappings table
		$ocName = $this->$fncFindMappedName($dn);
		if($ocName) {
			return $ocName;
		}

		//second try: get the UUID and check if it is known. Then, update the DN and return the name.
		$uuid = $this->getUUID($dn, $isUser);
		if($uuid) {
			$query = \OCP\DB::prepare('
				SELECT `owncloud_name`
				FROM `'.$table.'`
				WHERE `directory_uuid` = ?
			');
			$component = $query->execute(array($uuid))->fetchOne();
			if($component) {
				$query = \OCP\DB::prepare('
					UPDATE `'.$table.'`
					SET `ldap_dn` = ?
					WHERE `directory_uuid` = ?
				');
				$query->execute(array($dn, $uuid));
				return $component;
			}
		} else {
			//If the UUID can't be detected something is foul.
			\OCP\Util::writeLog('user_ldap', 'Cannot determine UUID for '.$dn.'. Skipping.', \OCP\Util::INFO);
			return false;
		}

		if(is_null($ldapName)) {
			$ldapName = $this->readAttribute($dn, $nameAttribute);
			if(!isset($ldapName[0]) && empty($ldapName[0])) {
				\OCP\Util::writeLog('user_ldap', 'No or empty name for '.$dn.'.', \OCP\Util::INFO);
				return false;
			}
			$ldapName = $ldapName[0];
		}

		if($isUser) {
			$usernameAttribute = $this->connection->ldapExpertUsernameAttr;
			if(!emptY($usernameAttribute)) {
				$username = $this->readAttribute($dn, $usernameAttribute);
				$username = $username[0];
			} else {
				$username = $uuid;
			}
			$intName = $this->sanitizeUsername($username);
		} else {
			$intName = $ldapName;
		}

		//a new user/group! Add it only if it doesn't conflict with other backend's users or existing groups
		//disabling Cache is required to avoid that the new user is cached as not-existing in fooExists check
		$originalTTL = $this->connection->ldapCacheTTL;
		$this->connection->setConfiguration(array('ldapCacheTTL' => 0));
		if(($isUser && !\OCP\User::userExists($intName))
			|| (!$isUser && !\OC_Group::groupExists($intName))) {
			if($this->mapComponent($dn, $intName, $isUser)) {
				$this->connection->setConfiguration(array('ldapCacheTTL' => $originalTTL));
				return $intName;
			}
		}
		$this->connection->setConfiguration(array('ldapCacheTTL' => $originalTTL));

		$altName = $this->createAltInternalOwnCloudName($intName, $isUser);
		if($this->mapComponent($dn, $altName, $isUser)) {
			return $altName;
		}

		//if everything else did not help..
		\OCP\Util::writeLog('user_ldap', 'Could not create unique name for '.$dn.'.', \OCP\Util::INFO);
		return false;
	}

	/**
	 * gives back the user names as they are used ownClod internally
	 * @param array $ldapUsers an array with the ldap Users result in style of array ( array ('dn' => foo, 'uid' => bar), ... )
	 * @return array an array with the user names to use in ownCloud
	 *
	 * gives back the user names as they are used ownClod internally
	 */
	public function ownCloudUserNames($ldapUsers) {
		return $this->ldap2ownCloudNames($ldapUsers, true);
	}

	/**
	 * gives back the group names as they are used ownClod internally
	 * @param array $ldapGroups an array with the ldap Groups result in style of array ( array ('dn' => foo, 'cn' => bar), ... )
	 * @return array an array with the group names to use in ownCloud
	 *
	 * gives back the group names as they are used ownClod internally
	 */
	public function ownCloudGroupNames($ldapGroups) {
		return $this->ldap2ownCloudNames($ldapGroups, false);
	}

	/**
	 * @param string $dn
	 * @return bool|string
	 */
	private function findMappedUser($dn) {
		static $query = null;
		if(is_null($query)) {
			$query = \OCP\DB::prepare('
				SELECT `owncloud_name`
				FROM `'.$this->getMapTable(true).'`
				WHERE `ldap_dn` = ?'
			);
		}
		$res = $query->execute(array($dn))->fetchOne();
		if($res) {
			return  $res;
		}
		return false;
	}

	/**
	 * @param string $dn
	 * @return bool|string
	 */
	private function findMappedGroup($dn) {
		static $query = null;
		if(is_null($query)) {
			$query = \OCP\DB::prepare('
					SELECT `owncloud_name`
					FROM `'.$this->getMapTable(false).'`
					WHERE `ldap_dn` = ?'
			);
		}
		$res = $query->execute(array($dn))->fetchOne();
		if($res) {
			return  $res;
		}
		return false;
	}

	/**
	 * @param array $ldapObjects
	 * @param bool $isUsers
	 * @return array
	 */
	private function ldap2ownCloudNames($ldapObjects, $isUsers) {
		if($isUsers) {
			$nameAttribute = $this->connection->ldapUserDisplayName;
		} else {
			$nameAttribute = $this->connection->ldapGroupDisplayName;
		}
		$ownCloudNames = array();

		foreach($ldapObjects as $ldapObject) {
			$nameByLDAP = isset($ldapObject[$nameAttribute]) ? $ldapObject[$nameAttribute] : null;
			$ocName = $this->dn2ocname($ldapObject['dn'], $nameByLDAP, $isUsers);
			if($ocName) {
				$ownCloudNames[] = $ocName;
				if($isUsers) {
					//cache the user names so it does not need to be retrieved
					//again later (e.g. sharing dialogue).
					$this->cacheUserDisplayName($ocName, $nameByLDAP);
				}
			}
			continue;
		}
		return $ownCloudNames;
	}

	/**
	 * caches the user display name
	 * @param string $ocName the internal ownCloud username
	 * @param string $displayName the display name
	 */
	public function cacheUserDisplayName($ocName, $displayName) {
		$cacheKeyTrunk = 'getDisplayName';
		$this->connection->writeToCache($cacheKeyTrunk.$ocName, $displayName);
	}

	/**
	 * creates a unique name for internal ownCloud use for users. Don't call it directly.
	 * @param string $name the display name of the object
	 * @return string with with the name to use in ownCloud or false if unsuccessful
	 *
	 * Instead of using this method directly, call
	 * createAltInternalOwnCloudName($name, true)
	 */
	private function _createAltInternalOwnCloudNameForUsers($name) {
		$attempts = 0;
		//while loop is just a precaution. If a name is not generated within
		//20 attempts, something else is very wrong. Avoids infinite loop.
		while($attempts < 20){
			$altName = $name . '_' . rand(1000,9999);
			if(!\OCP\User::userExists($altName)) {
				return $altName;
			}
			$attempts++;
		}
		return false;
	}

	/**
	 * creates a unique name for internal ownCloud use for groups. Don't call it directly.
	 * @param string $name the display name of the object
	 * @return string with with the name to use in ownCloud or false if unsuccessful.
	 *
	 * Instead of using this method directly, call
	 * createAltInternalOwnCloudName($name, false)
	 *
	 * Group names are also used as display names, so we do a sequential
	 * numbering, e.g. Developers_42 when there are 41 other groups called
	 * "Developers"
	 */
	private function _createAltInternalOwnCloudNameForGroups($name) {
		$query = \OCP\DB::prepare('
			SELECT `owncloud_name`
			FROM `'.$this->getMapTable(false).'`
			WHERE `owncloud_name` LIKE ?
		');

		$usedNames = array();
		$res = $query->execute(array($name.'_%'));
		while($row = $res->fetchRow()) {
			$usedNames[] = $row['owncloud_name'];
		}
		if(!($usedNames) || count($usedNames) === 0) {
			$lastNo = 1; //will become name_2
		} else {
			natsort($usedNames);
			$lastName = array_pop($usedNames);
			$lastNo = intval(substr($lastName, strrpos($lastName, '_') + 1));
		}
		$altName = $name.'_'.strval($lastNo+1);
		unset($usedNames);

		$attempts = 1;
		while($attempts < 21){
			// Check to be really sure it is unique
			// while loop is just a precaution. If a name is not generated within
			// 20 attempts, something else is very wrong. Avoids infinite loop.
			if(!\OC_Group::groupExists($altName)) {
				return $altName;
			}
			$altName = $name . '_' . ($lastNo + $attempts);
			$attempts++;
		}
		return false;
	}

	/**
	 * creates a unique name for internal ownCloud use.
	 * @param string $name the display name of the object
	 * @param boolean $isUser whether name should be created for a user (true) or a group (false)
	 * @return string with with the name to use in ownCloud or false if unsuccessful
	 */
	private function createAltInternalOwnCloudName($name, $isUser) {
		$originalTTL = $this->connection->ldapCacheTTL;
		$this->connection->setConfiguration(array('ldapCacheTTL' => 0));
		if($isUser) {
			$altName = $this->_createAltInternalOwnCloudNameForUsers($name);
		} else {
			$altName = $this->_createAltInternalOwnCloudNameForGroups($name);
		}
		$this->connection->setConfiguration(array('ldapCacheTTL' => $originalTTL));

		return $altName;
	}

	/**
	 * retrieves all known groups from the mappings table
	 * @return array with the results
	 *
	 * retrieves all known groups from the mappings table
	 */
	private function mappedGroups() {
		return $this->mappedComponents(false);
	}

	/**
	 * retrieves all known users from the mappings table
	 * @return array with the results
	 *
	 * retrieves all known users from the mappings table
	 */
	private function mappedUsers() {
		return $this->mappedComponents(true);
	}

	/**
	 * @param boolean $isUsers
	 * @return array
	 */
	private function mappedComponents($isUsers) {
		$table = $this->getMapTable($isUsers);

		$query = \OCP\DB::prepare('
			SELECT `ldap_dn`, `owncloud_name`
			FROM `'. $table . '`'
		);

		return $query->execute()->fetchAll();
	}

	/**
	 * inserts a new user or group into the mappings table
	 * @param string $dn the record in question
	 * @param string $ocName the name to use in ownCloud
	 * @param bool $isUser is it a user or a group?
	 * @return bool true on success, false otherwise
	 *
	 * inserts a new user or group into the mappings table
	 */
	private function mapComponent($dn, $ocName, $isUser = true) {
		$table = $this->getMapTable($isUser);

		$sqlAdjustment = '';
		$dbType = \OCP\Config::getSystemValue('dbtype');
		if($dbType === 'mysql' || $dbType == 'oci') {
			$sqlAdjustment = 'FROM DUAL';
		}

		$insert = \OCP\DB::prepare('
			INSERT INTO `'.$table.'` (`ldap_dn`, `owncloud_name`, `directory_uuid`)
				SELECT ?,?,?
				'.$sqlAdjustment.'
				WHERE NOT EXISTS (
					SELECT 1
					FROM `'.$table.'`
					WHERE `ldap_dn` = ?
						OR `owncloud_name` = ?)
		');

		//feed the DB
		$insRows = $insert->execute(array($dn, $ocName,
										  $this->getUUID($dn, $isUser), $dn,
										  $ocName));

		if(\OCP\DB::isError($insRows)) {
			return false;
		}

		if($insRows === 0) {
			return false;
		}

		if($isUser) {
			//make sure that email address is retrieved prior to login, so user
			//will be notified when something is shared with him
			$this->userManager->get($ocName)->update();
		}

		return true;
	}

	/**
	 * @param string $filter
	 * @param string|string[] $attr
	 * @param int $limit
	 * @param int $offset
	 * @return array
	 */
	public function fetchListOfUsers($filter, $attr, $limit = null, $offset = null) {
		return $this->fetchList($this->searchUsers($filter, $attr, $limit, $offset), (count($attr) > 1));
	}

	/**
	 * @param string $filter
	 * @param string|string[] $attr
	 * @param int $limit
	 * @param int $offset
	 * @return array
	 */
	public function fetchListOfGroups($filter, $attr, $limit = null, $offset = null) {
		return $this->fetchList($this->searchGroups($filter, $attr, $limit, $offset), (count($attr) > 1));
	}

	/**
	 * @param array $list
	 * @param bool $manyAttributes
	 * @return array
	 */
	private function fetchList($list, $manyAttributes) {
		if(is_array($list)) {
			if($manyAttributes) {
				return $list;
			} else {
				return array_unique($list, SORT_LOCALE_STRING);
			}
		}

		//error cause actually, maybe throw an exception in future.
		return array();
	}

	/**
	 * executes an LDAP search, optimized for Users
	 * @param string $filter the LDAP filter for the search
	 * @param string|string[] $attr optional, when a certain attribute shall be filtered out
	 * @param integer $limit
	 * @param integer $offset
	 * @return array with the search result
	 *
	 * Executes an LDAP search
	 */
	public function searchUsers($filter, $attr = null, $limit = null, $offset = null) {
		return $this->search($filter, $this->connection->ldapBaseUsers, $attr, $limit, $offset);
	}

	/**
	 * @param string $filter
	 * @param string|string[] $attr
	 * @param int $limit
	 * @param int $offset
	 * @return false|int
	 */
	public function countUsers($filter, $attr = array('dn'), $limit = null, $offset = null) {
		return $this->count($filter, $this->connection->ldapBaseUsers, $attr, $limit, $offset);
	}

	/**
	 * executes an LDAP search, optimized for Groups
	 * @param string $filter the LDAP filter for the search
	 * @param string|string[] $attr optional, when a certain attribute shall be filtered out
	 * @param integer $limit
	 * @param integer $offset
	 * @return array with the search result
	 *
	 * Executes an LDAP search
	 */
	public function searchGroups($filter, $attr = null, $limit = null, $offset = null) {
		return $this->search($filter, $this->connection->ldapBaseGroups, $attr, $limit, $offset);
	}

	/**
	 * returns the number of available groups
	 * @param string $filter the LDAP search filter
	 * @param string[] $attr optional
	 * @param int|null $limit
	 * @param int|null $offset
	 * @return int|bool
	 */
	public function countGroups($filter, $attr = array('dn'), $limit = null, $offset = null) {
		return $this->count($filter, $this->connection->ldapBaseGroups, $attr, $limit, $offset);
	}

	/**
	 * retrieved. Results will according to the order in the array.
	 * @param int $limit optional, maximum results to be counted
	 * @param int $offset optional, a starting point
	 * @return array|false array with the search result as first value and pagedSearchOK as
	 * second | false if not successful
	 */
	private function executeSearch($filter, $base, &$attr = null, $limit = null, $offset = null) {
		if(!is_null($attr) && !is_array($attr)) {
			$attr = array(mb_strtolower($attr, 'UTF-8'));
		}

		// See if we have a resource, in case not cancel with message
		$cr = $this->connection->getConnectionResource();
		if(!$this->ldap->isResource($cr)) {
			// Seems like we didn't find any resource.
			// Return an empty array just like before.
			\OCP\Util::writeLog('user_ldap', 'Could not search, because resource is missing.', \OCP\Util::DEBUG);
			return false;
		}

		//check whether paged search should be attempted
		$pagedSearchOK = $this->initPagedSearch($filter, $base, $attr, $limit, $offset);

		$linkResources = array_pad(array(), count($base), $cr);
		$sr = $this->ldap->search($linkResources, $base, $filter, $attr);
		$error = $this->ldap->errno($cr);
		if(!is_array($sr) || $error !== 0) {
			\OCP\Util::writeLog('user_ldap',
				'Error when searching: '.$this->ldap->error($cr).
					' code '.$this->ldap->errno($cr),
				\OCP\Util::ERROR);
			\OCP\Util::writeLog('user_ldap', 'Attempt for Paging?  '.print_r($pagedSearchOK, true), \OCP\Util::ERROR);
			return false;
		}

		return array($sr, $pagedSearchOK);
	}

	/**
	 * processes an LDAP paged search operation
	 * @param array $sr the array containing the LDAP search resources
	 * @param string $filter the LDAP filter for the search
	 * @param array $base an array containing the LDAP subtree(s) that shall be searched
	 * @param int $iFoundItems number of results in the search operation
	 * @param int $limit maximum results to be counted
	 * @param int $offset a starting point
	 * @param bool $pagedSearchOK whether a paged search has been executed
	 * @param bool $skipHandling required for paged search when cookies to
	 * prior results need to be gained
	 * @return array|false array with the search result as first value and pagedSearchOK as
	 * second | false if not successful
	 */
	private function processPagedSearchStatus($sr, $filter, $base, $iFoundItems, $limit, $offset, $pagedSearchOK, $skipHandling) {
		if($pagedSearchOK) {
			$cr = $this->connection->getConnectionResource();
			foreach($sr as $key => $res) {
				$cookie = null;
				if($this->ldap->controlPagedResultResponse($cr, $res, $cookie)) {
					$this->setPagedResultCookie($base[$key], $filter, $limit, $offset, $cookie);
				}
			}

			//browsing through prior pages to get the cookie for the new one
			if($skipHandling) {
				return;
			}
			// if count is bigger, then the server does not support
			// paged search. Instead, he did a normal search. We set a
			// flag here, so the callee knows how to deal with it.
			if($iFoundItems <= $limit) {
				$this->pagedSearchedSuccessful = true;
			}
		} else {
			if(!is_null($limit)) {
				\OCP\Util::writeLog('user_ldap', 'Paged search was not available', \OCP\Util::INFO);
			}
		}
	}

	/**
	 * executes an LDAP search, but counts the results only
	 * @param string $filter the LDAP filter for the search
	 * @param array $base an array containing the LDAP subtree(s) that shall be searched
	 * @param string|string[] $attr optional, array, one or more attributes that shall be
	 * retrieved. Results will according to the order in the array.
	 * @param int $limit optional, maximum results to be counted
	 * @param int $offset optional, a starting point
	 * @param bool $skipHandling indicates whether the pages search operation is
	 * completed
	 * @return int|false Integer or false if the search could not be initialized
	 *
	 */
	private function count($filter, $base, $attr = null, $limit = null, $offset = null, $skipHandling = false) {
		\OCP\Util::writeLog('user_ldap', 'Count filter:  '.print_r($filter, true), \OCP\Util::DEBUG);

		if(is_null($limit) || $limit <= 0) {
			$limit = intval($this->connection->ldapPagingSize);
		}

		$counter = 0;
		$count = null;
		$this->connection->getConnectionResource();

		do {
			$continue = false;
			$search = $this->executeSearch($filter, $base, $attr,
										   $limit, $offset);
			if($search === false) {
				return $counter > 0 ? $counter : false;
			}
			list($sr, $pagedSearchOK) = $search;

			$count = $this->countEntriesInSearchResults($sr, $limit, $continue);
			$counter += $count;

			$this->processPagedSearchStatus($sr, $filter, $base, $count, $limit,
										$offset, $pagedSearchOK, $skipHandling);
			$offset += $limit;
		} while($continue);

		return $counter;
	}

	/**
	 * @param array $searchResults
	 * @param int $limit
	 * @param bool $hasHitLimit
	 * @return int
	 */
	private function countEntriesInSearchResults($searchResults, $limit, &$hasHitLimit) {
		$cr = $this->connection->getConnectionResource();
		$counter = 0;

		foreach($searchResults as $res) {
			$count = intval($this->ldap->countEntries($cr, $res));
			$counter += $count;
			if($count === $limit) {
				$hasHitLimit = true;
			}
		}

		return $counter;
	}

	/**
	 * Executes an LDAP search
	 * @param string $filter the LDAP filter for the search
	 * @param array $base an array containing the LDAP subtree(s) that shall be searched
	 * @param string|string[] $attr optional, array, one or more attributes that shall be
	 * @param int $limit
	 * @param int $offset
	 * @param bool $skipHandling
	 * @return array with the search result
	 */
	private function search($filter, $base, $attr = null, $limit = null, $offset = null, $skipHandling = false) {
		if($limit <= 0) {
			//otherwise search will fail
			$limit = null;
		}
		$search = $this->executeSearch($filter, $base, $attr, $limit, $offset);
		if($search === false) {
			return array();
		}
		list($sr, $pagedSearchOK) = $search;
		$cr = $this->connection->getConnectionResource();

		if($skipHandling) {
			//i.e. result do not need to be fetched, we just need the cookie
			//thus pass 1 or any other value as $iFoundItems because it is not
			//used
			$this->processPagedSearchStatus($sr, $filter, $base, 1, $limit,
											$offset, $pagedSearchOK,
											$skipHandling);
			return array();
		}

		// Do the server-side sorting
		foreach(array_reverse($attr) as $sortAttr){
			foreach($sr as $searchResource) {
				$this->ldap->sort($cr, $searchResource, $sortAttr);
			}
		}

		$findings = array();
		foreach($sr as $res) {
			$findings = array_merge($findings, $this->ldap->getEntries($cr	, $res ));
		}

		$this->processPagedSearchStatus($sr, $filter, $base, $findings['count'],
										$limit, $offset, $pagedSearchOK,
										$skipHandling);

		// if we're here, probably no connection resource is returned.
		// to make ownCloud behave nicely, we simply give back an empty array.
		if(is_null($findings)) {
			return array();
		}

		if(!is_null($attr)) {
			$selection = array();
			$multiArray = false;
			if(count($attr) > 1) {
				$multiArray = true;
				$i = 0;
			}
			foreach($findings as $item) {
				if(!is_array($item)) {
					continue;
				}
				$item = \OCP\Util::mb_array_change_key_case($item, MB_CASE_LOWER, 'UTF-8');

				if($multiArray) {
					foreach($attr as $key) {
						$key = mb_strtolower($key, 'UTF-8');
						if(isset($item[$key])) {
							if($key !== 'dn') {
								$selection[$i][$key] = $this->resemblesDN($key) ?
									$this->sanitizeDN($item[$key][0])
									: $item[$key][0];
							} else {
								$selection[$i][$key] = $this->sanitizeDN($item[$key]);
							}
						}

					}
					$i++;
				} else {
					//tribute to case insensitivity
					$key = mb_strtolower($attr[0], 'UTF-8');

					if(isset($item[$key])) {
						if($this->resemblesDN($key)) {
							$selection[] = $this->sanitizeDN($item[$key]);
						} else {
							$selection[] = $item[$key];
						}
					}
				}
			}
			$findings = $selection;
		}
		//we slice the findings, when
		//a) paged search unsuccessful, though attempted
		//b) no paged search, but limit set
		if((!$this->getPagedSearchResultState()
			&& $pagedSearchOK)
			|| (
				!$pagedSearchOK
				&& !is_null($limit)
			)
		) {
			$findings = array_slice($findings, intval($offset), $limit);
		}
		return $findings;
	}

	/**
	 * @param string $name
	 * @return bool|mixed|string
	 */
	public function sanitizeUsername($name) {
		if($this->connection->ldapIgnoreNamingRules) {
			return $name;
		}

		// Transliteration
		// latin characters to ASCII
		$name = iconv('UTF-8', 'ASCII//TRANSLIT', $name);

		// Replacements
		$name = \OCP\Util::mb_str_replace(' ', '_', $name, 'UTF-8');

		// Every remaining disallowed characters will be removed
		$name = preg_replace('/[^a-zA-Z0-9_.@-]/u', '', $name);

		return $name;
	}

	/**
	* escapes (user provided) parts for LDAP filter
	* @param string $input, the provided value
	* @return string the escaped string
	*/
	public function escapeFilterPart($input) {
		$search  = array('*', '\\', '(', ')');
		$replace = array('\\*', '\\\\', '\\(', '\\)');
		return str_replace($search, $replace, $input);
	}

	/**
	 * combines the input filters with AND
	 * @param string[] $filters the filters to connect
	 * @return string the combined filter
	 */
	public function combineFilterWithAnd($filters) {
		return $this->combineFilter($filters, '&');
	}

	/**
	 * combines the input filters with OR
	 * @param string[] $filters the filters to connect
	 * @return string the combined filter
	 * Combines Filter arguments with OR
	 */
	public function combineFilterWithOr($filters) {
		return $this->combineFilter($filters, '|');
	}

	/**
	 * combines the input filters with given operator
	 * @param string[] $filters the filters to connect
	 * @param string $operator either & or |
	 * @return string the combined filter
	 */
	private function combineFilter($filters, $operator) {
		$combinedFilter = '('.$operator;
		foreach($filters as $filter) {
			if(!empty($filter) && $filter[0] !== '(') {
				$filter = '('.$filter.')';
			}
			$combinedFilter.=$filter;
		}
		$combinedFilter.=')';
		return $combinedFilter;
	}

	/**
	 * creates a filter part for to perform search for users
	 * @param string $search the search term
	 * @return string the final filter part to use in LDAP searches
	 */
	public function getFilterPartForUserSearch($search) {
		return $this->getFilterPartForSearch($search,
			$this->connection->ldapAttributesForUserSearch,
			$this->connection->ldapUserDisplayName);
	}

	/**
	 * creates a filter part for to perform search for groups
	 * @param string $search the search term
	 * @return string the final filter part to use in LDAP searches
	 */
	public function getFilterPartForGroupSearch($search) {
		return $this->getFilterPartForSearch($search,
			$this->connection->ldapAttributesForGroupSearch,
			$this->connection->ldapGroupDisplayName);
	}

	/**
	 * creates a filter part for searches
	 * @param string $search the search term
	 * @param string[]|null $searchAttributes
	 * @param string $fallbackAttribute a fallback attribute in case the user
	 * did not define search attributes. Typically the display name attribute.
	 * @return string the final filter part to use in LDAP searches
	 */
	private function getFilterPartForSearch($search, $searchAttributes, $fallbackAttribute) {
		$filter = array();
		$search = empty($search) ? '*' : '*'.$search.'*';
		if(!is_array($searchAttributes) || count($searchAttributes) === 0) {
			if(empty($fallbackAttribute)) {
				return '';
			}
			$filter[] = $fallbackAttribute . '=' . $search;
		} else {
			foreach($searchAttributes as $attribute) {
				$filter[] = $attribute . '=' . $search;
			}
		}
		if(count($filter) === 1) {
			return '('.$filter[0].')';
		}
		return $this->combineFilterWithOr($filter);
	}

	/**
	 * @param string $name
	 * @param string $password
	 * @return bool
	 */
	public function areCredentialsValid($name, $password) {
		$name = $this->DNasBaseParameter($name);
		$testConnection = clone $this->connection;
		$credentials = array(
			'ldapAgentName' => $name,
			'ldapAgentPassword' => $password
		);
		if(!$testConnection->setConfiguration($credentials)) {
			return false;
		}
		$result=$testConnection->bind();
		$this->connection->bind();
		return $result;
	}

	/**
	 * auto-detects the directory's UUID attribute
	 * @param string $dn a known DN used to check against
	 * @param bool $isUser
	 * @param bool $force the detection should be run, even if it is not set to auto
	 * @return bool true on success, false otherwise
	 */
	private function detectUuidAttribute($dn, $isUser = true, $force = false) {
		if($isUser) {
			$uuidAttr     = 'ldapUuidUserAttribute';
			$uuidOverride = $this->connection->ldapExpertUUIDUserAttr;
		} else {
			$uuidAttr     = 'ldapUuidGroupAttribute';
			$uuidOverride = $this->connection->ldapExpertUUIDGroupAttr;
		}

		if(($this->connection->$uuidAttr !== 'auto') && !$force) {
			return true;
		}

		if(!empty($uuidOverride) && !$force) {
			$this->connection->$uuidAttr = $uuidOverride;
			return true;
		}

		// for now, supported attributes are entryUUID, nsuniqueid, objectGUID, ipaUniqueID
		$testAttributes = array('entryuuid', 'nsuniqueid', 'objectguid', 'guid', 'ipauniqueid');

		foreach($testAttributes as $attribute) {
			$value = $this->readAttribute($dn, $attribute);
			if(is_array($value) && isset($value[0]) && !empty($value[0])) {
				\OCP\Util::writeLog('user_ldap',
									'Setting '.$attribute.' as '.$uuidAttr,
									\OCP\Util::DEBUG);
				$this->connection->$uuidAttr = $attribute;
				return true;
			}
		}
		\OCP\Util::writeLog('user_ldap',
							'Could not autodetect the UUID attribute',
							\OCP\Util::ERROR);

		return false;
	}

	/**
	 * @param string $dn
	 * @param bool $isUser
	 * @return array|bool|false
	 */
	public function getUUID($dn, $isUser = true) {
		if($isUser) {
			$uuidAttr     = 'ldapUuidUserAttribute';
			$uuidOverride = $this->connection->ldapExpertUUIDUserAttr;
		} else {
			$uuidAttr     = 'ldapUuidGroupAttribute';
			$uuidOverride = $this->connection->ldapExpertUUIDGroupAttr;
		}

		$uuid = false;
		if($this->detectUuidAttribute($dn, $isUser)) {
			$uuid = $this->readAttribute($dn, $this->connection->$uuidAttr);
			if( !is_array($uuid)
				&& !empty($uuidOverride)
				&& $this->detectUuidAttribute($dn, $isUser, true)) {
					$uuid = $this->readAttribute($dn,
												 $this->connection->$uuidAttr);
			}
			if(is_array($uuid) && isset($uuid[0]) && !empty($uuid[0])) {
				$uuid = $uuid[0];
			}
		}

		return $uuid;
	}

	/**
	 * converts a binary ObjectGUID into a string representation
	 * @param string $oguid the ObjectGUID in it's binary form as retrieved from AD
	 * @return string
	 * @link http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.ldap-get-values-len.php#73198
	 */
	private function convertObjectGUID2Str($oguid) {
		$hex_guid = bin2hex($oguid);
		$hex_guid_to_guid_str = '';
		for($k = 1; $k <= 4; ++$k) {
			$hex_guid_to_guid_str .= substr($hex_guid, 8 - 2 * $k, 2);
		}
		$hex_guid_to_guid_str .= '-';
		for($k = 1; $k <= 2; ++$k) {
			$hex_guid_to_guid_str .= substr($hex_guid, 12 - 2 * $k, 2);
		}
		$hex_guid_to_guid_str .= '-';
		for($k = 1; $k <= 2; ++$k) {
			$hex_guid_to_guid_str .= substr($hex_guid, 16 - 2 * $k, 2);
		}
		$hex_guid_to_guid_str .= '-' . substr($hex_guid, 16, 4);
		$hex_guid_to_guid_str .= '-' . substr($hex_guid, 20);

		return strtoupper($hex_guid_to_guid_str);
	}

	/**
	 * gets a SID of the domain of the given dn
	 * @param string $dn
	 * @return string|bool
	 */
	public function getSID($dn) {
		$domainDN = $this->getDomainDNFromDN($dn);
		$cacheKey = 'getSID-'.$domainDN;
		if($this->connection->isCached($cacheKey)) {
			return $this->connection->getFromCache($cacheKey);
		}

		$objectSid = $this->readAttribute($domainDN, 'objectsid');
		if(!is_array($objectSid) || empty($objectSid)) {
			$this->connection->writeToCache($cacheKey, false);
			return false;
		}
		$domainObjectSid = $this->convertSID2Str($objectSid[0]);
		$this->connection->writeToCache($cacheKey, $domainObjectSid);

		return $domainObjectSid;
	}

	/**
	 * converts a binary SID into a string representation
	 * @param string $sid
	 * @return string
	 * @link http://blogs.freebsdish.org/tmclaugh/2010/07/21/finding-a-users-primary-group-in-ad/#comment-2855
	 */
	public function convertSID2Str($sid) {
		try {
			if(!function_exists('bcadd')) {
				\OCP\Util::writeLog('user_ldap',
					'You need to install bcmath module for PHP to have support ' .
					'for AD primary groups', \OCP\Util::WARN);
				throw new \Exception('missing bcmath module');
			}
			$srl = ord($sid[0]);
			$numberSubID = ord($sid[1]);
			$x = substr($sid, 2, 6);
			$h = unpack('N', "\x0\x0" . substr($x,0,2));
			$l = unpack('N', substr($x,2,6));
			$iav = bcadd(bcmul($h[1], bcpow(2,32)), $l[1]);
			$subIDs = array();
			for ($i=0; $i<$numberSubID; $i++) {
				$subID = unpack('V', substr($sid, 8+4*$i, 4));
				$subIDs[] = $subID[1];
			}
		} catch (\Exception $e) {
			return '';
		}

		return sprintf('S-%d-%d-%s', $srl, $iav, implode('-', $subIDs));
	}

	/**
	 * converts a stored DN so it can be used as base parameter for LDAP queries, internally we store them for usage in LDAP filters
	 * @param string $dn the DN
	 * @return string
	 */
	private function DNasBaseParameter($dn) {
		return str_ireplace('\\5c', '\\', $dn);
	}

	/**
	 * checks if the given DN is part of the given base DN(s)
	 * @param string $dn the DN
	 * @param string[] $bases array containing the allowed base DN or DNs
	 * @return bool
	 */
	public function isDNPartOfBase($dn, $bases) {
		$belongsToBase = false;
		$bases = $this->sanitizeDN($bases);

		foreach($bases as $base) {
			$belongsToBase = true;
			if(mb_strripos($dn, $base, 0, 'UTF-8') !== (mb_strlen($dn, 'UTF-8')-mb_strlen($base, 'UTF-8'))) {
				$belongsToBase = false;
			}
			if($belongsToBase) {
				break;
			}
		}
		return $belongsToBase;
	}

	/**
	 * resets a running Paged Search operation
	 */
	private function abandonPagedSearch() {
		if($this->connection->hasPagedResultSupport) {
			$cr = $this->connection->getConnectionResource();
			$this->ldap->controlPagedResult($cr, 0, false, $this->lastCookie);
			$this->getPagedSearchResultState();
			$this->lastCookie = '';
			$this->cookies = array();
		}
	}

	/**
	 * get a cookie for the next LDAP paged search
	 * @param string $base a string with the base DN for the search
	 * @param string $filter the search filter to identify the correct search
	 * @param int $limit the limit (or 'pageSize'), to identify the correct search well
	 * @param int $offset the offset for the new search to identify the correct search really good
	 * @return string containing the key or empty if none is cached
	 */
	private function getPagedResultCookie($base, $filter, $limit, $offset) {
		if($offset === 0) {
			return '';
		}
		$offset -= $limit;
		//we work with cache here
		$cacheKey = 'lc' . crc32($base) . '-' . crc32($filter) . '-' . intval($limit) . '-' . intval($offset);
		$cookie = '';
		if(isset($this->cookies[$cacheKey])) {
			$cookie = $this->cookies[$cacheKey];
			if(is_null($cookie)) {
				$cookie = '';
			}
		}
		return $cookie;
	}

	/**
	 * set a cookie for LDAP paged search run
	 * @param string $base a string with the base DN for the search
	 * @param string $filter the search filter to identify the correct search
	 * @param int $limit the limit (or 'pageSize'), to identify the correct search well
	 * @param int $offset the offset for the run search to identify the correct search really good
	 * @param string $cookie string containing the cookie returned by ldap_control_paged_result_response
	 * @return void
	 */
	private function setPagedResultCookie($base, $filter, $limit, $offset, $cookie) {
		if(!empty($cookie)) {
			$cacheKey = 'lc' . crc32($base) . '-' . crc32($filter) . '-' .intval($limit) . '-' . intval($offset);
			$this->cookies[$cacheKey] = $cookie;
			$this->lastCookie = $cookie;
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Check whether the most recent paged search was successful. It flushed the state var. Use it always after a possible paged search.
	 * @return boolean|null true on success, null or false otherwise
	 */
	public function getPagedSearchResultState() {
		$result = $this->pagedSearchedSuccessful;
		$this->pagedSearchedSuccessful = null;
		return $result;
	}

	/**
	 * Prepares a paged search, if possible
	 * @param string $filter the LDAP filter for the search
	 * @param string[] $bases an array containing the LDAP subtree(s) that shall be searched
	 * @param string[] $attr optional, when a certain attribute shall be filtered outside
	 * @param int $limit
	 * @param int $offset
	 * @return bool|true
	 */
	private function initPagedSearch($filter, $bases, $attr, $limit, $offset) {
		$pagedSearchOK = false;
		if($this->connection->hasPagedResultSupport && !is_null($limit)) {
			$offset = intval($offset); //can be null
			\OCP\Util::writeLog('user_ldap',
				'initializing paged search for  Filter '.$filter.' base '.print_r($bases, true)
				.' attr '.print_r($attr, true). ' limit ' .$limit.' offset '.$offset,
				\OCP\Util::DEBUG);
			//get the cookie from the search for the previous search, required by LDAP
			foreach($bases as $base) {

				$cookie = $this->getPagedResultCookie($base, $filter, $limit, $offset);
				if(empty($cookie) && ($offset > 0)) {
					// no cookie known, although the offset is not 0. Maybe cache run out. We need
					// to start all over *sigh* (btw, Dear Reader, did you know LDAP paged
					// searching was designed by MSFT?)
					// 		Lukas: No, but thanks to reading that source I finally know!
					$reOffset = ($offset - $limit) < 0 ? 0 : $offset - $limit;
					//a bit recursive, $offset of 0 is the exit
					\OCP\Util::writeLog('user_ldap', 'Looking for cookie L/O '.$limit.'/'.$reOffset, \OCP\Util::INFO);
					$this->search($filter, array($base), $attr, $limit, $reOffset, true);
					$cookie = $this->getPagedResultCookie($base, $filter, $limit, $offset);
					//still no cookie? obviously, the server does not like us. Let's skip paging efforts.
					//TODO: remember this, probably does not change in the next request...
					if(empty($cookie)) {
						$cookie = null;
					}
				}
				if(!is_null($cookie)) {
					//since offset = 0, this is a new search. We abandon other searches that might be ongoing.
					$this->abandonPagedSearch();
					$pagedSearchOK = $this->ldap->controlPagedResult(
						$this->connection->getConnectionResource(), $limit,
						false, $cookie);
					if(!$pagedSearchOK) {
						return false;
					}
					\OCP\Util::writeLog('user_ldap', 'Ready for a paged search', \OCP\Util::INFO);
				} else {
					\OCP\Util::writeLog('user_ldap',
						'No paged search for us, Cpt., Limit '.$limit.' Offset '.$offset,
						\OCP\Util::INFO);
				}

			}
		}

		return $pagedSearchOK;
	}

}