FusionDirectory training for developers

Learn how to use FusionDirectory webservices and plugin creation during this three-day course.

These days, identity management is everywhere, whether in web applications or within companies.

FusionDirectory is the leading open-source identity management application. It is deployed on university campuses, research centers, universities, companies and political parties.

You will emerge from this FusionDirectory training for developers with the skills needed to develop new plugins for FusionDirectory, as well as the ability to respond to any requests you may have concerning integration with business applications or the use of its webservice.

This hands-on FusionDirectory training course is aimed at any developer wishing to learn how to develop plugins, enhance or contribute to FusionDirectory. At the end of the course, participants will leave with a good understanding of the FusionDirectory api and its Webservice.

Terms and rates :

Course duration :
Face-to-face : 3 days or 21 hours
Remote video training : 9 p.m.

Rates :
Intra-company 3,900 euros excluding VAT in France, Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany.
Intra video training : 2,900 Euros excl.

CNLESR members in France benefit from 10% discount

As soon as we receive your registration, we will contact you to schedule your training.

Objectives :

Understanding and creating OpenLDAP schemas
Study how the FusionDirectory api works
Think about plugin design to ensure the best possible integration
Be able to develop simple or complex plugins
Report bugs or submit contributions
Develop integration with FusionDirectory webservices

Target audience :

Application developers
In-house application developers
Developers responsible for business application integration

Prerequisites

Bring your own laptop
VirtualBox version 6 installed
Putty must be installed on a Windows workstation
Basic knowledge of the Linux system
Basic knowledge of OpenLDAP console use is a plus
How to use a text editor in console mode
Knowledge of ssh and sftp
Solid knowledge of PHP

Speaker:

Jonathan Swaelens

FusionDirectory integrator

Day 1: OpenLDAP concept & getting to grips with FusionDirectory

● LDAP protocol and fundamentals
○ LDAP protocol
○ LDAP model
○ Best practices in directory design
● LDAP basic concepts
○ Data models
○ LDAP schematics
○ Basic operations
○ Safety model
● LDAP schema creation
○ Study of existing
○ Creating a custom scheme
○ Pitfalls to avoid
● Introduction to FusionDirectory
○ History
○ FusionDirectory why? How do I do it?
○ Operating principles
● FusionDirectory web interface
○ The heart of FusionDirectory
○ Configuration
○ Models
○ FusionDirectory ACL system

Putting it into practice LDAP: study of LDAP schema, study of LDAP filters, exercise in searching for complex data using LDAP filters, getting to grips with FusionDirectory, explanation of the FusionDirectory API.

Day 2: Writing plugins for FusionDirectory

● FusionDirectory API
○ Why our own API?
○ A first plugin: demo plugin
● Writing a simple plugin
○ Plugin organization
○ Code convention
○ Simple plugin attributes
○ Writing a plugin
○ Plugin validation
● Advanced plugin functions
○ Special attributes
○ Special methods and their attributes
○ Section models
○ Managed attributes
● Interface
○ Theme
○ Translation

Putting it into practice : writing a simple plugin, writing a plugin using complex functionalities, writing a theme.

Day 3: Webservice

● Webservice study
○ Why a REST webservice?
○ Webservice operation
○ Setting up a webservice call
● Using the webservice
○ User creation
○ Using templates through the webservice
○ Creating complex objects via webservice

Putting it into practice Webservice: creation of webservice scripts for user and group creation, information retrieval via webserviceusing templates, creating complex objects