ldifj

This Python script parses LDAP Data Interchange Format (LDIF) files, allows for the extraction of entries and, optionally, metadata.

🛠 Installation

Install the required modules with pip(x):

pip install ldifj
# the cool kids use pipx nowadays:
pipx install ldifj

🚀 Usage

usage: ldif [-h] [--metadata] [FILE]

positional arguments:
  FILE         LDIF file to parse, set to '-' to read from stdin

optional arguments:
  -h, --help   show this help message and exit
  --metadata, -m
               Include metadata

📝 Examples

To parse an LDIF file, run:

ldif example.ldif

ldif also accepts input from a pipe:

cat example.ldif | ldif

If you want to include the metadata in the returned JSON object:

ldif --metadata example.ldif

📜 License

GNU General Public License v3 (GPL-3).