# class ActiveLdap::Association::Collection

### Public Instance Methods

<<(*entries) click to toggle source

    # File lib/active_ldap/association/collection.rb, line 18
    def <<(*entries)
      add_entries(*entries)
    end

Also aliased as: push, concat
concat(*entries)
Alias for: <<
delete(*entries) click to toggle source

    # File lib/active_ldap/association/collection.rb, line 28
    def delete(*entries)
      entries = flatten_deeper(entries).reject do |entry|
        @target.delete(entry) if entry.new_entry?
        entry.new_entry?
      end
      return if entries.empty?

      delete_entries(entries)
      entries.each do |entry|
        @target.delete(entry)
      end
    end

each(&block) click to toggle source

    # File lib/active_ldap/association/collection.rb, line 24
    def each(&block)
      to_ary.each(&block)
    end

exists?() click to toggle source

    # File lib/active_ldap/association/collection.rb, line 62
    def exists?
      load_target
      not @target.empty?
    end

push(*entries)
Alias for: <<
replace(others) click to toggle source

    # File lib/active_ldap/association/collection.rb, line 41
    def replace(others)
      load_target

      entry = @target.first
      if entry.nil?
        deleted_entries = []
        added_entries = others
      else
        base_class = entry.class
        others = others.collect do |other|
          other = base_class.find(other) unless other.is_a?(base_class)
          other
        end
        deleted_entries = @target - others
        added_entries = others - @target
      end

      delete(deleted_entries)
      concat(added_entries)
    end

reset() click to toggle source

    # File lib/active_ldap/association/collection.rb, line 13
    def reset
      @target = []
      @loaded = false
    end

to_ary() click to toggle source

    # File lib/active_ldap/association/collection.rb, line 8
    def to_ary
      load_target
      @target.to_ary
    end

### Private Instance Methods

add_entries(*entries) click to toggle source

    # File lib/active_ldap/association/collection.rb, line 83
    def add_entries(*entries)
      result = true
      load_target

      flatten_deeper(entries).each do |entry|
        entry = normalize_entry(entry)
        unless @owner.new_entry?
          infect_connection(entry)
          result &&= insert_entry(entry)
        end
        @target << entry
      end

      result && self
    end

dn_values_to_string_values(values) click to toggle source

    # File lib/active_ldap/association/collection.rb, line 99
    def dn_values_to_string_values(values)
      values.collect do |value|
        if value.is_a?(DN)
          value.to_s
        else
          value
        end
      end
    end

flatten_deeper(array) click to toggle source

    # File lib/active_ldap/association/collection.rb, line 68
    def flatten_deeper(array)
      array.collect do |element|
        element.respond_to?(:flatten) ? element.flatten : element
      end.flatten
    end

insert_entry(entry) click to toggle source

    # File lib/active_ldap/association/collection.rb, line 78
    def insert_entry(entry)
      entry[@options[:foreign_key_name]] = @owner[@options[:local_key_name]]
      entry.save
    end

normalize_entry(entry) click to toggle source

    # File lib/active_ldap/association/collection.rb, line 74
    def normalize_entry(entry)
      entry
    end