• docs.spring.io/spring-ldap/docs/2.3.1.RELEASE/reference/

• memorynotfound.com/spring-boot-spring-ldap-integration-testing-example/

• www.i-love-software-engineering.de/testing-spring-controllers-with-spring-security-embedded-ldap-and-different-application-contexts/

• docs.spring.io/spring-ldap/docs/current/apidocs/org/springframework/ldap/test/LdapTestUtils.html

• stackoverflow.com/questions/27530999/spring-ldap-unit-testing-with-custom-schema-definition

• www.javatips.net/api/spring-ldap-master/test-support/src/main/java/org/springframework/ldap/test/LdapTestUtils.java

• docs.ldap.com/ldap-sdk/docs/in-memory-directory-server.html

• docs.ldap.com/ldap-sdk/docs/

15.1. Using Embedded Server spring-ldap-test bring an embedded ldap server based on ApacheDS or UnboundID.

spring-ldap-test is compatible with ApacheDS 1.5.5. New versions of ApacheDS are not supported. Download the dependency below:

Maven:

<dependency>

<groupId>org.springframework.ldap</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-ldap-test</artifactId>
<version>${version}</version>
<scope>test</scope>

</dependency> Gradle:

testCompile “org.springframework.ldap:spring-ldap-test:$version” 15.2. ApacheDS ApacheDS dependencies:

Maven:

<dependency>

<groupId>org.apache.directory.server</groupId>
<artifactId>apacheds-core</artifactId>
<version>1.5.5</version>
<scope>test</scope>

</dependency> <dependency>

<groupId>org.apache.directory.server</groupId>
<artifactId>apacheds-core-entry</artifactId>
<version>1.5.5</version>
<scope>test</scope>

</dependency> <dependency>

<groupId>org.apache.directory.server</groupId>
<artifactId>apacheds-protocol-shared</artifactId>
<version>1.5.5</version>
<scope>test</scope>

</dependency> <dependency>

<groupId>org.apache.directory.server</groupId>
<artifactId>apacheds-protocol-ldap</artifactId>
<version>1.5.5</version>
<scope>test</scope>

</dependency> <dependency>

<groupId>org.apache.directory.server</groupId>
<artifactId>apacheds-server-jndi</artifactId>
<version>1.5.5</version>
<scope>test</scope>

</dependency> <dependency>

<groupId>org.apache.directory.shared</groupId>
<artifactId>shared-ldap</artifactId>
<version>0.9.15</version>
<scope>test</scope>

</dependency> Gradle:

testCompile “org.apache.directory.server:apacheds-core:1.5.5”,

"org.apache.directory.server:apacheds-core-entry:1.5.5",
"org.apache.directory.server:apacheds-protocol-shared:1.5.5",
"org.apache.directory.server:apacheds-protocol-ldap:1.5.5",
"org.apache.directory.server:apacheds-server-jndi:1.5.5",
"org.apache.directory.shared:shared-ldap:0.9.15"

An embedded ldap server is created using the bean below:

<bean id=“embeddedLdapServer” class=“org.springframework.ldap.test.EmbeddedLdapServerFactoryBean”>

<property name="partitionName" value="example"/>
<property name="partitionSuffix" value="dc=261consulting,dc=com" />
<property name="port" value="9321" />

</bean> spring-ldap-test provided a mechanism to populate the ldap server using org.springframework.ldap.test.LdifPopulator. Create the bean as follow:

<bean class=“org.springframework.ldap.test.LdifPopulator” depends-on=“embeddedLdapServer”>

<property name="contextSource" ref="contextSource" />
<property name="resource" value="classpath:/setup_data.ldif" />
<property name="base" value="dc=jayway,dc=se" />
<property name="clean" value="true" />
<property name="defaultBase" value="dc=jayway,dc=se" />

</bean> Another way to work against an embedded ldap server is using org.springframework.ldap.test.TestContextSourceFactoryBean which allow to use and populate it.

<bean id=“contextSource” class=“org.springframework.ldap.test.TestContextSourceFactoryBean”>

<property name="defaultPartitionSuffix" value="dc=jayway,dc=se" />
<property name="defaultPartitionName" value="jayway" />
<property name="principal" value="uid=admin,ou=system" />
<property name="password" value="secret" />
<property name="ldifFile" value="classpath:/setup_data.ldif" />
<property name="port" value="1888" />

</bean> Also, org.springframework.ldap.test.LdapTestUtils provide methods to work with embedded ldap server programmatically.

15.3. UnboundID UnboundID dependencies:

Maven:

<dependency>

<groupId>com.unboundid</groupId>
<artifactId>unboundid-ldapsdk</artifactId>
<version>3.1.1</version>
<scope>test</scope>

</dependency> Gradle:

testCompile “com.unboundid:unboundid-ldapsdk:3.1.1” An embedded ldap server is created using the bean below:

<bean id=“embeddedLdapServer” class=“org.springframework.ldap.test.unboundid.EmbeddedLdapServerFactoryBean”>

<property name="partitionName" value="example"/>
<property name="partitionSuffix" value="dc=261consulting,dc=com" />
<property name="port" value="9321" />

</bean> spring-ldap-test provided a mechanism to populate the ldap server using org.springframework.ldap.test.unboundid.LdifPopulator. Create the bean as follow:

<bean class=“org.springframework.ldap.test.unboundid.LdifPopulator” depends-on=“embeddedLdapServer”>

<property name="contextSource" ref="contextSource" />
<property name="resource" value="classpath:/setup_data.ldif" />
<property name="base" value="dc=jayway,dc=se" />
<property name="clean" value="true" />
<property name="defaultBase" value="dc=jayway,dc=se" />

</bean> Another way to work against an embedded ldap server is using org.springframework.ldap.test.unboundid.TestContextSourceFactoryBean which allow to use and populate it.

<bean id=“contextSource” class=“org.springframework.ldap.test.unboundid.TestContextSourceFactoryBean”>

<property name="defaultPartitionSuffix" value="dc=jayway,dc=se" />
<property name="defaultPartitionName" value="jayway" />
<property name="principal" value="uid=admin,ou=system" />
<property name="password" value="secret" />
<property name="ldifFile" value="classpath:/setup_data.ldif" />
<property name="port" value="1888" />

</bean> Also, org.springframework.ldap.test.unboundid.LdapTestUtils provide methods to work with embedded ldap server programmatically.