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Resources for connecting to the Directory system

Installation

Install using Composer:

composer require networkrailbusinesssystems/directory-link

Publish and adjust the directory-link.php config file:
```
php artisan vendor:publish --tag="entra"
```
Adjust your .env to include the required settings
Ensure you have the needed database columns for syncing, if used

Configuration

The following settings can be changed in your .env:

.env key	Config key	Required	Notes
DIRECTORY_ENDPOINT	directory-link.api.endpoint	Yes	The URL of the Directory system
DIRECTORY_TOKEN	directory-link.api.token	Yes	The Directory access token for this system

The following additional settings are available in the directory-link.php configuration file:

Config key	Required	Default	Notes
models	Yes	array	The types of models available
models.	Yes	array	How the model maps from the directory to locally
models..directory	Yes	DirectoryGroup, DirectoryUser	The FQN of the directory model
models..local	No	App\Models\Group, App\Models\User	The FQN of the local model
sync	No	array	The types of models which can be synced
sync.	No	array	How the model syncs from the directory to locally
sync..on	No	azure_id	Which field is used to match the directory model to the local model
sync..attributes	No	array	The fields to set on the local model from the directory model

Usage

Models

SyncsWithDirectory

Implement the SyncsWithDirectory interface on any local model which should store data from the directory.

The UsesDirectory trait is available with a default implementation.

Method	Parameters	Returns	Notes
importFromDirectory	string $term, ?string $field	Model	Attempt to create or update a local model from the directory
processDirectoryDetails	DirectoryModel $model	Model	Perform any needed data transformation before it is applied to the local model
updateWithDirectoryDetails	DirectoryModel $model	Model	Apply the details from the directory model to the local model

You can then call MyModel::importFromDirectory($term) to have them synced.

If the term cannot be found in the directory, it will throw a NotInDirectoryException.

DirectoryModel

Models are provided for all supported directory models:

DirectoryGroup
DirectoryUser

You can call the following methods from any directory model:

Method	Parameters	Returns	Notes
exists	string $term, string $field	bool	Whether the given term exists in the directory
get	string $term, string $field	?DirectoryModel	Get a single specific entry from the directory, or false if it does not exist
list	string $term, string $field, int $page, int $per, string $sort, string $order	LengthAwarePaginator	Search for any matching entries in the directory

Querying the directory directly

Every endpoint offered by the directory should have an equivalent model method.

Should you need to query the directory directly, you can use the DirectoryLink::query() method.

This will return the results in JSON format, or throw a DirectoryLinkException.

Rules

ExistsInDirectory

This rule checks whether the given input exists in the directory for the given model type and field.

public function rules(): array
{
    return [
        'email' => [
            'required',
            'string',
            'email',
            new ExistsInDirectory(DirectoryUser::class, 'email'),        
        ];       
    ];   
}

Commands

ImportUserFromDirectory

You can import models from the directory using the directory-link:import {type} {term} command:

php artisan directory-link:import user joe.bloggs@networkrail.co.uk

RefreshUsersFromDirectory

You can refresh all local models with updates from the directory using the directory-link:refresh {type} {field} command:

This is useful for backfilling information when local models have not been added using the directory.

php artisan directory-link:refresh user email

If left blank, the field parameter will use the directory-link.<type>.on setting.

This will only update existing local models.

It will not create or delete models.

Testing

Add the AssertsDirectory trait to your testing class to use the following methods:

Method	Parameters	Returns	Notes
useDirectoryEmulator		void	Adds HTTP mocks to all directory API endpoints with successful responses
directoryShouldFail	string $error	void	Causes all directory API endpoints to fail with an error message
directoryFakeGroup	bool $model	DirectoryGroup, array	Create a fake DirectoryGroup
directoryFakeList	array $list	LengthAwarePaginator	Create a paginated response containing the given list
directoryFakeUser	bool $model	DirectoryUser, array	Create a fake DirectoryUser

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