/**
* Commodity method that retrieves the password value analyzing the contents of a string argument
* and of a file based argument. It assumes that the arguments have already been parsed and
* validated. If the string is a dash, or no password is available, it will prompt for it on the
* command line.
*
* @param bindPassword the string argument for the password.
* @param bindPasswordFile the file based argument for the password.
* @param bindDNValue the string value for the bindDN.
* @param out stream to write message.
* @param err stream to write error message.
* @return the password value.
* @throws ClientException if the password cannot be read
*/
public static String getPasswordValue(
StringArgument bindPassword,
FileBasedArgument bindPasswordFile,
String bindDNValue,
PrintStream out,
PrintStream err)
throws ClientException {
String bindPasswordValue = bindPassword.getValue();
if ("-".equals(bindPasswordValue)
|| (!bindPasswordFile.isPresent() && bindDNValue != null && bindPasswordValue == null)) {
// read the password from the stdin.
out.print(INFO_LDAPAUTH_PASSWORD_PROMPT.get(bindDNValue));
char[] pwChars = ConsoleApplication.readPassword();
// As per rfc 4513(section-5.1.2) a client should avoid sending
// an empty password to the server.
while (pwChars.length == 0) {
printWrappedText(err, INFO_LDAPAUTH_NON_EMPTY_PASSWORD.get());
out.print(INFO_LDAPAUTH_PASSWORD_PROMPT.get(bindDNValue));
pwChars = ConsoleApplication.readPassword();
}
return new String(pwChars);
} else if (bindPasswordValue == null) {
// Read from file if it exists.
return bindPasswordFile.getValue();
}
return bindPasswordValue;
}
