# File lib/active_ldap/operations.rb, line 362
362:       def dump(options={})
363:         ldif = Ldif.new
364:         options = {:base => base, :scope => scope}.merge(options)
365:         options[:connection] ||= connection
366:         options[:connection].search(options) do |dn, attributes|
367:           ldif << Ldif::Record.new(dn, attributes)
368:         end
369:         return "" if ldif.records.empty?
370:         ldif.to_s
371:       end

     # File lib/active_ldap/operations.rb, line 381
381:       def load(ldif, options={})
382:         return if ldif.blank?
383:         Ldif.parse(ldif).each do |record|
384:           record.load(self, options)
385:         end
386:       end

     # File lib/active_ldap/operations.rb, line 377
377:       def to_ldif(dn, attributes)
378:         Ldif.new([to_ldif_record(dn, attributes)]).to_s
379:       end

     # File lib/active_ldap/operations.rb, line 373
373:       def to_ldif_record(dn, attributes)
374:         Ldif::Record.new(dn, attributes)
375:       end