Start of implementation of Import and Export using LDIF

app/Classes/LDAP/Export.php

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+<?php
+
+namespace App\Classes\LDAP;
+
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
+use LdapRecord\Query\Collection;
+
+/**
+ * Export Class
+ *
+ * This abstract classes provides all the common methods and variables for the
+ * export classes.
+ */
+abstract class Export
+{
+	// Line Break
+	protected string $br = "\r\n";
+
+	// Item(s) being Exported
+	protected Collection $items;
+
+	// Type of export
+	protected const type = 'Unknown';
+
+	public function __construct(Collection $items)
+	{
+		$this->items = $items;
+	}
+
+	abstract public function __toString(): string;
+
+	protected function header()
+	{
+		$output = '';
+
+		$output .= sprintf('# %s %s',__(static::type.' for'),($x=$this->items->first())).$this->br;
+		$output .= sprintf('# %s: %s (%s)',
+			__('Server'),
+			$x->getConnection()->getConfiguration()->get('name'),
+			$x->getConnection()->getLdapConnection()->getHost()).$this->br;
+		//$output .= sprintf('# %s: %s',__('Search Scope'),$this->scope).$this->br;
+		//$output .= sprintf('# %s: %s',__('Search Filter'),$this->entry->dn).$this->br;
+		$output .= sprintf('# %s: %s',__('Total Entries'),$this->items->count()).$this->br;
+		$output .= '#'.$this->br;
+		$output .= sprintf('# %s %s (%s) on %s',__('Generated by'),config('app.name'),config('app.url'),date('F j, Y g:i a')).$this->br;
+		$output .= sprintf('# %s %s',__('Exported by'),Auth::user() ?: 'Anonymous').$this->br;
+		$output .= sprintf('# %s: %s',__('Version'),config('app.version')).$this->br;
+
+		$output .= $this->br;
+
+		return $output;
+	}
+}