def search(args = {})
unless args[:ignore_server_caps]
args[:paged_searches_supported] = paged_searches_supported?
end
args[:base] ||= @base
result_set = (args and args[:return_result] == false) ? nil : []
if @open_connection
@result = @open_connection.search(args) { |entry|
result_set << entry if result_set
yield entry if block_given?
}
else
@result = 0
begin
conn = Net::LDAP::Connection.new(:host => @host, :port => @port,
:encryption => @encryption)
if (@result = conn.bind(args[:auth] || @auth)) == 0
@result = conn.search(args) { |entry|
result_set << entry if result_set
yield entry if block_given?
}
end
ensure
conn.close if conn
end
end
@result == 0 and result_set
end