# Package org.springframework.ldap.odm.core

Provides an OdmManager interface for interaction with an LDAP directory.

See: Description

- Interface Summary
  Interface | Description
  --- | ---
  ObjectDirectoryMapper | The ObjectDirectoryMapper keeps track of managed class metadata and is used by `LdapTemplate` to map to/from entity objects annotated with the annotations specified in the `org.springframework.ldap.odm.annotations` package.
  OdmManager | Deprecated This functionality is automatically available in LdapTemplate as of version 2.0

- Exception Summary
  Exception | Description
  --- | ---
  OdmException | The root of the Spring LDAP ODM exception hierarchy.

## Package org.springframework.ldap.odm.core Description

Provides an OdmManager interface for interaction with an LDAP directory.

Implementations of this interface are intended to be used in conjunction with classes annotated with `org.springframework.ldap.odm.annotations`.

Author:
  Paul Harvey <paul.at.pauls-place.me.uk>