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From: William Brown <william@blackhats.net.au>
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 14:59:56 +1000
Subject: [PATCH 03/12] Ticket 137 - Implement EntryUUID plugin

Bug Description: This implements EntryUUID - A plugin that generates
uuid's on attributes, which can be used by external applications to
associate an entry uniquely.

Fix Description: This change is quite large as it contains multiple parts:

* Schema for entryuuid.
    ldap/schema/02common.ldif
    ldap/schema/03entryuuid.ldif
* Documentation of the plugin design
    src/README.md
* A rust plugin api.
    src/slapi_r_plugin/Cargo.toml
    src/slapi_r_plugin/README.md
    src/slapi_r_plugin/build.rs
    src/slapi_r_plugin/src/backend.rs
    src/slapi_r_plugin/src/ber.rs
    src/slapi_r_plugin/src/constants.rs
    src/slapi_r_plugin/src/dn.rs
    src/slapi_r_plugin/src/entry.rs
    src/slapi_r_plugin/src/error.rs
    src/slapi_r_plugin/src/init.c
    src/slapi_r_plugin/src/lib.rs
    src/slapi_r_plugin/src/log.rs
    src/slapi_r_plugin/src/macros.rs
    src/slapi_r_plugin/src/pblock.rs
    src/slapi_r_plugin/src/plugin.rs
    src/slapi_r_plugin/src/search.rs
    src/slapi_r_plugin/src/syntax_plugin.rs
    src/slapi_r_plugin/src/task.rs
    src/slapi_r_plugin/src/value.rs
* An entry uuid syntax plugin, that has functional indexing
    src/plugins/entryuuid_syntax/Cargo.toml
    src/plugins/entryuuid_syntax/src/lib.rs
* A entry uuid plugin that generates entryuuid's and has a fixup task.
    src/plugins/entryuuid/Cargo.toml
    src/plugins/entryuuid/src/lib.rs
* Supporting changes in the server core to enable and provide apis for the plugins.
    ldap/servers/slapd/config.c
    ldap/servers/slapd/entry.c
    ldap/servers/slapd/fedse.c
* A test suite for for the entryuuid plugin
    dirsrvtests/tests/data/entryuuid/localhost-userRoot-2020_03_30_13_14_47.ldif
    dirsrvtests/tests/suites/entryuuid/basic_test.py
* Supporting changes in lib389
    src/lib389/lib389/_constants.py
    src/lib389/lib389/backend.py
    src/lib389/lib389/instance/setup.py
    src/lib389/lib389/plugins.py
    src/lib389/lib389/tasks.py
* Changes to support building the plugins
    Makefile.am
    configure.ac
* Execution of cargo fmt on the tree, causing some clean up of files.
    src/Cargo.lock
    src/Cargo.toml
    src/librnsslapd/build.rs
    src/librnsslapd/src/lib.rs
    src/librslapd/Cargo.toml
    src/librslapd/build.rs
    src/librslapd/src/lib.rs
    src/libsds/sds/lib.rs
    src/libsds/sds/tqueue.rs
    src/slapd/src/error.rs
    src/slapd/src/fernet.rs
    src/slapd/src/lib.rs

https://pagure.io/389-ds-base/issue/137

Author: William Brown <william@blackhats.net.au>

Review by: mreynolds, lkrispenz (Thanks)
---
 Makefile.am                                   |  96 +-
 ...ocalhost-userRoot-2020_03_30_13_14_47.ldif | 233 +++++
 .../tests/suites/entryuuid/basic_test.py      | 226 +++++
 ldap/schema/02common.ldif                     |   1 +
 ldap/schema/03entryuuid.ldif                  |  16 +
 ldap/servers/slapd/config.c                   |  17 +
 ldap/servers/slapd/entry.c                    |  12 +
 ldap/servers/slapd/fedse.c                    |  28 +
 src/Cargo.lock                                | 241 +++--
 src/Cargo.toml                                |  11 +-
 src/README.md                                 |   0
 src/lib389/lib389/_constants.py               |   1 +
 src/lib389/lib389/backend.py                  |   2 +-
 src/lib389/lib389/instance/setup.py           |  14 +
 src/lib389/lib389/plugins.py                  |  30 +
 src/lib389/lib389/tasks.py                    |  14 +
 src/librnsslapd/build.rs                      |  19 +-
 src/librnsslapd/src/lib.rs                    |  16 +-
 src/librslapd/Cargo.toml                      |   4 -
 src/librslapd/build.rs                        |  19 +-
 src/librslapd/src/lib.rs                      |  11 +-
 src/libsds/sds/lib.rs                         |   2 -
 src/libsds/sds/tqueue.rs                      |  23 +-
 src/plugins/entryuuid/Cargo.toml              |  21 +
 src/plugins/entryuuid/src/lib.rs              | 196 ++++
 src/plugins/entryuuid_syntax/Cargo.toml       |  21 +
 src/plugins/entryuuid_syntax/src/lib.rs       | 145 +++
 src/slapd/src/error.rs                        |   2 -
 src/slapd/src/fernet.rs                       |  31 +-
 src/slapd/src/lib.rs                          |   3 -
 src/slapi_r_plugin/Cargo.toml                 |  19 +
 src/slapi_r_plugin/README.md                  | 216 +++++
 src/slapi_r_plugin/build.rs                   |   8 +
 src/slapi_r_plugin/src/backend.rs             |  71 ++
 src/slapi_r_plugin/src/ber.rs                 |  90 ++
 src/slapi_r_plugin/src/constants.rs           | 203 +++++
 src/slapi_r_plugin/src/dn.rs                  | 108 +++
 src/slapi_r_plugin/src/entry.rs               |  92 ++
 src/slapi_r_plugin/src/error.rs               |  61 ++
 src/slapi_r_plugin/src/init.c                 |   8 +
 src/slapi_r_plugin/src/lib.rs                 |  36 +
 src/slapi_r_plugin/src/log.rs                 |  87 ++
 src/slapi_r_plugin/src/macros.rs              | 835 ++++++++++++++++++
 src/slapi_r_plugin/src/pblock.rs              | 275 ++++++
 src/slapi_r_plugin/src/plugin.rs              | 117 +++
 src/slapi_r_plugin/src/search.rs              | 127 +++
 src/slapi_r_plugin/src/syntax_plugin.rs       | 169 ++++
 src/slapi_r_plugin/src/task.rs                | 148 ++++
 src/slapi_r_plugin/src/value.rs               | 235 +++++
 49 files changed, 4213 insertions(+), 147 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 dirsrvtests/tests/data/entryuuid/localhost-userRoot-2020_03_30_13_14_47.ldif
 create mode 100644 dirsrvtests/tests/suites/entryuuid/basic_test.py
 create mode 100644 ldap/schema/03entryuuid.ldif
 create mode 100644 src/README.md
 create mode 100644 src/plugins/entryuuid/Cargo.toml
 create mode 100644 src/plugins/entryuuid/src/lib.rs
 create mode 100644 src/plugins/entryuuid_syntax/Cargo.toml
 create mode 100644 src/plugins/entryuuid_syntax/src/lib.rs
 create mode 100644 src/slapi_r_plugin/Cargo.toml
 create mode 100644 src/slapi_r_plugin/README.md
 create mode 100644 src/slapi_r_plugin/build.rs
 create mode 100644 src/slapi_r_plugin/src/backend.rs
 create mode 100644 src/slapi_r_plugin/src/ber.rs
 create mode 100644 src/slapi_r_plugin/src/constants.rs
 create mode 100644 src/slapi_r_plugin/src/dn.rs
 create mode 100644 src/slapi_r_plugin/src/entry.rs
 create mode 100644 src/slapi_r_plugin/src/error.rs
 create mode 100644 src/slapi_r_plugin/src/init.c
 create mode 100644 src/slapi_r_plugin/src/lib.rs
 create mode 100644 src/slapi_r_plugin/src/log.rs
 create mode 100644 src/slapi_r_plugin/src/macros.rs
 create mode 100644 src/slapi_r_plugin/src/pblock.rs
 create mode 100644 src/slapi_r_plugin/src/plugin.rs
 create mode 100644 src/slapi_r_plugin/src/search.rs
 create mode 100644 src/slapi_r_plugin/src/syntax_plugin.rs
 create mode 100644 src/slapi_r_plugin/src/task.rs
 create mode 100644 src/slapi_r_plugin/src/value.rs

diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 668a095da..627953850 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ if RUST_ENABLE
 RUST_ON = 1
 CARGO_FLAGS = @cargo_defs@
 RUSTC_FLAGS = @asan_rust_defs@ @msan_rust_defs@ @tsan_rust_defs@ @debug_rust_defs@
+# -L@abs_top_builddir@/rs/@rust_target_dir@
 RUST_LDFLAGS = -ldl -lpthread -lgcc_s -lc -lm -lrt -lutil
 RUST_DEFINES = -DRUST_ENABLE
 if RUST_ENABLE_OFFLINE
@@ -298,7 +299,7 @@ clean-local:
 	-rm -rf $(abs_top_builddir)/html
 	-rm -rf $(abs_top_builddir)/man/man3
 if RUST_ENABLE
-	CARGO_TARGET_DIR=$(abs_top_builddir)/rs cargo clean --manifest-path=$(srcdir)/src/libsds/Cargo.toml
+	CARGO_TARGET_DIR=$(abs_top_builddir)/rs cargo clean --manifest-path=$(srcdir)/src/Cargo.toml
 endif
 
 dberrstrs.h: Makefile
@@ -416,6 +417,11 @@ serverplugin_LTLIBRARIES = libacl-plugin.la \
 	$(LIBPAM_PASSTHRU_PLUGIN) $(LIBDNA_PLUGIN) \
 	$(LIBBITWISE_PLUGIN) $(LIBPRESENCE_PLUGIN) $(LIBPOSIX_WINSYNC_PLUGIN)
 
+if RUST_ENABLE
+serverplugin_LTLIBRARIES += libentryuuid-plugin.la libentryuuid-syntax-plugin.la
+endif
+
+
 noinst_LIBRARIES = libavl.a
 
 dist_noinst_HEADERS = \
@@ -757,6 +763,10 @@ systemschema_DATA = $(srcdir)/ldap/schema/00core.ldif \
 	$(srcdir)/ldap/schema/60nss-ldap.ldif \
 	$(LIBACCTPOLICY_SCHEMA)
 
+if RUST_ENABLE
+systemschema_DATA += $(srcdir)/ldap/schema/03entryuuid.ldif
+endif
+
 schema_DATA = $(srcdir)/ldap/schema/99user.ldif
 
 libexec_SCRIPTS =
@@ -1227,7 +1237,7 @@ libsds_la_LDFLAGS = $(AM_LDFLAGS) $(SDS_LDFLAGS)
 
 if RUST_ENABLE
 
-noinst_LTLIBRARIES = librsds.la librslapd.la librnsslapd.la
+noinst_LTLIBRARIES = librsds.la librslapd.la librnsslapd.la libentryuuid.la libentryuuid_syntax.la
 
 ### Why does this exist?
 #
@@ -1252,6 +1262,8 @@ librsds_la_EXTRA = src/libsds/Cargo.lock
 @abs_top_builddir@/rs/@rust_target_dir@/librsds.a: $(librsds_la_SOURCES)
 	RUST_BACKTRACE=1 RUSTC_BOOTSTRAP=1 \
 	CARGO_TARGET_DIR=$(abs_top_builddir)/rs \
+	SLAPD_DYLIB_DIR=$(abs_top_builddir)/ \
+	SLAPD_HEADER_DIR=$(abs_top_builddir)/ \
 		cargo rustc $(RUST_OFFLINE) --manifest-path=$(srcdir)/src/libsds/Cargo.toml \
 		$(CARGO_FLAGS) --verbose -- $(RUSTC_FLAGS)
 
@@ -1268,6 +1280,7 @@ librslapd_la_EXTRA = src/librslapd/Cargo.lock
 @abs_top_builddir@/rs/@rust_target_dir@/librslapd.a: $(librslapd_la_SOURCES)
 	RUST_BACKTRACE=1 RUSTC_BOOTSTRAP=1 \
 	CARGO_TARGET_DIR=$(abs_top_builddir)/rs \
+	SLAPD_DYLIB_DIR=$(abs_top_builddir)/ \
 	SLAPD_HEADER_DIR=$(abs_top_builddir)/ \
 		cargo rustc $(RUST_OFFLINE) --manifest-path=$(srcdir)/src/librslapd/Cargo.toml \
 		$(CARGO_FLAGS) --verbose -- $(RUSTC_FLAGS)
@@ -1288,6 +1301,7 @@ librnsslapd_la_EXTRA = src/librnsslapd/Cargo.lock
 @abs_top_builddir@/rs/@rust_target_dir@/librnsslapd.a: $(librnsslapd_la_SOURCES)
 	RUST_BACKTRACE=1 RUSTC_BOOTSTRAP=1 \
 	CARGO_TARGET_DIR=$(abs_top_builddir)/rs \
+	SLAPD_DYLIB_DIR=$(abs_top_builddir)/ \
 	SLAPD_HEADER_DIR=$(abs_top_builddir)/ \
 		cargo rustc $(RUST_OFFLINE) --manifest-path=$(srcdir)/src/librnsslapd/Cargo.toml \
 		$(CARGO_FLAGS) --verbose -- $(RUSTC_FLAGS)
@@ -1295,8 +1309,64 @@ librnsslapd_la_EXTRA = src/librnsslapd/Cargo.lock
 # The header needs the lib build first.
 rust-nsslapd-private.h: @abs_top_builddir@/rs/@rust_target_dir@/librnsslapd.a
 
+libslapi_r_plugin_SOURCES = \
+	src/slapi_r_plugin/src/backend.rs \
+	src/slapi_r_plugin/src/ber.rs \
+	src/slapi_r_plugin/src/constants.rs \
+	src/slapi_r_plugin/src/dn.rs \
+	src/slapi_r_plugin/src/entry.rs \
+	src/slapi_r_plugin/src/error.rs \
+	src/slapi_r_plugin/src/log.rs \
+	src/slapi_r_plugin/src/macros.rs \
+	src/slapi_r_plugin/src/pblock.rs \
+	src/slapi_r_plugin/src/plugin.rs \
+	src/slapi_r_plugin/src/search.rs \
+	src/slapi_r_plugin/src/syntax_plugin.rs \
+	src/slapi_r_plugin/src/task.rs \
+	src/slapi_r_plugin/src/value.rs \
+	src/slapi_r_plugin/src/lib.rs
+
+# Build rust ns-slapd components as a library.
+ENTRYUUID_LIB = @abs_top_builddir@/rs/@rust_target_dir@/libentryuuid.a
+
+libentryuuid_la_SOURCES = \
+	src/plugins/entryuuid/Cargo.toml \
+	src/plugins/entryuuid/src/lib.rs \
+	$(libslapi_r_plugin_SOURCES)
+
+libentryuuid_la_EXTRA = src/plugin/entryuuid/Cargo.lock
+
+@abs_top_builddir@/rs/@rust_target_dir@/libentryuuid.a: $(libentryuuid_la_SOURCES) libslapd.la libentryuuid.la
+	RUST_BACKTRACE=1 RUSTC_BOOTSTRAP=1 \
+	CARGO_TARGET_DIR=$(abs_top_builddir)/rs \
+	SLAPD_DYLIB_DIR=$(abs_top_builddir)/ \
+	SLAPD_HEADER_DIR=$(abs_top_builddir)/ \
+		cargo rustc $(RUST_OFFLINE) --manifest-path=$(srcdir)/src/plugins/entryuuid/Cargo.toml \
+		$(CARGO_FLAGS) --verbose -- $(RUSTC_FLAGS)
+	cp $(ENTRYUUID_LIB) @abs_top_builddir@/.libs/libentryuuid.a
+
+ENTRYUUID_SYNTAX_LIB = @abs_top_builddir@/rs/@rust_target_dir@/libentryuuid_syntax.a
+
+libentryuuid_syntax_la_SOURCES = \
+	src/plugins/entryuuid_syntax/Cargo.toml \
+	src/plugins/entryuuid_syntax/src/lib.rs \
+	$(libslapi_r_plugin_SOURCES)
+
+libentryuuid_syntax_la_EXTRA = src/plugin/entryuuid_syntax/Cargo.lock
+
+@abs_top_builddir@/rs/@rust_target_dir@/libentryuuid_syntax.a: $(libentryuuid_syntax_la_SOURCES) libslapd.la libentryuuid_syntax.la
+	RUST_BACKTRACE=1 RUSTC_BOOTSTRAP=1 \
+	CARGO_TARGET_DIR=$(abs_top_builddir)/rs \
+	SLAPD_DYLIB_DIR=$(abs_top_builddir)/ \
+	SLAPD_HEADER_DIR=$(abs_top_builddir)/ \
+		cargo rustc $(RUST_OFFLINE) --manifest-path=$(srcdir)/src/plugins/entryuuid_syntax/Cargo.toml \
+		$(CARGO_FLAGS) --verbose -- $(RUSTC_FLAGS)
+	cp $(ENTRYUUID_SYNTAX_LIB) @abs_top_builddir@/.libs/libentryuuid_syntax.a
+
 EXTRA_DIST = $(librsds_la_SOURCES) $(librsds_la_EXTRA) \
 			$(librslapd_la_SOURCES) $(librslapd_la_EXTRA) \
+			$(libentryuuid_la_SOURCES) $(libentryuuid_la_EXTRA) \
+			$(libentryuuid_syntax_la_SOURCES) $(libentryuuid_syntax_la_EXTRA) \
 			$(librnsslapd_la_SOURCES) $(librnsslapd_la_EXTRA)
 
 ## Run rust tests
@@ -1306,13 +1376,17 @@ else
 check-local:
 	RUST_BACKTRACE=1 RUSTC_BOOTSTRAP=1 \
 	CARGO_TARGET_DIR=$(abs_top_builddir)/rs \
+	SLAPD_DYLIB_DIR=$(abs_top_builddir)/ \
+	SLAPD_HEADER_DIR=$(abs_top_builddir)/ \
 		cargo test $(RUST_OFFLINE) --manifest-path=$(srcdir)/src/libsds/Cargo.toml
 	RUST_BACKTRACE=1 RUSTC_BOOTSTRAP=1 \
 	CARGO_TARGET_DIR=$(abs_top_builddir)/rs \
+	SLAPD_DYLIB_DIR=$(abs_top_builddir)/ \
 	SLAPD_HEADER_DIR=$(abs_top_builddir)/ \
 		cargo test $(RUST_OFFLINE) --manifest-path=$(srcdir)/src/librslapd/Cargo.toml
 	RUST_BACKTRACE=1 RUSTC_BOOTSTRAP=1 \
 	CARGO_TARGET_DIR=$(abs_top_builddir)/rs \
+	SLAPD_DYLIB_DIR=$(abs_top_builddir)/ \
 	SLAPD_HEADER_DIR=$(abs_top_builddir)/ \
 		cargo test $(RUST_OFFLINE) --manifest-path=$(srcdir)/src/librnsslapd/Cargo.toml
 endif
@@ -1735,6 +1809,24 @@ libderef_plugin_la_LIBADD = libslapd.la $(LDAPSDK_LINK) $(NSPR_LINK)
 libderef_plugin_la_DEPENDENCIES = libslapd.la
 libderef_plugin_la_LDFLAGS = -avoid-version
 
+if RUST_ENABLE
+#------------------------
+# libentryuuid-syntax-plugin
+#-----------------------
+libentryuuid_syntax_plugin_la_SOURCES = src/slapi_r_plugin/src/init.c
+libentryuuid_syntax_plugin_la_LIBADD = libslapd.la $(LDAPSDK_LINK) $(NSPR_LINK) -lentryuuid_syntax
+libentryuuid_syntax_plugin_la_DEPENDENCIES = libslapd.la $(ENTRYUUID_SYNTAX_LIB)
+libentryuuid_syntax_plugin_la_LDFLAGS = -avoid-version
+
+#------------------------
+# libentryuuid-plugin
+#-----------------------
+libentryuuid_plugin_la_SOURCES = src/slapi_r_plugin/src/init.c
+libentryuuid_plugin_la_LIBADD = libslapd.la $(LDAPSDK_LINK) $(NSPR_LINK) -lentryuuid
+libentryuuid_plugin_la_DEPENDENCIES = libslapd.la $(ENTRYUUID_LIB)
+libentryuuid_plugin_la_LDFLAGS = -avoid-version
+endif
+
 #------------------------
 # libpbe-plugin
 #-----------------------
diff --git a/dirsrvtests/tests/data/entryuuid/localhost-userRoot-2020_03_30_13_14_47.ldif b/dirsrvtests/tests/data/entryuuid/localhost-userRoot-2020_03_30_13_14_47.ldif
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b64090af7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dirsrvtests/tests/data/entryuuid/localhost-userRoot-2020_03_30_13_14_47.ldif
@@ -0,0 +1,233 @@
+version: 1
+
+# entry-id: 1
+dn: dc=example,dc=com
+objectClass: top
+objectClass: domain
+dc: example
+description: dc=example,dc=com
+creatorsName: cn=Directory Manager
+modifiersName: cn=Directory Manager
+createTimestamp: 20200325015542Z
+modifyTimestamp: 20200325015542Z
+nsUniqueId: a2b33229-6e3b11ea-8de0c78c-83e27eda
+aci: (targetattr="dc || description || objectClass")(targetfilter="(objectClas
+ s=domain)")(version 3.0; acl "Enable anyone domain read"; allow (read, search
+ , compare)(userdn="ldap:///anyone");)
+aci: (targetattr="ou || objectClass")(targetfilter="(objectClass=organizationa
+ lUnit)")(version 3.0; acl "Enable anyone ou read"; allow (read, search, compa
+ re)(userdn="ldap:///anyone");)
+
+# entry-id: 2
+dn: cn=389_ds_system,dc=example,dc=com
+objectClass: top
+objectClass: nscontainer
+objectClass: ldapsubentry
+cn: 389_ds_system
+creatorsName: cn=Directory Manager
+modifiersName: cn=Directory Manager
+createTimestamp: 20200325015542Z
+modifyTimestamp: 20200325015542Z
+nsUniqueId: a2b3322a-6e3b11ea-8de0c78c-83e27eda
+
+# entry-id: 3
+dn: ou=groups,dc=example,dc=com
+objectClass: top
+objectClass: organizationalunit
+ou: groups
+aci: (targetattr="cn || member || gidNumber || nsUniqueId || description || ob
+ jectClass")(targetfilter="(objectClass=groupOfNames)")(version 3.0; acl "Enab
+ le anyone group read"; allow (read, search, compare)(userdn="ldap:///anyone")
+ ;)
+aci: (targetattr="member")(targetfilter="(objectClass=groupOfNames)")(version 
+ 3.0; acl "Enable group_modify to alter members"; allow (write)(groupdn="ldap:
+ ///cn=group_modify,ou=permissions,dc=example,dc=com");)
+aci: (targetattr="cn || member || gidNumber || description || objectClass")(ta
+ rgetfilter="(objectClass=groupOfNames)")(version 3.0; acl "Enable group_admin
+  to manage groups"; allow (write, add, delete)(groupdn="ldap:///cn=group_admi
+ n,ou=permissions,dc=example,dc=com");)
+creatorsName: cn=Directory Manager
+modifiersName: cn=Directory Manager
+createTimestamp: 20200325015543Z
+modifyTimestamp: 20200325015543Z
+nsUniqueId: a2b3322b-6e3b11ea-8de0c78c-83e27eda
+
+# entry-id: 4
+dn: ou=people,dc=example,dc=com
+objectClass: top
+objectClass: organizationalunit
+ou: people
+aci: (targetattr="objectClass || description || nsUniqueId || uid || displayNa
+ me || loginShell || uidNumber || gidNumber || gecos || homeDirectory || cn ||
+  memberOf || mail || nsSshPublicKey || nsAccountLock || userCertificate")(tar
+ getfilter="(objectClass=posixaccount)")(version 3.0; acl "Enable anyone user 
+ read"; allow (read, search, compare)(userdn="ldap:///anyone");)
+aci: (targetattr="displayName || legalName || userPassword || nsSshPublicKey")
+ (version 3.0; acl "Enable self partial modify"; allow (write)(userdn="ldap://
+ /self");)
+aci: (targetattr="legalName || telephoneNumber || mobile || sn")(targetfilter=
+ "(|(objectClass=nsPerson)(objectClass=inetOrgPerson))")(version 3.0; acl "Ena
+ ble self legalname read"; allow (read, search, compare)(userdn="ldap:///self"
+ );)
+aci: (targetattr="legalName || telephoneNumber")(targetfilter="(objectClass=ns
+ Person)")(version 3.0; acl "Enable user legalname read"; allow (read, search,
+  compare)(groupdn="ldap:///cn=user_private_read,ou=permissions,dc=example,dc=
+ com");)
+aci: (targetattr="uid || description || displayName || loginShell || uidNumber
+  || gidNumber || gecos || homeDirectory || cn || memberOf || mail || legalNam
+ e || telephoneNumber || mobile")(targetfilter="(&(objectClass=nsPerson)(objec
+ tClass=nsAccount))")(version 3.0; acl "Enable user admin create"; allow (writ
+ e, add, delete, read)(groupdn="ldap:///cn=user_admin,ou=permissions,dc=exampl
+ e,dc=com");)
+aci: (targetattr="uid || description || displayName || loginShell || uidNumber
+  || gidNumber || gecos || homeDirectory || cn || memberOf || mail || legalNam
+ e || telephoneNumber || mobile")(targetfilter="(&(objectClass=nsPerson)(objec
+ tClass=nsAccount))")(version 3.0; acl "Enable user modify to change users"; a
+ llow (write, read)(groupdn="ldap:///cn=user_modify,ou=permissions,dc=example,
+ dc=com");)
+aci: (targetattr="userPassword || nsAccountLock || userCertificate || nsSshPub
+ licKey")(targetfilter="(objectClass=nsAccount)")(version 3.0; acl "Enable use
+ r password reset"; allow (write, read)(groupdn="ldap:///cn=user_passwd_reset,
+ ou=permissions,dc=example,dc=com");)
+creatorsName: cn=Directory Manager
+modifiersName: cn=Directory Manager
+createTimestamp: 20200325015543Z
+modifyTimestamp: 20200325015543Z
+nsUniqueId: a2b3322c-6e3b11ea-8de0c78c-83e27eda
+
+# entry-id: 5
+dn: ou=permissions,dc=example,dc=com
+objectClass: top
+objectClass: organizationalunit
+ou: permissions
+creatorsName: cn=Directory Manager
+modifiersName: cn=Directory Manager
+createTimestamp: 20200325015543Z
+modifyTimestamp: 20200325015543Z
+nsUniqueId: a2b3322d-6e3b11ea-8de0c78c-83e27eda
+
+# entry-id: 6
+dn: ou=services,dc=example,dc=com
+objectClass: top
+objectClass: organizationalunit
+ou: services
+aci: (targetattr="objectClass || description || nsUniqueId || cn || memberOf |
+ | nsAccountLock ")(targetfilter="(objectClass=netscapeServer)")(version 3.0; 
+ acl "Enable anyone service account read"; allow (read, search, compare)(userd
+ n="ldap:///anyone");)
+creatorsName: cn=Directory Manager
+modifiersName: cn=Directory Manager
+createTimestamp: 20200325015544Z
+modifyTimestamp: 20200325015544Z
+nsUniqueId: a2b3322e-6e3b11ea-8de0c78c-83e27eda
+
+# entry-id: 7
+dn: uid=demo_user,ou=people,dc=example,dc=com
+objectClass: top
+objectClass: nsPerson
+objectClass: nsAccount
+objectClass: nsOrgPerson
+objectClass: posixAccount
+uid: demo_user
+cn: Demo User
+displayName: Demo User
+legalName: Demo User Name
+uidNumber: 99998
+gidNumber: 99998
+homeDirectory: /var/empty
+loginShell: /bin/false
+nsAccountLock: true
+creatorsName: cn=Directory Manager
+modifiersName: cn=Directory Manager
+createTimestamp: 20200325015544Z
+modifyTimestamp: 20200325061615Z
+nsUniqueId: a2b3322f-6e3b11ea-8de0c78c-83e27eda
+entryUUID: 973e1bbf-ba9c-45d4-b01b-ff7371fd9008
+
+# entry-id: 8
+dn: cn=demo_group,ou=groups,dc=example,dc=com
+objectClass: top
+objectClass: groupOfNames
+objectClass: posixGroup
+objectClass: nsMemberOf
+cn: demo_group
+gidNumber: 99999
+creatorsName: cn=Directory Manager
+modifiersName: cn=Directory Manager
+createTimestamp: 20200325015544Z
+modifyTimestamp: 20200325015544Z
+nsUniqueId: a2b33230-6e3b11ea-8de0c78c-83e27eda
+entryUUID: f6df8fe9-6b30-46aa-aa13-f0bf755371e8
+
+# entry-id: 9
+dn: cn=group_admin,ou=permissions,dc=example,dc=com
+objectClass: top
+objectClass: groupOfNames
+objectClass: nsMemberOf
+cn: group_admin
+creatorsName: cn=Directory Manager
+modifiersName: cn=Directory Manager
+createTimestamp: 20200325015545Z
+modifyTimestamp: 20200325015545Z
+nsUniqueId: a2b33231-6e3b11ea-8de0c78c-83e27eda
+
+# entry-id: 10
+dn: cn=group_modify,ou=permissions,dc=example,dc=com
+objectClass: top
+objectClass: groupOfNames
+objectClass: nsMemberOf
+cn: group_modify
+creatorsName: cn=Directory Manager
+modifiersName: cn=Directory Manager
+createTimestamp: 20200325015545Z
+modifyTimestamp: 20200325015545Z
+nsUniqueId: a2b33232-6e3b11ea-8de0c78c-83e27eda
+
+# entry-id: 11
+dn: cn=user_admin,ou=permissions,dc=example,dc=com
+objectClass: top
+objectClass: groupOfNames
+objectClass: nsMemberOf
+cn: user_admin
+creatorsName: cn=Directory Manager
+modifiersName: cn=Directory Manager
+createTimestamp: 20200325015545Z
+modifyTimestamp: 20200325015545Z
+nsUniqueId: a2b33233-6e3b11ea-8de0c78c-83e27eda
+
+# entry-id: 12
+dn: cn=user_modify,ou=permissions,dc=example,dc=com
+objectClass: top
+objectClass: groupOfNames
+objectClass: nsMemberOf
+cn: user_modify
+creatorsName: cn=Directory Manager
+modifiersName: cn=Directory Manager
+createTimestamp: 20200325015546Z
+modifyTimestamp: 20200325015546Z
+nsUniqueId: a2b33234-6e3b11ea-8de0c78c-83e27eda
+
+# entry-id: 13
+dn: cn=user_passwd_reset,ou=permissions,dc=example,dc=com
+objectClass: top
+objectClass: groupOfNames
+objectClass: nsMemberOf
+cn: user_passwd_reset
+creatorsName: cn=Directory Manager
+modifiersName: cn=Directory Manager
+createTimestamp: 20200325015546Z
+modifyTimestamp: 20200325015546Z
+nsUniqueId: a2b33235-6e3b11ea-8de0c78c-83e27eda
+
+# entry-id: 14
+dn: cn=user_private_read,ou=permissions,dc=example,dc=com
+objectClass: top
+objectClass: groupOfNames
+objectClass: nsMemberOf
+cn: user_private_read
+creatorsName: cn=Directory Manager
+modifiersName: cn=Directory Manager
+createTimestamp: 20200325015547Z
+modifyTimestamp: 20200325015547Z
+nsUniqueId: a2b33236-6e3b11ea-8de0c78c-83e27eda
+
diff --git a/dirsrvtests/tests/suites/entryuuid/basic_test.py b/dirsrvtests/tests/suites/entryuuid/basic_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..beb73701d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dirsrvtests/tests/suites/entryuuid/basic_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,226 @@
+# --- BEGIN COPYRIGHT BLOCK ---
+# Copyright (C) 2020 William Brown <william@blackhats.net.au>
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# License: GPL (version 3 or any later version).
+# See LICENSE for details.
+# --- END COPYRIGHT BLOCK ---
+
+import ldap
+import pytest
+import time
+import shutil
+from lib389.idm.user import nsUserAccounts, UserAccounts
+from lib389.idm.account import Accounts
+from lib389.topologies import topology_st as topology
+from lib389.backend import Backends
+from lib389.paths import Paths
+from lib389.utils import ds_is_older
+from lib389._constants import *
+from lib389.plugins import EntryUUIDPlugin
+
+default_paths = Paths()
+
+pytestmark = pytest.mark.tier1
+
+DATADIR1 = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '../../data/entryuuid/')
+IMPORT_UUID_A = "973e1bbf-ba9c-45d4-b01b-ff7371fd9008"
+UUID_BETWEEN = "eeeeeeee-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"
+IMPORT_UUID_B = "f6df8fe9-6b30-46aa-aa13-f0bf755371e8"
+UUID_MIN = "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"
+UUID_MAX = "ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff"
+
+def _entryuuid_import_and_search(topology):
+    # 1
+    ldif_dir = topology.standalone.get_ldif_dir()
+    target_ldif = os.path.join(ldif_dir, 'localhost-userRoot-2020_03_30_13_14_47.ldif')
+    import_ldif = os.path.join(DATADIR1, 'localhost-userRoot-2020_03_30_13_14_47.ldif')
+    shutil.copyfile(import_ldif, target_ldif)
+
+    be = Backends(topology.standalone).get('userRoot')
+    task = be.import_ldif([target_ldif])
+    task.wait()
+    assert(task.is_complete() and task.get_exit_code() == 0)
+
+    accounts = Accounts(topology.standalone, DEFAULT_SUFFIX)
+    # 2 - positive eq test
+    r2 = accounts.filter("(entryUUID=%s)" % IMPORT_UUID_A)
+    assert(len(r2) == 1)
+    r3 = accounts.filter("(entryuuid=%s)" % IMPORT_UUID_B)
+    assert(len(r3) == 1)
+    # 3 - negative eq test
+    r4 = accounts.filter("(entryuuid=%s)" % UUID_MAX)
+    assert(len(r4) == 0)
+    # 4 - le search
+    r5 = accounts.filter("(entryuuid<=%s)" % UUID_BETWEEN)
+    assert(len(r5) == 1)
+    # 5 - ge search
+    r6 = accounts.filter("(entryuuid>=%s)" % UUID_BETWEEN)
+    assert(len(r6) == 1)
+    # 6 - le 0 search
+    r7 = accounts.filter("(entryuuid<=%s)" % UUID_MIN)
+    assert(len(r7) == 0)
+    # 7 - ge f search
+    r8 = accounts.filter("(entryuuid>=%s)" % UUID_MAX)
+    assert(len(r8) == 0)
+    # 8 - export db
+    task = be.export_ldif()
+    task.wait()
+    assert(task.is_complete() and task.get_exit_code() == 0)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(not default_paths.rust_enabled or ds_is_older('1.4.2.0'), reason="Entryuuid is not available in older versions")
+def test_entryuuid_indexed_import_and_search(topology):
+    """ Test that an ldif of entries containing entryUUID's can be indexed and searched
+    correctly. As https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4530 states, the MR's are equality and
+    ordering, so we check these are correct.
+
+    :id: c98ee6dc-a7ee-4bd4-974d-597ea966dad9
+
+    :setup: Standalone instance
+
+    :steps:
+        1. Import the db from the ldif
+        2. EQ search for an entryuuid (match)
+        3. EQ search for an entryuuid that does not exist
+        4. LE search for an entryuuid lower (1 res)
+        5. GE search for an entryuuid greater (1 res)
+        6. LE for the 0 uuid (0 res)
+        7. GE for the f uuid (0 res)
+        8. export the db to ldif
+
+    :expectedresults:
+        1. Success
+        2. 1 match
+        3. 0 match
+        4. 1 match
+        5. 1 match
+        6. 0 match
+        7. 0 match
+        8. success
+    """
+    # Assert that the index correctly exists.
+    be = Backends(topology.standalone).get('userRoot')
+    indexes = be.get_indexes()
+    indexes.ensure_state(properties={
+        'cn': 'entryUUID',
+        'nsSystemIndex': 'false',
+        'nsIndexType': ['eq', 'pres'],
+    })
+    _entryuuid_import_and_search(topology)
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(not default_paths.rust_enabled or ds_is_older('1.4.2.0'), reason="Entryuuid is not available in older versions")
+def test_entryuuid_unindexed_import_and_search(topology):
+    """ Test that an ldif of entries containing entryUUID's can be UNindexed searched
+    correctly. As https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4530 states, the MR's are equality and
+    ordering, so we check these are correct.
+
+    :id: b652b54d-f009-464b-b5bd-299a33f97243
+
+    :setup: Standalone instance
+
+    :steps:
+        1. Import the db from the ldif
+        2. EQ search for an entryuuid (match)
+        3. EQ search for an entryuuid that does not exist
+        4. LE search for an entryuuid lower (1 res)
+        5. GE search for an entryuuid greater (1 res)
+        6. LE for the 0 uuid (0 res)
+        7. GE for the f uuid (0 res)
+        8. export the db to ldif
+
+    :expectedresults:
+        1. Success
+        2. 1 match
+        3. 0 match
+        4. 1 match
+        5. 1 match
+        6. 0 match
+        7. 0 match
+        8. success
+    """
+    # Assert that the index does NOT exist for this test.
+    be = Backends(topology.standalone).get('userRoot')
+    indexes = be.get_indexes()
+    try:
+        idx = indexes.get('entryUUID')
+        idx.delete()
+    except ldap.NO_SUCH_OBJECT:
+        # It's already not present, move along, nothing to see here.
+        pass
+    _entryuuid_import_and_search(topology)
+
+# Test entryUUID generation
+@pytest.mark.skipif(not default_paths.rust_enabled or ds_is_older('1.4.2.0'), reason="Entryuuid is not available in older versions")
+def test_entryuuid_generation_on_add(topology):
+    """ Test that when an entry is added, the entryuuid is added.
+
+    :id: a7439b0a-dcee-4cd6-b8ef-771476c0b4f6
+
+    :setup: Standalone instance
+
+    :steps:
+        1. Create a new entry in the db
+        2. Check it has an entry uuid
+
+    :expectedresults:
+        1. Success
+        2. An entry uuid is present
+    """
+    # Step one - create a user!
+    account = nsUserAccounts(topology.standalone, DEFAULT_SUFFIX).create_test_user()
+    # Step two - does it have an entryuuid?
+    euuid = account.get_attr_val_utf8('entryUUID')
+    print(euuid)
+    assert(euuid is not None)
+
+# Test fixup task
+@pytest.mark.skipif(not default_paths.rust_enabled or ds_is_older('1.4.2.0'), reason="Entryuuid is not available in older versions")
+def test_entryuuid_fixup_task(topology):
+    """Test that when an entries without UUID's can have one generated via
+    the fixup process.
+
+    :id: ad42bba2-ffb2-4c22-a37d-cbe7bcf73d6b
+
+    :setup: Standalone instance
+
+    :steps:
+        1. Disable the entryuuid plugin
+        2. Create an entry
+        3. Enable the entryuuid plugin
+        4. Run the fixup
+        5. Assert the entryuuid now exists
+
+    :expectedresults:
+        1. Success
+        2. Success
+        3. Success
+        4. Success
+        5. Suddenly EntryUUID!
+    """
+    # 1. Disable the plugin
+    plug = EntryUUIDPlugin(topology.standalone)
+    plug.disable()
+    topology.standalone.restart()
+
+    # 2. create the account
+    account = nsUserAccounts(topology.standalone, DEFAULT_SUFFIX).create_test_user(uid=2000)
+    euuid = account.get_attr_val_utf8('entryUUID')
+    assert(euuid is None)
+
+    # 3. enable the plugin
+    plug.enable()
+    topology.standalone.restart()
+
+    # 4. run the fix up
+    # For now set the log level to high!
+    topology.standalone.config.loglevel(vals=(ErrorLog.DEFAULT,ErrorLog.TRACE))
+    task = plug.fixup(DEFAULT_SUFFIX)
+    task.wait()
+    assert(task.is_complete() and task.get_exit_code() == 0)
+    topology.standalone.config.loglevel(vals=(ErrorLog.DEFAULT,))
+
+    # 5. Assert the uuid.
+    euuid = account.get_attr_val_utf8('entryUUID')
+    assert(euuid is not None)
+
diff --git a/ldap/schema/02common.ldif b/ldap/schema/02common.ldif
index 57e6be3b3..3b0ad0a97 100644
--- a/ldap/schema/02common.ldif
+++ b/ldap/schema/02common.ldif
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #
 # Core schema, highly recommended but not required to start the Directory Server itself.
 #
+#
 dn: cn=schema
 #
 # attributes
diff --git a/ldap/schema/03entryuuid.ldif b/ldap/schema/03entryuuid.ldif
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cbde981fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ldap/schema/03entryuuid.ldif
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#
+# BEGIN COPYRIGHT BLOCK
+# Copyright (C) 2020 William Brown <william@blackhats.net.au>
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# License: GPL (version 3 or any later version).
+# See LICENSE for details.
+# END COPYRIGHT BLOCK
+#
+# Core schema, highly recommended but not required to start the Directory Server itself.
+#
+dn: cn=schema
+#
+# attributes
+#
+attributeTypes: ( 1.3.6.1.1.16.4 NAME 'entryUUID' DESC 'UUID of the entry' EQUALITY UUIDMatch ORDERING UUIDOrderingMatch SYNTAX 1.3.6.1.1.16.1 SINGLE-VALUE NO-USER-MODIFICATION USAGE directoryOperation )
diff --git a/ldap/servers/slapd/config.c b/ldap/servers/slapd/config.c
index 7e1618e79..bf5476272 100644
--- a/ldap/servers/slapd/config.c
+++ b/ldap/servers/slapd/config.c
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ extern char *slapd_SSL3ciphers;
 extern char *localuser;
 char *rel2abspath(char *);
 
+/*
+ * WARNING - this can only bootstrap PASSWORD and SYNTAX plugins!
+ * see fedse.c instead!
+ */
 static char *bootstrap_plugins[] = {
     "dn: cn=PBKDF2_SHA256,cn=Password Storage Schemes,cn=plugins,cn=config\n"
     "objectclass: top\n"
@@ -45,6 +49,19 @@ static char *bootstrap_plugins[] = {
     "nsslapd-plugintype: pwdstoragescheme\n"
     "nsslapd-pluginenabled: on",
 
+    "dn: cn=entryuuid_syntax,cn=plugins,cn=config\n"
+    "objectclass: top\n"
+    "objectclass: nsSlapdPlugin\n"
+    "cn: entryuuid_syntax\n"
+    "nsslapd-pluginpath: libentryuuid-syntax-plugin\n"
+    "nsslapd-plugininitfunc: entryuuid_syntax_plugin_init\n"
+    "nsslapd-plugintype: syntax\n"
+    "nsslapd-pluginenabled: on\n"
+    "nsslapd-pluginId: entryuuid_syntax\n"
+    "nsslapd-pluginVersion: none\n"
+    "nsslapd-pluginVendor: 389 Project\n"
+    "nsslapd-pluginDescription: entryuuid_syntax\n",
+
     NULL
 };
 
diff --git a/ldap/servers/slapd/entry.c b/ldap/servers/slapd/entry.c
index 7697e2b88..9ae9523e2 100644
--- a/ldap/servers/slapd/entry.c
+++ b/ldap/servers/slapd/entry.c
@@ -2882,6 +2882,18 @@ slapi_entry_attr_get_bool(const Slapi_Entry *e, const char *type)
     return slapi_entry_attr_get_bool_ext(e, type, PR_FALSE);
 }
 
+const struct slapi_value **
+slapi_entry_attr_get_valuearray(const Slapi_Entry *e, const char *attrname)
+{
+    Slapi_Attr *attr;
+
+    if (slapi_entry_attr_find(e, attrname, &attr) != 0) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return attr->a_present_values.va;
+}
+
 /*
  * Extract a single value from an entry (as a string). You do not need
  * to free the returned string value.
diff --git a/ldap/servers/slapd/fedse.c b/ldap/servers/slapd/fedse.c
index 3b076eb17..0d645f909 100644
--- a/ldap/servers/slapd/fedse.c
+++ b/ldap/servers/slapd/fedse.c
@@ -119,6 +119,34 @@ static const char *internal_entries[] =
         "cn:SNMP\n"
         "nsSNMPEnabled: on\n",
 
+#ifdef RUST_ENABLE
+        "dn: cn=entryuuid_syntax,cn=plugins,cn=config\n"
+        "objectclass: top\n"
+        "objectclass: nsSlapdPlugin\n"
+        "cn: entryuuid_syntax\n"
+        "nsslapd-pluginpath: libentryuuid-syntax-plugin\n"
+        "nsslapd-plugininitfunc: entryuuid_syntax_plugin_init\n"
+        "nsslapd-plugintype: syntax\n"
+        "nsslapd-pluginenabled: on\n"
+        "nsslapd-pluginId: entryuuid_syntax\n"
+        "nsslapd-pluginVersion: none\n"
+        "nsslapd-pluginVendor: 389 Project\n"
+        "nsslapd-pluginDescription: entryuuid_syntax\n",
+
+        "dn: cn=entryuuid,cn=plugins,cn=config\n"
+        "objectclass: top\n"
+        "objectclass: nsSlapdPlugin\n"
+        "cn: entryuuid\n"
+        "nsslapd-pluginpath: libentryuuid-plugin\n"
+        "nsslapd-plugininitfunc: entryuuid_plugin_init\n"
+        "nsslapd-plugintype: betxnpreoperation\n"
+        "nsslapd-pluginenabled: on\n"
+        "nsslapd-pluginId: entryuuid\n"
+        "nsslapd-pluginVersion: none\n"
+        "nsslapd-pluginVendor: 389 Project\n"
+        "nsslapd-pluginDescription: entryuuid\n",
+#endif
+
         "dn: cn=Password Storage Schemes,cn=plugins,cn=config\n"
         "objectclass: top\n"
         "objectclass: nsContainer\n"
diff --git a/src/Cargo.lock b/src/Cargo.lock
index ce3c7ed27..33d7b8f23 100644
--- a/src/Cargo.lock
+++ b/src/Cargo.lock
@@ -28,12 +28,9 @@ checksum = "cdb031dd78e28731d87d56cc8ffef4a8f36ca26c38fe2de700543e627f8a464a"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "base64"
-version = "0.10.1"
+version = "0.13.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "0b25d992356d2eb0ed82172f5248873db5560c4721f564b13cb5193bda5e668e"
-dependencies = [
- "byteorder",
-]
+checksum = "904dfeac50f3cdaba28fc6f57fdcddb75f49ed61346676a78c4ffe55877802fd"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "bitflags"
@@ -43,9 +40,9 @@ checksum = "cf1de2fe8c75bc145a2f577add951f8134889b4795d47466a54a5c846d691693"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "byteorder"
-version = "1.4.2"
+version = "1.4.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ae44d1a3d5a19df61dd0c8beb138458ac2a53a7ac09eba97d55592540004306b"
+checksum = "14c189c53d098945499cdfa7ecc63567cf3886b3332b312a5b4585d8d3a6a610"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cbindgen"
@@ -66,15 +63,12 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cc"
-version = "1.0.66"
+version = "1.0.67"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4c0496836a84f8d0495758516b8621a622beb77c0fed418570e50764093ced48"
-
-[[package]]
-name = "cfg-if"
-version = "0.1.10"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4785bdd1c96b2a846b2bd7cc02e86b6b3dbf14e7e53446c4f54c92a361040822"
+checksum = "e3c69b077ad434294d3ce9f1f6143a2a4b89a8a2d54ef813d85003a4fd1137fd"
+dependencies = [
+ "jobserver",
+]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cfg-if"
@@ -97,16 +91,39 @@ dependencies = [
  "vec_map",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "entryuuid"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "cc",
+ "libc",
+ "paste",
+ "slapi_r_plugin",
+ "uuid",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "entryuuid_syntax"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "cc",
+ "libc",
+ "paste",
+ "slapi_r_plugin",
+ "uuid",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "fernet"
-version = "0.1.3"
+version = "0.1.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e7ac567fd75ce6bc28b68e63b5beaa3ce34f56bafd1122f64f8647c822e38a8b"
+checksum = "93804560e638370a8be6d59ce71ed803e55e230abdbf42598e666b41adda9b1f"
 dependencies = [
  "base64",
  "byteorder",
  "getrandom",
  "openssl",
+ "zeroize",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -126,20 +143,20 @@ checksum = "00b0228411908ca8685dba7fc2cdd70ec9990a6e753e89b6ac91a84c40fbaf4b"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "getrandom"
-version = "0.1.16"
+version = "0.2.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "8fc3cb4d91f53b50155bdcfd23f6a4c39ae1969c2ae85982b135750cccaf5fce"
+checksum = "7fcd999463524c52659517fe2cea98493cfe485d10565e7b0fb07dbba7ad2753"
 dependencies = [
- "cfg-if 1.0.0",
+ "cfg-if",
  "libc",
  "wasi",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "hermit-abi"
-version = "0.1.17"
+version = "0.1.18"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5aca5565f760fb5b220e499d72710ed156fdb74e631659e99377d9ebfbd13ae8"
+checksum = "322f4de77956e22ed0e5032c359a0f1273f1f7f0d79bfa3b8ffbc730d7fbcc5c"
 dependencies = [
  "libc",
 ]
@@ -150,6 +167,15 @@ version = "0.4.7"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "dd25036021b0de88a0aff6b850051563c6516d0bf53f8638938edbb9de732736"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "jobserver"
+version = "0.1.22"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "972f5ae5d1cb9c6ae417789196c803205313edde988685da5e3aae0827b9e7fd"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "lazy_static"
 version = "1.4.0"
@@ -158,9 +184,9 @@ checksum = "e2abad23fbc42b3700f2f279844dc832adb2b2eb069b2df918f455c4e18cc646"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "libc"
-version = "0.2.82"
+version = "0.2.94"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "89203f3fba0a3795506acaad8ebce3c80c0af93f994d5a1d7a0b1eeb23271929"
+checksum = "18794a8ad5b29321f790b55d93dfba91e125cb1a9edbd4f8e3150acc771c1a5e"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "librnsslapd"
@@ -182,32 +208,38 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "log"
-version = "0.4.11"
+version = "0.4.14"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4fabed175da42fed1fa0746b0ea71f412aa9d35e76e95e59b192c64b9dc2bf8b"
+checksum = "51b9bbe6c47d51fc3e1a9b945965946b4c44142ab8792c50835a980d362c2710"
 dependencies = [
- "cfg-if 0.1.10",
+ "cfg-if",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "once_cell"
+version = "1.7.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "af8b08b04175473088b46763e51ee54da5f9a164bc162f615b91bc179dbf15a3"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "openssl"
-version = "0.10.32"
+version = "0.10.34"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "038d43985d1ddca7a9900630d8cd031b56e4794eecc2e9ea39dd17aa04399a70"
+checksum = "6d7830286ad6a3973c0f1d9b73738f69c76b739301d0229c4b96501695cbe4c8"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
- "cfg-if 1.0.0",
+ "cfg-if",
  "foreign-types",
- "lazy_static",
  "libc",
+ "once_cell",
  "openssl-sys",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "openssl-sys"
-version = "0.9.60"
+version = "0.9.63"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "921fc71883267538946025deffb622905ecad223c28efbfdef9bb59a0175f3e6"
+checksum = "b6b0d6fb7d80f877617dfcb014e605e2b5ab2fb0afdf27935219bb6bd984cb98"
 dependencies = [
  "autocfg",
  "cc",
@@ -216,6 +248,25 @@ dependencies = [
  "vcpkg",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "paste"
+version = "0.1.18"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "45ca20c77d80be666aef2b45486da86238fabe33e38306bd3118fe4af33fa880"
+dependencies = [
+ "paste-impl",
+ "proc-macro-hack",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "paste-impl"
+version = "0.1.18"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d95a7db200b97ef370c8e6de0088252f7e0dfff7d047a28528e47456c0fc98b6"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro-hack",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "pkg-config"
 version = "0.3.19"
@@ -228,31 +279,36 @@ version = "0.2.10"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "ac74c624d6b2d21f425f752262f42188365d7b8ff1aff74c82e45136510a4857"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "proc-macro-hack"
+version = "0.5.19"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "dbf0c48bc1d91375ae5c3cd81e3722dff1abcf81a30960240640d223f59fe0e5"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "proc-macro2"
-version = "1.0.24"
+version = "1.0.27"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1e0704ee1a7e00d7bb417d0770ea303c1bccbabf0ef1667dae92b5967f5f8a71"
+checksum = "f0d8caf72986c1a598726adc988bb5984792ef84f5ee5aa50209145ee8077038"
 dependencies = [
  "unicode-xid",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "quote"
-version = "1.0.8"
+version = "1.0.9"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "991431c3519a3f36861882da93630ce66b52918dcf1b8e2fd66b397fc96f28df"
+checksum = "c3d0b9745dc2debf507c8422de05d7226cc1f0644216dfdfead988f9b1ab32a7"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rand"
-version = "0.7.3"
+version = "0.8.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "6a6b1679d49b24bbfe0c803429aa1874472f50d9b363131f0e89fc356b544d03"
+checksum = "0ef9e7e66b4468674bfcb0c81af8b7fa0bb154fa9f28eb840da5c447baeb8d7e"
 dependencies = [
- "getrandom",
  "libc",
  "rand_chacha",
  "rand_core",
@@ -261,9 +317,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rand_chacha"
-version = "0.2.2"
+version = "0.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f4c8ed856279c9737206bf725bf36935d8666ead7aa69b52be55af369d193402"
+checksum = "e12735cf05c9e10bf21534da50a147b924d555dc7a547c42e6bb2d5b6017ae0d"
 dependencies = [
  "ppv-lite86",
  "rand_core",
@@ -271,27 +327,30 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rand_core"
-version = "0.5.1"
+version = "0.6.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "90bde5296fc891b0cef12a6d03ddccc162ce7b2aff54160af9338f8d40df6d19"
+checksum = "34cf66eb183df1c5876e2dcf6b13d57340741e8dc255b48e40a26de954d06ae7"
 dependencies = [
  "getrandom",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rand_hc"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ca3129af7b92a17112d59ad498c6f81eaf463253766b90396d39ea7a39d6613c"
+checksum = "3190ef7066a446f2e7f42e239d161e905420ccab01eb967c9eb27d21b2322a73"
 dependencies = [
  "rand_core",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "redox_syscall"
-version = "0.1.57"
+version = "0.2.8"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "41cc0f7e4d5d4544e8861606a285bb08d3e70712ccc7d2b84d7c0ccfaf4b05ce"
+checksum = "742739e41cd49414de871ea5e549afb7e2a3ac77b589bcbebe8c82fab37147fc"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitflags",
+]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "remove_dir_all"
@@ -314,18 +373,18 @@ checksum = "71d301d4193d031abdd79ff7e3dd721168a9572ef3fe51a1517aba235bd8f86e"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde"
-version = "1.0.118"
+version = "1.0.126"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "06c64263859d87aa2eb554587e2d23183398d617427327cf2b3d0ed8c69e4800"
+checksum = "ec7505abeacaec74ae4778d9d9328fe5a5d04253220a85c4ee022239fc996d03"
 dependencies = [
  "serde_derive",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_derive"
-version = "1.0.118"
+version = "1.0.126"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c84d3526699cd55261af4b941e4e725444df67aa4f9e6a3564f18030d12672df"
+checksum = "963a7dbc9895aeac7ac90e74f34a5d5261828f79df35cbed41e10189d3804d43"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
@@ -334,9 +393,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_json"
-version = "1.0.61"
+version = "1.0.64"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4fceb2595057b6891a4ee808f70054bd2d12f0e97f1cbb78689b59f676df325a"
+checksum = "799e97dc9fdae36a5c8b8f2cae9ce2ee9fdce2058c57a93e6099d919fd982f79"
 dependencies = [
  "itoa",
  "ryu",
@@ -350,6 +409,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "fernet",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "slapi_r_plugin"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "lazy_static",
+ "libc",
+ "paste",
+ "uuid",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "strsim"
 version = "0.8.0"
@@ -358,22 +427,34 @@ checksum = "8ea5119cdb4c55b55d432abb513a0429384878c15dde60cc77b1c99de1a95a6a"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "syn"
-version = "1.0.58"
+version = "1.0.72"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a1e8cdbefb79a9a5a65e0db8b47b723ee907b7c7f8496c76a1770b5c310bab82"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "unicode-xid",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "synstructure"
+version = "0.12.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "cc60a3d73ea6594cd712d830cc1f0390fd71542d8c8cd24e70cc54cdfd5e05d5"
+checksum = "b834f2d66f734cb897113e34aaff2f1ab4719ca946f9a7358dba8f8064148701"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
+ "syn",
  "unicode-xid",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tempfile"
-version = "3.1.0"
+version = "3.2.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7a6e24d9338a0a5be79593e2fa15a648add6138caa803e2d5bc782c371732ca9"
+checksum = "dac1c663cfc93810f88aed9b8941d48cabf856a1b111c29a40439018d870eb22"
 dependencies = [
- "cfg-if 0.1.10",
+ "cfg-if",
  "libc",
  "rand",
  "redox_syscall",
@@ -407,15 +488,24 @@ checksum = "9337591893a19b88d8d87f2cec1e73fad5cdfd10e5a6f349f498ad6ea2ffb1e3"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "unicode-xid"
-version = "0.2.1"
+version = "0.2.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f7fe0bb3479651439c9112f72b6c505038574c9fbb575ed1bf3b797fa39dd564"
+checksum = "8ccb82d61f80a663efe1f787a51b16b5a51e3314d6ac365b08639f52387b33f3"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "uuid"
+version = "0.8.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "bc5cf98d8186244414c848017f0e2676b3fcb46807f6668a97dfe67359a3c4b7"
+dependencies = [
+ "getrandom",
+]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "vcpkg"
-version = "0.2.11"
+version = "0.2.12"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b00bca6106a5e23f3eee943593759b7fcddb00554332e856d990c893966879fb"
+checksum = "cbdbff6266a24120518560b5dc983096efb98462e51d0d68169895b237be3e5d"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "vec_map"
@@ -425,9 +515,9 @@ checksum = "f1bddf1187be692e79c5ffeab891132dfb0f236ed36a43c7ed39f1165ee20191"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wasi"
-version = "0.9.0+wasi-snapshot-preview1"
+version = "0.10.2+wasi-snapshot-preview1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "cccddf32554fecc6acb585f82a32a72e28b48f8c4c1883ddfeeeaa96f7d8e519"
+checksum = "fd6fbd9a79829dd1ad0cc20627bf1ed606756a7f77edff7b66b7064f9cb327c6"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "winapi"
@@ -450,3 +540,24 @@ name = "winapi-x86_64-pc-windows-gnu"
 version = "0.4.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "712e227841d057c1ee1cd2fb22fa7e5a5461ae8e48fa2ca79ec42cfc1931183f"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "zeroize"
+version = "1.3.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4756f7db3f7b5574938c3eb1c117038b8e07f95ee6718c0efad4ac21508f1efd"
+dependencies = [
+ "zeroize_derive",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "zeroize_derive"
+version = "1.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a2c1e130bebaeab2f23886bf9acbaca14b092408c452543c857f66399cd6dab1"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
+ "synstructure",
+]
diff --git a/src/Cargo.toml b/src/Cargo.toml
index f6dac010f..1ad2b21b0 100644
--- a/src/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 
 [workspace]
 members = [
-	"librslapd",
-	"librnsslapd",
-	"libsds",
-	"slapd",
+    "librslapd",
+    "librnsslapd",
+    "libsds",
+    "slapd",
+    "slapi_r_plugin",
+    "plugins/entryuuid",
+    "plugins/entryuuid_syntax",
 ]
 
 [profile.release]
diff --git a/src/README.md b/src/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/src/lib389/lib389/_constants.py b/src/lib389/lib389/_constants.py
index 52aac0f21..c184c8d4f 100644
--- a/src/lib389/lib389/_constants.py
+++ b/src/lib389/lib389/_constants.py
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ DN_IMPORT_TASK = "cn=import,%s" % DN_TASKS
 DN_BACKUP_TASK = "cn=backup,%s" % DN_TASKS
 DN_RESTORE_TASK = "cn=restore,%s" % DN_TASKS
 DN_MBO_TASK = "cn=memberOf task,%s" % DN_TASKS
+DN_EUUID_TASK = "cn=entryuuid task,%s" % DN_TASKS
 DN_TOMB_FIXUP_TASK = "cn=fixup tombstones,%s" % DN_TASKS
 DN_FIXUP_LINKED_ATTIBUTES = "cn=fixup linked attributes,%s" % DN_TASKS
 DN_AUTOMEMBER_REBUILD_TASK = "cn=automember rebuild membership,%s" % DN_TASKS
diff --git a/src/lib389/lib389/backend.py b/src/lib389/lib389/backend.py
index aab07c028..bcd7b383f 100644
--- a/src/lib389/lib389/backend.py
+++ b/src/lib389/lib389/backend.py
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ class Backend(DSLdapObject):
                 enc_attr.delete()
                 break
 
-    def import_ldif(self, ldifs, chunk_size=None, encrypted=False, gen_uniq_id=False, only_core=False,
+    def import_ldif(self, ldifs, chunk_size=None, encrypted=False, gen_uniq_id=None, only_core=False,
                     include_suffixes=None, exclude_suffixes=None):
         """Do an import of the suffix"""
 
diff --git a/src/lib389/lib389/instance/setup.py b/src/lib389/lib389/instance/setup.py
index 530fb367a..ac0fe1a8c 100644
--- a/src/lib389/lib389/instance/setup.py
+++ b/src/lib389/lib389/instance/setup.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ from lib389.instance.options import General2Base, Slapd2Base, Backend2Base
 from lib389.paths import Paths
 from lib389.saslmap import SaslMappings
 from lib389.instance.remove import remove_ds_instance
+from lib389.index import Indexes
 from lib389.utils import (
     assert_c,
     is_a_dn,
@@ -928,6 +929,19 @@ class SetupDs(object):
         if slapd['self_sign_cert']:
             ds_instance.config.set('nsslapd-security', 'on')
 
+        # Before we create any backends, create any extra default indexes that may be
+        # dynamicly provisioned, rather than from template-dse.ldif. Looking at you
+        # entryUUID (requires rust enabled).
+        #
+        # Indexes defaults to default_index_dn
+        indexes = Indexes(ds_instance)
+        if ds_instance.ds_paths.rust_enabled:
+            indexes.create(properties={
+                'cn': 'entryUUID',
+                'nsSystemIndex': 'false',
+                'nsIndexType': ['eq', 'pres'],
+            })
+
         # Create the backends as listed
         # Load example data if needed.
         for backend in backends:
diff --git a/src/lib389/lib389/plugins.py b/src/lib389/lib389/plugins.py
index 16899f6d3..2d88e60bd 100644
--- a/src/lib389/lib389/plugins.py
+++ b/src/lib389/lib389/plugins.py
@@ -2244,3 +2244,33 @@ class ContentSyncPlugin(Plugin):
 
     def __init__(self, instance, dn="cn=Content Synchronization,cn=plugins,cn=config"):
         super(ContentSyncPlugin, self).__init__(instance, dn)
+
+
+class EntryUUIDPlugin(Plugin):
+    """The EntryUUID plugin configuration
+    :param instance: An instance
+    :type instance: lib389.DirSrv
+    :param dn: Entry DN
+    :type dn: str
+    """
+    def __init__(self, instance, dn="cn=entryuuid,cn=plugins,cn=config"):
+        super(EntryUUIDPlugin, self).__init__(instance, dn)
+
+    def fixup(self, basedn, _filter=None):
+        """Create an entryuuid fixup task
+
+        :param basedn: Basedn to fix up
+        :type basedn: str
+        :param _filter: a filter for entries to fix up
+        :type _filter: str
+
+        :returns: an instance of Task(DSLdapObject)
+        """
+
+        task = tasks.EntryUUIDFixupTask(self._instance)
+        task_properties = {'basedn': basedn}
+        if _filter is not None:
+            task_properties['filter'] = _filter
+        task.create(properties=task_properties)
+
+        return task
diff --git a/src/lib389/lib389/tasks.py b/src/lib389/lib389/tasks.py
index b19e7918d..590c6ee79 100644
--- a/src/lib389/lib389/tasks.py
+++ b/src/lib389/lib389/tasks.py
@@ -203,6 +203,20 @@ class USNTombstoneCleanupTask(Task):
         return super(USNTombstoneCleanupTask, self)._validate(rdn, properties, basedn)
 
 
+class EntryUUIDFixupTask(Task):
+    """A single instance of memberOf task entry
+
+    :param instance: An instance
+    :type instance: lib389.DirSrv
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, instance, dn=None):
+        self.cn = 'entryuuid_fixup_' + Task._get_task_date()
+        dn = "cn=" + self.cn + "," + DN_EUUID_TASK
+        super(EntryUUIDFixupTask, self).__init__(instance, dn)
+        self._must_attributes.extend(['basedn'])
+
+
 class SchemaReloadTask(Task):
     """A single instance of schema reload task entry
 
diff --git a/src/librnsslapd/build.rs b/src/librnsslapd/build.rs
index 9b953b246..13f6d2e03 100644
--- a/src/librnsslapd/build.rs
+++ b/src/librnsslapd/build.rs
@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@ extern crate cbindgen;
 use std::env;
 
 fn main() {
-    let crate_dir = env::var("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR").unwrap();
-    let out_dir = env::var("SLAPD_HEADER_DIR").unwrap();
-
-    cbindgen::Builder::new()
-        .with_language(cbindgen::Language::C)
-        .with_crate(crate_dir)
-        .generate()
-        .expect("Unable to generate bindings")
-        .write_to_file(format!("{}/rust-nsslapd-private.h", out_dir));
+    if let Ok(crate_dir) = env::var("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR") {
+        if let Ok(out_dir) = env::var("SLAPD_HEADER_DIR") {
+            cbindgen::Builder::new()
+                .with_language(cbindgen::Language::C)
+                .with_crate(crate_dir)
+                .generate()
+                .expect("Unable to generate bindings")
+                .write_to_file(format!("{}/rust-nsslapd-private.h", out_dir));
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/librnsslapd/src/lib.rs b/src/librnsslapd/src/lib.rs
index c5fd2bbaf..dffe4ce1c 100644
--- a/src/librnsslapd/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/librnsslapd/src/lib.rs
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 // Remember this is just a c-bindgen stub, all logic should come from slapd!
 
 extern crate libc;
-use slapd;
 use libc::c_char;
-use std::ffi::{CString, CStr};
+use slapd;
+use std::ffi::{CStr, CString};
 
 #[no_mangle]
 pub extern "C" fn do_nothing_again_rust() -> usize {
@@ -29,9 +29,7 @@ pub extern "C" fn fernet_generate_token(dn: *const c_char, raw_key: *const c_cha
                     // We have to move string memory ownership by copying so the system
                     // allocator has it.
                     let raw = tok.into_raw();
-                    let dup_tok = unsafe {
-                        libc::strdup(raw)
-                    };
+                    let dup_tok = unsafe { libc::strdup(raw) };
                     unsafe {
                         CString::from_raw(raw);
                     };
@@ -45,7 +43,12 @@ pub extern "C" fn fernet_generate_token(dn: *const c_char, raw_key: *const c_cha
 }
 
 #[no_mangle]
-pub extern "C" fn fernet_verify_token(dn: *const c_char, token: *const c_char, raw_key: *const c_char, ttl: u64) -> bool {
+pub extern "C" fn fernet_verify_token(
+    dn: *const c_char,
+    token: *const c_char,
+    raw_key: *const c_char,
+    ttl: u64,
+) -> bool {
     if dn.is_null() || raw_key.is_null() || token.is_null() {
         return false;
     }
@@ -67,4 +70,3 @@ pub extern "C" fn fernet_verify_token(dn: *const c_char, token: *const c_char, r
         Err(_) => false,
     }
 }
-
diff --git a/src/librslapd/Cargo.toml b/src/librslapd/Cargo.toml
index 1dd715ed2..08309c224 100644
--- a/src/librslapd/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/librslapd/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@ path = "src/lib.rs"
 name = "rslapd"
 crate-type = ["staticlib", "lib"]
 
-# [profile.release]
-# panic = "abort"
-# lto = true
-
 [dependencies]
 slapd = { path = "../slapd" }
 libc = "0.2"
diff --git a/src/librslapd/build.rs b/src/librslapd/build.rs
index 4d4c1ce42..84aff156b 100644
--- a/src/librslapd/build.rs
+++ b/src/librslapd/build.rs
@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@ extern crate cbindgen;
 use std::env;
 
 fn main() {
-    let crate_dir = env::var("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR").unwrap();
-    let out_dir = env::var("SLAPD_HEADER_DIR").unwrap();
-
-    cbindgen::Builder::new()
-        .with_language(cbindgen::Language::C)
-        .with_crate(crate_dir)
-        .generate()
-        .expect("Unable to generate bindings")
-        .write_to_file(format!("{}/rust-slapi-private.h", out_dir));
+    if let Ok(crate_dir) = env::var("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR") {
+        if let Ok(out_dir) = env::var("SLAPD_HEADER_DIR") {
+            cbindgen::Builder::new()
+                .with_language(cbindgen::Language::C)
+                .with_crate(crate_dir)
+                .generate()
+                .expect("Unable to generate bindings")
+                .write_to_file(format!("{}/rust-slapi-private.h", out_dir));
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/librslapd/src/lib.rs b/src/librslapd/src/lib.rs
index 9cce193a0..cf283a7ce 100644
--- a/src/librslapd/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/librslapd/src/lib.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ extern crate libc;
 use slapd;
 
 use libc::c_char;
-use std::ffi::{CString, CStr};
+use std::ffi::{CStr, CString};
 
 #[no_mangle]
 pub extern "C" fn do_nothing_rust() -> usize {
@@ -18,9 +18,7 @@ pub extern "C" fn do_nothing_rust() -> usize {
 #[no_mangle]
 pub extern "C" fn rust_free_string(s: *mut c_char) {
     if !s.is_null() {
-        let _ = unsafe {
-            CString::from_raw(s)
-        };
+        let _ = unsafe { CString::from_raw(s) };
     }
 }
 
@@ -35,9 +33,7 @@ pub extern "C" fn fernet_generate_new_key() -> *mut c_char {
     match res_key {
         Ok(key) => {
             let raw = key.into_raw();
-            let dup_key = unsafe {
-                libc::strdup(raw)
-            };
+            let dup_key = unsafe { libc::strdup(raw) };
             rust_free_string(raw);
             dup_key
         }
@@ -53,4 +49,3 @@ pub extern "C" fn fernet_validate_key(raw_key: *const c_char) -> bool {
         Err(_) => false,
     }
 }
-
diff --git a/src/libsds/sds/lib.rs b/src/libsds/sds/lib.rs
index aa70c7a8e..9e2973222 100644
--- a/src/libsds/sds/lib.rs
+++ b/src/libsds/sds/lib.rs
@@ -28,5 +28,3 @@ pub enum sds_result {
     /// The list is exhausted, no more elements can be returned.
     ListExhausted = 16,
 }
-
-
diff --git a/src/libsds/sds/tqueue.rs b/src/libsds/sds/tqueue.rs
index b7042e514..ebe1f4b6c 100644
--- a/src/libsds/sds/tqueue.rs
+++ b/src/libsds/sds/tqueue.rs
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 #![warn(missing_docs)]
 
 use super::sds_result;
-use std::sync::Mutex;
 use std::collections::LinkedList;
+use std::sync::Mutex;
 
 // Borrow from libc
 #[doc(hidden)]
@@ -75,7 +75,10 @@ impl Drop for TQueue {
 /// C compatible wrapper around the TQueue. Given a valid point, a TQueue pointer
 /// is allocated on the heap and referenced in retq. free_fn_ptr may be NULL
 /// but if it references a function, this will be called during drop of the TQueue.
-pub extern fn sds_tqueue_init(retq: *mut *mut TQueue, free_fn_ptr: Option<extern "C" fn(*const c_void)>) -> sds_result {
+pub extern "C" fn sds_tqueue_init(
+    retq: *mut *mut TQueue,
+    free_fn_ptr: Option<extern "C" fn(*const c_void)>,
+) -> sds_result {
     // This piece of type signature magic is because in rust types that extern C,
     // with option has None resolve to null. What this causes is we can wrap
     // our fn ptr with Option in rust, but the C side gives us fn ptr or NULL, and
@@ -93,7 +96,7 @@ pub extern fn sds_tqueue_init(retq: *mut *mut TQueue, free_fn_ptr: Option<extern
 
 #[no_mangle]
 /// Push an element to the tail of the queue. The element may be NULL
-pub extern fn sds_tqueue_enqueue(q: *const TQueue, elem: *const c_void) -> sds_result {
+pub extern "C" fn sds_tqueue_enqueue(q: *const TQueue, elem: *const c_void) -> sds_result {
     // Check for null ....
     unsafe { (*q).enqueue(elem) };
     sds_result::Success
@@ -103,29 +106,27 @@ pub extern fn sds_tqueue_enqueue(q: *const TQueue, elem: *const c_void) -> sds_r
 /// Dequeue from the head of the queue. The result will be placed into elem.
 /// if elem is NULL no dequeue is attempted. If there are no more items
 /// ListExhausted is returned.
-pub extern fn sds_tqueue_dequeue(q: *const TQueue, elem: *mut *const c_void) -> sds_result {
+pub extern "C" fn sds_tqueue_dequeue(q: *const TQueue, elem: *mut *const c_void) -> sds_result {
     if elem.is_null() {
         return sds_result::NullPointer;
     }
     match unsafe { (*q).dequeue() } {
         Some(e) => {
-            unsafe { *elem = e; };
+            unsafe {
+                *elem = e;
+            };
             sds_result::Success
         }
-        None => {
-            sds_result::ListExhausted
-        }
+        None => sds_result::ListExhausted,
     }
 }
 
 #[no_mangle]
 /// Free the queue and all remaining elements. After this point it is
 /// not safe to access the queue.
-pub extern fn sds_tqueue_destroy(q: *mut TQueue) -> sds_result {
+pub extern "C" fn sds_tqueue_destroy(q: *mut TQueue) -> sds_result {
     // This will drop the queue and free it's content
     // mem::drop(q);
     let _q = unsafe { Box::from_raw(q) };
     sds_result::Success
 }
-
-
diff --git a/src/plugins/entryuuid/Cargo.toml b/src/plugins/entryuuid/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c43d7a771
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/entryuuid/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+[package]
+name = "entryuuid"
+version = "0.1.0"
+authors = ["William Brown <william@blackhats.net.au>"]
+edition = "2018"
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[lib]
+path = "src/lib.rs"
+name = "entryuuid"
+crate-type = ["staticlib", "lib"]
+
+[dependencies]
+libc = "0.2"
+paste = "0.1"
+slapi_r_plugin = { path="../../slapi_r_plugin" }
+uuid = { version = "0.8", features = [ "v4" ] }
+
+[build-dependencies]
+cc = { version = "1.0", features = ["parallel"] }
diff --git a/src/plugins/entryuuid/src/lib.rs b/src/plugins/entryuuid/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6b5e8d1bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/entryuuid/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,196 @@
+#[macro_use]
+extern crate slapi_r_plugin;
+use slapi_r_plugin::prelude::*;
+use std::convert::{TryFrom, TryInto};
+use std::os::raw::c_char;
+use uuid::Uuid;
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+struct FixupData {
+    basedn: Sdn,
+    raw_filter: String,
+}
+
+struct EntryUuid;
+/*
+ *                    /---- plugin ident
+ *                    |          /---- Struct name.
+ *                    V          V
+ */
+slapi_r_plugin_hooks!(entryuuid, EntryUuid);
+
+/*
+ *                             /---- plugin ident
+ *                             |          /---- cb ident
+ *                             |          |                   /---- map function
+ *                             V          V                   V
+ */
+slapi_r_search_callback_mapfn!(entryuuid, entryuuid_fixup_cb, entryuuid_fixup_mapfn);
+
+fn assign_uuid(e: &mut EntryRef) {
+    let sdn = e.get_sdnref();
+
+    // We could consider making these lazy static.
+    let config_sdn = Sdn::try_from("cn=config").expect("Invalid static dn");
+    let schema_sdn = Sdn::try_from("cn=schema").expect("Invalid static dn");
+
+    if sdn.is_below_suffix(&*config_sdn) || sdn.is_below_suffix(&*schema_sdn) {
+        // We don't need to assign to these suffixes.
+        log_error!(
+            ErrorLevel::Trace,
+            "assign_uuid -> not assigning to {:?} as part of system suffix",
+            sdn.to_dn_string()
+        );
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // Generate a new Uuid.
+    let u: Uuid = Uuid::new_v4();
+    log_error!(
+        ErrorLevel::Trace,
+        "assign_uuid -> assigning {:?} to dn {}",
+        u,
+        sdn.to_dn_string()
+    );
+
+    let uuid_value = Value::from(&u);
+
+    // Add it to the entry
+    e.add_value("entryUUID", &uuid_value);
+}
+
+impl SlapiPlugin3 for EntryUuid {
+    // Indicate we have pre add
+    fn has_betxn_pre_add() -> bool {
+        true
+    }
+
+    fn betxn_pre_add(pb: &mut PblockRef) -> Result<(), PluginError> {
+        log_error!(ErrorLevel::Trace, "betxn_pre_add");
+
+        let mut e = pb.get_op_add_entryref().map_err(|_| PluginError::Pblock)?;
+        assign_uuid(&mut e);
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn has_task_handler() -> Option<&'static str> {
+        Some("entryuuid task")
+    }
+
+    type TaskData = FixupData;
+
+    fn task_validate(e: &EntryRef) -> Result<Self::TaskData, LDAPError> {
+        // Does the entry have what we need?
+        let basedn: Sdn = match e.get_attr("basedn") {
+            Some(values) => values
+                .first()
+                .ok_or_else(|| {
+                    log_error!(
+                        ErrorLevel::Trace,
+                        "task_validate basedn error -> empty value array?"
+                    );
+                    LDAPError::Operation
+                })?
+                .as_ref()
+                .try_into()
+                .map_err(|e| {
+                    log_error!(ErrorLevel::Trace, "task_validate basedn error -> {:?}", e);
+                    LDAPError::Operation
+                })?,
+            None => return Err(LDAPError::ObjectClassViolation),
+        };
+
+        let raw_filter: String = match e.get_attr("filter") {
+            Some(values) => values
+                .first()
+                .ok_or_else(|| {
+                    log_error!(
+                        ErrorLevel::Trace,
+                        "task_validate filter error -> empty value array?"
+                    );
+                    LDAPError::Operation
+                })?
+                .as_ref()
+                .try_into()
+                .map_err(|e| {
+                    log_error!(ErrorLevel::Trace, "task_validate filter error -> {:?}", e);
+                    LDAPError::Operation
+                })?,
+            None => {
+                // Give a default filter.
+                "(objectClass=*)".to_string()
+            }
+        };
+
+        // Error if the first filter is empty?
+
+        // Now, to make things faster, we wrap the filter in a exclude term.
+        let raw_filter = format!("(&{}(!(entryuuid=*)))", raw_filter);
+
+        Ok(FixupData { basedn, raw_filter })
+    }
+
+    fn task_be_dn_hint(data: &Self::TaskData) -> Option<Sdn> {
+        Some(data.basedn.clone())
+    }
+
+    fn task_handler(_task: &Task, data: Self::TaskData) -> Result<Self::TaskData, PluginError> {
+        log_error!(
+            ErrorLevel::Trace,
+            "task_handler -> start thread with -> {:?}",
+            data
+        );
+
+        let search = Search::new_map_entry(
+            &(*data.basedn),
+            SearchScope::Subtree,
+            &data.raw_filter,
+            plugin_id(),
+            &(),
+            entryuuid_fixup_cb,
+        )
+        .map_err(|e| {
+            log_error!(
+                ErrorLevel::Error,
+                "task_handler -> Unable to construct search -> {:?}",
+                e
+            );
+            e
+        })?;
+
+        match search.execute() {
+            Ok(_) => {
+                log_error!(ErrorLevel::Info, "task_handler -> fixup complete, success!");
+                Ok(data)
+            }
+            Err(e) => {
+                // log, and return
+                log_error!(
+                    ErrorLevel::Error,
+                    "task_handler -> fixup complete, failed -> {:?}",
+                    e
+                );
+                Err(PluginError::GenericFailure)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn start(_pb: &mut PblockRef) -> Result<(), PluginError> {
+        log_error!(ErrorLevel::Trace, "plugin start");
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn close(_pb: &mut PblockRef) -> Result<(), PluginError> {
+        log_error!(ErrorLevel::Trace, "plugin close");
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn entryuuid_fixup_mapfn(mut e: EntryRef, _data: &()) -> Result<(), PluginError> {
+    assign_uuid(&mut e);
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {}
diff --git a/src/plugins/entryuuid_syntax/Cargo.toml b/src/plugins/entryuuid_syntax/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f7d3d64c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/entryuuid_syntax/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+[package]
+name = "entryuuid_syntax"
+version = "0.1.0"
+authors = ["William Brown <william@blackhats.net.au>"]
+edition = "2018"
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[lib]
+path = "src/lib.rs"
+name = "entryuuid_syntax"
+crate-type = ["staticlib", "lib"]
+
+[dependencies]
+libc = "0.2"
+paste = "0.1"
+slapi_r_plugin = { path="../../slapi_r_plugin" }
+uuid = { version = "0.8", features = [ "v4" ] }
+
+[build-dependencies]
+cc = { version = "1.0", features = ["parallel"] }
diff --git a/src/plugins/entryuuid_syntax/src/lib.rs b/src/plugins/entryuuid_syntax/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0a4b89f16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/entryuuid_syntax/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+#[macro_use]
+extern crate slapi_r_plugin;
+use slapi_r_plugin::prelude::*;
+use std::cmp::Ordering;
+use std::convert::TryInto;
+use uuid::Uuid;
+
+struct EntryUuidSyntax;
+
+// https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4530
+
+slapi_r_syntax_plugin_hooks!(entryuuid_syntax, EntryUuidSyntax);
+
+impl SlapiSyntaxPlugin1 for EntryUuidSyntax {
+    fn attr_oid() -> &'static str {
+        "1.3.6.1.1.16.1"
+    }
+
+    fn attr_compat_oids() -> Vec<&'static str> {
+        Vec::new()
+    }
+
+    fn attr_supported_names() -> Vec<&'static str> {
+        vec!["1.3.6.1.1.16.1", "UUID"]
+    }
+
+    fn syntax_validate(bval: &BerValRef) -> Result<(), PluginError> {
+        let r: Result<Uuid, PluginError> = bval.try_into();
+        r.map(|_| ())
+    }
+
+    fn eq_mr_oid() -> &'static str {
+        "1.3.6.1.1.16.2"
+    }
+
+    fn eq_mr_name() -> &'static str {
+        "UUIDMatch"
+    }
+
+    fn eq_mr_desc() -> &'static str {
+        "UUIDMatch matching rule."
+    }
+
+    fn eq_mr_supported_names() -> Vec<&'static str> {
+        vec!["1.3.6.1.1.16.2", "uuidMatch", "UUIDMatch"]
+    }
+
+    fn filter_ava_eq(
+        _pb: &mut PblockRef,
+        bval_filter: &BerValRef,
+        vals: &ValueArrayRef,
+    ) -> Result<bool, PluginError> {
+        let u = match bval_filter.try_into() {
+            Ok(u) => u,
+            Err(_e) => return Ok(false),
+        };
+
+        let r = vals.iter().fold(false, |acc, va| {
+            if acc {
+                acc
+            } else {
+                // is u in va?
+                log_error!(ErrorLevel::Trace, "filter_ava_eq debug -> {:?}", va);
+                let res: Result<Uuid, PluginError> = (&*va).try_into();
+                match res {
+                    Ok(vu) => vu == u,
+                    Err(_) => acc,
+                }
+            }
+        });
+        log_error!(ErrorLevel::Trace, "filter_ava_eq result -> {:?}", r);
+        Ok(r)
+    }
+
+    fn eq_mr_filter_values2keys(
+        _pb: &mut PblockRef,
+        vals: &ValueArrayRef,
+    ) -> Result<ValueArray, PluginError> {
+        vals.iter()
+            .map(|va| {
+                let u: Uuid = (&*va).try_into()?;
+                Ok(Value::from(&u))
+            })
+            .collect()
+    }
+}
+
+impl SlapiSubMr for EntryUuidSyntax {}
+
+impl SlapiOrdMr for EntryUuidSyntax {
+    fn ord_mr_oid() -> Option<&'static str> {
+        Some("1.3.6.1.1.16.3")
+    }
+
+    fn ord_mr_name() -> &'static str {
+        "UUIDOrderingMatch"
+    }
+
+    fn ord_mr_desc() -> &'static str {
+        "UUIDMatch matching rule."
+    }
+
+    fn ord_mr_supported_names() -> Vec<&'static str> {
+        vec!["1.3.6.1.1.16.3", "uuidOrderingMatch", "UUIDOrderingMatch"]
+    }
+
+    fn filter_ava_ord(
+        _pb: &mut PblockRef,
+        bval_filter: &BerValRef,
+        vals: &ValueArrayRef,
+    ) -> Result<Option<Ordering>, PluginError> {
+        let u: Uuid = match bval_filter.try_into() {
+            Ok(u) => u,
+            Err(_e) => return Ok(None),
+        };
+
+        let r = vals.iter().fold(None, |acc, va| {
+            if acc.is_some() {
+                acc
+            } else {
+                // is u in va?
+                log_error!(ErrorLevel::Trace, "filter_ava_ord debug -> {:?}", va);
+                let res: Result<Uuid, PluginError> = (&*va).try_into();
+                match res {
+                    Ok(vu) => {
+                        // 1.partial_cmp(2) => ordering::less
+                        vu.partial_cmp(&u)
+                    }
+                    Err(_) => acc,
+                }
+            }
+        });
+        log_error!(ErrorLevel::Trace, "filter_ava_ord result -> {:?}", r);
+        Ok(r)
+    }
+
+    fn filter_compare(a: &BerValRef, b: &BerValRef) -> Ordering {
+        let ua: Uuid = a.try_into().expect("An invalid value a was given!");
+        let ub: Uuid = b.try_into().expect("An invalid value b was given!");
+        ua.cmp(&ub)
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {}
diff --git a/src/slapd/src/error.rs b/src/slapd/src/error.rs
index 06ddb27b4..6f4d782ee 100644
--- a/src/slapd/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/slapd/src/error.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-
 pub enum SlapdError {
     // This occurs when a string contains an inner null byte
     // that cstring can't handle.
     CStringInvalidError,
     FernetInvalidKey,
 }
-
diff --git a/src/slapd/src/fernet.rs b/src/slapd/src/fernet.rs
index fcbd873f8..1a3251fd9 100644
--- a/src/slapd/src/fernet.rs
+++ b/src/slapd/src/fernet.rs
@@ -1,39 +1,30 @@
 // Routines for managing fernet encryption
 
-use std::ffi::{CString, CStr};
-use fernet::Fernet;
 use crate::error::SlapdError;
+use fernet::Fernet;
+use std::ffi::{CStr, CString};
 
 pub fn generate_new_key() -> Result<CString, SlapdError> {
     let k = Fernet::generate_key();
-    CString::new(k)
-        .map_err(|_| {
-            SlapdError::CStringInvalidError
-        })
+    CString::new(k).map_err(|_| SlapdError::CStringInvalidError)
 }
 
 pub fn new(c_str_key: &CStr) -> Result<Fernet, SlapdError> {
-    let str_key = c_str_key.to_str()
+    let str_key = c_str_key
+        .to_str()
         .map_err(|_| SlapdError::CStringInvalidError)?;
-    Fernet::new(str_key)
-        .ok_or(SlapdError::FernetInvalidKey)
+    Fernet::new(str_key).ok_or(SlapdError::FernetInvalidKey)
 }
 
 pub fn encrypt(fernet: &Fernet, dn: &CStr) -> Result<CString, SlapdError> {
     let tok = fernet.encrypt(dn.to_bytes());
-    CString::new(tok)
-        .map_err(|_| {
-            SlapdError::CStringInvalidError
-        })
+    CString::new(tok).map_err(|_| SlapdError::CStringInvalidError)
 }
 
 pub fn decrypt(fernet: &Fernet, tok: &CStr, ttl: u64) -> Result<CString, SlapdError> {
-    let s = tok.to_str()
-        .map_err(|_| SlapdError::CStringInvalidError)?;
-    let r: Vec<u8> = fernet.decrypt_with_ttl(s, ttl)
+    let s = tok.to_str().map_err(|_| SlapdError::CStringInvalidError)?;
+    let r: Vec<u8> = fernet
+        .decrypt_with_ttl(s, ttl)
         .map_err(|_| SlapdError::FernetInvalidKey)?;
-    CString::new(r)
-        .map_err(|_| SlapdError::CStringInvalidError)
+    CString::new(r).map_err(|_| SlapdError::CStringInvalidError)
 }
-
-
diff --git a/src/slapd/src/lib.rs b/src/slapd/src/lib.rs
index 5b1f20368..79f1600c2 100644
--- a/src/slapd/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/slapd/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,2 @@
-
 pub mod error;
 pub mod fernet;
-
-
diff --git a/src/slapi_r_plugin/Cargo.toml b/src/slapi_r_plugin/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c7958671a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/slapi_r_plugin/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+[package]
+name = "slapi_r_plugin"
+version = "0.1.0"
+authors = ["William Brown <william@blackhats.net.au>"]
+edition = "2018"
+build = "build.rs"
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[lib]
+path = "src/lib.rs"
+name = "slapi_r_plugin"
+crate-type = ["staticlib", "lib"]
+
+[dependencies]
+libc = "0.2"
+paste = "0.1"
+lazy_static = "1.4"
+uuid = { version = "0.8", features = [ "v4" ] }
diff --git a/src/slapi_r_plugin/README.md b/src/slapi_r_plugin/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..af9743ec9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/slapi_r_plugin/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,216 @@
+
+# Slapi R(ust) Plugin Bindings
+
+If you are here, you are probably interested in the Rust bindings that allow plugins to be written
+in Rust for the 389 Directory Server project. If you are, you should use `cargo doc --workspace --no-deps`
+in `src`, as this contains the material you want for implementing safe plugins.
+
+This readme is intended for developers of the bindings that enable those plugins to work.
+
+As such it likely requires that you have an understanding both of C and
+the [Rust Nomicon](https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/index.html)
+
+> **WARNING** This place is not a place of honor ... no highly esteemed deed is commemorated here
+> ... nothing valued is here. What is here is dangerous and repulsive to us. This message is a
+> warning about danger.
+
+This document will not detail the specifics of unsafe or the invariants you must adhere to for rust
+to work with C.
+
+If you still want to see more about the plugin bindings, go on ...
+
+## The Challenge
+
+Rust is a memory safe language - that means you may not dereference pointers or alter or interact
+with uninitialised memory. There are whole classes of problems that this resolves, but it means
+that Rust is opiniated about how it interacts with memory.
+
+C is an unsafe language - there are undefined behaviours all through out the specification, memory
+can be interacted with without bounds which leads to many kinds of issues ranging from crashes,
+silent data corruption, to code execution and explotation.
+
+While it would be nice to rewrite everything from C to Rust, this is a large task - instead we need
+a way to allow Rust and C to interact.
+
+## The Goal
+
+To be able to define, a pure Rust, 100% safe (in rust terms) plugin for 389 Directory Server that
+can perform useful tasks.
+
+## The 389 Directory Server Plugin API
+
+The 389-ds plugin system works by reading an ldap entry from cn=config, that directs to a shared
+library. That shared library path is dlopened and an init symbol read and activated. At that
+point the plugin is able to call-back into 389-ds to provide registration of function handlers for
+various tasks that the plugin may wish to perform at defined points in a operations execution.
+
+During the execution of a plugin callback, the context of the environment is passed through a
+parameter block (pblock). This pblock has a set of apis for accessing it's content, which may
+or may not be defined based on the execution state of the server.
+
+Common plugin tasks involve the transformation of entries during write operation paths to provide
+extra attributes to the entry or generation of other entries. Values in entries are represented by
+internal structures that may or may not have sorting of content.
+
+Already at this point it can be seen there is a lot of surface area to access. For clarity in
+our trivial example here we have required:
+
+* Pblock
+* Entry
+* ValueSet
+* Value
+* Sdn
+* Result Codes
+
+We need to be able to interact with all of these - and more - to make useful plugins.
+
+## Structure of the Rust Plugin bindings.
+
+As a result, there are a number of items we must be able to implement:
+
+* Creation of the plugin function callback points
+* Transformation of C pointer types into Rust structures that can be interacted with.
+* Ability to have Rust interact with structures to achieve side effects in the C server
+* Mapping of errors that C can understand
+* Make all of it safe.
+
+In order to design this, it's useful to see what a plugin from Rust should look like - by designing
+what the plugin should look like, we make the bindings that are preferable and ergonomic to rust
+rather than compromising on quality and developer experience.
+
+Here is a minimal example of a plugin - it may not compile or be complete, it serves as an
+example.
+
+```
+#[macro_use]
+extern crate slapi_r_plugin;
+use slapi_r_plugin::prelude::*;
+
+struct NewPlugin;
+
+slapi_r_plugin_hooks!(plugin_name, NewPlugin);
+
+impl SlapiPlugin3 for NewPlugin {
+    fn start(_pb: &mut PblockRef) -> Result<(), PluginError> {
+        log_error!(ErrorLevel::Trace, "plugin start");
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn close(_pb: &mut PblockRef) -> Result<(), PluginError> {
+        log_error!(ErrorLevel::Trace, "plugin close");
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn has_betxn_pre_add() -> bool {
+        true
+    }
+
+    fn betxn_pre_add(pb: &mut PblockRef) -> Result<(), PluginError> {
+        let mut e = pb.get_op_add_entryref().map_err(|_| PluginError::Pblock)?;
+        let sdn = e.get_sdnref();
+
+        log_error!(ErrorLevel::Trace, "betxn_pre_add -> {:?}", sdn);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+```
+
+Important details - there is no unsafe, we use rust native error handling and functions, there
+is no indication of memory management, we are defined by a trait, error logging uses native
+formatting. There are probably other details too - I'll leave it as an exercise for the reader
+to play Where's Wally and find them all.
+
+With the end goal in mind, we can begin to look at the construction of the plugin system, and
+the design choices that were made.
+
+## The Plugin Trait
+
+A significant choice was the use of a trait to define the possible plugin function operations
+for rust implementors. This allows the compiler to guarantee that a plugin *will* have all
+associated functions.
+
+> Traits are synonomous with java interfaces, defining methods you "promise" to implement, unlike
+> object orientation with a class hierarchy.
+
+Now, you may notice that not all members of the trait are implemented. This is due to a feature
+of rust known as default trait impls. This allows the trait origin (src/plugin.rs) to provide
+template versions of these functions. If you "overwrite" them, your implementation is used. Unlike
+OO, you may not inherit or call the default function. 
+
+If a default is not provided you *must* implement that function to be considered valid. Today (20200422)
+this only applies to `start` and `close`.
+
+The default implementations all return "false" to the presence of callbacks, and if they are used,
+they will always return an error.
+
+## Interface generation
+
+While it is nice to have this Rust interface for plugins, C is unable to call it (Rust uses a different
+stack calling syntax to C, as well as symbol mangaling). To expose these, we must provide `extern C`
+functions, where any function that requires a static symbol must be marked as no_mangle.
+
+Rather than ask all plugin authors to do this, we can use the rust macro system to generate these
+interfaces at compile time. This is the reason for this line:
+
+```
+slapi_r_plugin_hooks!(plugin_name, NewPlugin);
+```
+
+This macro is defined in src/macros.rs, and is "the bridge" from C to Rust. Given a plugin name
+and a struct of the trait SlapiPlugin3, this macro is able to generate all needed C compatible
+functions. Based on the calls to `has_<op_type>`, the generated functions are registered to the pblock
+that is provided.
+
+When a call back triggers, the function landing point is called. This then wraps all the pointer
+types from C into Rust structs, and then dispatches to the struct instance.
+
+When the struct function returns, the result is unpacked and turned into C compatible result codes -
+in some cases, the result codes are sanitised due to quirks in the C ds api - `[<$mod_ident _plugin_mr_filter_ava>]`
+is an excellent example of this, where Rust returns are `true`/`false`, which would normally
+be FFI safe to convert to 1/0 respectively, but 389-ds expects the inverse in this case, where
+0 is true and all other values are false. To present a sane api to rust, the macro layer does this
+(mind bending) transformation for us.
+
+## C Ptr Wrapper types
+
+This is likely the major, and important detail of the plugin api. By wrapping these C ptrs with
+Rust types, we can create types that perform as rust expects, and adheres to the invariants required,
+while providing safe - and useful interfaces to users.
+
+It's important to understand how Rust manages memory both on the stack and the heap - Please see
+[the Rust Book](https://doc.rust-lang.org/book/ch04-00-understanding-ownership.html) for more.
+
+As a result, this means that we must express in code, assertions about the proper ownership of memory
+and who is responsible for it (unlike C, where it can be hard to determine who or what is responsible
+for freeing some value.) Failure to handle this correctly, can and will lead to crashes, leaks or
+*hand waving* magical failures that are eXtReMeLy FuN to debug.
+
+### Reference Types
+
+There are a number of types, such as `SdnRef`, which have a suffix of `*Ref`. These types represent
+values whos content is owned by the C server - that is, it is the responsibility of 389-ds to free
+the content of the Pointer once it has been used. A majority of values that are provided to the
+function callback points fall into this class.
+
+### Owned Types
+
+These types contain a pointer from the C server, but it is the responsibility of the Rust library
+to indicate when that pointer and it's content should be disposed of. This is generally handled
+by the `drop` trait, which is executed ... well, when an item is dropped.
+
+### Dispatch from the wrapper to C
+
+When a rust function against a wrapper is called, the type internally accesses it Ref type and
+uses the ptr to dispatch into the C server. Any required invariants are upheld, and results are
+mapped as required to match what rust callers expect.
+
+As a result, this involves horrendous amounts of unsafe, and a detailed analysis of both the DS C
+api, what it expects, and the Rust nomicon to ensure you maintain all the invariants.
+
+## Conclusion
+
+Providing a bridge between C and Rust is challenging - but achievable - the result is plugins that
+are clean, safe, efficent.
+
+
+
diff --git a/src/slapi_r_plugin/build.rs b/src/slapi_r_plugin/build.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..29bbd52d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/slapi_r_plugin/build.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+use std::env;
+
+fn main() {
+    if let Ok(lib_dir) = env::var("SLAPD_DYLIB_DIR") {
+        println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=dylib=slapd");
+        println!("cargo:rustc-link-search=native={}", lib_dir);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/slapi_r_plugin/src/backend.rs b/src/slapi_r_plugin/src/backend.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f308295aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/slapi_r_plugin/src/backend.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+use crate::dn::SdnRef;
+use crate::pblock::Pblock;
+// use std::ops::Deref;
+
+extern "C" {
+    fn slapi_back_transaction_begin(pb: *const libc::c_void) -> i32;
+    fn slapi_back_transaction_commit(pb: *const libc::c_void);
+    fn slapi_back_transaction_abort(pb: *const libc::c_void);
+    fn slapi_be_select_exact(sdn: *const libc::c_void) -> *const libc::c_void;
+}
+
+pub struct BackendRef {
+    raw_be: *const libc::c_void,
+}
+
+impl BackendRef {
+    pub fn new(dn: &SdnRef) -> Result<Self, ()> {
+        let raw_be = unsafe { slapi_be_select_exact(dn.as_ptr()) };
+        if raw_be.is_null() {
+            Err(())
+        } else {
+            Ok(BackendRef { raw_be })
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn as_ptr(&self) -> *const libc::c_void {
+        self.raw_be
+    }
+
+    pub fn begin_txn(self) -> Result<BackendRefTxn, ()> {
+        let mut pb = Pblock::new();
+        if pb.set_op_backend(&self) != 0 {
+            return Err(());
+        }
+        let rc = unsafe { slapi_back_transaction_begin(pb.as_ptr()) };
+        if rc != 0 {
+            Err(())
+        } else {
+            Ok(BackendRefTxn {
+                pb,
+                be: self,
+                committed: false,
+            })
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct BackendRefTxn {
+    pb: Pblock,
+    be: BackendRef,
+    committed: bool,
+}
+
+impl BackendRefTxn {
+    pub fn commit(mut self) {
+        self.committed = true;
+        unsafe {
+            slapi_back_transaction_commit(self.pb.as_ptr());
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Drop for BackendRefTxn {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        if self.committed == false {
+            unsafe {
+                slapi_back_transaction_abort(self.pb.as_ptr());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/slapi_r_plugin/src/ber.rs b/src/slapi_r_plugin/src/ber.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a501fd642
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/slapi_r_plugin/src/ber.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+use crate::log::{log_error, ErrorLevel};
+use libc;
+use std::ffi::CString;
+// use std::ptr;
+use std::slice;
+
+use std::convert::TryFrom;
+use uuid::Uuid;
+
+use crate::error::PluginError;
+
+#[repr(C)]
+pub(crate) struct ol_berval {
+    pub len: usize,
+    pub data: *const u8,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct BerValRef {
+    pub(crate) raw_berval: *const ol_berval,
+}
+
+impl BerValRef {
+    pub fn new(raw_berval: *const libc::c_void) -> Self {
+        // so we retype this
+        let raw_berval = raw_berval as *const ol_berval;
+        BerValRef { raw_berval }
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn into_cstring(&self) -> Option<CString> {
+        // Cstring does not need a trailing null, so if we have one, ignore it.
+        let l: usize = unsafe { (*self.raw_berval).len };
+        let d_slice = unsafe { slice::from_raw_parts((*self.raw_berval).data, l) };
+        CString::new(d_slice)
+            .or_else(|e| {
+                // Try it again, but with one byte less to trim a potential trailing null that
+                // could have been allocated, and ensure it has at least 1 byte of good data
+                // remaining.
+                if l > 1 {
+                    let d_slice = unsafe { slice::from_raw_parts((*self.raw_berval).data, l - 1) };
+                    CString::new(d_slice)
+                } else {
+                    Err(e)
+                }
+            })
+            .map_err(|_| {
+                log_error!(
+                    ErrorLevel::Trace,
+                    "invalid ber parse attempt, may contain a null byte? -> {:?}",
+                    self
+                );
+                ()
+            })
+            .ok()
+    }
+
+    pub fn into_string(&self) -> Option<String> {
+        // Convert a Some to a rust string.
+        self.into_cstring().and_then(|v| {
+            v.into_string()
+                .map_err(|_| {
+                    log_error!(
+                        ErrorLevel::Trace,
+                        "failed to convert cstring to string -> {:?}",
+                        self
+                    );
+                    ()
+                })
+                .ok()
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+impl TryFrom<&BerValRef> for Uuid {
+    type Error = PluginError;
+
+    fn try_from(value: &BerValRef) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        let val_string = value.into_string().ok_or(PluginError::BervalString)?;
+
+        Uuid::parse_str(val_string.as_str())
+            .map(|r| {
+                log_error!(ErrorLevel::Trace, "valid uuid -> {:?}", r);
+                r
+            })
+            .map_err(|_e| {
+                log_error!(ErrorLevel::Plugin, "Invalid uuid");
+                PluginError::InvalidSyntax
+            })
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/slapi_r_plugin/src/constants.rs b/src/slapi_r_plugin/src/constants.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cf76ccbdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/slapi_r_plugin/src/constants.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,203 @@
+use crate::error::RPluginError;
+use std::convert::TryFrom;
+use std::os::raw::c_char;
+
+pub const LDAP_SUCCESS: i32 = 0;
+pub const PLUGIN_DEFAULT_PRECEDENCE: i32 = 50;
+
+#[repr(i32)]
+/// The set of possible function handles we can register via the pblock. These
+/// values correspond to slapi-plugin.h.
+pub enum PluginFnType {
+    /// SLAPI_PLUGIN_DESTROY_FN
+    Destroy = 11,
+    /// SLAPI_PLUGIN_CLOSE_FN
+    Close = 210,
+    /// SLAPI_PLUGIN_START_FN
+    Start = 212,
+    /// SLAPI_PLUGIN_PRE_BIND_FN
+    PreBind = 401,
+    /// SLAPI_PLUGIN_PRE_UNBIND_FN
+    PreUnbind = 402,
+    /// SLAPI_PLUGIN_PRE_SEARCH_FN
+    PreSearch = 403,
+    /// SLAPI_PLUGIN_PRE_COMPARE_FN
+    PreCompare = 404,
+    /// SLAPI_PLUGIN_PRE_MODIFY_FN
+    PreModify = 405,
+    /// SLAPI_PLUGIN_PRE_MODRDN_FN
+    PreModRDN = 406,
+    /// SLAPI_PLUGIN_PRE_ADD_FN
+    PreAdd = 407,
+    /// SLAPI_PLUGIN_PRE_DELETE_FN
+    PreDelete = 408,
+    /// SLAPI_PLUGIN_PRE_ABANDON_FN
+    PreAbandon = 409,
+    /// SLAPI_PLUGIN_PRE_ENTRY_FN
+    PreEntry = 410,
+    /// SLAPI_PLUGIN_PRE_REFERRAL_FN
+    PreReferal = 411,
+    /// SLAPI_PLUGIN_PRE_RESULT_FN
+    PreResult = 412,
+    /// SLAPI_PLUGIN_PRE_EXTOP_FN
+    PreExtop = 413,
+    /// SLAPI_PLUGIN_BE_PRE_ADD_FN
+    BeTxnPreAdd = 460,
+    /// SLAPI_PLUGIN_BE_TXN_PRE_MODIFY_FN
+    BeTxnPreModify = 461,
+    /// SLAPI_PLUGIN_BE_TXN_PRE_MODRDN_FN
+    BeTxnPreModRDN = 462,
+    /// SLAPI_PLUGIN_BE_TXN_PRE_DELETE_FN
+    BeTxnPreDelete = 463,
+    /// SLAPI_PLUGIN_BE_TXN_PRE_DELETE_TOMBSTONE_FN
+    BeTxnPreDeleteTombstone = 464,
+    /// SLAPI_PLUGIN_POST_SEARCH_FN
+    PostSearch = 503,
+    /// SLAPI_PLUGIN_BE_POST_ADD_FN
+    BeTxnPostAdd = 560,
+    /// SLAPI_PLUGIN_BE_POST_MODIFY_FN
+    BeTxnPostModify = 561,
+    /// SLAPI_PLUGIN_BE_POST_MODRDN_FN
+    BeTxnPostModRDN = 562,
+    /// SLAPI_PLUGIN_BE_POST_DELETE_FN
+    BeTxnPostDelete = 563,
+
+    /// SLAPI_PLUGIN_MR_FILTER_CREATE_FN
+    MRFilterCreate = 600,
+    /// SLAPI_PLUGIN_MR_INDEXER_CREATE_FN
+    MRIndexerCreate = 601,
+    /// SLAPI_PLUGIN_MR_FILTER_AVA
+    MRFilterAva = 618,
+    /// SLAPI_PLUGIN_MR_FILTER_SUB
+    MRFilterSub = 619,
+    /// SLAPI_PLUGIN_MR_VALUES2KEYS
+    MRValuesToKeys = 620,
+    /// SLAPI_PLUGIN_MR_ASSERTION2KEYS_AVA
+    MRAssertionToKeysAva = 621,
+    /// SLAPI_PLUGIN_MR_ASSERTION2KEYS_SUB
+    MRAssertionToKeysSub = 622,
+    /// SLAPI_PLUGIN_MR_COMPARE
+    MRCompare = 625,
+    /// SLAPI_PLUGIN_MR_NORMALIZE
+    MRNormalize = 626,
+
+    /// SLAPI_PLUGIN_SYNTAX_FILTER_AVA
+    SyntaxFilterAva = 700,
+    /// SLAPI_PLUGIN_SYNTAX_FILTER_SUB
+    SyntaxFilterSub = 701,
+    /// SLAPI_PLUGIN_SYNTAX_VALUES2KEYS
+    SyntaxValuesToKeys = 702,
+    /// SLAPI_PLUGIN_SYNTAX_ASSERTION2KEYS_AVA
+    SyntaxAssertion2KeysAva = 703,
+    /// SLAPI_PLUGIN_SYNTAX_ASSERTION2KEYS_SUB
+    SyntaxAssertion2KeysSub = 704,
+    /// SLAPI_PLUGIN_SYNTAX_FLAGS
+    SyntaxFlags = 707,
+    /// SLAPI_PLUGIN_SYNTAX_COMPARE
+    SyntaxCompare = 708,
+    /// SLAPI_PLUGIN_SYNTAX_VALIDATE
+    SyntaxValidate = 710,
+    /// SLAPI_PLUGIN_SYNTAX_NORMALIZE
+    SyntaxNormalize = 711,
+}
+
+static SV01: [u8; 3] = [b'0', b'1', b'\0'];
+static SV02: [u8; 3] = [b'0', b'2', b'\0'];
+static SV03: [u8; 3] = [b'0', b'3', b'\0'];
+
+/// Corresponding plugin versions
+pub enum PluginVersion {
+    /// SLAPI_PLUGIN_VERSION_01
+    V01,
+    /// SLAPI_PLUGIN_VERSION_02
+    V02,
+    /// SLAPI_PLUGIN_VERSION_03
+    V03,
+}
+
+impl PluginVersion {
+    pub fn to_char_ptr(&self) -> *const c_char {
+        match self {
+            PluginVersion::V01 => &SV01 as *const _ as *const c_char,
+            PluginVersion::V02 => &SV02 as *const _ as *const c_char,
+            PluginVersion::V03 => &SV03 as *const _ as *const c_char,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+static SMATCHINGRULE: [u8; 13] = [
+    b'm', b'a', b't', b'c', b'h', b'i', b'n', b'g', b'r', b'u', b'l', b'e', b'\0',
+];
+
+pub enum PluginType {
+    MatchingRule,
+}
+
+impl PluginType {
+    pub fn to_char_ptr(&self) -> *const c_char {
+        match self {
+            PluginType::MatchingRule => &SMATCHINGRULE as *const _ as *const c_char,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[repr(i32)]
+/// data types that we can get or retrieve from the pblock. This is only
+/// used internally.
+pub(crate) enum PblockType {
+    /// SLAPI_PLUGIN_PRIVATE
+    _PrivateData = 4,
+    /// SLAPI_PLUGIN_VERSION
+    Version = 8,
+    /// SLAPI_PLUGIN_DESCRIPTION
+    _Description = 12,
+    /// SLAPI_PLUGIN_IDENTITY
+    Identity = 13,
+    /// SLAPI_PLUGIN_INTOP_RESULT
+    OpResult = 15,
+    /// SLAPI_ADD_ENTRY
+    AddEntry = 60,
+    /// SLAPI_BACKEND
+    Backend = 130,
+    /// SLAPI_PLUGIN_MR_NAMES
+    MRNames = 624,
+    /// SLAPI_PLUGIN_SYNTAX_NAMES
+    SyntaxNames = 705,
+    /// SLAPI_PLUGIN_SYNTAX_OID
+    SyntaxOid = 706,
+}
+
+/// See ./ldap/include/ldaprot.h
+#[derive(PartialEq)]
+pub enum FilterType {
+    And = 0xa0,
+    Or = 0xa1,
+    Not = 0xa2,
+    Equality = 0xa3,
+    Substring = 0xa4,
+    Ge = 0xa5,
+    Le = 0xa6,
+    Present = 0x87,
+    Approx = 0xa8,
+    Extended = 0xa9,
+}
+
+impl TryFrom<i32> for FilterType {
+    type Error = RPluginError;
+
+    fn try_from(value: i32) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        match value {
+            0xa0 => Ok(FilterType::And),
+            0xa1 => Ok(FilterType::Or),
+            0xa2 => Ok(FilterType::Not),
+            0xa3 => Ok(FilterType::Equality),
+            0xa4 => Ok(FilterType::Substring),
+            0xa5 => Ok(FilterType::Ge),
+            0xa6 => Ok(FilterType::Le),
+            0x87 => Ok(FilterType::Present),
+            0xa8 => Ok(FilterType::Approx),
+            0xa9 => Ok(FilterType::Extended),
+            _ => Err(RPluginError::FilterType),
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/slapi_r_plugin/src/dn.rs b/src/slapi_r_plugin/src/dn.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5f8a65743
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/slapi_r_plugin/src/dn.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+use std::convert::TryFrom;
+use std::ffi::{CStr, CString};
+use std::ops::Deref;
+use std::os::raw::c_char;
+
+extern "C" {
+    fn slapi_sdn_get_dn(sdn: *const libc::c_void) -> *const c_char;
+    fn slapi_sdn_new_dn_byval(dn: *const c_char) -> *const libc::c_void;
+    fn slapi_sdn_issuffix(sdn: *const libc::c_void, suffix_sdn: *const libc::c_void) -> i32;
+    fn slapi_sdn_free(sdn: *const *const libc::c_void);
+    fn slapi_sdn_dup(sdn: *const libc::c_void) -> *const libc::c_void;
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct SdnRef {
+    raw_sdn: *const libc::c_void,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct NdnRef {
+    raw_ndn: *const c_char,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct Sdn {
+    value: SdnRef,
+}
+
+unsafe impl Send for Sdn {}
+
+impl From<&CStr> for Sdn {
+    fn from(value: &CStr) -> Self {
+        Sdn {
+            value: SdnRef {
+                raw_sdn: unsafe { slapi_sdn_new_dn_byval(value.as_ptr()) },
+            },
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl TryFrom<&str> for Sdn {
+    type Error = ();
+
+    fn try_from(value: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        let cstr = CString::new(value).map_err(|_| ())?;
+        Ok(Self::from(cstr.as_c_str()))
+    }
+}
+
+impl Clone for Sdn {
+    fn clone(&self) -> Self {
+        let raw_sdn = unsafe { slapi_sdn_dup(self.value.raw_sdn) };
+        Sdn {
+            value: SdnRef { raw_sdn },
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Drop for Sdn {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        unsafe { slapi_sdn_free(&self.value.raw_sdn as *const *const libc::c_void) }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Deref for Sdn {
+    type Target = SdnRef;
+
+    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
+        &self.value
+    }
+}
+
+impl SdnRef {
+    pub fn new(raw_sdn: *const libc::c_void) -> Self {
+        SdnRef { raw_sdn }
+    }
+
+    /// This is unsafe, as you need to ensure that the SdnRef associated lives at
+    /// least as long as the NdnRef, else this may cause a use-after-free.
+    pub unsafe fn as_ndnref(&self) -> NdnRef {
+        let raw_ndn = slapi_sdn_get_dn(self.raw_sdn);
+        NdnRef { raw_ndn }
+    }
+
+    pub fn to_dn_string(&self) -> String {
+        let dn_raw = unsafe { slapi_sdn_get_dn(self.raw_sdn) };
+        let dn_cstr = unsafe { CStr::from_ptr(dn_raw) };
+        dn_cstr.to_string_lossy().to_string()
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn as_ptr(&self) -> *const libc::c_void {
+        self.raw_sdn
+    }
+
+    pub fn is_below_suffix(&self, other: &SdnRef) -> bool {
+        if unsafe { slapi_sdn_issuffix(self.raw_sdn, other.raw_sdn) } == 0 {
+            false
+        } else {
+            true
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl NdnRef {
+    pub(crate) fn as_ptr(&self) -> *const c_char {
+        self.raw_ndn
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/slapi_r_plugin/src/entry.rs b/src/slapi_r_plugin/src/entry.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..034efe692
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/slapi_r_plugin/src/entry.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+use crate::dn::SdnRef;
+use crate::value::{slapi_value, ValueArrayRef, ValueRef};
+use std::ffi::CString;
+use std::os::raw::c_char;
+
+extern "C" {
+    fn slapi_entry_get_sdn(e: *const libc::c_void) -> *const libc::c_void;
+    fn slapi_entry_add_value(
+        e: *const libc::c_void,
+        a: *const c_char,
+        v: *const slapi_value,
+    ) -> i32;
+    fn slapi_entry_attr_get_valuearray(
+        e: *const libc::c_void,
+        a: *const c_char,
+    ) -> *const *const slapi_value;
+}
+
+pub struct EntryRef {
+    raw_e: *const libc::c_void,
+}
+
+/*
+pub struct Entry {
+    value: EntryRef,
+}
+
+impl Drop for Entry {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        ()
+    }
+}
+
+impl Deref for Entry {
+    type Target = EntryRef;
+
+    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
+        &self.value
+    }
+}
+
+impl Entry {
+    // Forget about this value, and get a pointer back suitable for providing to directory
+    // server to take ownership.
+    pub unsafe fn forget(self) -> *mut libc::c_void {
+        unimplemented!();
+    }
+}
+*/
+
+impl EntryRef {
+    pub fn new(raw_e: *const libc::c_void) -> Self {
+        EntryRef { raw_e }
+    }
+
+    // get the sdn
+    pub fn get_sdnref(&self) -> SdnRef {
+        let sdn_ptr = unsafe { slapi_entry_get_sdn(self.raw_e) };
+        SdnRef::new(sdn_ptr)
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_attr(&self, name: &str) -> Option<ValueArrayRef> {
+        let cname = CString::new(name).expect("invalid attr name");
+        let va = unsafe { slapi_entry_attr_get_valuearray(self.raw_e, cname.as_ptr()) };
+
+        if va.is_null() {
+            None
+        } else {
+            Some(ValueArrayRef::new(va as *const libc::c_void))
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn add_value(&mut self, a: &str, v: &ValueRef) {
+        // turn the attr to a c string.
+        // TODO FIX
+        let attr_name = CString::new(a).expect("Invalid attribute name");
+        // Get the raw ptr.
+        let raw_value_ref = unsafe { v.as_ptr() };
+        // We ignore the return because it always returns 0.
+        let _ = unsafe {
+            // By default, this clones.
+            slapi_entry_add_value(self.raw_e, attr_name.as_ptr(), raw_value_ref)
+        };
+    }
+
+    /*
+    pub fn replace_value(&mut self, a: &str, v: &ValueRef) {
+        // slapi_entry_attr_replace(e, SLAPI_ATTR_ENTRYUSN, new_bvals);
+        unimplemented!();
+    }
+    */
+}
diff --git a/src/slapi_r_plugin/src/error.rs b/src/slapi_r_plugin/src/error.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..91c81cd26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/slapi_r_plugin/src/error.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+// use std::convert::TryFrom;
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+#[repr(i32)]
+pub enum RPluginError {
+    Unknown = 500,
+    Unimplemented = 501,
+    FilterType = 502,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+#[repr(i32)]
+pub enum PluginError {
+    GenericFailure = -1,
+    Unknown = 1000,
+    Unimplemented = 1001,
+    Pblock = 1002,
+    BervalString = 1003,
+    InvalidSyntax = 1004,
+    InvalidFilter = 1005,
+    TxnFailure = 1006,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+#[repr(i32)]
+pub enum LDAPError {
+    Success = 0,
+    Operation = 1,
+    ObjectClassViolation = 65,
+    Other = 80,
+    Unknown = 999,
+}
+
+impl From<i32> for LDAPError {
+    fn from(value: i32) -> Self {
+        match value {
+            0 => LDAPError::Success,
+            1 => LDAPError::Operation,
+            65 => LDAPError::ObjectClassViolation,
+            80 => LDAPError::Other,
+            _ => LDAPError::Unknown,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// if we make debug impl, we can use this.
+// errmsg = ldap_err2string(result);
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+#[repr(i32)]
+pub enum DseCallbackStatus {
+    DoNotApply = 0,
+    Ok = 1,
+    Error = -1,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum LoggingError {
+    Unknown,
+    CString(String),
+}
diff --git a/src/slapi_r_plugin/src/init.c b/src/slapi_r_plugin/src/init.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..86d1235b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/slapi_r_plugin/src/init.c
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+
+#include <inttypes.h>
+
+int32_t
+do_nothing_really_well_abcdef() {
+    return 0;
+}
+
diff --git a/src/slapi_r_plugin/src/lib.rs b/src/slapi_r_plugin/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d7fc22e52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/slapi_r_plugin/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+// extern crate lazy_static;
+
+#[macro_use]
+pub mod macros;
+pub mod backend;
+pub mod ber;
+mod constants;
+pub mod dn;
+pub mod entry;
+pub mod error;
+pub mod log;
+pub mod pblock;
+pub mod plugin;
+pub mod search;
+pub mod syntax_plugin;
+pub mod task;
+pub mod value;
+
+pub mod prelude {
+    pub use crate::backend::{BackendRef, BackendRefTxn};
+    pub use crate::ber::BerValRef;
+    pub use crate::constants::{FilterType, PluginFnType, PluginType, PluginVersion, LDAP_SUCCESS};
+    pub use crate::dn::{Sdn, SdnRef};
+    pub use crate::entry::EntryRef;
+    pub use crate::error::{DseCallbackStatus, LDAPError, PluginError, RPluginError};
+    pub use crate::log::{log_error, ErrorLevel};
+    pub use crate::pblock::{Pblock, PblockRef};
+    pub use crate::plugin::{register_plugin_ext, PluginIdRef, SlapiPlugin3};
+    pub use crate::search::{Search, SearchScope};
+    pub use crate::syntax_plugin::{
+        matchingrule_register, name_to_leaking_char, names_to_leaking_char_array, SlapiOrdMr,
+        SlapiSubMr, SlapiSyntaxPlugin1,
+    };
+    pub use crate::task::{task_register_handler_fn, task_unregister_handler_fn, Task, TaskRef};
+    pub use crate::value::{Value, ValueArray, ValueArrayRef, ValueRef};
+}
diff --git a/src/slapi_r_plugin/src/log.rs b/src/slapi_r_plugin/src/log.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f686ecd1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/slapi_r_plugin/src/log.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+use std::ffi::CString;
+use std::os::raw::c_char;
+
+use crate::constants;
+use crate::error::LoggingError;
+
+extern "C" {
+    fn slapi_log_error(level: i32, system: *const c_char, message: *const c_char) -> i32;
+}
+
+pub fn log_error(
+    level: ErrorLevel,
+    subsystem: String,
+    message: String,
+) -> Result<(), LoggingError> {
+    let c_subsystem = CString::new(subsystem)
+        .map_err(|e| LoggingError::CString(format!("failed to convert subsystem -> {:?}", e)))?;
+    let c_message = CString::new(message)
+        .map_err(|e| LoggingError::CString(format!("failed to convert message -> {:?}", e)))?;
+
+    match unsafe { slapi_log_error(level as i32, c_subsystem.as_ptr(), c_message.as_ptr()) } {
+        constants::LDAP_SUCCESS => Ok(()),
+        _ => Err(LoggingError::Unknown),
+    }
+}
+
+#[repr(i32)]
+#[derive(Debug)]
+/// This is a safe rust representation of the values from slapi-plugin.h
+/// such as SLAPI_LOG_FATAL, SLAPI_LOG_TRACE, SLAPI_LOG_ ... These vaulues
+/// must matche their counter parts in slapi-plugin.h
+pub enum ErrorLevel {
+    /// Always log messages at this level. Soon to go away, see EMERG, ALERT, CRIT, ERR, WARNING, NOTICE, INFO, DEBUG
+    Fatal = 0,
+    /// Log detailed messages.
+    Trace = 1,
+    /// Log packet tracing.
+    Packets = 2,
+    /// Log argument tracing.
+    Args = 3,
+    /// Log connection tracking.
+    Conns = 4,
+    /// Log BER parsing.
+    Ber = 5,
+    /// Log filter processing.
+    Filter = 6,
+    /// Log configuration processing.
+    Config = 7,
+    /// Log access controls
+    Acl = 8,
+    /// Log .... ???
+    Shell = 9,
+    /// Log .... ???
+    Parse = 10,
+    /// Log .... ???
+    House = 11,
+    /// Log detailed replication information.
+    Repl = 12,
+    /// Log cache management.
+    Cache = 13,
+    /// Log detailed plugin operations.
+    Plugin = 14,
+    /// Log .... ???
+    Timing = 15,
+    /// Log backend infomation.
+    BackLDBM = 16,
+    /// Log ACL processing.
+    AclSummary = 17,
+    /// Log nuncstans processing.
+    NuncStansDONOTUSE = 18,
+    /// Emergency messages. Server is bursting into flame.
+    Emerg = 19,
+    /// Important alerts, server may explode soon.
+    Alert = 20,
+    /// Critical messages, but the server isn't going to explode. Admin should intervene.
+    Crit = 21,
+    /// Error has occured, but we can keep going. Could indicate misconfiguration.
+    Error = 22,
+    /// Warning about an issue that isn't very important. Good to resolve though.
+    Warning = 23,
+    /// Inform the admin of something that they should know about, IE server is running now.
+    Notice = 24,
+    /// Informational messages that are nice to know.
+    Info = 25,
+    /// Debugging information from the server.
+    Debug = 26,
+}
diff --git a/src/slapi_r_plugin/src/macros.rs b/src/slapi_r_plugin/src/macros.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..030449632
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/slapi_r_plugin/src/macros.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,835 @@
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! log_error {
+    ($level:expr, $($arg:tt)*) => ({
+        use std::fmt;
+        match log_error(
+            $level,
+            format!("{}:{}", file!(), line!()),
+            format!("{}\n", fmt::format(format_args!($($arg)*)))
+        ) {
+            Ok(_) => {},
+            Err(e) => {
+                eprintln!("A logging error occured {}, {} -> {:?}", file!(), line!(), e);
+            }
+        };
+    })
+}
+
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! slapi_r_plugin_hooks {
+    ($mod_ident:ident, $hooks_ident:ident) => (
+        paste::item! {
+            use libc;
+
+            static mut PLUGINID: *const libc::c_void = std::ptr::null();
+
+            pub(crate) fn plugin_id() -> PluginIdRef {
+                PluginIdRef {
+                    raw_pid: unsafe { PLUGINID }
+                }
+            }
+
+            #[no_mangle]
+            pub extern "C" fn [<$mod_ident _plugin_init>](raw_pb: *const libc::c_void) -> i32 {
+                let mut pb = PblockRef::new(raw_pb);
+                log_error!(ErrorLevel::Trace, "it's alive!\n");
+
+                match pb.set_plugin_version(PluginVersion::V03) {
+                    0 => {},
+                    e => return e,
+                };
+
+                // Setup the plugin id.
+                unsafe {
+                    PLUGINID = pb.get_plugin_identity();
+                }
+
+                if $hooks_ident::has_betxn_pre_modify() {
+                    match pb.register_betxn_pre_modify_fn([<$mod_ident _plugin_betxn_pre_modify>]) {
+                        0 => {},
+                        e => return e,
+                    };
+                }
+
+                if $hooks_ident::has_betxn_pre_add() {
+                    match pb.register_betxn_pre_add_fn([<$mod_ident _plugin_betxn_pre_add>]) {
+                        0 => {},
+                        e => return e,
+                    };
+                }
+
+                // set the start fn
+                match pb.register_start_fn([<$mod_ident _plugin_start>]) {
+                    0 => {},
+                    e => return e,
+                };
+
+                // set the close fn
+                match pb.register_close_fn([<$mod_ident _plugin_close>]) {
+                    0 => {},
+                    e => return e,
+                };
+
+                0
+            }
+
+            pub extern "C" fn [<$mod_ident _plugin_start>](raw_pb: *const libc::c_void) -> i32 {
+                let mut pb = PblockRef::new(raw_pb);
+
+                if let Some(task_ident) = $hooks_ident::has_task_handler() {
+                    match task_register_handler_fn(task_ident, [<$mod_ident _plugin_task_handler>], &mut pb) {
+                        0 => {},
+                        e => return e,
+                    };
+                };
+
+                match $hooks_ident::start(&mut pb) {
+                    Ok(()) => {
+                        0
+                    }
+                    Err(e) => {
+                        log_error!(ErrorLevel::Error, "-> {:?}", e);
+                        1
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            pub extern "C" fn [<$mod_ident _plugin_close>](raw_pb: *const libc::c_void) -> i32 {
+                let mut pb = PblockRef::new(raw_pb);
+
+                if let Some(task_ident) = $hooks_ident::has_task_handler() {
+                    match task_unregister_handler_fn(task_ident, [<$mod_ident _plugin_task_handler>]) {
+                        0 => {},
+                        e => return e,
+                    };
+                };
+
+                match $hooks_ident::close(&mut pb) {
+                    Ok(()) => {
+                        0
+                    }
+                    Err(e) => {
+                        log_error!(ErrorLevel::Error, "-> {:?}", e);
+                        1
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            pub extern "C" fn [<$mod_ident _plugin_betxn_pre_modify>](raw_pb: *const libc::c_void) -> i32 {
+                let mut pb = PblockRef::new(raw_pb);
+                match $hooks_ident::betxn_pre_modify(&mut pb) {
+                    Ok(()) => {
+                        0
+                    }
+                    Err(e) => {
+                        log_error!(ErrorLevel::Error, "-> {:?}", e);
+                        1
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            pub extern "C" fn [<$mod_ident _plugin_betxn_pre_add>](raw_pb: *const libc::c_void) -> i32 {
+                let mut pb = PblockRef::new(raw_pb);
+                match $hooks_ident::betxn_pre_add(&mut pb) {
+                    Ok(()) => {
+                        0
+                    }
+                    Err(e) => {
+                        log_error!(ErrorLevel::Error, "-> {:?}", e);
+                        1
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            pub extern "C" fn [<$mod_ident _plugin_task_handler>](
+                raw_pb: *const libc::c_void,
+                raw_e_before: *const libc::c_void,
+                _raw_e_after: *const libc::c_void,
+                raw_returncode: *mut i32,
+                _raw_returntext: *mut c_char,
+                raw_arg: *const libc::c_void,
+            ) -> i32 {
+                let mut pb = PblockRef::new(raw_pb);
+
+                let e_before = EntryRef::new(raw_e_before);
+                // let e_after = EntryRef::new(raw_e_after);
+
+                let task_data = match $hooks_ident::task_validate(
+                    &e_before
+                ) {
+                    Ok(data) => data,
+                    Err(retcode) => {
+                        unsafe { *raw_returncode = retcode as i32 };
+                        return DseCallbackStatus::Error as i32
+                    }
+                };
+
+                let mut task = Task::new(&e_before, raw_arg);
+                task.register_destructor_fn([<$mod_ident _plugin_task_destructor>]);
+
+                // Setup the task thread and then run it. Remember, because Rust is
+                // smarter about memory, the move statement here moves the task wrapper and
+                // task_data to the thread, so they drop on thread close. No need for a
+                // destructor beyond blocking on the thread to complete.
+                std::thread::spawn(move || {
+                    log_error!(ErrorLevel::Trace, concat!(stringify!($mod_ident), "_plugin_task_thread => begin"));
+                    // Indicate the task is begun
+                    task.begin();
+                    // Start a txn
+                    let be: Option<BackendRef> = match $hooks_ident::task_be_dn_hint(&task_data)
+                        .map(|be_dn| {
+                            BackendRef::new(&be_dn)
+                        })
+                        .transpose() {
+                            Ok(v) => v,
+                            Err(_) => {
+                                log_error!(ErrorLevel::Error, concat!(stringify!($mod_ident), "_plugin_task_thread => task error -> selected dn does not exist"));
+                                task.error(PluginError::TxnFailure as i32);
+                                return;
+                            }
+                        };
+                    let be_txn: Option<BackendRefTxn> = match be {
+                        Some(b) => {
+                            match b.begin_txn() {
+                                Ok(txn) => Some(txn),
+                                Err(_) => {
+                                    log_error!(ErrorLevel::Error, concat!(stringify!($mod_ident), "_plugin_task_thread => task error -> unable to begin txn"));
+                                    task.error(PluginError::TxnFailure as i32);
+                                    return;
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                        None => None,
+                    };
+
+                    // Abort or commit the txn here.
+                    match $hooks_ident::task_handler(&mut task, task_data) {
+                        Ok(_data) => {
+                            match be_txn {
+                                Some(be_txn) => be_txn.commit(),
+                                None => {}
+                            };
+                            // These will set the status, and guarantee the drop
+                            task.success();
+                        }
+                        Err(e) => {
+                            log_error!(ErrorLevel::Error, "{}_plugin_task_thread => task error -> {:?}", stringify!($mod_ident), e);
+                            // These will set the status, and guarantee the drop
+                            task.error(e as i32);
+                            // On drop, be_txn implicitly aborts.
+                        }
+                    };
+
+                    log_error!(ErrorLevel::Trace, concat!(stringify!($mod_ident), "_plugin_task_thread <= complete"));
+                });
+
+                // Indicate that the thread started just fine.
+                unsafe { *raw_returncode = LDAP_SUCCESS };
+                DseCallbackStatus::Ok as i32
+            }
+
+            pub extern "C" fn [<$mod_ident _plugin_task_destructor>](
+                raw_task: *const libc::c_void,
+            ) {
+                // Simply block until the task refcount drops to 0.
+                let task = TaskRef::new(raw_task);
+                task.block();
+            }
+
+        } // end paste
+    )
+} // end macro
+
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! slapi_r_syntax_plugin_hooks {
+    (
+        $mod_ident:ident,
+        $hooks_ident:ident
+    ) => (
+        paste::item! {
+            use libc;
+            use std::convert::TryFrom;
+
+            #[no_mangle]
+            pub extern "C" fn [<$mod_ident _plugin_init>](raw_pb: *const libc::c_void) -> i32 {
+                let mut pb = PblockRef::new(raw_pb);
+                log_error!(ErrorLevel::Trace, "slapi_r_syntax_plugin_hooks => begin");
+                // Setup our plugin
+                match pb.set_plugin_version(PluginVersion::V01) {
+                    0 => {},
+                    e => return e,
+                };
+
+                // Setup the names/oids that this plugin provides syntaxes for.
+
+                let name_ptr = unsafe { names_to_leaking_char_array(&$hooks_ident::attr_supported_names()) };
+                match pb.register_syntax_names(name_ptr) {
+                    0 => {},
+                    e => return e,
+                };
+
+                let name_ptr = unsafe { name_to_leaking_char($hooks_ident::attr_oid()) };
+                match pb.register_syntax_oid(name_ptr) {
+                    0 => {},
+                    e => return e,
+                };
+
+                match pb.register_syntax_validate_fn([<$mod_ident _plugin_syntax_validate>]) {
+                    0 => {},
+                    e => return e,
+                };
+
+                // Now setup the MR's
+                match register_plugin_ext(
+                    PluginType::MatchingRule,
+                    $hooks_ident::eq_mr_name(),
+                    concat!(stringify!($mod_ident), "_plugin_eq_mr_init"),
+                    [<$mod_ident _plugin_eq_mr_init>]
+                ) {
+                    0 => {},
+                    e => return e,
+                };
+
+                if $hooks_ident::sub_mr_oid().is_some() {
+                    match register_plugin_ext(
+                        PluginType::MatchingRule,
+                        $hooks_ident::sub_mr_name(),
+                        concat!(stringify!($mod_ident), "_plugin_ord_mr_init"),
+                        [<$mod_ident _plugin_ord_mr_init>]
+                    ) {
+                        0 => {},
+                        e => return e,
+                    };
+                }
+
+                if $hooks_ident::ord_mr_oid().is_some() {
+                    match register_plugin_ext(
+                        PluginType::MatchingRule,
+                        $hooks_ident::ord_mr_name(),
+                        concat!(stringify!($mod_ident), "_plugin_ord_mr_init"),
+                        [<$mod_ident _plugin_ord_mr_init>]
+                    ) {
+                        0 => {},
+                        e => return e,
+                    };
+                }
+
+                log_error!(ErrorLevel::Trace, "slapi_r_syntax_plugin_hooks <= success");
+
+                0
+            }
+
+            pub extern "C" fn [<$mod_ident _plugin_syntax_validate>](
+                raw_berval: *const libc::c_void,
+            ) -> i32 {
+                log_error!(ErrorLevel::Trace, concat!(stringify!($mod_ident), "_plugin_syntax_validate => begin"));
+
+                let bval = BerValRef::new(raw_berval);
+
+                match $hooks_ident::syntax_validate(&bval) {
+                    Ok(()) => {
+                        log_error!(ErrorLevel::Trace, concat!(stringify!($mod_ident), "_plugin_syntax_validate <= success"));
+                        LDAP_SUCCESS
+                    }
+                    Err(e) => {
+                        log_error!(ErrorLevel::Warning,
+                            "{}_plugin_syntax_validate error -> {:?}", stringify!($mod_ident), e
+                        );
+                        e as i32
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            // All the MR types share this.
+            pub extern "C" fn [<$mod_ident _plugin_mr_filter_ava>](
+                raw_pb: *const libc::c_void,
+                raw_bvfilter: *const libc::c_void,
+                raw_bvals: *const libc::c_void,
+                i_ftype: i32,
+                _retval: *mut libc::c_void,
+            ) -> i32 {
+                log_error!(ErrorLevel::Trace, concat!(stringify!($mod_ident), "_plugin_mr_filter_ava => begin"));
+                let mut pb = PblockRef::new(raw_pb);
+                let bvfilter = BerValRef::new(raw_bvfilter);
+                let bvals = ValueArrayRef::new(raw_bvals);
+                let ftype = match FilterType::try_from(i_ftype) {
+                    Ok(f) => f,
+                    Err(e) => {
+                        log_error!(ErrorLevel::Error, "{}_plugin_ord_mr_filter_ava Error -> {:?}",
+                        stringify!($mod_ident), e);
+                        return e as i32
+                    }
+                };
+
+                let r: Result<bool, PluginError> = match ftype {
+                    FilterType::And | FilterType::Or | FilterType::Not => {
+                        Err(PluginError::InvalidFilter)
+                    }
+                    FilterType::Equality => {
+                        $hooks_ident::filter_ava_eq(&mut pb, &bvfilter, &bvals)
+                    }
+                    FilterType::Substring => {
+                        Err(PluginError::Unimplemented)
+                    }
+                    FilterType::Ge => {
+                        $hooks_ident::filter_ava_ord(&mut pb, &bvfilter, &bvals)
+                            .map(|o_ord| {
+                                match o_ord {
+                                    Some(Ordering::Greater) | Some(Ordering::Equal) => true,
+                                    Some(Ordering::Less) | None => false,
+                                }
+                            })
+                    }
+                    FilterType::Le => {
+                        $hooks_ident::filter_ava_ord(&mut pb, &bvfilter, &bvals)
+                            .map(|o_ord| {
+                                match o_ord {
+                                    Some(Ordering::Less) | Some(Ordering::Equal) => true,
+                                    Some(Ordering::Greater) | None => false,
+                                }
+                            })
+                    }
+                    FilterType::Present => {
+                        Err(PluginError::Unimplemented)
+                    }
+                    FilterType::Approx => {
+                        Err(PluginError::Unimplemented)
+                    }
+                    FilterType::Extended => {
+                        Err(PluginError::Unimplemented)
+                    }
+                };
+
+                match r {
+                    Ok(b) => {
+                        log_error!(ErrorLevel::Trace, concat!(stringify!($mod_ident), "_plugin_mr_filter_ava <= success"));
+                        // rust bool into i32 will become 0 false, 1 true. However, ds expects 0 true and 1 false for
+                        // for the filter_ava match. So we flip the bool, and send it back.
+                        (!b) as i32
+                    }
+                    Err(e) => {
+                        log_error!(ErrorLevel::Warning,
+                            "{}_plugin_mr_filter_ava error -> {:?}",
+                            stringify!($mod_ident), e
+                        );
+                        e as i32
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+
+            // EQ MR plugin hooks
+            #[no_mangle]
+            pub extern "C" fn [<$mod_ident _plugin_eq_mr_init>](
+                raw_pb: *const libc::c_void,
+            ) -> i32 {
+                let mut pb = PblockRef::new(raw_pb);
+                log_error!(ErrorLevel::Trace, concat!(stringify!($mod_ident), "_plugin_eq_mr_init => begin"));
+                match pb.set_plugin_version(PluginVersion::V01) {
+                    0 => {},
+                    e => return e,
+                };
+
+                let name_ptr = unsafe { names_to_leaking_char_array(&$hooks_ident::eq_mr_supported_names()) };
+                // SLAPI_PLUGIN_MR_NAMES
+                match pb.register_mr_names(name_ptr) {
+                    0 => {},
+                    e => return e,
+                };
+
+                // description
+                // SLAPI_PLUGIN_MR_FILTER_CREATE_FN
+                match pb.register_mr_filter_create_fn([<$mod_ident _plugin_eq_mr_filter_create>]) {
+                    0 => {},
+                    e => return e,
+                };
+                // SLAPI_PLUGIN_MR_INDEXER_CREATE_FN
+                match pb.register_mr_indexer_create_fn([<$mod_ident _plugin_eq_mr_indexer_create>]) {
+                    0 => {},
+                    e => return e,
+                };
+                // SLAPI_PLUGIN_MR_FILTER_AVA
+                match pb.register_mr_filter_ava_fn([<$mod_ident _plugin_mr_filter_ava>]) {
+                    0 => {},
+                    e => return e,
+                };
+                // SLAPI_PLUGIN_MR_FILTER_SUB
+                match pb.register_mr_filter_sub_fn([<$mod_ident _plugin_eq_mr_filter_sub>]) {
+                    0 => {},
+                    e => return e,
+                };
+                // SLAPI_PLUGIN_MR_VALUES2KEYS
+                match pb.register_mr_values2keys_fn([<$mod_ident _plugin_eq_mr_filter_values2keys>]) {
+                    0 => {},
+                    e => return e,
+                };
+                // SLAPI_PLUGIN_MR_ASSERTION2KEYS_AVA
+                match pb.register_mr_assertion2keys_ava_fn([<$mod_ident _plugin_eq_mr_filter_assertion2keys_ava>]) {
+                    0 => {},
+                    e => return e,
+                };
+                // SLAPI_PLUGIN_MR_ASSERTION2KEYS_SUB
+                match pb.register_mr_assertion2keys_sub_fn([<$mod_ident _plugin_eq_mr_filter_assertion2keys_sub>]) {
+                    0 => {},
+                    e => return e,
+                };
+                // SLAPI_PLUGIN_MR_COMPARE
+                match pb.register_mr_compare_fn([<$mod_ident _plugin_eq_mr_filter_compare>]) {
+                    0 => {},
+                    e => return e,
+                };
+                // SLAPI_PLUGIN_MR_NORMALIZE
+
+                // Finaly, register the MR
+                match unsafe { matchingrule_register($hooks_ident::eq_mr_oid(), $hooks_ident::eq_mr_name(), $hooks_ident::eq_mr_desc(), $hooks_ident::attr_oid(), &$hooks_ident::attr_compat_oids()) } {
+                    0 => {},
+                    e => return e,
+                };
+
+                log_error!(ErrorLevel::Trace, concat!(stringify!($mod_ident), "_plugin_eq_mr_init <= success"));
+                0
+            }
+
+            pub extern "C" fn [<$mod_ident _plugin_eq_mr_filter_create>](
+                raw_pb: *const libc::c_void,
+            ) -> i32 {
+                log_error!(ErrorLevel::Trace, concat!(stringify!($mod_ident), "_plugin_eq_mr_filter_create => begin"));
+                log_error!(ErrorLevel::Trace, concat!(stringify!($mod_ident), "_plugin_eq_mr_filter_create <= success"));
+                0
+            }
+
+            pub extern "C" fn [<$mod_ident _plugin_eq_mr_indexer_create>](
+                raw_pb: *const libc::c_void,
+            ) -> i32 {
+                log_error!(ErrorLevel::Trace, concat!(stringify!($mod_ident), "_plugin_eq_mr_indexer_create => begin"));
+                log_error!(ErrorLevel::Trace, concat!(stringify!($mod_ident), "_plugin_eq_mr_indexer_create <= success"));
+                0
+            }
+
+            pub extern "C" fn [<$mod_ident _plugin_eq_mr_filter_sub>](
+                raw_pb: *const libc::c_void,
+            ) -> i32 {
+                log_error!(ErrorLevel::Trace, concat!(stringify!($mod_ident), "_plugin_eq_mr_filter_sub => begin"));
+                log_error!(ErrorLevel::Trace, concat!(stringify!($mod_ident), "_plugin_eq_mr_filter_sub <= success"));
+                0
+            }
+
+            pub extern "C" fn [<$mod_ident _plugin_eq_mr_filter_values2keys>](
+                raw_pb: *const libc::c_void,
+                raw_vals: *const libc::c_void,
+                raw_ivals: *mut libc::c_void,
+                i_ftype: i32,
+            ) -> i32 {
+                log_error!(ErrorLevel::Trace, concat!(stringify!($mod_ident), "_plugin_eq_mr_filter_values2keys => begin"));
+                let mut pb = PblockRef::new(raw_pb);
+                let vals = ValueArrayRef::new(raw_vals);
+                let ftype = match FilterType::try_from(i_ftype) {
+                    Ok(f) => f,
+                    Err(e) => {
+                        log_error!(ErrorLevel::Error,
+                        "{}_plugin_eq_mr_filter_values2keys Error -> {:?}",
+                        stringify!($mod_ident),
+                        e);
+                        return e as i32
+                    }
+                };
+
+                if (ftype != FilterType::Equality && ftype != FilterType::Approx) {
+                    log_error!(ErrorLevel::Error,
+                        "{}_plugin_eq_mr_filter_values2keys Error -> Invalid Filter type",
+                        stringify!($mod_ident),
+                        );
+                    return PluginError::InvalidFilter  as i32
+                }
+
+                let va = match $hooks_ident::eq_mr_filter_values2keys(&mut pb, &vals) {
+                    Ok(va) => va,
+                    Err(e) => {
+                        log_error!(ErrorLevel::Error,
+                        "{}_plugin_eq_mr_filter_values2keys Error -> {:?}",
+                        stringify!($mod_ident),
+                        e);
+                        return e as i32
+                    }
+                };
+
+                // Now, deconstruct the va, get the pointer, and put it into the ivals.
+                unsafe {
+                    let ivals_ptr: *mut *const libc::c_void = raw_ivals as *mut _;
+                    (*ivals_ptr) = va.take_ownership() as *const libc::c_void;
+                }
+
+                log_error!(ErrorLevel::Trace, concat!(stringify!($mod_ident), "_plugin_eq_mr_filter_values2keys <= success"));
+                0
+            }
+
+            pub extern "C" fn [<$mod_ident _plugin_eq_mr_filter_assertion2keys_ava>](
+                raw_pb: *const libc::c_void,
+            ) -> i32 {
+                log_error!(ErrorLevel::Trace, concat!(stringify!($mod_ident), "_plugin_eq_mr_filter_assertion2keys_ava => begin"));
+                log_error!(ErrorLevel::Trace, concat!(stringify!($mod_ident), "_plugin_eq_mr_filter_assertion2keys_ava <= success"));
+                0
+            }
+
+            pub extern "C" fn [<$mod_ident _plugin_eq_mr_filter_assertion2keys_sub>](
+                raw_pb: *const libc::c_void,
+            ) -> i32 {
+                log_error!(ErrorLevel::Trace, concat!(stringify!($mod_ident), "_plugin_eq_mr_filter_assertion2keys_sub => begin"));
+                log_error!(ErrorLevel::Trace, concat!(stringify!($mod_ident), "_plugin_eq_mr_filter_assertion2keys_sub <= success"));
+                0
+            }
+
+            pub extern "C" fn [<$mod_ident _plugin_eq_mr_filter_names>](
+                raw_pb: *const libc::c_void,
+            ) -> i32 {
+                // This is probably another char pointer.
+                0
+            }
+
+            pub extern "C" fn [<$mod_ident _plugin_eq_mr_filter_compare>](
+                raw_va: *const libc::c_void,
+                raw_vb: *const libc::c_void,
+            ) -> i32 {
+                log_error!(ErrorLevel::Trace, concat!(stringify!($mod_ident), "_plugin_eq_mr_filter_compare => begin"));
+                log_error!(ErrorLevel::Trace, concat!(stringify!($mod_ident), "_plugin_eq_mr_filter_compare <= success"));
+                0
+            }
+
+            // SUB MR plugin hooks
+
+            pub extern "C" fn [<$mod_ident _plugin_sub_mr_filter_create>](
+                raw_pb: *const libc::c_void,
+            ) -> i32 {
+                log_error!(ErrorLevel::Trace, concat!(stringify!($mod_ident), "_plugin_sub_mr_filter_create => begin"));
+                log_error!(ErrorLevel::Trace, concat!(stringify!($mod_ident), "_plugin_sub_mr_filter_create <= success"));
+                0
+            }
+
+            pub extern "C" fn [<$mod_ident _plugin_sub_mr_indexer_create>](
+                raw_pb: *const libc::c_void,
+            ) -> i32 {
+                log_error!(ErrorLevel::Trace, concat!(stringify!($mod_ident), "_plugin_sub_mr_indexer_create => begin"));
+                log_error!(ErrorLevel::Trace, concat!(stringify!($mod_ident), "_plugin_sub_mr_indexer_create <= success"));
+                0
+            }
+
+            pub extern "C" fn [<$mod_ident _plugin_sub_mr_filter_sub>](
+                raw_pb: *const libc::c_void,
+            ) -> i32 {
+                log_error!(ErrorLevel::Trace, concat!(stringify!($mod_ident), "_plugin_sub_mr_filter_sub => begin"));
+                log_error!(ErrorLevel::Trace, concat!(stringify!($mod_ident), "_plugin_sub_mr_filter_sub <= success"));
+                0
+            }
+
+            pub extern "C" fn [<$mod_ident _plugin_sub_mr_filter_values2keys>](
+                raw_pb: *const libc::c_void,
+            ) -> i32 {
+                log_error!(ErrorLevel::Trace, concat!(stringify!($mod_ident), "_plugin_sub_mr_filter_values2keys => begin"));
+                log_error!(ErrorLevel::Trace, concat!(stringify!($mod_ident), "_plugin_sub_mr_filter_values2keys <= success"));
+                0
+            }
+
+            pub extern "C" fn [<$mod_ident _plugin_sub_mr_filter_assertion2keys_ava>](
+                raw_pb: *const libc::c_void,
+            ) -> i32 {
+                log_error!(ErrorLevel::Trace, concat!(stringify!($mod_ident), "_plugin_sub_mr_filter_assertion2keys_ava => begin"));
+                log_error!(ErrorLevel::Trace, concat!(stringify!($mod_ident), "_plugin_sub_mr_filter_assertion2keys_ava <= success"));
+                0
+            }
+
+            pub extern "C" fn [<$mod_ident _plugin_sub_mr_filter_assertion2keys_sub>](
+                raw_pb: *const libc::c_void,
+            ) -> i32 {
+                log_error!(ErrorLevel::Trace, concat!(stringify!($mod_ident), "_plugin_sub_mr_filter_assertion2keys_sub => begin"));
+                log_error!(ErrorLevel::Trace, concat!(stringify!($mod_ident), "_plugin_sub_mr_filter_assertion2keys_sub <= success"));
+                0
+            }
+
+            pub extern "C" fn [<$mod_ident _plugin_sub_mr_filter_names>](
+                raw_pb: *const libc::c_void,
+            ) -> i32 {
+                // Probably a char array
+                0
+            }
+
+            pub extern "C" fn [<$mod_ident _plugin_sub_mr_filter_compare>](
+                raw_pb: *const libc::c_void,
+            ) -> i32 {
+                log_error!(ErrorLevel::Trace, concat!(stringify!($mod_ident), "_plugin_sub_mr_filter_compare => begin"));
+                log_error!(ErrorLevel::Trace, concat!(stringify!($mod_ident), "_plugin_sub_mr_filter_compare <= success"));
+                0
+            }
+
+            // ORD MR plugin hooks
+            #[no_mangle]
+            pub extern "C" fn [<$mod_ident _plugin_ord_mr_init>](
+                raw_pb: *const libc::c_void,
+            ) -> i32 {
+                let mut pb = PblockRef::new(raw_pb);
+                log_error!(ErrorLevel::Trace, concat!(stringify!($mod_ident), "_plugin_ord_mr_init => begin"));
+                match pb.set_plugin_version(PluginVersion::V01) {
+                    0 => {},
+                    e => return e,
+                };
+
+                let name_ptr = unsafe { names_to_leaking_char_array(&$hooks_ident::ord_mr_supported_names()) };
+                // SLAPI_PLUGIN_MR_NAMES
+                match pb.register_mr_names(name_ptr) {
+                    0 => {},
+                    e => return e,
+                };
+
+                // description
+                // SLAPI_PLUGIN_MR_FILTER_CREATE_FN
+                match pb.register_mr_filter_create_fn([<$mod_ident _plugin_ord_mr_filter_create>]) {
+                    0 => {},
+                    e => return e,
+                };
+                // SLAPI_PLUGIN_MR_INDEXER_CREATE_FN
+                match pb.register_mr_indexer_create_fn([<$mod_ident _plugin_ord_mr_indexer_create>]) {
+                    0 => {},
+                    e => return e,
+                };
+                // SLAPI_PLUGIN_MR_FILTER_AVA
+                match pb.register_mr_filter_ava_fn([<$mod_ident _plugin_mr_filter_ava>]) {
+                    0 => {},
+                    e => return e,
+                };
+                // SLAPI_PLUGIN_MR_FILTER_SUB
+                match pb.register_mr_filter_sub_fn([<$mod_ident _plugin_ord_mr_filter_sub>]) {
+                    0 => {},
+                    e => return e,
+                };
+                // SLAPI_PLUGIN_MR_VALUES2KEYS
+                /*
+                match pb.register_mr_values2keys_fn([<$mod_ident _plugin_ord_mr_filter_values2keys>]) {
+                    0 => {},
+                    e => return e,
+                };
+                */
+                // SLAPI_PLUGIN_MR_ASSERTION2KEYS_AVA
+                match pb.register_mr_assertion2keys_ava_fn([<$mod_ident _plugin_ord_mr_filter_assertion2keys_ava>]) {
+                    0 => {},
+                    e => return e,
+                };
+                // SLAPI_PLUGIN_MR_ASSERTION2KEYS_SUB
+                match pb.register_mr_assertion2keys_sub_fn([<$mod_ident _plugin_ord_mr_filter_assertion2keys_sub>]) {
+                    0 => {},
+                    e => return e,
+                };
+                // SLAPI_PLUGIN_MR_COMPARE
+                match pb.register_mr_compare_fn([<$mod_ident _plugin_ord_mr_filter_compare>]) {
+                    0 => {},
+                    e => return e,
+                };
+                // SLAPI_PLUGIN_MR_NORMALIZE
+
+                // Finaly, register the MR
+                match unsafe { matchingrule_register($hooks_ident::ord_mr_oid().unwrap(), $hooks_ident::ord_mr_name(), $hooks_ident::ord_mr_desc(), $hooks_ident::attr_oid(), &$hooks_ident::attr_compat_oids()) } {
+                    0 => {},
+                    e => return e,
+                };
+
+                log_error!(ErrorLevel::Trace, concat!(stringify!($mod_ident), "_plugin_ord_mr_init <= success"));
+                0
+            }
+
+            pub extern "C" fn [<$mod_ident _plugin_ord_mr_filter_create>](
+                raw_pb: *const libc::c_void,
+            ) -> i32 {
+                log_error!(ErrorLevel::Trace, concat!(stringify!($mod_ident), "_plugin_ord_mr_filter_create => begin"));
+                log_error!(ErrorLevel::Trace, concat!(stringify!($mod_ident), "_plugin_ord_mr_filter_create <= success"));
+                0
+            }
+
+            pub extern "C" fn [<$mod_ident _plugin_ord_mr_indexer_create>](
+                raw_pb: *const libc::c_void,
+            ) -> i32 {
+                log_error!(ErrorLevel::Trace, concat!(stringify!($mod_ident), "_plugin_ord_mr_indexer_create => begin"));
+                log_error!(ErrorLevel::Trace, concat!(stringify!($mod_ident), "_plugin_ord_mr_indexer_create <= success"));
+                0
+            }
+
+            pub extern "C" fn [<$mod_ident _plugin_ord_mr_filter_sub>](
+                raw_pb: *const libc::c_void,
+            ) -> i32 {
+                log_error!(ErrorLevel::Trace, concat!(stringify!($mod_ident), "_plugin_ord_mr_filter_sub => begin"));
+                log_error!(ErrorLevel::Trace, concat!(stringify!($mod_ident), "_plugin_ord_mr_filter_sub <= success"));
+                0
+            }
+
+            pub extern "C" fn [<$mod_ident _plugin_ord_mr_filter_values2keys>](
+                raw_pb: *const libc::c_void,
+            ) -> i32 {
+                log_error!(ErrorLevel::Trace, concat!(stringify!($mod_ident), "_plugin_ord_mr_filter_values2keys => begin"));
+                log_error!(ErrorLevel::Trace, concat!(stringify!($mod_ident), "_plugin_ord_mr_filter_values2keys <= success"));
+                0
+            }
+
+            pub extern "C" fn [<$mod_ident _plugin_ord_mr_filter_assertion2keys_ava>](
+                raw_pb: *const libc::c_void,
+            ) -> i32 {
+                log_error!(ErrorLevel::Trace, concat!(stringify!($mod_ident), "_plugin_ord_mr_filter_assertion2keys_ava => begin"));
+                log_error!(ErrorLevel::Trace, concat!(stringify!($mod_ident), "_plugin_ord_mr_filter_assertion2keys_ava <= success"));
+                0
+            }
+
+            pub extern "C" fn [<$mod_ident _plugin_ord_mr_filter_assertion2keys_sub>](
+                raw_pb: *const libc::c_void,
+            ) -> i32 {
+                log_error!(ErrorLevel::Trace, concat!(stringify!($mod_ident), "_plugin_ord_mr_filter_assertion2keys_sub => begin"));
+                log_error!(ErrorLevel::Trace, concat!(stringify!($mod_ident), "_plugin_ord_mr_filter_assertion2keys_sub <= success"));
+                0
+            }
+
+            pub extern "C" fn [<$mod_ident _plugin_ord_mr_filter_names>](
+                raw_pb: *const libc::c_void,
+            ) -> i32 {
+                // probably char pointers
+                0
+            }
+
+            pub extern "C" fn [<$mod_ident _plugin_ord_mr_filter_compare>](
+                raw_va: *const libc::c_void,
+                raw_vb: *const libc::c_void,
+            ) -> i32 {
+                log_error!(ErrorLevel::Trace, concat!(stringify!($mod_ident), "_plugin_ord_mr_filter_compare => begin"));
+                let va = BerValRef::new(raw_va);
+                let vb = BerValRef::new(raw_vb);
+                let rc = match $hooks_ident::filter_compare(&va, &vb) {
+                    Ordering::Less => -1,
+                    Ordering::Equal => 0,
+                    Ordering::Greater => 1,
+                };
+                log_error!(ErrorLevel::Trace, concat!(stringify!($mod_ident), "_plugin_ord_mr_filter_compare <= success"));
+                rc
+            }
+
+        } // end paste
+    )
+} // end macro
+
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! slapi_r_search_callback_mapfn {
+    (
+        $mod_ident:ident,
+        $cb_target_ident:ident,
+        $cb_mod_ident:ident
+    ) => {
+        paste::item! {
+            #[no_mangle]
+            pub extern "C" fn [<$cb_target_ident>](
+                raw_e: *const libc::c_void,
+                raw_data: *const libc::c_void,
+            ) -> i32 {
+                let e = EntryRef::new(raw_e);
+                let data_ptr = raw_data as *const _;
+                let data = unsafe { &(*data_ptr) };
+                match $cb_mod_ident(e, data) {
+                    Ok(_) => LDAPError::Success as i32,
+                    Err(e) => e as i32,
+                }
+            }
+        } // end paste
+    };
+} // end macro
diff --git a/src/slapi_r_plugin/src/pblock.rs b/src/slapi_r_plugin/src/pblock.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b69ce1680
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/slapi_r_plugin/src/pblock.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,275 @@
+use libc;
+use std::ops::{Deref, DerefMut};
+use std::os::raw::c_char;
+use std::ptr;
+
+use crate::backend::BackendRef;
+use crate::constants::{PblockType, PluginFnType, PluginVersion};
+use crate::entry::EntryRef;
+pub use crate::log::{log_error, ErrorLevel};
+
+extern "C" {
+    fn slapi_pblock_set(pb: *const libc::c_void, arg: i32, value: *const libc::c_void) -> i32;
+    fn slapi_pblock_get(pb: *const libc::c_void, arg: i32, value: *const libc::c_void) -> i32;
+    fn slapi_pblock_new() -> *const libc::c_void;
+}
+
+pub struct Pblock {
+    value: PblockRef,
+}
+
+impl Pblock {
+    pub fn new() -> Pblock {
+        let raw_pb = unsafe { slapi_pblock_new() };
+        Pblock {
+            value: PblockRef { raw_pb },
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Deref for Pblock {
+    type Target = PblockRef;
+
+    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
+        &self.value
+    }
+}
+
+impl DerefMut for Pblock {
+    fn deref_mut(&mut self) -> &mut Self::Target {
+        &mut self.value
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct PblockRef {
+    raw_pb: *const libc::c_void,
+}
+
+impl PblockRef {
+    pub fn new(raw_pb: *const libc::c_void) -> Self {
+        PblockRef { raw_pb }
+    }
+
+    pub unsafe fn as_ptr(&self) -> *const libc::c_void {
+        self.raw_pb
+    }
+
+    fn set_pb_char_arr_ptr(&mut self, req_type: PblockType, ptr: *const *const c_char) -> i32 {
+        let value_ptr: *const libc::c_void = ptr as *const libc::c_void;
+        unsafe { slapi_pblock_set(self.raw_pb, req_type as i32, value_ptr) }
+    }
+
+    fn set_pb_char_ptr(&mut self, req_type: PblockType, ptr: *const c_char) -> i32 {
+        let value_ptr: *const libc::c_void = ptr as *const libc::c_void;
+        unsafe { slapi_pblock_set(self.raw_pb, req_type as i32, value_ptr) }
+    }
+
+    fn set_pb_fn_ptr(
+        &mut self,
+        fn_type: PluginFnType,
+        ptr: extern "C" fn(*const libc::c_void) -> i32,
+    ) -> i32 {
+        let value_ptr: *const libc::c_void = ptr as *const libc::c_void;
+        unsafe { slapi_pblock_set(self.raw_pb, fn_type as i32, value_ptr) }
+    }
+
+    fn get_value_ptr(&mut self, req_type: PblockType) -> Result<*const libc::c_void, ()> {
+        let mut value: *mut libc::c_void = ptr::null::<libc::c_void>() as *mut libc::c_void;
+        let value_ptr: *const libc::c_void = &mut value as *const _ as *const libc::c_void;
+        match unsafe { slapi_pblock_get(self.raw_pb, req_type as i32, value_ptr) } {
+            0 => Ok(value),
+            e => {
+                log_error!(ErrorLevel::Error, "enable to get from pblock -> {:?}", e);
+                Err(())
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn get_value_i32(&mut self, req_type: PblockType) -> Result<i32, ()> {
+        let mut value: i32 = 0;
+        let value_ptr: *const libc::c_void = &mut value as *const _ as *const libc::c_void;
+        match unsafe { slapi_pblock_get(self.raw_pb, req_type as i32, value_ptr) } {
+            0 => Ok(value),
+            e => {
+                log_error!(ErrorLevel::Error, "enable to get from pblock -> {:?}", e);
+                Err(())
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn register_start_fn(&mut self, ptr: extern "C" fn(*const libc::c_void) -> i32) -> i32 {
+        self.set_pb_fn_ptr(PluginFnType::Start, ptr)
+    }
+
+    pub fn register_close_fn(&mut self, ptr: extern "C" fn(*const libc::c_void) -> i32) -> i32 {
+        self.set_pb_fn_ptr(PluginFnType::Close, ptr)
+    }
+
+    pub fn register_betxn_pre_add_fn(
+        &mut self,
+        ptr: extern "C" fn(*const libc::c_void) -> i32,
+    ) -> i32 {
+        self.set_pb_fn_ptr(PluginFnType::BeTxnPreAdd, ptr)
+    }
+
+    pub fn register_betxn_pre_modify_fn(
+        &mut self,
+        ptr: extern "C" fn(*const libc::c_void) -> i32,
+    ) -> i32 {
+        self.set_pb_fn_ptr(PluginFnType::BeTxnPreModify, ptr)
+    }
+
+    pub fn register_syntax_filter_ava_fn(
+        &mut self,
+        ptr: extern "C" fn(
+            *const core::ffi::c_void,
+            *const core::ffi::c_void,
+            *const core::ffi::c_void,
+            i32,
+            *mut core::ffi::c_void,
+        ) -> i32,
+    ) -> i32 {
+        // We can't use self.set_pb_fn_ptr here as the fn type sig is different.
+        let value_ptr: *const libc::c_void = ptr as *const libc::c_void;
+        unsafe { slapi_pblock_set(self.raw_pb, PluginFnType::SyntaxFilterAva as i32, value_ptr) }
+    }
+
+    pub fn register_syntax_values2keys_fn(
+        &mut self,
+        ptr: extern "C" fn(*const libc::c_void) -> i32,
+    ) -> i32 {
+        self.set_pb_fn_ptr(PluginFnType::SyntaxValuesToKeys, ptr)
+    }
+
+    pub fn register_syntax_assertion2keys_fn(
+        &mut self,
+        ptr: extern "C" fn(*const libc::c_void) -> i32,
+    ) -> i32 {
+        self.set_pb_fn_ptr(PluginFnType::SyntaxAssertion2KeysAva, ptr)
+    }
+
+    pub fn register_syntax_flags_fn(
+        &mut self,
+        ptr: extern "C" fn(*const libc::c_void) -> i32,
+    ) -> i32 {
+        self.set_pb_fn_ptr(PluginFnType::SyntaxFlags, ptr)
+    }
+
+    pub fn register_syntax_oid(&mut self, ptr: *const c_char) -> i32 {
+        self.set_pb_char_ptr(PblockType::SyntaxOid, ptr)
+    }
+
+    pub fn register_syntax_compare_fn(
+        &mut self,
+        ptr: extern "C" fn(*const libc::c_void) -> i32,
+    ) -> i32 {
+        self.set_pb_fn_ptr(PluginFnType::SyntaxCompare, ptr)
+    }
+
+    pub fn register_syntax_validate_fn(
+        &mut self,
+        ptr: extern "C" fn(*const libc::c_void) -> i32,
+    ) -> i32 {
+        self.set_pb_fn_ptr(PluginFnType::SyntaxValidate, ptr)
+    }
+
+    pub fn register_syntax_names(&mut self, arr_ptr: *const *const c_char) -> i32 {
+        self.set_pb_char_arr_ptr(PblockType::SyntaxNames, arr_ptr)
+    }
+
+    pub fn register_mr_filter_create_fn(
+        &mut self,
+        ptr: extern "C" fn(*const libc::c_void) -> i32,
+    ) -> i32 {
+        self.set_pb_fn_ptr(PluginFnType::MRFilterCreate, ptr)
+    }
+
+    pub fn register_mr_indexer_create_fn(
+        &mut self,
+        ptr: extern "C" fn(*const libc::c_void) -> i32,
+    ) -> i32 {
+        self.set_pb_fn_ptr(PluginFnType::MRIndexerCreate, ptr)
+    }
+
+    pub fn register_mr_filter_ava_fn(
+        &mut self,
+        ptr: extern "C" fn(
+            *const core::ffi::c_void,
+            *const core::ffi::c_void,
+            *const core::ffi::c_void,
+            i32,
+            *mut core::ffi::c_void,
+        ) -> i32,
+    ) -> i32 {
+        let value_ptr: *const libc::c_void = ptr as *const libc::c_void;
+        unsafe { slapi_pblock_set(self.raw_pb, PluginFnType::MRFilterAva as i32, value_ptr) }
+    }
+
+    pub fn register_mr_filter_sub_fn(
+        &mut self,
+        ptr: extern "C" fn(*const libc::c_void) -> i32,
+    ) -> i32 {
+        self.set_pb_fn_ptr(PluginFnType::MRFilterSub, ptr)
+    }
+
+    pub fn register_mr_values2keys_fn(
+        &mut self,
+        ptr: extern "C" fn(
+            *const core::ffi::c_void,
+            *const core::ffi::c_void,
+            *mut core::ffi::c_void,
+            i32,
+        ) -> i32,
+    ) -> i32 {
+        let value_ptr: *const libc::c_void = ptr as *const libc::c_void;
+        unsafe { slapi_pblock_set(self.raw_pb, PluginFnType::MRValuesToKeys as i32, value_ptr) }
+    }
+
+    pub fn register_mr_assertion2keys_ava_fn(
+        &mut self,
+        ptr: extern "C" fn(*const libc::c_void) -> i32,
+    ) -> i32 {
+        self.set_pb_fn_ptr(PluginFnType::MRAssertionToKeysAva, ptr)
+    }
+
+    pub fn register_mr_assertion2keys_sub_fn(
+        &mut self,
+        ptr: extern "C" fn(*const libc::c_void) -> i32,
+    ) -> i32 {
+        self.set_pb_fn_ptr(PluginFnType::MRAssertionToKeysSub, ptr)
+    }
+
+    pub fn register_mr_compare_fn(
+        &mut self,
+        ptr: extern "C" fn(*const libc::c_void, *const libc::c_void) -> i32,
+    ) -> i32 {
+        let value_ptr: *const libc::c_void = ptr as *const libc::c_void;
+        unsafe { slapi_pblock_set(self.raw_pb, PluginFnType::MRCompare as i32, value_ptr) }
+    }
+
+    pub fn register_mr_names(&mut self, arr_ptr: *const *const c_char) -> i32 {
+        self.set_pb_char_arr_ptr(PblockType::MRNames, arr_ptr)
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_op_add_entryref(&mut self) -> Result<EntryRef, ()> {
+        self.get_value_ptr(PblockType::AddEntry)
+            .map(|ptr| EntryRef::new(ptr))
+    }
+
+    pub fn set_plugin_version(&mut self, vers: PluginVersion) -> i32 {
+        self.set_pb_char_ptr(PblockType::Version, vers.to_char_ptr())
+    }
+
+    pub fn set_op_backend(&mut self, be: &BackendRef) -> i32 {
+        unsafe { slapi_pblock_set(self.raw_pb, PblockType::Backend as i32, be.as_ptr()) }
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_plugin_identity(&mut self) -> *const libc::c_void {
+        self.get_value_ptr(PblockType::Identity)
+            .unwrap_or(std::ptr::null())
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_op_result(&mut self) -> i32 {
+        self.get_value_i32(PblockType::OpResult).unwrap_or(-1)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/slapi_r_plugin/src/plugin.rs b/src/slapi_r_plugin/src/plugin.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bf47779bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/slapi_r_plugin/src/plugin.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+use crate::constants::{PluginType, PLUGIN_DEFAULT_PRECEDENCE};
+use crate::dn::Sdn;
+use crate::entry::EntryRef;
+use crate::error::LDAPError;
+use crate::error::PluginError;
+use crate::pblock::PblockRef;
+use crate::task::Task;
+use libc;
+use std::ffi::CString;
+use std::os::raw::c_char;
+use std::ptr;
+
+extern "C" {
+    fn slapi_register_plugin_ext(
+        plugintype: *const c_char,
+        enabled: i32,
+        initsymbol: *const c_char,
+        initfunc: *const libc::c_void,
+        name: *const c_char,
+        argv: *const *const c_char,
+        group_identity: *const libc::c_void,
+        precedence: i32,
+    ) -> i32;
+}
+
+pub struct PluginIdRef {
+    pub raw_pid: *const libc::c_void,
+}
+
+pub fn register_plugin_ext(
+    ptype: PluginType,
+    plugname: &str,
+    initfnname: &str,
+    initfn: extern "C" fn(*const libc::c_void) -> i32,
+) -> i32 {
+    let c_plugname = match CString::new(plugname) {
+        Ok(c) => c,
+        Err(_) => return 1,
+    };
+    let c_initfnname = match CString::new(initfnname) {
+        Ok(c) => c,
+        Err(_) => return 1,
+    };
+    let argv = [c_plugname.as_ptr(), ptr::null()];
+    let value_ptr: *const libc::c_void = initfn as *const libc::c_void;
+
+    unsafe {
+        slapi_register_plugin_ext(
+            ptype.to_char_ptr(),
+            1,
+            c_initfnname.as_ptr(),
+            value_ptr,
+            c_plugname.as_ptr(),
+            &argv as *const *const c_char,
+            ptr::null(),
+            PLUGIN_DEFAULT_PRECEDENCE,
+        )
+    }
+}
+
+pub trait SlapiPlugin3 {
+    // We require a newer rust for default associated types.
+    // type TaskData = ();
+    type TaskData;
+
+    fn has_pre_modify() -> bool {
+        false
+    }
+
+    fn has_post_modify() -> bool {
+        false
+    }
+
+    fn has_pre_add() -> bool {
+        false
+    }
+
+    fn has_post_add() -> bool {
+        false
+    }
+
+    fn has_betxn_pre_modify() -> bool {
+        false
+    }
+
+    fn has_betxn_pre_add() -> bool {
+        false
+    }
+
+    fn has_task_handler() -> Option<&'static str> {
+        None
+    }
+
+    fn start(_pb: &mut PblockRef) -> Result<(), PluginError>;
+
+    fn close(_pb: &mut PblockRef) -> Result<(), PluginError>;
+
+    fn betxn_pre_modify(_pb: &mut PblockRef) -> Result<(), PluginError> {
+        Err(PluginError::Unimplemented)
+    }
+
+    fn betxn_pre_add(_pb: &mut PblockRef) -> Result<(), PluginError> {
+        Err(PluginError::Unimplemented)
+    }
+
+    fn task_validate(_e: &EntryRef) -> Result<Self::TaskData, LDAPError> {
+        Err(LDAPError::Other)
+    }
+
+    fn task_be_dn_hint(_data: &Self::TaskData) -> Option<Sdn> {
+        None
+    }
+
+    fn task_handler(_task: &Task, _data: Self::TaskData) -> Result<Self::TaskData, PluginError> {
+        Err(PluginError::Unimplemented)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/slapi_r_plugin/src/search.rs b/src/slapi_r_plugin/src/search.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e0e2a1fd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/slapi_r_plugin/src/search.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+use crate::dn::SdnRef;
+use crate::error::{LDAPError, PluginError};
+use crate::pblock::Pblock;
+use crate::plugin::PluginIdRef;
+use std::ffi::CString;
+use std::ops::Deref;
+use std::os::raw::c_char;
+
+extern "C" {
+    fn slapi_search_internal_set_pb_ext(
+        pb: *const libc::c_void,
+        base: *const libc::c_void,
+        scope: i32,
+        filter: *const c_char,
+        attrs: *const *const c_char,
+        attrsonly: i32,
+        controls: *const *const libc::c_void,
+        uniqueid: *const c_char,
+        plugin_ident: *const libc::c_void,
+        op_flags: i32,
+    );
+    fn slapi_search_internal_callback_pb(
+        pb: *const libc::c_void,
+        cb_data: *const libc::c_void,
+        cb_result_ptr: *const libc::c_void,
+        cb_entry_ptr: *const libc::c_void,
+        cb_referral_ptr: *const libc::c_void,
+    ) -> i32;
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+#[repr(i32)]
+pub enum SearchScope {
+    Base = 0,
+    Onelevel = 1,
+    Subtree = 2,
+}
+
+enum SearchType {
+    InternalMapEntry(
+        extern "C" fn(*const core::ffi::c_void, *const core::ffi::c_void) -> i32,
+        *const libc::c_void,
+    ),
+    // InternalMapResult
+    // InternalMapReferral
+}
+
+pub struct Search {
+    pb: Pblock,
+    // This is so that the char * to the pb lives long enough as ds won't clone it.
+    filter: Option<CString>,
+    stype: SearchType,
+}
+
+pub struct SearchResult {
+    pb: Pblock,
+}
+
+impl Search {
+    pub fn new_map_entry<T>(
+        basedn: &SdnRef,
+        scope: SearchScope,
+        filter: &str,
+        plugin_id: PluginIdRef,
+        cbdata: &T,
+        mapfn: extern "C" fn(*const libc::c_void, *const libc::c_void) -> i32,
+    ) -> Result<Self, PluginError>
+    where
+        T: Send,
+    {
+        // Configure a search based on the requested type.
+        let pb = Pblock::new();
+        let raw_filter = CString::new(filter).map_err(|_| PluginError::InvalidFilter)?;
+
+        unsafe {
+            slapi_search_internal_set_pb_ext(
+                pb.deref().as_ptr(),
+                basedn.as_ptr(),
+                scope as i32,
+                raw_filter.as_ptr(),
+                std::ptr::null(),
+                0,
+                std::ptr::null(),
+                std::ptr::null(),
+                plugin_id.raw_pid,
+                0,
+            )
+        };
+
+        Ok(Search {
+            pb,
+            filter: Some(raw_filter),
+            stype: SearchType::InternalMapEntry(mapfn, cbdata as *const _ as *const libc::c_void),
+        })
+    }
+
+    // Consume self, do the search
+    pub fn execute(self) -> Result<SearchResult, LDAPError> {
+        // Deconstruct self
+        let Search {
+            mut pb,
+            filter: _filter,
+            stype,
+        } = self;
+
+        // run the search based on the type.
+        match stype {
+            SearchType::InternalMapEntry(mapfn, cbdata) => unsafe {
+                slapi_search_internal_callback_pb(
+                    pb.deref().as_ptr(),
+                    cbdata,
+                    std::ptr::null(),
+                    mapfn as *const libc::c_void,
+                    std::ptr::null(),
+                );
+            },
+        };
+
+        // now check the result, and map to what we need.
+        let result = pb.get_op_result();
+
+        match result {
+            0 => Ok(SearchResult { pb }),
+            _e => Err(LDAPError::from(result)),
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/slapi_r_plugin/src/syntax_plugin.rs b/src/slapi_r_plugin/src/syntax_plugin.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e7d5c01bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/slapi_r_plugin/src/syntax_plugin.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+use crate::ber::BerValRef;
+// use crate::constants::FilterType;
+use crate::error::PluginError;
+use crate::pblock::PblockRef;
+use crate::value::{ValueArray, ValueArrayRef};
+use std::cmp::Ordering;
+use std::ffi::CString;
+use std::iter::once;
+use std::os::raw::c_char;
+use std::ptr;
+
+// need a call to slapi_register_plugin_ext
+
+extern "C" {
+    fn slapi_matchingrule_register(mr: *const slapi_matchingRuleEntry) -> i32;
+}
+
+#[repr(C)]
+struct slapi_matchingRuleEntry {
+    mr_oid: *const c_char,
+    _mr_oidalias: *const c_char,
+    mr_name: *const c_char,
+    mr_desc: *const c_char,
+    mr_syntax: *const c_char,
+    _mr_obsolete: i32, // unused
+    mr_compat_syntax: *const *const c_char,
+}
+
+pub unsafe fn name_to_leaking_char(name: &str) -> *const c_char {
+    let n = CString::new(name)
+        .expect("An invalid string has been hardcoded!")
+        .into_boxed_c_str();
+    let n_ptr = n.as_ptr();
+    // Now we intentionally leak the name here, and the pointer will remain valid.
+    Box::leak(n);
+    n_ptr
+}
+
+pub unsafe fn names_to_leaking_char_array(names: &[&str]) -> *const *const c_char {
+    let n_arr: Vec<CString> = names
+        .iter()
+        .map(|s| CString::new(*s).expect("An invalid string has been hardcoded!"))
+        .collect();
+    let n_arr = n_arr.into_boxed_slice();
+    let n_ptr_arr: Vec<*const c_char> = n_arr
+        .iter()
+        .map(|v| v.as_ptr())
+        .chain(once(ptr::null()))
+        .collect();
+    let n_ptr_arr = n_ptr_arr.into_boxed_slice();
+
+    // Now we intentionally leak these names here,
+    let _r_n_arr = Box::leak(n_arr);
+    let r_n_ptr_arr = Box::leak(n_ptr_arr);
+
+    let name_ptr = r_n_ptr_arr as *const _ as *const *const c_char;
+    name_ptr
+}
+
+// oid - the oid of the matching rule
+// name - the name of the mr
+// desc - description
+// syntax - the syntax of the attribute we apply to
+// compat_syntax - extended syntaxes f other attributes we may apply to.
+pub unsafe fn matchingrule_register(
+    oid: &str,
+    name: &str,
+    desc: &str,
+    syntax: &str,
+    compat_syntax: &[&str],
+) -> i32 {
+    let oid_ptr = name_to_leaking_char(oid);
+    let name_ptr = name_to_leaking_char(name);
+    let desc_ptr = name_to_leaking_char(desc);
+    let syntax_ptr = name_to_leaking_char(syntax);
+    let compat_syntax_ptr = names_to_leaking_char_array(compat_syntax);
+
+    let new_mr = slapi_matchingRuleEntry {
+        mr_oid: oid_ptr,
+        _mr_oidalias: ptr::null(),
+        mr_name: name_ptr,
+        mr_desc: desc_ptr,
+        mr_syntax: syntax_ptr,
+        _mr_obsolete: 0,
+        mr_compat_syntax: compat_syntax_ptr,
+    };
+
+    let new_mr_ptr = &new_mr as *const _;
+    slapi_matchingrule_register(new_mr_ptr)
+}
+
+pub trait SlapiSyntaxPlugin1 {
+    fn attr_oid() -> &'static str;
+
+    fn attr_compat_oids() -> Vec<&'static str>;
+
+    fn attr_supported_names() -> Vec<&'static str>;
+
+    fn syntax_validate(bval: &BerValRef) -> Result<(), PluginError>;
+
+    fn eq_mr_oid() -> &'static str;
+
+    fn eq_mr_name() -> &'static str;
+
+    fn eq_mr_desc() -> &'static str;
+
+    fn eq_mr_supported_names() -> Vec<&'static str>;
+
+    fn filter_ava_eq(
+        _pb: &mut PblockRef,
+        _bval_filter: &BerValRef,
+        _vals: &ValueArrayRef,
+    ) -> Result<bool, PluginError> {
+        Ok(false)
+    }
+
+    fn eq_mr_filter_values2keys(
+        _pb: &mut PblockRef,
+        _vals: &ValueArrayRef,
+    ) -> Result<ValueArray, PluginError>;
+}
+
+pub trait SlapiOrdMr: SlapiSyntaxPlugin1 {
+    fn ord_mr_oid() -> Option<&'static str> {
+        None
+    }
+
+    fn ord_mr_name() -> &'static str {
+        panic!("Unimplemented ord_mr_name for SlapiOrdMr")
+    }
+
+    fn ord_mr_desc() -> &'static str {
+        panic!("Unimplemented ord_mr_desc for SlapiOrdMr")
+    }
+
+    fn ord_mr_supported_names() -> Vec<&'static str> {
+        panic!("Unimplemented ord_mr_supported_names for SlapiOrdMr")
+    }
+
+    fn filter_ava_ord(
+        _pb: &mut PblockRef,
+        _bval_filter: &BerValRef,
+        _vals: &ValueArrayRef,
+    ) -> Result<Option<Ordering>, PluginError> {
+        Ok(None)
+    }
+
+    fn filter_compare(_a: &BerValRef, _b: &BerValRef) -> Ordering {
+        panic!("Unimplemented filter_compare")
+    }
+}
+
+pub trait SlapiSubMr: SlapiSyntaxPlugin1 {
+    fn sub_mr_oid() -> Option<&'static str> {
+        None
+    }
+
+    fn sub_mr_name() -> &'static str {
+        panic!("Unimplemented sub_mr_name for SlapiSubMr")
+    }
+
+    fn sub_mr_desc() -> &'static str {
+        panic!("Unimplemented sub_mr_desc for SlapiSubMr")
+    }
+
+    fn sub_mr_supported_names() -> Vec<&'static str> {
+        panic!("Unimplemented sub_mr_supported_names for SlapiSubMr")
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/slapi_r_plugin/src/task.rs b/src/slapi_r_plugin/src/task.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..251ae4d82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/slapi_r_plugin/src/task.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+use crate::constants::LDAP_SUCCESS;
+use crate::entry::EntryRef;
+use crate::pblock::PblockRef;
+use std::ffi::CString;
+use std::os::raw::c_char;
+use std::thread;
+use std::time::Duration;
+
+extern "C" {
+    fn slapi_plugin_new_task(ndn: *const c_char, arg: *const libc::c_void) -> *const libc::c_void;
+    fn slapi_task_dec_refcount(task: *const libc::c_void);
+    fn slapi_task_inc_refcount(task: *const libc::c_void);
+    fn slapi_task_get_refcount(task: *const libc::c_void) -> i32;
+    fn slapi_task_begin(task: *const libc::c_void, rc: i32);
+    fn slapi_task_finish(task: *const libc::c_void, rc: i32);
+
+    fn slapi_plugin_task_register_handler(
+        ident: *const c_char,
+        cb: extern "C" fn(
+            *const libc::c_void,
+            *const libc::c_void,
+            *const libc::c_void,
+            *mut i32,
+            *mut c_char,
+            *const libc::c_void,
+        ) -> i32,
+        pb: *const libc::c_void,
+    ) -> i32;
+    fn slapi_plugin_task_unregister_handler(
+        ident: *const c_char,
+        cb: extern "C" fn(
+            *const libc::c_void,
+            *const libc::c_void,
+            *const libc::c_void,
+            *mut i32,
+            *mut c_char,
+            *const libc::c_void,
+        ) -> i32,
+    ) -> i32;
+    fn slapi_task_set_destructor_fn(
+        task: *const libc::c_void,
+        cb: extern "C" fn(*const libc::c_void),
+    );
+}
+
+pub struct TaskRef {
+    raw_task: *const libc::c_void,
+}
+
+pub struct Task {
+    value: TaskRef,
+}
+
+// Because raw pointers are not send, but we need to send the task to a thread
+// as part of the task thread spawn, we need to convince the compiler this
+// action is okay. It's probably not because C is terrible, BUT provided the
+// server and framework only touch the ref count, we are okay.
+unsafe impl Send for Task {}
+
+pub fn task_register_handler_fn(
+    ident: &'static str,
+    cb: extern "C" fn(
+        *const libc::c_void,
+        *const libc::c_void,
+        *const libc::c_void,
+        *mut i32,
+        *mut c_char,
+        *const libc::c_void,
+    ) -> i32,
+    pb: &mut PblockRef,
+) -> i32 {
+    let cstr = CString::new(ident).expect("Invalid ident provided");
+    unsafe { slapi_plugin_task_register_handler(cstr.as_ptr(), cb, pb.as_ptr()) }
+}
+
+pub fn task_unregister_handler_fn(
+    ident: &'static str,
+    cb: extern "C" fn(
+        *const libc::c_void,
+        *const libc::c_void,
+        *const libc::c_void,
+        *mut i32,
+        *mut c_char,
+        *const libc::c_void,
+    ) -> i32,
+) -> i32 {
+    let cstr = CString::new(ident).expect("Invalid ident provided");
+    unsafe { slapi_plugin_task_unregister_handler(cstr.as_ptr(), cb) }
+}
+
+impl Task {
+    pub fn new(e: &EntryRef, arg: *const libc::c_void) -> Self {
+        let sdn = e.get_sdnref();
+        let ndn = unsafe { sdn.as_ndnref() };
+        let raw_task = unsafe { slapi_plugin_new_task(ndn.as_ptr(), arg) };
+        unsafe { slapi_task_inc_refcount(raw_task) };
+        Task {
+            value: TaskRef { raw_task },
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn begin(&self) {
+        // Indicate we begin
+        unsafe { slapi_task_begin(self.value.raw_task, 1) }
+    }
+
+    pub fn register_destructor_fn(&mut self, cb: extern "C" fn(*const libc::c_void)) {
+        unsafe {
+            slapi_task_set_destructor_fn(self.value.raw_task, cb);
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn success(self) {
+        unsafe {
+            slapi_task_finish(self.value.raw_task, LDAP_SUCCESS);
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn error(self, rc: i32) {
+        unsafe { slapi_task_finish(self.value.raw_task, rc) };
+    }
+}
+
+impl Drop for Task {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        unsafe {
+            slapi_task_dec_refcount(self.value.raw_task);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl TaskRef {
+    pub fn new(raw_task: *const libc::c_void) -> Self {
+        TaskRef { raw_task }
+    }
+
+    pub fn block(&self) {
+        // wait for the refcount to go to 0.
+        let d = Duration::from_millis(250);
+        loop {
+            if unsafe { slapi_task_get_refcount(self.raw_task) } > 0 {
+                thread::sleep(d);
+            } else {
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/slapi_r_plugin/src/value.rs b/src/slapi_r_plugin/src/value.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5a40dd279
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/slapi_r_plugin/src/value.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,235 @@
+use crate::ber::{ol_berval, BerValRef};
+use crate::dn::Sdn;
+use std::convert::{From, TryFrom};
+use std::ffi::CString;
+use std::iter::once;
+use std::iter::FromIterator;
+use std::mem;
+use std::ops::Deref;
+use std::ptr;
+use uuid::Uuid;
+
+extern "C" {
+    fn slapi_value_new() -> *mut slapi_value;
+    fn slapi_value_free(v: *mut *const libc::c_void);
+}
+
+#[repr(C)]
+/// From ./ldap/servers/slapd/slap.h
+pub struct slapi_value {
+    bv: ol_berval,
+    v_csnset: *const libc::c_void,
+    v_flags: u32,
+}
+
+pub struct ValueArrayRefIter<'a> {
+    idx: isize,
+    va_ref: &'a ValueArrayRef,
+}
+
+impl<'a> Iterator for ValueArrayRefIter<'a> {
+    type Item = ValueRef;
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Self::Item> {
+        // So long as va_ref.raw_slapi_val + offset != NULL, continue.
+        // this is so wildly unsafe, but you know, that's just daily life of C anyway ...
+        unsafe {
+            let n_ptr: *const slapi_value = *(self.va_ref.raw_slapi_val.offset(self.idx));
+            if n_ptr.is_null() {
+                None
+            } else {
+                // Advance the iter.
+                self.idx = self.idx + 1;
+                let raw_berval: *const ol_berval = &(*n_ptr).bv as *const _;
+                Some(ValueRef {
+                    raw_slapi_val: n_ptr,
+                    bvr: BerValRef { raw_berval },
+                })
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct ValueArrayRef {
+    raw_slapi_val: *const *const slapi_value,
+}
+
+impl ValueArrayRef {
+    pub fn new(raw_slapi_val: *const libc::c_void) -> Self {
+        let raw_slapi_val = raw_slapi_val as *const _ as *const *const slapi_value;
+        ValueArrayRef { raw_slapi_val }
+    }
+
+    pub fn iter(&self) -> ValueArrayRefIter {
+        ValueArrayRefIter {
+            idx: 0,
+            va_ref: &self,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn first(&self) -> Option<ValueRef> {
+        self.iter().next()
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct ValueArray {
+    data: Vec<*mut slapi_value>,
+    vrf: ValueArrayRef,
+}
+
+impl Deref for ValueArray {
+    type Target = ValueArrayRef;
+
+    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
+        &self.vrf
+    }
+}
+
+impl ValueArray {
+    /// Take ownership of this value array, returning the pointer to the inner memory
+    /// and forgetting about it for ourself. This prevents the drop handler from freeing
+    /// the slapi_value, ie we are giving this to the 389-ds framework to manage from now.
+    pub unsafe fn take_ownership(mut self) -> *const *const slapi_value {
+        let mut vs = Vec::new();
+        mem::swap(&mut self.data, &mut vs);
+        let bs = vs.into_boxed_slice();
+        Box::leak(bs) as *const _ as *const *const slapi_value
+    }
+}
+
+impl FromIterator<Value> for ValueArray {
+    fn from_iter<I: IntoIterator<Item = Value>>(iter: I) -> Self {
+        let data: Vec<*mut slapi_value> = iter
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|v| unsafe { v.take_ownership() })
+            .chain(once(ptr::null_mut() as *mut slapi_value))
+            .collect();
+        let vrf = ValueArrayRef {
+            raw_slapi_val: data.as_ptr() as *const *const slapi_value,
+        };
+        ValueArray { data, vrf }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Drop for ValueArray {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        self.data.drain(0..).for_each(|mut v| unsafe {
+            slapi_value_free(&mut v as *mut _ as *mut *const libc::c_void);
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct ValueRef {
+    raw_slapi_val: *const slapi_value,
+    bvr: BerValRef,
+}
+
+impl ValueRef {
+    pub(crate) unsafe fn as_ptr(&self) -> *const slapi_value {
+        // This is unsafe as the *const may outlive the value ref.
+        self.raw_slapi_val
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct Value {
+    value: ValueRef,
+}
+
+impl Value {
+    pub unsafe fn take_ownership(mut self) -> *mut slapi_value {
+        let mut n_ptr = ptr::null();
+        mem::swap(&mut self.value.raw_slapi_val, &mut n_ptr);
+        n_ptr as *mut slapi_value
+        // Now drop will run and not care.
+    }
+}
+
+impl Drop for Value {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        if self.value.raw_slapi_val != ptr::null() {
+            // free it
+            unsafe {
+                slapi_value_free(
+                    &mut self.value.raw_slapi_val as *mut _ as *mut *const libc::c_void,
+                );
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Deref for Value {
+    type Target = ValueRef;
+
+    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
+        &self.value
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<&Uuid> for Value {
+    fn from(u: &Uuid) -> Self {
+        // turn the uuid to a str
+        let u_str = u.to_hyphenated().to_string();
+        let len = u_str.len();
+        let cstr = CString::new(u_str)
+            .expect("Invalid uuid, should never occur!")
+            .into_boxed_c_str();
+        let s_ptr = cstr.as_ptr();
+        Box::leak(cstr);
+
+        let mut v = unsafe { slapi_value_new() };
+        unsafe {
+            (*v).bv.len = len;
+            (*v).bv.data = s_ptr as *const u8;
+        }
+
+        Value {
+            value: ValueRef::new(v as *const libc::c_void),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl ValueRef {
+    pub fn new(raw_slapi_val: *const libc::c_void) -> Self {
+        let raw_slapi_val = raw_slapi_val as *const _ as *const slapi_value;
+        let raw_berval: *const ol_berval = unsafe { &(*raw_slapi_val).bv as *const _ };
+        ValueRef {
+            raw_slapi_val,
+            bvr: BerValRef { raw_berval },
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl TryFrom<&ValueRef> for String {
+    type Error = ();
+
+    fn try_from(value: &ValueRef) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        value.bvr.into_string().ok_or(())
+    }
+}
+
+impl TryFrom<&ValueRef> for Sdn {
+    type Error = ();
+
+    fn try_from(value: &ValueRef) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        // We need to do a middle step of moving through a cstring as
+        // bervals may not always have a trailing NULL, and sdn expects one.
+        let cdn = value.bvr.into_cstring().ok_or(())?;
+        Ok(cdn.as_c_str().into())
+    }
+}
+
+impl AsRef<ValueRef> for ValueRef {
+    fn as_ref(&self) -> &ValueRef {
+        &self
+    }
+}
+
+impl Deref for ValueRef {
+    type Target = BerValRef;
+
+    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
+        &self.bvr
+    }
+}
-- 
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