module ActiveLdap::AttributeMethods::Read

def _read_attribute(name)
  get_attribute(name)
end

def attribute(attr, *args)
  return get_attribute(attr, args.first)
end

def get_attribute(name, force_array=false)
  name, value = get_attribute_before_type_cast(name, force_array)
  return value if name.nil?
  attribute = schema.attribute(name)
  type_cast(attribute, value)
end

def type_cast(attribute, value)
  case value
  when Hash
    result = {}
    value.each do |option, val|
      result[option] = type_cast(attribute, val)
    end
    if result.size == 1 and result.has_key?("binary")
      result["binary"]
    else
      result
    end
  when Array
    value.collect do |val|
      type_cast(attribute, val)
    end
  else
    attribute.type_cast(value)
  end
end