Is it ldif or search filter?

Question

I'm writing standalone java program where I pass input and output files as command line arguments. The input file contains either valid LDAP search filter or LDIF.

I'm using Apache Directory LDAP API but I've not found anything there I could use to distinguish between the two (filter|ldif). Nor have I found any useful examples online.

What would be the best way for me to distinguish between the two?

Any ideas or examples appreciated.

Thank you.

Answer 1

Pass the search-filter(s) as LDIF, too, so you don't have to deal with two different file formats.