+
+void Core::syncStorage()
+{
+ if (_storage)
+ _storage->sync();
+}
+
+
+/*** Storage Access ***/
+bool Core::createNetwork(UserId user, NetworkInfo &info)
+{
+ NetworkId networkId = instance()->_storage->createNetwork(user, info);
+ if (!networkId.isValid())
+ return false;
+
+ info.networkId = networkId;
+ return true;
+}
+
+
+/*** Authenticators ***/
+
+// Authentication handling, now independent from storage.
+template<typename Authenticator>
+void Core::registerAuthenticator()
+{
+ auto authenticator = makeDeferredShared<Authenticator>(this);
+ if (authenticator->isAvailable())
+ _registeredAuthenticators.emplace_back(std::move(authenticator));
+ else
+ authenticator->deleteLater();
+}
+
+
+void Core::registerAuthenticators()
+{
+ if (_registeredAuthenticators.empty()) {
+ registerAuthenticator<SqlAuthenticator>();
+#ifdef HAVE_LDAP
+ registerAuthenticator<LdapAuthenticator>();
+#endif
+ }
+}
+
+
+DeferredSharedPtr<Authenticator> Core::authenticator(const QString &backendId) const
+{
+ auto it = std::find_if(_registeredAuthenticators.begin(), _registeredAuthenticators.end(),
+ [backendId](const DeferredSharedPtr<Authenticator> &authenticator) {
+ return authenticator->backendId() == backendId;
+ });
+ return it != _registeredAuthenticators.end() ? *it : nullptr;
+}
+
+