# File lib/active_ldap/ldif.rb, line 10
      def encode(attributes)
        return "" if attributes.empty?

        result = ""
        normalize(attributes).sort_by {|name,| name}.each do |name, values|
          values.each do |options, value|
            result << Attribute.encode([name, *options].join(";"), value)
          end
        end
        result
      end