Interface CatalogQuerySession

All Superinterfaces:

AutoCloseable, Closeable, OsidSession, OsidSession

All Known Subinterfaces:

CatalogSearchSession

public interface CatalogQuerySession
extends OsidSession

This session provides methods for searching Catalogs. The search query is constructed using the CatalogQuery.The catalog record Type also specifies the record for the catalog query.

Catalogs may have a query record indicated by their respective record types. The query record is accessed via the CatalogQuery.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	canSearchCatalogs()	Tests if this user can perform Catalog searches.
CatalogQuery	getCatalogQuery()	Gets a catalog query.
CatalogList	getCatalogsByQuery(CatalogQuery catalogQuery)	Gets a list of Catalogs matching the given catalog query.

Methods inherited from interface Closeable

close

Methods inherited from interface OsidSession

close

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	close()	Close this session.

Methods inherited from interface OsidSession

getAuthenticatedAgent, getAuthenticatedAgentId, getClockRate, getDate, getEffectiveAgent, getEffectiveAgentId, getFormatType, getLocale, isAuthenticated, startTransaction, supportsTransactions

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Agent	getAuthenticatedAgent()	Gets the agent authenticated to this session.
Id	getAuthenticatedAgentId()	Gets the Id of the agent authenticated to this session.
BigDecimal	getClockRate()	Gets the rate of the service clock.
Date	getDate()	Gets the service date which may be the current date or the effective date in which this session exists.
Agent	getEffectiveAgent()	Gets the effective agent in use by this session.
Id	getEffectiveAgentId()	Gets the Id of the effective agent in use by this session.
Type	getFormatType()	Gets the DisplayText format Type preference in effect for this session.
Locale	getLocale()	Gets the locale indicating the localization preferences in effect for this session.
boolean	isAuthenticated()	Tests if an agent is authenticated to this session.
Transaction	startTransaction()	Starts a new transaction for this sesson.
boolean	supportsTransactions()	Tests for the availability of transactions.

Method Details

canSearchCatalogs

boolean canSearchCatalogs()

Tests if this user can perform Catalog searches. A return of true does not guarantee successful authorization. A return of false indicates that it is known all methods in this session will result in a PERMISSION_DENIED. This is intended as a hint to an application that may opt not to offer search operations to unauthorized users.

Returns:

false if search methods are not authorized, true otherwise

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getCatalogQuery

CatalogQuery getCatalogQuery()

Gets a catalog query. The returned query will not have an extension query.

Returns:

the catalog query

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getCatalogsByQuery

CatalogList getCatalogsByQuery(CatalogQuery catalogQuery)
                        throws OperationFailedException,
PermissionDeniedException

Gets a list of Catalogs matching the given catalog query.

Parameters:

catalogQuery - the catalog query

Returns:

the returned CatalogList

Throws:

NullArgumentException - catalogQuery is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

UnsupportedException - catalogQuery is not of this service

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.