Interface BookQuerySession

All Superinterfaces:

AutoCloseable, Closeable, OsidSession, OsidSession

All Known Subinterfaces:

BookSearchSession

public interface BookQuerySession
extends OsidSession

This session provides methods for searching Books. The search query is constructed using the BookQuery. The book record Type also specifies the record for the book query.

Books may have a query record indicated by their respective record types. The query record is accessed via the BookQuery. The returns in this session may not be cast directly to these interfaces.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	canSearchBooks()	Tests if this user can perform Book searches.
BookQuery	getBookQuery()	Gets a book query.
BookList	getBooksByQuery(BookQuery bookQuery)	Gets a list of Books matching the given search.

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

canSearchBooks

boolean canSearchBooks()

Tests if this user can perform Book 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.

getBookQuery

BookQuery getBookQuery()

Gets a book query.

Returns:

the book query

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getBooksByQuery

BookList getBooksByQuery(BookQuery bookQuery)
                  throws OperationFailedException,
PermissionDeniedException

Gets a list of Books matching the given search.

Parameters:

bookQuery - the book query

Returns:

the returned BookList

Throws:

NullArgumentException - bookQuery is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

UnsupportedException - bookQuery is not of this service

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.