Interface OfferingConstrainerEnablerQuerySession

All Superinterfaces:
AutoCloseable, Closeable, OsidSession, OsidSession
All Known Subinterfaces:
OfferingConstrainerEnablerSearchSession
public interface OfferingConstrainerEnablerQuerySession extends OsidSession

This session provides methods for searching among OfferingConstrainerEnabler objects. The search query is constructed using the OfferingConstrainerEnablerQuery.

This session defines views that offer differing behaviors for searching.

  • federated catalogue view: searches include offering constrainer enablers in catalogues of which this catalogue is an ancestor in the catalogue hierarchy
  • isolated catalogue view: searches are restricted to offering constrainer enablers in this catalogue

CanonicalUnit constrainer enablers may have a query record indicated by their respective record types. The query record is accessed via the OfferingConstrainerEnablerQuery.

  • Method Details

    • getCatalogueId

      Id getCatalogueId()
      Gets the Catalogue Id associated with this session.
      Returns:
      the Catalogue Id associated with this session
      Compliance:
      mandatory - This method must be implemented.

    • getCatalogue

      Catalogue getCatalogue() throws OperationFailedException, PermissionDeniedException
      Gets the Catalogue associated with this session.
      Returns:
      the catalogue
      Throws:
      OperationFailedException - unable to complete request
      PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure
      Compliance:
      mandatory - This method must be implemented.

    • canSearchOfferingConstrainerEnablers

      boolean canSearchOfferingConstrainerEnablers()
      Tests if this user can perform OfferingConstrainerEnabler lookups. 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 not offer lookup operations to unauthorized users.
      Returns:
      false if search methods are not authorized, true otherwise
      Compliance:
      mandatory - This method must be implemented.

    • useFederatedCatalogueView

      void useFederatedCatalogueView()
      Federates the view for methods in this session. A federated view will include offering constrainer enablers in catalogues which are children of this broker in the catalogue hierarchy.
      Compliance:
      mandatory - This method is must be implemented.

    • useIsolatedCatalogueView

      void useIsolatedCatalogueView()
      Isolates the view for methods in this session. An isolated view restricts lookups to this catalogue only.
      Compliance:
      mandatory - This method is must be implemented.

    • getOfferingConstrainerEnablerQuery

      OfferingConstrainerEnablerQuery getOfferingConstrainerEnablerQuery()
      Gets an offering constrainer enabler query.
      Returns:
      the offering constrainer enabler query
      Compliance:
      mandatory - This method must be implemented.

    • getOfferingConstrainerEnablersByQuery

      OfferingConstrainerEnablerList getOfferingConstrainerEnablersByQuery(OfferingConstrainerEnablerQuery offeringConstrainerEnablerQuery) throws OperationFailedException, PermissionDeniedException
      Gets a list of OfferingConstrainerEnablers matching the given search.
      Parameters:
      offeringConstrainerEnablerQuery - the canonical unit constraienr enabler query
      Returns:
      the returned OfferingConstrainerEnablerList
      Throws:
      NullArgumentException - offeringConstrainerEnablerQuery is null
      OperationFailedException - unable to complete request
      PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure
      UnsupportedException - offeringConstrainerEnablerQuery is not of this service
      Compliance:
      mandatory - This method must be implemented.