OSID - osid.assessment.BankAdminSession Service Interface Definition

Interface	osid.assessment.BankAdminSession
Implements	`osid.OsidSession`
Implemented By	`osid.assessment.batch.BankBatchAdminSession`
Used By	`osid.assessment.AssessmentManager`
Used By	`osid.assessment.AssessmentProxyManager`
Description	This session creates, updates, and deletes `Banks`. The data for create and update is provided by the consumer via the form object. `OsidForms` are requested for each create or update and may not be reused. Create and update operations differ in their usage. To create a `Bank`, a `BankForm` is requested using `getBankFormForCreate()` specifying the desired record `Types` or none if no record `Types` are needed. The returned `BankForm` will indicate that it is to be used with a create operation and can be used to examine metdata or validate data prior to creation. Once the `BankForm` is submiited to a create operation, it cannot be reused with another create operation unless the first operation was unsuccessful. Each `BankForm` corresponds to an attempted transaction. For updates, `BankForms` are requested to the `Bank` `Id` that is to be updated using `getBankFormForUpdate()`. Similarly, the `BankForm` has metadata about the data that can be updated and it can perform validation before submitting the update. The `BankForm` can only be used once for a successful update and cannot be reused. The delete operations delete `Banks`. This session includes an `Id` aliasing mechanism to assign an external `Id` to an internally assigned Id.
Method	canCreateBanks
Description	Tests if this user can create `Banks`. A return of true does not guarantee successful authorization. A return of false indicates that it is known creating a `Bank` will result in a `PERMISSION_DENIED`. This is intended as a hint to an application that may not wish to offer create operations to unauthorized users.
Return	`boolean`		`false` if `Bank` creation is not authorized, `true` otherwise
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	canCreateBankWithRecordTypes
Description	Tests if this user can create a single `Bank` using the desired record types. While `AssessmentManager.getBankRecordTypes()` can be used to examine which records are supported, this method tests which record(s) are required for creating a specific `Bank`. Providing an empty array tests if a `Bank` can be created with no records.
Parameters	`osid.type.Type[]`	`bankRecordTypes`	array of bank record types
Return	`boolean`		`true` if `Bank` creation using the specified `Types` is supported, `false` otherwise
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`bankRecordTypes` is `null`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getBankFormForCreate
Description	Gets the bank form for creating new banks. A new form should be requested for each create transaction.
Parameters	`osid.type.Type[]`	`bankRecordTypes`	array of bank record types to be included in the create operation or an empty list if none
Return	`osid.assessment.BankForm`		the bank form
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`bankRecordTypes` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	PERMISSION_DENIED		authorization failure occurred
	UNSUPPORTED		unable to get form for requested record types
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	createBank
Description	Creates a new `Bank`.
Parameters	`osid.assessment.BankForm`	`bankForm`	the form for this `Bank`
Return	`osid.assessment.Bank`		the new `Bank`
Errors	ILLEGAL_STATE		`bankForm` already used in a create transaction
	INVALID_ARGUMENT		one or more of the form elements is invalid
	NULL_ARGUMENT		`bankForm` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	PERMISSION_DENIED		authorization failure occurred
	UNSUPPORTED		`bankForm` did not originate from `getBankFormForCreate()`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	canUpdateBanks
Description	Tests if this user can update `Banks`. A return of true does not guarantee successful authorization. A return of false indicates that it is known updating a `Bank` will result in a `PERMISSION_DENIED`. This is intended as a hint to an application that may not wish to offer update operations to unauthorized users.
Return	`boolean`		`false` if `Bank` modification is not authorized, `true` otherwise
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getBankFormForUpdate
Description	Gets the bank form for updating an existing bank. A new bank form should be requested for each update transaction.
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`bankId`	the `Id` of the `Bank`
Return	`osid.assessment.BankForm`		the bank form
Errors	NOT_FOUND		`bankId` is not found
	NULL_ARGUMENT		`bankId` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	PERMISSION_DENIED		authorization failure occurred
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	updateBank
Description	Updates an existing bank.
Parameters	`osid.assessment.BankForm`	`bankForm`	the form containing the elements to be updated
Errors	ILLEGAL_STATE		`bankForm` already used in an update transaction
	INVALID_ARGUMENT		the form contains an invalid value
	NULL_ARGUMENT		`bankForm` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	PERMISSION_DENIED		authorization failure occurred
	UNSUPPORTED		`bankForm` did not originate from `getBankFormForUpdate()`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	canDeleteBanks
Description	Tests if this user can delete banks. A return of true does not guarantee successful authorization. A return of false indicates that it is known deleting a `Bank` will result in a `PERMISSION_DENIED`. This is intended as a hint to an application that may not wish to offer delete operations to unauthorized users.
Return	`boolean`		`false` if `Bank` deletion is not authorized, `true` otherwise
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	deleteBank
Description	Deletes a `Bank`.
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`bankId`	the `Id` of the `Bank` to remove
Errors	NOT_FOUND		`bankId` not found
	NULL_ARGUMENT		`bankId` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	PERMISSION_DENIED		authorization failure occurred
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	canManageBankAliases
Description	Tests if this user can manage `Id` aliases for `Banks`. A return of true does not guarantee successful authorization. A return of false indicates that it is known changing an alias will result in a `PERMISSION_DENIED`. This is intended as a hint to an application that may opt not to offer alias operations to an unauthorized user.
Return	`boolean`		`false` if `Bank` aliasing is not authorized, `true` otherwise
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	aliasBank
Description	Adds an `Id` to a `Bank` for the purpose of creating compatibility. The primary `Id` of the `Bank` is determined by the provider. The new `Id` is an alias to the primary `Id`. If the alias is a pointer to another bank, it is reassigned to the given bank `Id`.
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`bankId`	the `Id` of a `Bank`
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`aliasId`	the alias `Id`
Errors	ALREADY_EXISTS		`aliasId` is in use as a primary `Id`
	NOT_FOUND		`bankId` not found
	NULL_ARGUMENT		`bankId` or `aliasId` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	PERMISSION_DENIED		authorization failure occurred
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.