OSID - osid.assessment.ItemSearchSession Service Interface Definition

Interface	osid.assessment.ItemSearchSession
Implements	`osid.assessment.ItemQuerySession`
Used By	`osid.assessment.AssessmentManager`
Used By	`osid.assessment.AssessmentProxyManager`
Description	This session provides methods for searching `Item` objects. The search query is constructed using the `ItemQuery`. The assessment item record `Type` also specifies the query record for the assessment item query. `getItemsByQuery()` is the basic search method and returns a list of `Items`. A more advanced search may be performed with `getItemsBySearch()`. It accepts an `ItemSearch` in addition to the query for the purpose of specifying additional options affecting the entire search, such as ordering. `getItemsBySearch()` returns an `ItemSearchResults` that can be used to access the resulting `ItemList` or be used to perform a search within the result set through `ItemSearch`. This session defines views that offer differing behaviors for searching. federated assessment bank view: searches include assessment items in assessment banks of which this assessment bank is an ancestor in the assessment bank hierarchy isolated bank view: searches are restricted to assessment items in this assessment bank Assessment items may have a query record indicated by their respective record types. The query record is accessed via the `ItemQuery`.
Method	getItemSearch
Description	Gets an assessment item search.
Return	`osid.assessment.ItemSearch`		the assessment item search
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getItemSearchOrder
Description	Gets an assessment item search order. The `ItemSearchOrder` is supplied to an `ItemSearch` to specify the ordering of results.
Return	`osid.assessment.ItemSearchOrder`		the assessment item search order
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getItemsBySearch
Description	Gets the search results matching the given search query using the given search.
Parameters	`osid.assessment.ItemQuery`	`itemQuery`	the item query
Parameters	`osid.assessment.ItemSearch`	`itemSearch`	the item search
Return	`osid.assessment.ItemSearchResults`		the returned search results
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`itemQuery` or `itemSearch` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	PERMISSION_DENIED		authorization failure occurred
	UNSUPPORTED		`itemSearch` or `itemQuery` is not of this service
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getItemQueryFromInspector
Description	Gets an item query from an inspector. The inspector is available from an `ItemSearchResults`.
Parameters	`osid.assessment.ItemQueryInspector`	`itemQueryInspector`	a query inspector
Return	`osid.assessment.ItemQuery`		the item query
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`itemQueryInspector` is `null`
Errors	UNSUPPORTED		`itemQueryInspector` is not of this service
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.