OSID - osid.authentication.AgentSearchOrder Service Interface Definition

Interface	osid.authentication.AgentSearchOrder
Implements	`osid.OsidObjectSearchOrder`
Used By	`osid.OsidRequestSearchOrder`
	`osid.assessment.AssessmentTakenSearchOrder`
	`osid.authentication.AgentSearchSession`
	`osid.authentication.AgentSmartAgencySession`
	`osid.authentication.keys.KeySearchOrder`
	`osid.authorization.AuthorizationSearchOrder`
	`osid.bidding.BidSearchOrder`
	`osid.blogging.EntrySearchOrder`
	`osid.commenting.CommentSearchOrder`
	`osid.filing.DirectoryEntrySearchOrder`
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`osid.forum.PostSearchOrder`
`osid.forum.ReplySearchOrder`
`osid.grading.GradeEntrySearchOrder`
`osid.hold.HoldSearchOrder`
`osid.inquiry.ResponseSearchOrder`
`osid.installation.InstallationSearchOrder`
`osid.journaling.JournalEntrySearchOrder`
`osid.logging.LogEntrySearchOrder`
`osid.messaging.MessageSearchOrder`
`osid.messaging.ReceiptSearchOrder`
`osid.ordering.OrderSearchOrder`
`osid.profile.ProfileEntrySearchOrder`
`osid.provisioning.ProvisionReturnSearchOrder`
`osid.provisioning.RequestSearchOrder`
`osid.provisioning.RequestTransactionSearchOrder`
`osid.tracking.IssueSearchOrder`
`osid.tracking.LogEntrySearchOrder`
`osid.voting.VoteSearchOrder`
`osid.workflow.event.WorkflowEventSearchOrder`
Description	An interface for specifying the ordering of search results.
Method	orderByResource
Description	Orders the results by resource.
Parameters	`osid.SearchOrderStyle`	`style`	search order style
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`style` is `null`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	supportsResourceSearchOrder
Description	Tests if a `ResourceSearchOrder` is available.
Return	`boolean`		`true` if a resource search order interface is available, `false` otherwise
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getResourceSearchOrder
Description	Gets the resource search order.
Return	`osid.resource.ResourceSearchOrder`		the resource search odrer
Errors	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsResourceSearchOrder()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsResourceSearchOrder()` is `true`.
Method	getAgentSearchOrderRecord
Description	Gets the agent search order record corresponding to the given agent record `Type`. Multiple retrievals return the same underlying object.
Parameters	`osid.type.Type`	`agentRecordType`	an agent record type
Return	`osid.authentication.records.AgentSearchOrderRecord`		the agent search order record
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`agentRecordType` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	UNSUPPORTED		`hasRecordType(agentRecordType)` is `false`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.