OSID - osid.inquiry.AuditSearchSession Service Interface Definition

Interface	osid.inquiry.AuditSearchSession
Implements	`osid.inquiry.AuditQuerySession`
Used By	`osid.inquiry.InquiryManager`
Used By	`osid.inquiry.InquiryProxyManager`
Description	This session provides methods for searching among `Audits`. The search query is constructed using the `AudityQuery`. `getAuditsByQuery()` is the basic search method and returns a list of `Audits`. A more advanced search may be performed with `getAuditsBySearch()`. It accepts an `AuditSearch` in addition to the query for the purpose of specifying additional options affecting the entire search, such as ordering. `getAuditsBySearch()` returns an `AuditSearchResults` that can be used to access the resulting `AuditList` or be used to perform a search within the result set through `AuditSearch`. This session defines views that offer differing behaviors for searching. federated action group view: searches include audits in action groups of which this action group is an ancestor in the action group hierarchy isolated action group view: searches are restricted to audits in this action group Audits may have an audit record indicated by their respective record types. The audit record is accessed via the `AuditQuery`.
Method	getAuditSearch
Description	Gets an audit search.
Return	`osid.inquiry.AuditSearch`		the audit search
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getAuditSearchOrder
Description	Gets an audit search order. The `AuditSearchOrder` is supplied to an `AuditSearch` to specify the ordering of results.
Return	`osid.inquiry.AuditSearchOrder`		the audit search order
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getAuditsBySearch
Description	Gets the search results matching the given search query using the given search.
Parameters	`osid.inquiry.AuditQuery`	`auditQuery`	the audit query
Parameters	`osid.inquiry.AuditSearch`	`auditSearch`	the audit search
Return	`osid.inquiry.AuditSearchResults`		the audit search results
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`auditQuery` or `auditSearch` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	PERMISSION_DENIED		authorization failure
	UNSUPPORTED		`auditQuery` or `auditSearch` is not of this service
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getAuditQueryFromInspector
Description	Gets an audit query from an inspector. The inspector is available from an `AuditSearchResults`.
Parameters	`osid.inquiry.AuditQueryInspector`	`auditQueryInspector`	an audit query inspector
Return	`osid.inquiry.AuditQuery`		the audit query
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`auditQueryInspector` is `null`
Errors	UNSUPPORTED		`auditQueryInspector` is not of this service
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.