OSID - osid.learning.ProficiencyQuerySession Service Interface Definition

Interface	osid.learning.ProficiencyQuerySession
Implements	`osid.OsidSession`
Implemented By	`osid.learning.ProficiencySearchSession`
Used By	`osid.learning.LearningManager`
Used By	`osid.learning.LearningProxyManager`
Description	This session provides methods for searching among `Proficiencies`. The search query is constructed using the `ProficiencyQuery`. This session defines views that offer differing behaviors for searching. federated objective bank view: searches include proficiencies in objective banks of which this objective bank is an ancestor in the obective bank hierarchy isolated objective bank view: searches are restricted to proficiencies in this objective bank Proficiencies may have a query record indicated by their respective record types. The query record is accessed via the `ProficiencyQuery`.
Method	getObjectiveBankId
Description	Gets the `ObjectiveBank` `Id` associated with this session.
Return	`osid.id.Id`		the `ObjectiveBank Id` associated with this session
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getObjectiveBank
Description	Gets the `ObjectiveBank` associated with this session.
Return	`osid.learning.ObjectiveBank`		the obective bank
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Errors	PERMISSION_DENIED		authorization failure
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	canSearchProficiencies
Description	Tests if this user can perform `Proficiency` 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.
Return	`boolean`		`false` if search methods are not authorized, `true` otherwise
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	useFederatedObjectiveBankView
Description	Federates the view for methods in this session. A federated view will include proficiencies in objective banks which are children of this objective bank in the obective bank hierarchy.
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method is must be implemented.
Method	useIsolatedObjectiveBankView
Description	Isolates the view for methods in this session. An isolated view restricts lookups to this objective bank only.
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method is must be implemented.
Method	getProficiencyQuery
Description	Gets a proficiency query.
Return	`osid.learning.ProficiencyQuery`		the proficiency query
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getProficienciesByQuery
Description	Gets a list of `Proficiencies` matching the given proficiency query.
Parameters	`osid.learning.ProficiencyQuery`	`proficiencyQuery`	the proficiency query
Return	`osid.learning.ProficiencyList`		the returned `ProficiencyList`
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`proficiencyQuery` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	PERMISSION_DENIED		authorization failure
	UNSUPPORTED		`proficiencyQuery` is not of this service
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.