org.osid.billing

Interface ItemSmartBusinessSession

All Superinterfaces:

java.lang.AutoCloseable, java.io.Closeable, OsidSession

public interface ItemSmartBusinessSession
extends OsidSession

This session manages queries and sequencing to create "smart" dynamic catalogs. An ItemQuery can be retrieved from this session and mapped to this CoursOfferingeCatalog to create a virtual collection of Items. The items may be sequenced using the ItemSearchOrder from this session.

This Business has a default query that matches any item and a default search order that specifies no sequencing. The queries may be examined using an ItemQueryInspector. The query may be modified by converting the inspector back to an ItemQuery.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	applyItemQuery(ItemQuery itemQuery) Applies an item query to this business.
void	applyItemSequencing(ItemSearchOrder itemSearchOrder) Applies an item search order to this business.
boolean	canManageSmartBusinesses() Tests if this user can manage smart businesses.
Business	getBusiness() Gets the Business associated with this session.
Id	getBusinessId() Gets the Business Id associated with this session.
ItemQuery	getItemQuery() Gets an item query.
ItemQuery	getItemQueryFromInspector(ItemQueryInspector itemQueryInspector) Gets an item query from an inspector.
ItemSearchOrder	getItemSearchOrder() Gets an item search order.
ItemQueryInspector	inspectItemQuery() Gets an item query inspector for this business.

Methods inherited from interface org.osid.OsidSession

getAuthenticatedAgent, getAuthenticatedAgentId, getClockRate, getDate, getEffectiveAgent, getEffectiveAgentId, getFormatType, getLocale, isAuthenticated, startTransaction, supportsTransactions

Methods inherited from interface org.osid.binding.java.OsidSession

close

Methods inherited from interface java.io.Closeable

close

Method Detail

getBusinessId

Id getBusinessId()

Gets the Business Id associated with this session.

Returns:

the Business Id associated with this session

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getBusiness

Business getBusiness()
                     throws OperationFailedException,
                            PermissionDeniedException

Gets the Business associated with this session.

Returns:

the business

Throws:

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canManageSmartBusinesses

boolean canManageSmartBusinesses()

Tests if this user can manage smart businesses. A return of true does not guarantee successful assessment. A return of false indicates that it is known methods in this session will result in a PERMISSION_DENIED. This is intended as a hint to an application that may opt not to offer operations to unauthorized users.

Returns:

false if smart business management is not authorized, true otherwise

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getItemQuery

ItemQuery getItemQuery()

Gets an item query.

Returns:

the item query

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getItemSearchOrder

ItemSearchOrder getItemSearchOrder()

Gets an item search order.

Returns:

the item search order

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

applyItemQuery

void applyItemQuery(ItemQuery itemQuery)
                    throws OperationFailedException,
                           PermissionDeniedException

Applies an item query to this business.

Parameters:

itemQuery - the item query

Throws:

NullArgumentException - itemQuery is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure occurred

UnsupportedException - itemQuery not of this service

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

inspectItemQuery

ItemQueryInspector inspectItemQuery()
                                    throws OperationFailedException,
                                           PermissionDeniedException

Gets an item query inspector for this business.

Returns:

the item query inspector

Throws:

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure occurred

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

applyItemSequencing

void applyItemSequencing(ItemSearchOrder itemSearchOrder)
                         throws OperationFailedException,
                                PermissionDeniedException

Applies an item search order to this business.

Parameters:

itemSearchOrder - the item search order

Throws:

NullArgumentException - itemSearchOrder is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure occurred

UnsupportedException - itemSearchOrder not of this service

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getItemQueryFromInspector

ItemQuery getItemQueryFromInspector(ItemQueryInspector itemQueryInspector)

Gets an item query from an inspector.

Parameters:

itemQueryInspector - a query inspector

Returns:

the item query

Throws:

NullArgumentException - itemQueryInspector is null

UnsupportedException - itemQueryInspector is not of this service

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.