org.osid.financials.posting

Interface PostSearchSession

All Superinterfaces:

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

public interface PostSearchSession
extends PostQuerySession

This session provides methods for searching among Post objects. The search query is constructed using the PostQuery.

getPostsByQuery() is the basic search method and returns a list of Posts. A more advanced search may be performed with getPostsBySearch(). It accepts a PostSearch in addition to the query for the purpose of specifying additional options affecting the entire search, such as ordering. getPostsBySearch() returns a PostSearchResults that can be used to access the resulting PostList or be used to perform a search within the result set through PostSearch.

This session defines views that offer differing behaviors for searching.

• federated business view: searches include posts in businesses of which this business is an ancestor in the business hierarchy
• isolated business view: searches are restricted to posts in this business

Posts may have a query record indicated by their respective record types. The queryrecord is accessed via the PostQuery.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
PostQuery	getPostQueryFromInspector(ItemQueryInspector postQueryInspector) Gets a post query from an inspector.
PostSearchResults	getPostsBySearch(PostQuery postQuery, PostSearch postSearch) Gets the search results matching the given search query using the given search.
PostSearch	getPostSearch() Gets a post search.
PostSearchOrder	getPostSearchOrder() Gets a post search order.

Methods inherited from interface org.osid.financials.posting.PostQuerySession

canSearchPosts, getBusiness, getBusinessId, getPostQuery, getPostsByQuery, useFederatedBusinessView, useIsolatedBusinessView

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

getPostSearch

PostSearch getPostSearch()

Gets a post search.

Returns:

the post search

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getPostSearchOrder

PostSearchOrder getPostSearchOrder()

Gets a post search order. The PostSearchOrder is supplied to a PostSearch to specify the ordering of results.

Returns:

the post search order

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getPostsBySearch

PostSearchResults getPostsBySearch(PostQuery postQuery,
                                 PostSearch postSearch)
                                   throws OperationFailedException,
                                          PermissionDeniedException

Gets the search results matching the given search query using the given search.

Parameters:

postQuery - the post query

postSearch - the post search

Returns:

the post search results

Throws:

NullArgumentException - postQuery or postSearch is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

UnsupportedException - postQuery or postSearch is not of this service

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getPostQueryFromInspector

PostQuery getPostQueryFromInspector(ItemQueryInspector postQueryInspector)

Gets a post query from an inspector. The inspector is available from a PostSearchResults.

Parameters:

postQueryInspector - a post query inspector

Returns:

the post query

Throws:

NullArgumentException - postQueryInspector is null

UnsupportedException - postQueryInspector is not of this service

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.