OSID - osid.acknowledgement.BillingSearchSession Service Interface Definition

Interface	osid.acknowledgement.BillingSearchSession
Implements	`osid.acknowledgement.BillingQuerySession`
Used By	`osid.acknowledgement.AcknowledgementManager`
Used By	`osid.acknowledgement.AcknowledgementProxyManager`
Description	This session provides methods for searching `Billing` objects. The search query is constructed using the `BillingQuery`. The billing record `Type` also specifies the billing query record for the billing query. `getBillingsByQuery()` is the basic search method and returns a list of `Billing` elements. A more advanced search may be performed with `getBillingsBySearch()`.It accepts a `BillingSearch` in addition to the query for the purpose of specifying additional options affecting the entire search, such as ordering. `getBillingsBySearch()` returns a `BillingSearchResults` that can be used to access the resulting `BillingList` or be used to perform a search within the result set through `BillingSearch`. Billings may have a query record indicated by their respective record types. The query record is accessed via the `BillingQuery`. The returns in this session may not be cast directly to these interfaces.
Method	getBillingSearch
Description	Gets a billing search.
Return	`osid.acknowledgement.BillingSearch`		the billing search
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getBillingSearchOrder
Description	Gets a billing search order. The `BillingSearchOrder` is supplied to a `BillingSearch` to specify the ordering of results.
Return	`osid.acknowledgement.BillingSearchOrder`		the billing search order
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getBillingsBySearch
Description	Gets the search results matching the given search.
Parameters	`osid.acknowledgement.BillingQuery`	`billingQuery`	the billing query
Parameters	`osid.acknowledgement.BillingSearch`	`billingSearch`	the billing search
Return	`osid.acknowledgement.BillingSearchResults`		the search results
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`billingQuery` or `billingSearch` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	PERMISSION_DENIED		authorization failure
	UNSUPPORTED		`billingQuery` or `billingSearch` is not of this service
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getBillingQueryFromInspector
Description	Gets a billing query from an inspector. The inspector is available from a `BillingSearchResults`.
Parameters	`osid.acknowledgement.BillingQueryInspector`	`billingQueryInspector`	a billing query inspector
Return	`osid.acknowledgement.BillingQuery`		the billing query
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`billingQueryInspector` is `null`
Errors	UNSUPPORTED		`ibillingQueryInspector` is not of this service
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.