OSID - osid.authentication.Agency Service Interface Definition

Interface	osid.authentication.Agency
Implements	`osid.OsidCatalog`
Used By	`osid.authentication.AgencyAdminSession`
	`osid.authentication.AgencyList`
	`osid.authentication.AgencyLookupSession`
	`osid.authentication.AgencyNode`
	`osid.authentication.AgentAdminSession`
	`osid.authentication.AgentLookupSession`
	`osid.authentication.AgentNotificationSession`
	`osid.authentication.AgentQuerySession`
	`osid.authentication.AgentSmartAgencySession`
	`osid.authentication.keys.KeyAdminSession`
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`osid.authentication.keys.KeyLookupSession`
`osid.authentication.keys.KeyNotificationSession`
`osid.authentication.keys.KeyQuerySession`
`osid.authentication.keys.KeySmartAgencySession`
`osid.authentication.process.CircleOfTrustSession`
`osid.authentication.process.TrustLookupSession`
Description	An agency defines a collection of agents. Like all `OsidObjects`, `Agency` is managed by its `OsidSessions` and may not be accessed by concurrent processing threads.
Method	getAgencyRecord
Description	Gets the agency record corresponding to the given `Agency` record `Type`.This method is used to retrieve an object implementing the requested record. The `agencyRecordType` may be the `Type` returned in `getRecordTypes()` or any of its parents in a `Type` hierarchy where `hasRecordType(agencyRecordType)` is `true`.
Parameters	`osid.type.Type`	`agencyRecordType`	an agency record type
Return	`osid.authentication.records.AgencyRecord`		the agency record
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`agencyRecordType` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	UNSUPPORTED		`hasRecordType(agencyRecordType)` is `false`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.