OSID - osid.authentication.AgencyQuery Service Interface Definition

Interface	osid.authentication.AgencyQuery
Implements	`osid.OsidCatalogQuery`
Used By	`osid.authentication.AgencyQuerySession`
	`osid.authentication.AgencySearchSession`
	`osid.authentication.AgentQuery`
Description	This is the query for searching agencies. Each method specifies an `AND` term while multiple invocations of the same method produce a nested `OR`.
Method	matchAgentId
Description	Sets the agent `Id` for this query.
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`agentId`	an agent `Id`
Parameters	`boolean`	`match`	`true` for a positive match, `false` for negative match
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`agentId` is `null`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	clearAgentIdTerms
Description	Clears the agent `Id` terms.
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	supportsAgentQuery
Description	Tests if an `AgentQuery` is available.
Return	`boolean`		`true` if an agent query is available, `false` otherwise
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getAgentQuery
Description	Gets the query for an agent. Multiple retrievals produce a nested `OR` term.
Return	`osid.authentication.AgentQuery`		the agent query
Errors	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsAgentQuery()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsAgentQuery()` is `true`.
Method	matchAnyAgent
Description	Matches agencies with any agent.
Parameters	`boolean`	`match`	`true` to match agencies with any agent. `false` to match agencies with no agents
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	clearAgentTerms
Description	Clears the agent terms.
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	matchAncestorAgencyId
Description	Sets the agency `Id` for this query to match agencies that have the specified agency as an ancestor.
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`agencyId`	an agency `Id`
Parameters	`boolean`	`match`	`true` for a positive match, `false` for negative match
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`agencyId` is `null`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	clearAncestorAgencyIdTerms
Description	Clears the ancestor agency `Id` terms.
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	supportsAncestorAgencyQuery
Description	Tests if an `AgencyQuery` is available.
Return	`boolean`		`true` if an agency query is available, `false` otherwise
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getAncestorAgencyQuery
Description	Gets the query for an agency. Multiple retrievals produce a nested `OR` term.
Return	`osid.authentication.AgentQuery`		the agency query
Errors	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsAncestorAgencyQuery()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsAncestorAgencyQuery()` is `true`.
Method	matchAnyAncestorAgency
Description	Matches agencies with any ancestor.
Parameters	`boolean`	`match`	`true` to match agencies with any ancestor, `false` to match root agencies
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	clearAncestorAgencyTerms
Description	Clears the ancestor agency terms.
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	matchDescendantAgencyId
Description	Sets the agency `Id` for this query to match agencies that have the specified agency as an descendant.
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`agencyId`	an agency `Id`
Parameters	`boolean`	`match`	`true` for a positive match, `false` for negative match
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`agencyId` is `null`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	clearDescendantAgencyIdTerms
Description	Clears the descendant agency `Id` terms.
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	supportsDescendantAgencyQuery
Description	Tests if an `AgencyQuery` is available.
Return	`boolean`		`true` if an agency query is available, `false` otherwise
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getDescendantAgencyQuery
Description	Gets the query for an agency. Multiple retrievals produce a nested `OR` term.
Return	`osid.authentication.AgentQuery`		the agency query
Errors	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsDescendantAgencyQuery()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsDescendantAgencyQuery()` is `true`.
Method	matchAnyDescendantAgency
Description	Matches agencies with any descendant.
Parameters	`boolean`	`match`	`true` to match agencies with any descendant, `false` to match leaf agencies
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	clearDescendantAgencyTerms
Description	Clears the descendant agency terms.
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getAgencyQueryRecord
Description	Gets the agency query record corresponding to the given `Agency` record `Type` .Multiple record retrievals produce a nested `OR` term.
Parameters	`osid.type.Type`	`agencyRecordType`	an agency record type
Return	`osid.authentication.records.AgencyQueryRecord`		the agency query 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.