OSID - osid.authentication.AgencySearchSession Service Interface Definition

Interface	osid.authentication.AgencySearchSession
Implements	`osid.authentication.AgencyQuerySession`
Used By	`osid.authentication.AuthenticationManager`
Used By	`osid.authentication.AuthenticationProxyManager`
Description	This session provides methods for searching among `Agency` objects. The search query is constructed using the `AgencyQuery`. `getAgenciesByQuery()` is the basic search method and returns a list of `Agency` objects.A more advanced search may be performed with `getAgenciesBySearch()`.It accepts a `AgencySearch` in addition to the query for the purpose of specifying additional options affecting the entire search, such as ordering. `getAgenciesBySearch()` returns a `AgencySearchResults` that can be used to access the resulting `AgencyList` or be used to perform a search within the result set through `AgencySearch`. Agencies may have a query record indicated by their respective record types. The query record is accessed via the `AgencyQuery`.
Method	getAgencySearch
Description	Gets an agency search.
Return	`osid.authentication.AgencySearch`		an agency search
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getAgencySearchOrder
Description	Gets an agency search order. The `AgencySearchOrder` is supplied to a `AgencySearch` to specify the ordering of results.
Return	`osid.authentication.AgencySearchOrder`		the agency search order
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getAgenciesBySearch
Description	Gets the search results matching the given search query using the given search.
Parameters	`osid.authentication.AgencyQuery`	`agencyQuery`	the agency query
Parameters	`osid.authentication.AgencySearch`	`agencySearch`	the agency search
Return	`osid.authentication.AgencySearchResults`		the search results
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`agencyQuery` or `agencySearch` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	PERMISSION_DENIED		authorization failure
	UNSUPPORTED		`agencyQuery` or `agencySearch` is not of this service
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getAgencyQueryFromInspector
Description	Gets an agency query from an inspector. The inspector is available from an `AgencySearchResults`.
Parameters	`osid.authentication.AgencyQueryInspector`	`agencyQueryInspector`	an agency query inspector
Return	`osid.authentication.AgencyQuery`		the agency query
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`agencyQueryInspector` is `null`
Errors	UNSUPPORTED		`agencyQueryInspector` is not of this service
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.