OSID - osid.authentication.Agent Service Interface Definition

Interface	osid.authentication.Agent
Implements	`osid.OsidObject`
Used By	`osid.OsidRequest`
	`osid.OsidSession`
	`osid.assessment.AssessmentTaken`
	`osid.authentication.AgentAdminSession`
	`osid.authentication.AgentList`
	`osid.authentication.AgentLookupSession`
	`osid.authentication.keys.Key`
	`osid.authentication.process.Authentication`
	`osid.authorization.Authorization`
	`osid.bidding.Bid`
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`osid.blogging.Entry`
`osid.commenting.Comment`
`osid.filing.DirectoryEntry`
`osid.filing.allocation.Allocation`
`osid.forum.Post`
`osid.forum.Reply`
`osid.grading.GradeEntry`
`osid.hold.Hold`
`osid.inquiry.Response`
`osid.installation.Installation`
`osid.journaling.JournalEntry`
`osid.logging.LogEntry`
`osid.messaging.Message`
`osid.messaging.Receipt`
`osid.ordering.Order`
`osid.profile.ProfileEntry`
`osid.provisioning.ProvisionReturn`
`osid.provisioning.Request`
`osid.provisioning.RequestTransaction`
`osid.proxy.Proxy`
`osid.tracking.Issue`
`osid.tracking.LogEntry`
`osid.voting.Vote`
`osid.workflow.event.WorkflowEvent`
Description	An `Agent` represents an authenticatable identity. Like all OSID objects, an `Agent` is identified by its `Id` and any persisted references should use the `Id`. Like all `OsidObjects`, `Agent` is managed by its `OsidSessions` and may not be accessed by concurrent processing threads.
Method	getAgentRecord
Description	Gets the agent record corresponding to the given `Agent` record `Type`.This method is used to retrieve an object implementing the requested record. The `agentRecordType` may be the `Type` returned in `getRecordTypes()` or any of its parents in a `Type` hierarchy where `hasRecordType(agentRecordType)` is `true`.
Parameters	`osid.type.Type`	`agentRecordType`	the type of the record to retrieve
Return	`osid.authentication.records.AgentRecord`		the agent record
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`agentRecordType` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	UNSUPPORTED		`hasRecordType(agentRecordType)` is `false`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.