OSID - osid.authorization.FunctionSearchOrder Service Interface Definition

Interface	osid.authorization.FunctionSearchOrder
Implements	`osid.OsidRuleSearchOrder`
Used By	`osid.authorization.AuthorizationSearchOrder`
	`osid.authorization.FunctionSearchSession`
	`osid.authorization.FunctionSmartVaultSession`
	`osid.rules.check.CheckSearchOrder`
Description	An interface for specifying the ordering of search results.
Method	orderByQualifierHierarchy
Description	Specified a preference for ordering results by the qualifier hierarchy.
Parameters	`osid.SearchOrderStyle`	`style`	the search order style
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`style` is `null`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	supportsQualifierHierarchySearchOrder
Description	Tests if a `HierarchySearchOrder` interface is available.
Return	`boolean`		`true` if a qualifier hierarchy search order interface is available, `false` otherwise
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getQualifierHierarchySearchOrder
Description	Gets the search order interface for a qualifier hierarchy.
Return	`osid.hierarchy.HierarchySearchOrder`		the hierarchy search order
Errors	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsQualifierHierarchySearchOrder()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsQualifierHierarchySearchOrder()` is `true`.
Method	getFunctionSearchOrderRecord
Description	Gets the function search order record corresponding to the given function record `Type`.Multiple retrievals return the same underlying object.
Parameters	`osid.type.Type`	`functionRecordType`	a function record type
Return	`osid.authorization.records.FunctionSearchOrderRecord`		the function search order record
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`functionRecordType` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	UNSUPPORTED		`hasRecordType(functionRecordType)` is `false`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.