OSID - osid.billing.CategorySmartBusinessSession Service Interface Definition

Interface	osid.billing.CategorySmartBusinessSession
Implements	`osid.OsidSession`
Used By	`osid.billing.BillingManager`
Used By	`osid.billing.BillingProxyManager`
Description	This session manages queries and sequencing to create "smart" dynamic catalogs. A `CategoryQuery` can be retrieved from this session and mapped to this `CoursOfferingeCatalog` to create a virtual collection of `Categories`. The categories may be sequenced using the `CategorySearchOrder` from this session. This `Business` has a default query that matches any category and a default search order that specifies no sequencing. The queries may be examined using a `CategoryQueryInspector`. The query may be modified by converting the inspector back to a `CategoryQuery`.
Method	getBusinessId
Description	Gets the `Business` `Id` associated with this session.
Return	`osid.id.Id`		the `Business Id` associated with this session
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getBusiness
Description	Gets the `Business` associated with this session.
Return	`osid.billing.Business`		the business
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Errors	PERMISSION_DENIED		authorization failure
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	canManageSmartBusinesses
Description	Tests if this user can manage smart businesses. A return of true does not guarantee successful assessment. A return of false indicates that it is known methods in this session will result in a `PERMISSION_DENIED`. This is intended as a hint to an application that may opt not to offer operations to unauthorized users.
Return	`boolean`		`false` if smart business management is not authorized, `true` otherwise
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getCategoryQuery
Description	Gets a category query.
Return	`osid.billing.CategoryQuery`		the category query
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getCategorySearchOrder
Description	Gets a category search order.
Return	`osid.billing.CategorySearchOrder`		the category search order
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	applyCategoryQuery
Description	Applies a category query to this business.
Parameters	`osid.billing.CategoryQuery`	`categoryQuery`	the category query
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`categoryQuery` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	PERMISSION_DENIED		authorization failure occurred
	UNSUPPORTED		`categoryQuery` not of this service
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	inspectCategoryQuery
Description	Gets a category query inspector for this business.
Return	`osid.billing.CategoryQueryInspector`		the category query inspector
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Errors	PERMISSION_DENIED		authorization failure occurred
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	applyCategorySequencing
Description	Applies a category search order to this business.
Parameters	`osid.billing.CategorySearchOrder`	`categorySearchOrder`	the category search order
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`categorySearchOrder` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	PERMISSION_DENIED		authorization failure occurred
	UNSUPPORTED		`categorySearchOrder` not of this service
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getCategoryQueryFromInspector
Description	Gets a category query from an inspector.
Parameters	`osid.billing.CategoryQueryInspector`	`categoryQueryInspector`	a query inspector
Return	`osid.billing.CategoryQuery`		the category query
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`categoryQueryInspector` is `null`
Errors	UNSUPPORTED		`categoryQueryInspector` is not of this service
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.