OSID - osid.billing.CustomerQuerySession Service Interface Definition

Interface	osid.billing.CustomerQuerySession
Implements	`osid.OsidSession`
Implemented By	`osid.billing.CustomerSearchSession`
Used By	`osid.billing.BillingManager`
Used By	`osid.billing.BillingProxyManager`
Description	This session provides methods for searching among `Customers`. The search query is constructed using the `CustomerQuery`. This session defines views that offer differing behaviors for searching. federated business view: searches include customers in businesses of which this business is an ancestor in the business hierarchy isolated business view: searches are restricted to customers in this business Customers may have a query record indicated by their respective record types. The query record is accessed via the `CustomerQuery`.
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	canSearchCustomers
Description	Tests if this user can perform `Customer` searches. A return of true does not guarantee successful authorization. A return of false indicates that it is known all 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 search operations to unauthorized users.
Return	`boolean`		`false` if search methods are not authorized, `true` otherwise
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	useFederatedBusinessView
Description	Federates the view for methods in this session. A federated view will include customers in business which are children of this business in the business hierarchy.
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method is must be implemented.
Method	useIsolatedBusinessView
Description	Isolates the view for methods in this session. An isolated view restricts lookups to this business only.
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method is must be implemented.
Method	getCustomerQuery
Description	Gets a customer query.
Return	`osid.billing.CustomerQuery`		the customer query
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getCustomersByQuery
Description	Gets a list of `Customers` matching the given customer query.
Parameters	`osid.billing.CustomerQuery`	`customerQuery`	the customer query
Return	`osid.billing.CustomerList`		the returned `CustomerList`
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`customerQuery` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	PERMISSION_DENIED		authorization failure
	UNSUPPORTED		`customerQuery` is not of this service
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.