OSID - osid.blogging.EntrySearchSession Service Interface Definition

Interface	osid.blogging.EntrySearchSession
Implements	`osid.blogging.EntryQuerySession`
Used By	`osid.blogging.BloggingManager`
Used By	`osid.blogging.BloggingProxyManager`
Description	This session provides methods for searching among `Entry` objects. The search query is constructed using the `EntryQuery`. `getEntriesByQuery()` is the basic search method and returns a list of `Entries`. A more advanced search may be performed with `getEntriesBySearch()` .It accepts an `EntrySearch` in addition to the query for the purpose of specifying additional options affecting the entire search, such as ordering. `getEntriesBySearch()` returns an `EntrySearchResults` that can be used to access the resulting `EntryList` or be used to perform a search within the result set through `EntryList`. This session defines views that offer differing behaviors for searching. federated blog view: searches include entries in blogs of which this blog is an ancestor in the blog hierarchy isolated blog view: searches are restricted to entries in this blog Entries may have a query record indicated by their respective record types. The query record is accessed via the `EntryQuery`.
Method	getEntrySearch
Description	Gets an entry search.
Return	`osid.blogging.EntrySearch`		the entry search
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getEntrySearchOrder
Description	Gets an entry search order. The `EntrySearchOrder` is supplied to an `EntrySearch` to specify the ordering of results.
Return	`osid.blogging.EntrySearchOrder`		the entry search order
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getEntriesBySearch
Description	Gets the search results matching the given search query using the given search.
Parameters	`osid.blogging.EntryQuery`	`entryQuery`	the entry query
Parameters	`osid.blogging.EntrySearch`	`entrySearch`	the entry search
Return	`osid.blogging.EntrySearchResults`		the returned search results
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`entryQuery` or `entrySearch` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	PERMISSION_DENIED		authorization failure
	UNSUPPORTED		`entryQuery` or `entrySearch` is not of this service
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getEntryQueryFromInspector
Description	Gets an entry query from an inspector. The inspector is available from an `EntrySearchResults`.
Parameters	`osid.blogging.EntryQueryInspector`	`entryQueryInspector`	a query inspector
Return	`osid.blogging.EntryQuery`		the entry query
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`entryQueryInspector` is `null`
Errors	UNSUPPORTED		`entryQueryInspector` is not of this service
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.