OSID - osid.control.Action Service Interface Definition

Interface	osid.control.Action
Implements	`osid.OsidRule`
Implements	`osid.Subjugateable`
Used By	`osid.control.ActionGroupAdminSession`
Used By	`osid.control.ActionList`
Description	An `Action` executes a `Scene, Setting`, another `ActionGroup`, or other `Rule`. An `Action` is also an `OsidRule` that may or may not be active.
Method	getActionGroupId
Description	Gets the action group `Id` for this action.
Return	`osid.id.Id`		the action group `Id`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getActionGroup
Description	Gets the action group for this action.
Return	`osid.control.ActionGroup`		the action group
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getDelay
Description	Gets the delay before proceeding with execution.
Return	`osid.calendaring.Duration`		the delay
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	isBlocking
Description	Tests if this action blocks further actions until complete.
Return	`boolean`		`true` if blocking, `false` if subsequent actions can begin before this action completes
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	executesActionGroup
Description	Tests if this rule executes a scene. If `executesActionGroup()` is `true`, `hasRule(), executesScene(), executesSetting()` , and `executesMatchingSetting()` must be `false`.
Return	`boolean`		`true` if this is a scene execution, `false` otherwise
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getNextActionGroupId
Description	Gets the action group `Id` to execute.
Return	`osid.id.Id`		the action group `Id`
Errors	ILLEGAL_STATE		`executesActionGroup()` is `false`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getNextActionGroup
Description	Gets the action group to execute,
Return	`osid.control.ActionGroup`		the action group
Errors	ILLEGAL_STATE		`executesActionGroup()` is `false`
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	executesScene
Description	Tests if this rule executes a scene. If `executesScene()` is `true`, `hasRule(), executesActionGroup(), executesSetting()`, and `executesMatchingSetting()` must be `false`.
Return	`boolean`		`true` if this is a scene execution, `false` otherwise
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getSceneId
Description	Gets the scene `Id`.
Return	`osid.id.Id`		the scene `Id`
Errors	ILLEGAL_STATE		`executesScene()` is `false`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getScene
Description	Gets the scene.
Return	`osid.control.Scene`		the scene
Errors	ILLEGAL_STATE		`executesScene()` is `false`
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	executesSetting
Description	Tests if this rule executes a setting. If `executesSetting()` is `true`, `hasRule(), executesActionGroup(), executesScene()`, and `executesMatchingSetting()` must be `false`.
Return	`boolean`		`true` if this is a setting execution, `false` otherwise
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getSettingId
Description	Gets the setting `Id`.
Return	`osid.id.Id`		the setting `Id`
Errors	ILLEGAL_STATE		`executesSetting()` is `false`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getSetting
Description	Gets the setting.
Return	`osid.control.Setting`		the setting
Errors	ILLEGAL_STATE		`executesSetting()` is `false`
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	executesMatchingSetting
Description	Tests if this rule executes a matching setting. If `executesMatchingSetting()` is `true`, `hasRule()`, `executesScene(), executesActionGroup()`,and `executesSetting()` must be `false`.
Return	`boolean`		`true` if this is a setting execution, `false` otherwise
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getMatchingControllerId
Description	Gets the matching controller `Id`.
Return	`osid.id.Id`		the controller `Id`
Errors	ILLEGAL_STATE		`executesMatchingSetting()` is `false`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getMatchingController
Description	Gets the matching controller.
Return	`osid.control.Controller`		the controller
Errors	ILLEGAL_STATE		`executesMatchingSetting()` is `false`
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getMatchingAmountFactor
Description	Gets the factor by which the matching amount differs. A factor of 1 matches the amount of the matching controller.
Return	`decimal`		the factor
Errors	ILLEGAL_STATE		`executesMatchingSetting()` is `false`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getMatchingRateFactor
Description	Gets the factor by which the matching transition rate differs. A factor of 1 matches the ramp rate of the matching controller.
Return	`decimal`		the factor
Errors	ILLEGAL_STATE		`executesMatchingSetting()` is `false`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getActionRecord
Description	Gets the action record corresponding to the given `Action` record `Type`.This method is used to retrieve an object implementing the requested record. The `actionRecordType` may be the `Type` returned in `getRecordTypes()` or any of its parents in a `Type` hierarchy where `hasRecordType(actionRecordType)` is `true`.
Parameters	`osid.type.Type`	`actionRecordType`	the type of action record to retrieve
Return	`osid.control.records.ActionRecord`		the action record
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`actionRecordType` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	UNSUPPORTED		`hasRecordType(actionRecordType)` is `false`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.