OSID - osid.control.rules.DeviceEnablerQuerySession Service Interface Definition

Interface	osid.control.rules.DeviceEnablerQuerySession
Implements	`osid.OsidSession`
Description	This session provides methods for searching among `DeviceEnabler` objects. The search query is constructed using the `DeviceEnablerQuery.` This session defines views that offer differing behaviors for searching. federated system view: searches include device enablers in systems of which this system is an ancestor in the system hierarchy isolated system view: searches are restricted to device enablers in this system Device constrainer enablers may have a query record indicated by their respective record types. The query record is accessed via the `DeviceEnablerQuery.`
Method	getSystemId
Description	Gets the `System` `Id` associated with this session.
Return	`osid.id.Id`		the `System Id` associated with this session
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getSystem
Description	Gets the `System` associated with this session.
Return	`osid.control.System`		the system
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Errors	PERMISSION_DENIED		authorization failure
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	canSearchDeviceEnablers
Description	Tests if this user can perform `DeviceEnabler` lookups. 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 not offer lookup operations to unauthorized users.
Return	`boolean`		`false` if search methods are not authorized, `true` otherwise
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	useFederatedSystemView
Description	Federates the view for methods in this session. A federated view will include device enablers in systems which are children of this broker in the system hierarchy.
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method is must be implemented.
Method	useIsolatedSystemView
Description	Isolates the view for methods in this session. An isolated view restricts lookups to this system only.
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method is must be implemented.
Method	getDeviceEnablerQuery
Description	Gets a device enabler query.
Return	`osid.control.rules.DeviceEnablerQuery`		the device enabler query
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getDeviceEnablersByQuery
Description	Gets a list of `DeviceEnablers` matching the given search.
Parameters	`osid.control.rules.DeviceEnablerQuery`	`deviceEnablerQuery`	the device constraienr enabler query
Return	`osid.control.rules.DeviceEnablerList`		the returned `DeviceEnablerList`
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`deviceEnablerQuery` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	PERMISSION_DENIED		authorization failure
	UNSUPPORTED		`deviceEnablerQuery` is not of this service
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.