OSID - osid.course.CourseAdminSession Service Interface Definition

Interface	osid.course.CourseAdminSession
Implements	`osid.OsidSession`
Implemented By	`osid.course.batch.CourseBatchAdminSession`
Used By	`osid.course.CourseManager`
Used By	`osid.course.CourseProxyManager`
Description	This session creates, updates, and deletes `Courses`. The data for create and update is provided by the consumer via the form. `OsidForms` are requested for each create or update and may not be reused. Create and update operations differ in their usage. To create a `Course`, a `CourseForm` is requested using `getCourseFormForCreate()` specifying the desired record `Types` or none if no record `Types` are needed. The returned `CourseForm` will indicate that it is to be used with a create operation and can be used to examine metdata or validate data prior to creation. Once the `CourseForm` is submiited to a create operation, it cannot be reused with another create operation unless the first operation was unsuccessful. Each `CourseForm` corresponds to an attempted transaction. For updates, `CourseForms` are requested to the `Course` `Id` that is to be updated using `getCourseFormForUpdate()`. Similarly, the `CourseForm` has metadata about the data that can be updated and it can perform validation before submitting the update. The `CourseForm` can only be used once for a successful update and cannot be reused. The delete operations delete `Courses`. To unmap a `Course` from the current `CourseCatalog`, the `CourseCourseCatalogAssignmentSession` should be used. These delete operations attempt to remove the `Course` itself thus removing it from all known `CourseCatalog` catalogs. This session includes an `Id` aliasing mechanism to assign an external `Id` to an internally assigned Id.
Method	getCourseCatalogId
Description	Gets the `CourseCatalog` `Id` associated with this session.
Return	`osid.id.Id`		the `CourseCatalog Id` associated with this session
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getCourseCatalog
Description	Gets the `CourseCatalog` associated with this session.
Return	`osid.course.CourseCatalog`		the course catalog
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Errors	PERMISSION_DENIED		authorization failure
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	canCreateCourses
Description	Tests if this user can create `Courses`. A return of true does not guarantee successful authorization. A return of false indicates that it is known creating a `Course` will result in a `PERMISSION_DENIED`. This is intended as a hint to an application that may opt not to offer create operations to an unauthorized user.
Return	`boolean`		`false` if `Course` creation is not authorized, `true` otherwise
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	canCreateCourseWithRecordTypes
Description	Tests if this user can create a single `Course` using the desired record types. While `CourseManager.getCourseRecordTypes()` can be used to examine which records are supported, this method tests which record(s) are required for creating a specific `Course`. Providing an empty array tests if a `Course` can be created with no records.
Parameters	`osid.type.Type[]`	`courseRecordTypes`	array of course record types
Return	`boolean`		`true` if `Course` creation using the specified record `Types` is supported, `false` otherwise
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`courseRecordTypes` is `null`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getCourseFormForCreate
Description	Gets the course form for creating new courses. A new form should be requested for each create transaction.
Parameters	`osid.type.Type[]`	`courseRecordTypes`	array of course record types
Return	`osid.course.CourseForm`		the course form
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`courseRecordTypes` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	PERMISSION_DENIED		authorization failure
	UNSUPPORTED		unable to get form for requested record types
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	createCourse
Description	Creates a new `Course`.
Parameters	`osid.course.CourseForm`	`courseForm`	the form for this `Course`
Return	`osid.course.Course`		the new `Course`
Errors	ILLEGAL_STATE		`courseForm` already used in a create transaction
	INVALID_ARGUMENT		one or more of the form elements is invalid
	NULL_ARGUMENT		`courseForm` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	PERMISSION_DENIED		authorization failure
	UNSUPPORTED		`courseForm did not originate from getCourseFormForCreate()`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	canUpdateCourses
Description	Tests if this user can update `Courses`. A return of true does not guarantee successful authorization. A return of false indicates that it is known updating a `Course` will result in a `PERMISSION_DENIED`. This is intended as a hint to an application that may opt not to offer update operations to an unauthorized user.
Return	`boolean`		`false` if `Course` modification is not authorized, `true` otherwise
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getCourseFormForUpdate
Description	Gets the course form for updating an existing course. A new course form should be requested for each update transaction.
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`courseId`	the `Id` of the `Course`
Return	`osid.course.CourseForm`		the course form
Errors	NOT_FOUND		`courseId` is not found
	NULL_ARGUMENT		`courseId` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	PERMISSION_DENIED		authorization failure
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	updateCourse
Description	Updates an existing course.
Parameters	`osid.course.CourseForm`	`courseForm`	the form containing the elements to be updated
Errors	ILLEGAL_STATE		`courseForm` already used in an update transaction
	INVALID_ARGUMENT		the form contains an invalid value
	NULL_ARGUMENT		`courseForm` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	PERMISSION_DENIED		authorization failure
	UNSUPPORTED		`courseForm did not originate from getCourseFormForUpdate()`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	canDeleteCourses
Description	Tests if this user can delete `Courses`. A return of true does not guarantee successful authorization. A return of false indicates that it is known deleting a `Course` will result in a `PERMISSION_DENIED`. This is intended as a hint to an application that may opt not to offer delete operations to an unauthorized user.
Return	`boolean`		`false` if `Course` deletion is not authorized, `true` otherwise
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	deleteCourse
Description	Deletes a `Course`.
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`courseId`	the `Id` of the `Course` to remove
Errors	NOT_FOUND		`courseId` not found
	NULL_ARGUMENT		`courseId` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	PERMISSION_DENIED		authorization failure
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	canManageCourseAliases
Description	Tests if this user can manage `Id` aliases for `Courses`. A return of true does not guarantee successful authorization. A return of false indicates that it is known changing an alias will result in a `PERMISSION_DENIED`. This is intended as a hint to an application that may opt not to offer alias operations to an unauthorized user.
Return	`boolean`		`false` if `Course` aliasing is not authorized, `true` otherwise
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	aliasCourse
Description	Adds an `Id` to a `Course` for the purpose of creating compatibility. The primary `Id` of the `Course` is determined by the provider. The new `Id` performs as an alias to the primary `Id`. If the alias is a pointer to another course, it is reassigned to the given course `Id`.
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`courseId`	the `Id` of a `Course`
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`aliasId`	the alias `Id`
Errors	ALREADY_EXISTS		`aliasId` is in use as a primary `Id`
	NOT_FOUND		`courseId` not found
	NULL_ARGUMENT		`courseId` or `aliasId` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	PERMISSION_DENIED		authorization failure
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.