OSID - osid.course.CourseCatalogHierarchySession Service Interface Definition

Interface	osid.course.CourseCatalogHierarchySession
Implements	`osid.OsidSession`
Description	This session defines methods for traversing a hierarchy of `CourseCatalog` objects. Each node in the hierarchy is a unique `CourseCatalog.` The hierarchy may be traversed recursively to establish the tree structure through `getParentCourseCatalogs()` and `getChildCourseCatalogs().` To relate these `Ids` to another OSID, `getCourseCatalogNodes()` can be used for retrievals that can be used for bulk lookups in other OSIDs. Any `CourseCatalog` available in the Course OSID is known to this hierarchy but does not appear in the hierarchy traversal until added as a root node or a child of another node. A user may not be authorized to traverse the entire hierarchy. Parts of the hierarchy may be made invisible through omission from the returns of `getParentCourseCatalogs()` or `getChildCourseCatalog()` in lieu of a `PERMISSION_DENIED` error that may disrupt the traversal through authorized pathways. This session defines views that offer differing behaviors when retrieving multiple objects. comparative view: course catalog elements may be silently omitted or re-ordered plenary view: provides a complete set or is an error condition
Method	getCourseCatalogHierarchyId
Description	Gets the hierarchy `Id` associated with this session.
Return	`osid.id.Id`		the hierarchy `Id` associated with this session
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getCourseCatalogHierarchy
Description	Gets the hierarchy associated with this session.
Return	`osid.hierarchy.Hierarchy`		the hierarchy associated with this session
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Errors	PERMISSION_DENIED		authorization failure
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	canAccessCourseCatalogHierarchy
Description	Tests if this user can perform hierarchy queries. 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 lookup operations.
Return	`boolean`		`false` if hierarchy traversal methods are not authorized, `true` otherwise
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	useComparativeCourseCatalogView
Description	The returns from the course catalog methods may omit or translate elements based on this session, such as authorization, and not result in an error. This view is used when greater interoperability is desired at the expense of precision.
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method is must be implemented.
Method	usePlenaryCourseCatalogView
Description	A complete view of the `CourseCatalogs` returns is desired. Methods will return what is requested or result in an error. This view is used when greater precision is desired at the expense of interoperability.
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method is must be implemented.
Method	getRootCourseCatalogIds
Description	Gets the root course catalog `Ids` in this hierarchy.
Return	`osid.id.IdList`		the root catalog `Ids`
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Errors	PERMISSION_DENIED		authorization failure
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getRootCourseCatalogs
Description	Gets the root course catalogs in the course catalog hierarchy. A node with no parents is an orphan. While all course catalog Ids are known to the hierarchy, an orphan does not appear in the hierarchy unless explicitly added as a root node or child of another node.
Return	`osid.course.CourseCatalogList`		the root course catalogs
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Errors	PERMISSION_DENIED		authorization failure
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method is must be implemented.
Method	hasParentCourseCatalogs
Description	Tests if the `CourseCatalog` has any parents.
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`courseCatalogId`	a catalog `Id`
Return	`boolean`		`true` if the catalog has parents, f `alse` otherwise
Errors	NOT_FOUND		`courseCatalogId` is not found
	NULL_ARGUMENT		`courseCatalogId` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	PERMISSION_DENIED		authorization failure
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	isParentOfCourseCatalog
Description	Tests if an `Id` is a direct parent of course catalog.
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`id`	an `Id`
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`courseCatalogId`	the `Id` of a catalog
Return	`boolean`		`true` if this `id` is a parent of `courseCatalogId,` f `alse` otherwise
Errors	NOT_FOUND		`courseCatalogId` is not found
	NULL_ARGUMENT		`id` or `courseCatalogId` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	PERMISSION_DENIED		authorization failure
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Provider Notes	If `id` not found return `false.`
Method	getParentCourseCatalogIds
Description	Gets the parent `Ids` of the given course catalog.
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`courseCatalogId`	a catalog `Id`
Return	`osid.id.IdList`		the parent Ids of the catalog
Errors	NOT_FOUND		`courseCatalogId` is not found
	NULL_ARGUMENT		`courseCatalogId` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	PERMISSION_DENIED		authorization failure
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getParentCourseCatalogs
Description	Gets the parents of the given course catalog.
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`courseCatalogId`	the `Id` to query
Return	`osid.course.CourseCatalogList`		the parents of the course catalog
Errors	NOT_FOUND		`courseCatalogId` not found
	NULL_ARGUMENT		`courseCatalogId` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	PERMISSION_DENIED		authorization failure
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	isAncestorOfCourseCatalog
Description	Tests if an `Id` is an ancestor of a course catalog.
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`id`	an `Id`
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`courseCatalogId`	the `Id` of a catalog
Return	`boolean`		`tru` e if this `id` is an ancestor of `courseCatalogId,` `false` otherwise
Errors	NOT_FOUND		`courseCatalogId` not found
	NULL_ARGUMENT		`courseCatalogId` or `id` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	PERMISSION_DENIED		authorization failure
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Provider Notes	If `id` not found return `false.`
Method	hasChildCourseCatalogs
Description	Tests if a course catalog has any children.
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`courseCatalogId`	a course catalog `Id`
Return	`boolean`		`true` if the `courseCatalogId` has children, `false` otherwise
Errors	NOT_FOUND		`courseCatalogId` not found
	NULL_ARGUMENT		`courseCatalogId` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	PERMISSION_DENIED		authorization failure
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	isChildOfCourseCatalog
Description	Tests if a course catalog is a direct child of another.
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`id`	an `Id`
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`courseCatalogId`	the `Id` of a catalog
Return	`boolean`		`true` if the `id` is a child of `courseCatalogId,` `false` otherwise
Errors	NOT_FOUND		`courseCatalogId` not found
	NULL_ARGUMENT		`id` or `courseCatalogId` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	PERMISSION_DENIED		authorization failure
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Provider Notes	If `id` not found return `false.`
Method	getChildCourseCatalogIds
Description	Gets the child `Ids` of the given course catalog.
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`courseCatalogId`	the `Id` to query
Return	`osid.id.IdList`		the children of the catalog
Errors	NOT_FOUND		`courseCatalogId` not found
	NULL_ARGUMENT		`courseCatalogId` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	PERMISSION_DENIED		authorization failure
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getChildCourseCatalogs
Description	Gets the children of the given course catalog.
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`courseCatalogId`	the `Id` to query
Return	`osid.course.CourseCatalogList`		the children of the course catalog
Errors	NOT_FOUND		`courseCatalogId` not found
	NULL_ARGUMENT		`courseCatalogId` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	PERMISSION_DENIED		authorization failure
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	isDescendantOfCourseCatalog
Description	Tests if an `Id` is a descendant of a course catalog.
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`id`	an `Id`
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`courseCatalogId`	the `Id` of a catalog
Return	`boolean`		`true` if the `id` is a descendant of the `courseCatalogId,` `false` otherwise
Errors	NOT_FOUND		`courseCatalogId` not found
	NULL_ARGUMENT		`id` or `courseCatalogId` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	PERMISSION_DENIED		authorization failure
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Provider Notes	If `id` is not found return `false.`
Method	getCourseCatalogNodeIds
Description	Gets a portion of the hierarchy for the given course catalog.
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`courseCatalogId`	the `Id` to query
	`cardinal`	`ancestorLevels`	the maximum number of ancestor levels to include. A value of 0 returns no parents in the node.
	`cardinal`	`descendantLevels`	the maximum number of descendant levels to include. A value of 0 returns no children in the node.
	`boolean`	`includeSiblings`	`true` to include the siblings of the given node, `false` to omit the siblings
Return	`osid.hierarchy.Node`		a catalog node
Errors	NOT_FOUND		`courseCatalogId` not found
	NULL_ARGUMENT		`courseCatalogId` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	PERMISSION_DENIED		authorization failure
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getCourseCatalogNodes
Description	Gets a portion of the hierarchy for the given course catalog.
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`courseCatalogId`	the `Id` to query
	`cardinal`	`ancestorLevels`	the maximum number of ancestor levels to include. A value of 0 returns no parents in the node.
	`cardinal`	`descendantLevels`	the maximum number of descendant levels to include. A value of 0 returns no children in the node.
	`boolean`	`includeSiblings`	`true` to include the siblings of the given node, `false` to omit the siblings
Return	`osid.course.CourseCatalogNode`		a catalog node
Errors	NOT_FOUND		`courseCatalogId` not found
	NULL_ARGUMENT		`courseCatalogId` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	PERMISSION_DENIED		authorization failure
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.