OSID - osid.course.program.CredentialSearch Service Interface Definition

Interface	osid.course.program.CredentialSearch
Implements	`osid.OsidSearch`
Description	The search interface for governing credential searches.
Method	searchAmongCredentials
Description	Execute this search among the given list of credentials.
Parameters	`osid.id.IdList`	`credentialIds`	list of credentials
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`credentialIds` is `null`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	orderCredentialResults
Description	Specify an ordering to the search results.
Parameters	`osid.course.program.CredentialSearchOrder`	`credentialSearchOrder`	credential search order
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`credentialSearchOrder` is `null`
Errors	UNSUPPORTED		`credentialSearchOrder` is not of this service
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getCredentialSearchRecord
Description	Gets the credential search record corresponding to the given credential search record `Type.` This method is used to retrieve an object implementing the requested record.
Parameters	`osid.type.Type`	`credentialSearchRecordType`	a credential search record type
Return	`osid.course.program.records.CredentialSearchRecord`		the credential search record
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`credentialSearchRecordType` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	UNSUPPORTED		`hasRecordType(credentialSearchRecordType)` is `false`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.