OSID - osid.financials.AccountSearchSession Service Interface Definition

Interface	osid.financials.AccountSearchSession
Implements	`osid.financials.AccountQuerySession`
Used By	`osid.financials.FinancialsManager`
Used By	`osid.financials.FinancialsProxyManager`
Description	This session provides methods for searching among `Accounts`. The search query is constructed using the `AccountQuery`. `getAccountsByQuery()` is the basic search method and returns a list of `Accounts`. A more advanced search may be performed with `getAccountsBySearch()`.It accepts an `AccountSearch` in addition to the query for the purpose of specifying additional options affecting the entire search, such as ordering. `getAccountsBySearch()` returns an `AccountSearchResults` that can be used to access the resulting `AccountList` or be used to perform a search within the result set through `AccountSearch`. This session defines views that offer differing behaviors for searching. federated business view: searches include accounts in businesses of which this business is an ancestor in the business hierarchy isolated business view: searches are restricted to accounts in this business Accounts may have a query record indicated by their respective record types. The query record is accessed via the `AccountQuery`.
Method	getAccountSearch
Description	Gets an account search.
Return	`osid.financials.AccountSearch`		the account search
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getAccountSearchOrder
Description	Gets an activity search order. The `AccountSearchOrder` is supplied to an `AccountSearch` to specify the ordering of results.
Return	`osid.financials.AccountSearchOrder`		the account search order
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getAccountsBySearch
Description	Gets the search results matching the given search query using the given search.
Parameters	`osid.financials.AccountQuery`	`accountQuery`	the account query
Parameters	`osid.financials.AccountSearch`	`accountSearch`	the account search
Return	`osid.financials.AccountSearchResults`		the account search results
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`accountQuery` or `accountSearch` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	PERMISSION_DENIED		authorization failure
	UNSUPPORTED		`accountQuery` or `accountSearch` is not of this service
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getAccountQueryFromInspector
Description	Gets an account query from an inspector. The inspector is available from an `AccountSearchResults`.
Parameters	`osid.assessment.ItemQueryInspector`	`accountQueryInspector`	an account query inspector
Return	`osid.financials.AccountQuery`		the account query
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`accountQueryInspector` is `null`
Errors	UNSUPPORTED		`accountQueryInspector` is not of this service
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.