OSID - osid.inventory.Model Service Interface Definition

Interface	osid.inventory.Model
Implements	`osid.OsidObject`
Used By	`osid.control.Controller`
	`osid.inventory.ModelAdminSession`
	`osid.inventory.ModelList`
	`osid.inventory.ModelLookupSession`
	`osid.inventory.shipment.Entry`
Description	A `Model` represents a specific make of a product that is used to build a vocabulary of managed products.
Method	getManufacturerId
Description	Gets the manufacturer `Id`.
Return	`osid.id.Id`		a resource `Id`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getManufacturer
Description	Gets the manufacturer (e.g. Cisco).
Return	`osid.resource.Resource`		a resource
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getArchetype
Description	Gets the model name component (e.g. ASR 9010)
Return	`string`		the model
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getNumber
Description	Gets the model number (e.g. ASR-9010-AC-V2).
Return	`string`		the model number
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getModelRecord
Description	Gets the model record corresponding to the given `Model` record `Type`.This method is used to retrieve an object implementing the requested record. The `modelRecordType` may be the `Type` returned in `getRecordTypes()` or any of its parents in a `Type` hierarchy where `hasRecordType(modelRecordType)` is `true`.
Parameters	`osid.type.Type`	`modelRecordType`	the type of model record to retrieve
Return	`osid.inventory.records.ModelRecord`		the model record
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`modelRecordType` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	UNSUPPORTED		`hasRecordType(modelRecordType)` is `false`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.