OSID - osid.messaging.MessageSearch Service Interface Definition

Interface	osid.messaging.MessageSearch
Implements	`osid.OsidSearch`
Used By	`osid.messaging.MessageSearchSession`
Description	The search interface for governing message searches.
Method	searchAmongMessages
Description	Execute this search among the given list of messages.
Parameters	`osid.id.IdList`	`messageIds`	list of message `Ids`
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`messageIds` is `null`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	orderMessageResults
Description	Specify an ordering to the search results.
Parameters	`osid.messaging.MessageSearchOrder`	`messageSearchOrder`	message search order
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`messageSearchOrder` is `null`
Errors	UNSUPPORTED		`messageSearchOrder` is not of this service
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getMessageSearchRecord
Description	Gets the message search record corresponding to the given message search record `Type`. This method is used to retrieve an object implementing the requested record.
Parameters	`osid.type.Type`	`messageSearchRecordType`	a message search record type
Return	`osid.messaging.records.MessageSearchRecord`		the message search record
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`messageSearchRecordType` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	UNSUPPORTED		`hasRecordTypeType(messageSearchRecordType)` is `false`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.