OSID - osid.metering.Utility Service Interface Definition

Interface	osid.metering.Utility
Implements	`osid.OsidCatalog`
Used By	`osid.metering.MeterAdminSession`
	`osid.metering.MeterLookupSession`
	`osid.metering.MeterNotificationSession`
	`osid.metering.MeterQuerySession`
	`osid.metering.MeterReadingSession`
	`osid.metering.MeterSmartUtilitySession`
	`osid.metering.StatisticLookupSession`
	`osid.metering.StatisticNotificationSession`
	`osid.metering.StatisticQuerySession`
	`osid.metering.StatisticSmartUtilitySession`
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`osid.metering.UtilityAdminSession`
`osid.metering.UtilityList`
`osid.metering.UtilityLookupSession`
`osid.metering.UtilityNode`
Description	A `Utility` represents a collection of `Meters`. Like all OSID objects, a `Utility` is identified by its Id and any persisted references should use the `Id`.
Method	getUtilityRecord
Description	Gets the utility record corresponding to the given `Utility` record `Type`.This method is used to retrieve an object implementing the requested record. The `utilityRecordType` may be the `Type` returned in `getRecordTypes()` or any of its parents in a `Type` hierarchy where `hasRecordType(utilityRecordType)` is `true`.
Parameters	`osid.type.Type`	`utilityRecordType`	the type of utility record to retrieve
Return	`osid.metering.records.UtilityRecord`		the utility record
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`utilityRecordType` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	UNSUPPORTED		`hasRecordType(utilityRecordType)` is `false`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.