OSID - osid.provisioning.QueueQuerySession Service Interface Definition

Interface	osid.provisioning.QueueQuerySession
Implements	`osid.OsidSession`
Implemented By	`osid.provisioning.QueueSearchSession`
Used By	`osid.provisioning.ProvisioningManager`
Used By	`osid.provisioning.ProvisioningProxyManager`
Description	This session provides methods for searching among `Queue` objects. The search query is constructed using the `QueueQuery`. This session defines views that offer differing behaviors for searching. federated broker view: searches include queues in brokers of which this broker is an ancestor in the broker hierarchy isolated broker view: searches are restricted to queues in this broker Queues may have a query record indicated by their respective record types. The query record is accessed via the `QueueQuery`.
Method	getDistributorId
Description	Gets the `Distributor` `Id` associated with this session.
Return	`osid.id.Id`		the `Distributor Id` associated with this session
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getDistributor
Description	Gets the `Distributor` associated with this session.
Return	`osid.provisioning.Distributor`		the distributor
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Errors	PERMISSION_DENIED		authorization failure
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	canSearchQueues
Description	Tests if this user can perform `Queue` lookups. A return of true does not guarantee successful authorization. A return of false indicates that it is known all methods in this session will result in a `PERMISSION_DENIED`. This is intended as a hint to an application that may not offer lookup operations to unauthorized users.
Return	`boolean`		`false` if search methods are not authorized, `true` otherwise
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	useFederatedDistributorView
Description	Federates the view for methods in this session. A federated view will include queues in distributors which are children of this broker in the distributor hierarchy.
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method is must be implemented.
Method	useIsolatedDistributorView
Description	Isolates the view for methods in this session. An isolated view restricts lookups to this distributor only.
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method is must be implemented.
Method	getQueueQuery
Description	Gets a queue query.
Return	`osid.provisioning.QueueQuery`		the queue query
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getQueuesByQuery
Description	Gets a list of `Queues` matching the given queue query.
Parameters	`osid.provisioning.QueueQuery`	`queueQuery`	the queue query
Return	`osid.provisioning.QueueList`		the returned `QueueList`
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`queueQuery` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	PERMISSION_DENIED		authorization failure
	UNSUPPORTED		`queueQuery` is not of this service
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.