OSID - osid.provisioning.Request Service Interface Definition

Interface	osid.provisioning.Request
Implements	`osid.OsidRelationship`
Used By	`osid.provisioning.ExchangeSession`
	`osid.provisioning.Provision`
	`osid.provisioning.RequestAdminSession`
	`osid.provisioning.RequestList`
	`osid.provisioning.RequestLookupSession`
Description	A `Request` is an entry in a `Queue` . It is a relationship berween a `Queue` and a `Resource` qualified by a `Pool`. A request is inactive if the queue is disabled.
Method	getRequestTransactionId
Description	Gets the `Id` of the transaction in which this request is a part. Requests can be made individually or as part of a transaction group to provide an atomic compound request.
Return	`osid.id.Id`		the request transaction `Id`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getRequestTransaction
Description	Gets the `Id` of the transaction in which this request is a part. Requests can be made individually or as part of a transaction group to provide an atomic compound request.
Return	`osid.provisioning.RequestTransaction`		the request transaction
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getQueueId
Description	Gets the `Id` of the queue.
Return	`osid.id.Id`		the queue `Id`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getQueue
Description	Gets the queue.
Return	`osid.provisioning.Queue`		the queue
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getRequestDate
Description	Gets the date of the request.
Return	`osid.calendaring.DateTime`		the request date
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getRequesterId
Description	Gets the `Id` of the queued resource.
Return	`osid.id.Id`		the resource `Id`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getRequester
Description	Gets the queued resource.
Return	`osid.resource.Resource`		the resource
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getRequestingAgentId
Description	Gets the `Id` of the requesting agent.
Return	`osid.id.Id`		the agent `Id`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getRequestingAgent
Description	Gets the requesting agent.
Return	`osid.authentication.Agent`		the requesting agent
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	hasPool
Description	Tests if this request is qualified by a pool. An unqualified request may be allocated out of any pool in the broker.
Return	`boolean`		`true` if this request has a pool, `false` otherwise
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getPoolId
Description	Gets the `Id` of the pool.
Return	`osid.id.Id`		the pool `Id`
Errors	ILLEGAL_STATE		`hasPool()` is `false`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getPool
Description	Gets the pool.
Return	`osid.provisioning.Pool`		the pool
Errors	ILLEGAL_STATE		`hasPool()` is `false`
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getRequestedProvisionableIds
Description	Gets the `Ids` of the requested provisionables.
Return	`osid.id.IdList`		the requested provisionable `Ids`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getRequestedProvisionables
Description	Gets the requested provisionables.
Return	`osid.provisioning.ProvisionableList`		the requested provisionables
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	isExchange
Description	Tests if this request was created to exchange a provision.
Return	`boolean`		`true` if this request is an exchange request, `false` otherwise
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getExchangeProvisionId
Description	Gets the `Id` of the provision to be exchanged if this request is provisioned.
Return	`osid.id.Id`		the exchange provision `Id`
Errors	ILLEGAL_STATE		`isExchange()` is `false`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getExchangeProvision
Description	Gets the provision to be exchanged if this request is provisioned.
Return	`osid.provisioning.Provision`		the exchange provision
Errors	ILLEGAL_STATE		`isExchange()` is `false`
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	isProvisionResult
Description	Tests if this request was created as a result of another provision.
Return	`boolean`		`true` if this request is a provision result, `false` otherwise
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getOriginProvisionId
Description	Gets the `Id` of the provision that resulted in this request.
Return	`osid.id.Id`		the origin provision `Id`
Errors	ILLEGAL_STATE		`isProvisionResult()` is f `alse`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getOriginProvision
Description	Gets the provision that resulted in this request.
Return	`osid.provisioning.Provision`		the origin provision
Errors	ILLEGAL_STATE		`isProvisionResult()` is f `alse`
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	hasPosition
Description	Tests if this request has a position in the queue. A position may be indicate the rank of the request among waiting requests for the same pool.
Return	`boolean`		true if this request has a position, false otherwise
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getPosition
Description	Gets the position of this request in the queue. A position may be indicate the rank of the request among waiting request for the same pool.
Return	`integer`		the position
Errors	ILLEGAL_STATE		`hasPosition()` is `false`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	hasEWA
Description	Tests if there is an estimated waiting time for a provision out of the pool.
Return	`boolean`		`true` if this request has an estimated time, `false` otherwise
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getEWA
Description	Gets the estimated waiting time for a provision out of the pool.
Return	`osid.calendaring.Duration`		the estimated waiting time
Errors	ILLEGAL_STATE		`hasEWA()` is `false`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getRequestRecord
Description	Gets the request record corresponding to the given `Request` record `Type`.This method is used to retrieve an object implementing the requested record. The `requestRecordType` may be the `Type` returned in `getRecordTypes()` or any of its parents in a `Type` hierarchy where `hasRecordType(requestRecordType)` is `true`.
Parameters	`osid.type.Type`	`requestRecordType`	the type of request record to retrieve
Return	`osid.provisioning.records.RequestRecord`		the request record
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`requestRecordType` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	UNSUPPORTED		`hasRecordType(requestRecordType)` is `false`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.