OSID - osid.provisioning.rules.PoolEnablerQuerySession Service Interface Definition

Interface	osid.provisioning.rules.PoolEnablerQuerySession
Implements	`osid.OsidSession`
Implemented By	`osid.provisioning.rules.PoolEnablerSearchSession`
Used By	`osid.provisioning.rules.ProvisioningRulesManager`
Used By	`osid.provisioning.rules.ProvisioningRulesProxyManager`
Description	This session provides methods for searching among `PoolEnabler` objects. The search query is constructed using the `PoolEnablerQuery`. This session defines views that offer differing behaviors for searching. federated distributor view: searches include pool enablers in distributors of which this distributor is an ancestor in the distributor hierarchy isolated distributor view: searches are restricted to pool enablers in this distributor Pool enablers may have a query record indicated by their respective record types. The query record is accessed via the `PoolEnablerQuery`.
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	canSearchPoolEnablers
Description	Tests if this user can perform `PoolEnabler` searches. 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 pool enablers in distributors which are children of this distributor 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 searches to this distributor only.
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method is must be implemented.
Method	getPoolEnablerQuery
Description	Gets a pool enabler query.
Return	`osid.provisioning.rules.PoolEnablerQuery`		the pool enabler query
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getPoolEnablersByQuery
Description	Gets a list of `PoolEnablers` matching the given search.
Parameters	`osid.provisioning.rules.PoolEnablerQuery`	`poolEnablerQuery`	the pool enabler query
Return	`osid.provisioning.rules.PoolEnablerList`		the returned `PoolEnablerList`
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`poolEnablerQuery` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	PERMISSION_DENIED		authorization failure
	UNSUPPORTED		`poolEnablerQuery` did not originate from `getPoolEnablerQuery()`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.