OSID - osid.recognition.Award Service Interface Definition

Interface	osid.recognition.Award
Implements	`osid.OsidObject`
Used By	`osid.course.chronicle.AwardEntry`
	`osid.recognition.AwardAdminSession`
	`osid.recognition.AwardList`
	`osid.recognition.AwardLookupSession`
	`osid.recognition.Conferral`
Description	An `Award` is something that can be conferred. Like all `OsidObjects`, `Award` is managed by its `OsidSessions` and may not be accessed by concurrent processing threads.
Method	getAwardRecord
Description	Gets the award record corresponding to the given `Award` record `Type`.This method must be used to retrieve an object implementing the requested record. The `awardRecordType` may be the `Type` returned in `getRecordTypes()` or any of its parents in a `Type` hierarchy where `hasRecordType(awardRecordType)` is `true`.
Parameters	`osid.type.Type`	`awardRecordType`	the type of award record to retrieve
Return	`osid.recognition.records.AwardRecord`		the award record
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`awardRecordType` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	UNSUPPORTED		`hasRecordType(awardRecordType)` is `false`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.