OSID - osid.recognition.AwardSearch Service Interface Definition

Interface	osid.recognition.AwardSearch
Implements	`osid.OsidSearch`
Used By	`osid.recognition.AwardSearchSession`
Description	The search interface for governing award searches.
Method	searchAmongAwards
Description	Execute this search among the given list of awards.
Parameters	`osid.id.IdList`	`awardIds`	list of awards
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`awardIds` is `null`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	orderAwardResults
Description	Specify an ordering to the search results.
Parameters	`osid.recognition.AwardSearchOrder`	`awardSearchOrder`	award search order
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`awardSearchOrder` is `null`
Errors	UNSUPPORTED		`awardSearchOrder` is not of this service
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getAwardSearchRecord
Description	Gets the award search record corresponding to the given award search record `Type`. This method is used to retrieve an object implementing the requested record.
Parameters	`osid.type.Type`	`awardSearchRecordType`	an award search record type
Return	`osid.recognition.records.AwardSearchRecord`		the award search record
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`awardSearchRecordType` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	UNSUPPORTED		`hasRecordType(awardSearchRecordType)` is `false`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.