OSID - osid.recognition.ConferralSearch Service Interface Definition

Interface	osid.recognition.ConferralSearch
Implements	`osid.OsidSearch`
Used By	`osid.recognition.ConferralSearchSession`
Description	The search interface for governing conferral searches.
Method	searchAmongConferrals
Description	Execute this search among the given list of conferrals.
Parameters	`osid.id.IdList`	`conferralIds`	list of conferrals
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`conferralIds` is `null`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	orderConferralResults
Description	Specify an ordering to the search results.
Parameters	`osid.recognition.ConferralSearchOrder`	`conferralSearchOrder`	conferral search order
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`conferralSearchOrder` is `null`
Errors	UNSUPPORTED		`conferralSearchOrder` is not of this service
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getConferralSearchRecord
Description	Gets the conferral search record corresponding to the given conferral search record `Type`. This method is used to retrieve an object implementing the requested record.
Parameters	`osid.type.Type`	`conferralSearchRecordType`	a conferral search record type
Return	`osid.recognition.records.ConferralSearchRecord`		the conferral search record
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`conferralSearchRecordType` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	UNSUPPORTED		`hasRecordType(conferralSearchRecordType)` is `false`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.