OSID - osid.relationship.Family Service Interface Definition

Interface	osid.relationship.Family
Implements	`osid.OsidCatalog`
Used By	`osid.relationship.FamilyAdminSession`
	`osid.relationship.FamilyList`
	`osid.relationship.FamilyLookupSession`
	`osid.relationship.FamilyNode`
	`osid.relationship.RelationshipAdminSession`
	`osid.relationship.RelationshipLookupSession`
	`osid.relationship.RelationshipNotificationSession`
	`osid.relationship.RelationshipQuerySession`
	`osid.relationship.RelationshipSmartFamilySession`
	`osid.relationship.rules.RelationshipEnablerAdminSession`
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`osid.relationship.rules.RelationshipEnablerLookupSession`
`osid.relationship.rules.RelationshipEnablerNotificationSession`
`osid.relationship.rules.RelationshipEnablerQuerySession`
`osid.relationship.rules.RelationshipEnablerRuleApplicationSession`
`osid.relationship.rules.RelationshipEnablerRuleLookupSession`
`osid.relationship.rules.RelationshipEnablerSmartFamilySession`
Description	A `Family` represents a collection of relationships. Like all OSID objects, a `Family` is identified by its `Id` and any persisted references should use the `Id`. Like all `OsidObjects`, `Family` is managed by its `OsidSessions` and may not be accessed by concurrent processing threads.
Method	getFamilyRecord
Description	Gets the famly record corresponding to the given `Family` record `Type`.This method is used to retrieve an object implementing the requested record. The `familyRecordType` may be the `Type` returned in `getRecordTypes()` or any of its parents in a `Type` hierarchy where `hasRecordType(familyRecordType)` is `true`.
Parameters	`osid.type.Type`	`familyRecordType`	the type of family record to retrieve
Return	`osid.relationship.records.FamilyRecord`		the family record
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`familyRecordType` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	PERMISSION_DENIED		authorization failure occurred
	UNSUPPORTED		`hasRecordType(familyRecordType)` is `false`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.