OSID - osid.repository.RepositoryManager Service Interface Definition

Interface	osid.repository.RepositoryManager
Implements	`osid.OsidManager`
Implements	`osid.repository.RepositoryProfile`
Used By	`osid.orchestration.OrchestrationManager`
Description	The repository manager provides access to asset lookup and creation session and provides interoperability tests for various aspects of this service. The sessions included in this manager are: `AssetLookupSession`: a session to retrieve assets `AssetQuerySession`: a session to query assets `AssetSearchSession`: a session to search for assets `AssetAdminSession`: a session to create and delete assets `AssetNotificationSession`: a session to receive notifications pertaining to asset changes `AssetRepositorySession`: a session to look up asset to repository mappings `AssetRepositoryAssignmentSession`: a session to manage asset to repository mappings `AssetSmartRepositorySession`: a session to manage dynamic repositories of assets `AssetTemporalSession`: a session to access the temporal coverage of an asset `AssetTemporalAssignmentSession`: a session to manage the temporal coverage of an asset `AssetSpatialSession`: a session to access the spatial coverage of an asset `AssetSpatialAssignmentSession`: a session to manage the spatial coverage of an asset `AssetCompositionSession`: a session to look up asset composition mappings `AssetCompositionDesignSession`: a session to map assets to compositions `AssetContentLookupSession`: a session to retrieve asset contents `AssetContentQuerySession`: a session to query for asset contents `AssetContentSearchSession`: a session to search for asset contents `AssetContentAdminSession`: a session to create and delete asset contents `AssetContentNotificationSession`: a session to receive notifications pertaining to asset content changes `AssetContentRepositorySession`: a session to look up asset content repository mappings `AssetContentRepositoryAssignmentSession`: a session to manage asset content to repository mappings `AssetContentSmartRepositorySession`: a session to manage dynamic repositories of asset contents `CompositionLookupSession: a` session to retrieve compositions `CompositionQuerySession`: a session to query compositions `CompositionSearchSession`: a session to search for compositions `CompositionAdminSession`: a session to create, update and delete compositions `CompositionNotificationSession`: a session to receive notifications pertaining to changes in compositions `CompositionRepositorySession`: a session to retrieve composition repository mappings `CompositionRepositoryAssignmentSession`: a session to manage composition repository mappings `CompositionSmartRepositorySession`: a session to manage dynamic repositories of compositions `RepositoryLookupSession: a` session to retrieve repositories `RepositoryQuerySession`: a session to query repositories `RepositorySearchSession`: a session to search for repositories `RepositoryAdminSession`: a session to create, update and delete repositories `RepositoryNotificationSession`: a session to receive notifications pertaining to changes in repositories `RepositoryHierarchySession`: a session to traverse repository hierarchies `RepositoryHierarchyDesignSession`: a session to manage repository hierarchies
Method	getAssetLookupSession
Description	Gets the `OsidSession` associated with the asset lookup service.
Return	`osid.repository.AssetLookupSession`		the new `AssetLookupSession`
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Errors	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsAssetLookup()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsAssetLookup()` is `true`.
Method	getAssetLookupSessionForRepository
Description	Gets the `OsidSession` associated with the asset lookup service for the given repository.
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`repositoryId`	the `Id` of the repository
Return	`osid.repository.AssetLookupSession`		the new `AssetLookupSession`
Errors	NOT_FOUND		`repositoryId` not found
	NULL_ARGUMENT		`repositoryId` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		`unable to complete request`
	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsAssetLookup()` or `supportsVisibleFederation()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsAssetLookup()` and `supportsVisibleFederation()` are `true`.
Method	getAssetQuerySession
Description	Gets an asset query session.
Return	`osid.repository.AssetQuerySession`		an `AssetQuerySession`
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Errors	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsAssetQuery()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsAssetQuery()` is `true`.
Method	getAssetQuerySessionForRepository
Description	Gets an asset query session for the given repository.
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`repositoryId`	the `Id` of the repository
Return	`osid.repository.AssetQuerySession`		an `AssetQuerySession`
Errors	NOT_FOUND		`repositoryId` not found
	NULL_ARGUMENT		`repositoryId` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		`unable to complete request`
	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsAssetQuery()` or `supportsVisibleFederation()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsAssetQuery()` and `supportsVisibleFederation()` are `true`.
Method	getAssetSearchSession
Description	Gets an asset search session.
Return	`osid.repository.AssetSearchSession`		an `AssetSearchSession`
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Errors	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsAssetSearch()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsAssetSearch()` is `true`.
Method	getAssetSearchSessionForRepository
Description	Gets an asset search session for the given repository.
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`repositoryId`	the `Id` of the repository
Return	`osid.repository.AssetSearchSession`		an `AssetSearchSession`
Errors	NOT_FOUND		`repositoryId` not found
	NULL_ARGUMENT		`repositoryId` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		`unable to complete request`
	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsAssetSearch()` or `supportsVisibleFederation()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsAssetSearch()` and `supportsVisibleFederation()` are `true`.
Method	getAssetAdminSession
Description	Gets an asset administration session for creating, updating and deleting assets.
Return	`osid.repository.AssetAdminSession`		an `AssetAdminSession`
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Errors	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsAssetAdmin()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsAssetAdmin()` is `true`.
Method	getAssetAdminSessionForRepository
Description	Gets an asset administration session for the given repository.
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`repositoryId`	the `Id` of the repository
Return	`osid.repository.AssetAdminSession`		an `AssetAdminSession`
Errors	NOT_FOUND		`repositoryId` not found
	NULL_ARGUMENT		`repositoryId` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsAssetAdmin()` or `supportsVisibleFederation()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsAssetAdmin()` and `supportsVisibleFederation()` are `true`.
Method	getAssetNotificationSession
Description	Gets the notification session for notifications pertaining to asset changes.
Parameters	`osid.repository.AssetReceiver`	`assetReceiver`	the notification callback
Return	`osid.repository.AssetNotificationSession`		an `AssetNotificationSession`
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`assetReceiver` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsAssetNotification()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsAssetNotification()` is `true`.
Method	getAssetNotificationSessionForRepository
Description	Gets the asset notification session for the given repository.
Parameters	`osid.repository.AssetReceiver`	`assetReceiver`	the notification callback
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`repositoryId`	the `Id` of the repository
Return	`osid.repository.AssetNotificationSession`		an `AssetNotificationSession`
Errors	NOT_FOUND		`repositoryId` not found
	NULL_ARGUMENT		`assetReceiver` or `repositoryId` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		`unable to complete request`
	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsAssetNotification()` or `supportsVisibleFederation()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsAssetNotfication()` and `supportsVisibleFederation()` are `true`.
Method	getAssetRepositorySession
Description	Gets the session for retrieving asset to repository mappings.
Return	`osid.repository.AssetRepositorySession`		an `AssetRepositorySession`
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Errors	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsAssetRepository()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsAssetRepository()` is `true`.
Method	getAssetRepositoryAssignmentSession
Description	Gets the session for assigning asset to repository mappings.
Return	`osid.repository.AssetRepositoryAssignmentSession`		an `AssetRepositoryAsignmentSession`
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Errors	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsAssetRepositoryAssignment()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsAssetRepositoryAssignment()` is `true`.
Method	getAssetSmartRepositorySession
Description	Gets an asset smart repository session for the given repository.
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`repositoryId`	the `Id` of the repository
Return	`osid.repository.AssetSmartRepositorySession`		an `AssetSmartRepositorySession`
Errors	NOT_FOUND		`repositoryId` not found
	NULL_ARGUMENT		`repositoryId` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		`unable to complete request`
	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsAssetSmartRepository()` `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsAssetSmartRepository()` is `true`.
Method	getAssetTemporalSession
Description	Gets the session for retrieving temporal coverage of an asset.
Return	`osid.repository.AssetTemporalSession`		an `AssetTemporalSession`
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Errors	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsAssetTemporal()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsAssetTemporal()` is `true`.
Method	getAssetTemporalSessionForRepository
Description	Gets the session for retrieving temporal coverage of an asset for the given repository.
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`repositoryId`	the `Id` of the repository
Return	`osid.repository.AssetTemporalSession`		an `AssetTemporalSession`
Errors	NOT_FOUND		`repositoryId` not found
	NULL_ARGUMENT		`repositoryId` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsAssetTemporal()` or `supportsVisibleFederation()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsAssetTemporal()` and `supportsVisibleFederation()` are `true`.
Method	getAssetTemporalAssignmentSession
Description	Gets the session for assigning temporal coverage to an asset.
Return	`osid.repository.AssetTemporalAssignmentSession`		an `AssetTemporalAssignmentSession`
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Errors	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsAssetTemporalAssignment()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsAssetTemporalAssignment()` is `true`.
Method	getAssetTemporalAssignmentSessionForRepository
Description	Gets the session for assigning temporal coverage of an asset for the given repository.
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`repositoryId`	the `Id` of the repository
Return	`osid.repository.AssetTemporalAssignmentSession`		an `AssetTemporalAssignmentSession`
Errors	NOT_FOUND		`repositoryId` not found
	NULL_ARGUMENT		`repositoryId` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsAssetTemporalAssignment()` or `supportsVisibleFederation()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsAssetTemporalAssignment()` and `supportsVisibleFederation()` are `true`.
Method	getAssetSpatialSession
Description	Gets the session for retrieving spatial coverage of an asset.
Return	`osid.repository.AssetSpatialSession`		an `AssetSpatialSession`
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Errors	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsSpatialAssets()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsSpatialAssets()` is `true`.
Method	getAssetSpatialSessionForRepository
Description	Gets the session for retrieving spatial coverage of an asset for the given repository.
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`repositoryId`	the `Id` of the repository
Return	`osid.repository.AssetSpatialSession`		an `AssetSpatialSession`
Errors	NOT_FOUND		`repositoryId` not found
	NULL_ARGUMENT		`repositoryId` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsAssetSpatial()` or `supportsVisibleFederation()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsAssetSpatial()` and `supportsVisibleFederation()` are `true`.
Method	getAssetSpatialAssignmentSession
Description	Gets the session for assigning spatial coverage to an asset.
Return	`osid.repository.AssetSpatialAssignmentSession`		an `AssetSpatialAssignmentSession`
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Errors	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsAssetSpatialAssignment()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsAssetSpatialAssignment()` is `true`.
Method	getAssetSpatialAssignmentSessionForRepository
Description	Gets the session for assigning spatial coverage of an asset for the given repository.
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`repositoryId`	the `Id` of the repository
Return	`osid.repository.AssetSpatialAssignmentSession`		an `AssetSpatialAssignmentSession`
Errors	NOT_FOUND		`repositoryId` not found
	NULL_ARGUMENT		`repositoryId` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsAssetSpatialAssignment()` or `supportsVisibleFederation()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsAssetSpatialAssignment()` and `supportsVisibleFederation()` are `true`.
Method	getAssetCompositionSession
Description	Gets the session for retrieving asset compositions.
Return	`osid.repository.AssetCompositionSession`		an `AssetCompositionSession`
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Errors	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsAssetComposition()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsAssetComposition()` is `true`.
Method	getAssetCompositionDesignSession
Description	Gets the session for creating asset compositions.
Return	`osid.repository.AssetCompositionDesignSession`		an `AssetCompositionDesignSession`
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Errors	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsAssetCompositionDesign()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsAssetCompositionDesign()` is `true`.
Method	getAssetCompositionSessionForRepository
Description	Gets the session for composing assets for the given repository.
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`repositoryId`	the `Id` of the `Repository`
Return	`osid.repository.AssetCompositionSession`		an `AssetCompositionSession`
Errors	NOT_FOUND		no `Repository` found by the given `Id`
	NULL_ARGUMENT		`repositoryId` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsAssetComposition()` or `supportsVisibleFederation()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsAssetComposition()` and `supportsVisibleFederation()` are `true`
Method	getAssetCompositionDesignSessionForRepository
Description	Gets the session for creating asset compositions for the given repository.
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`repositoryId`	the `Id` of the `Repository`
Return	`osid.repository.AssetCompositionDesignSession`		an `AssetCompositionDesignSession`
Errors	NOT_FOUND		no `Repository` found by the given `Id`
	NULL_ARGUMENT		`repositoryId` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsAssetCompositionDesign()` or `supportsVisibleFederation()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsAssetCompositionDesign()` and `supportsVisibleFederation()` are `true`
Method	getAssetContentLookupSession
Description	Gets the `OsidSession` associated with the asset content lookup service.
Return	`osid.repository.AssetContentLookupSession`		an `AssetContentLookupSession`
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Errors	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsAssetContentLookup()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsAssetContentLookup()` is `true`.
Method	getAssetContentLookupSessionForRepository
Description	Gets the `OsidSession` associated with the asset content lookup service for the given repository.
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`repositoryId`	the `Id` of the `Repository`
Return	`osid.repository.AssetContentLookupSession`		an `AssetContentLookupSession`
Errors	NOT_FOUND		no `Repository` found by the given `Id`
	NULL_ARGUMENT		`repositoryId` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsAssetContentLookup()` or `supportsVisibleFederation()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsAssetContentLookup()` and `supportsVisibleFederation()` are `true`
Method	getAssetContentQuerySession
Description	Gets the `OsidSession` associated with the asset content query service.
Return	`osid.repository.AssetContentQuerySession`		an `AssetContentQuerySession`
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Errors	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsAssetContentQuery()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsAssetContentQuery()` is `true`.
Method	getAssetContentQuerySessionForRepository
Description	Gets the `OsidSession` associated with the asset content query service for the given repository.
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`repositoryId`	the `Id` of the `Repository`
Return	`osid.repository.AssetContentQuerySession`		an `AssetContentQuerySession`
Errors	NOT_FOUND		no repository found by the given `Id`
	NULL_ARGUMENT		`repositoryId` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsAssetContentQuery()` or `supportsVisibleFederation()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsAssetContentQuery()` and `supportsVisibleFederation()` are `true`
Method	getAssetContentSearchSession
Description	Gets the `OsidSession` associated with the asset content search service.
Return	`osid.repository.AssetContentSearchSession`		an `AssetContentSearchSession`
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Errors	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsAssetContentSearch()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsAssetContentSearch()` is `true`.
Method	getAssetContentSearchSessionForRepository
Description	Gets the `OsidSession` associated with the asset content search service for the given repository.
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`repositoryId`	the `Id` of the `Repository`
Return	`osid.repository.AssetContentSearchSession`		an `AssetContentSearchSession`
Errors	NOT_FOUND		no repository found by the given `Id`
	NULL_ARGUMENT		`repositoryId` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsAssetContentSearch()` or `supportsVisibleFederation()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsAssetContentSearch()` and `supportsVisibleFederation()` are `true`
Method	getAssetContentAdminSession
Description	Gets the `OsidSession` associated with the asset content administration service.
Return	`osid.repository.AssetContentAdminSession`		an `AssetContentAdminSession`
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Errors	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsAssetContentAdmin()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsAssetContentAdmin()` is `true`.
Method	getAssetContentAdminSessionForRepository
Description	Gets the `OsidSession` associated with the asset content administration service for the given repository.
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`repositoryId`	the `Id` of the `Repository`
Return	`osid.repository.AssetContentAdminSession`		an `AssetContentAdminSession`
Errors	NOT_FOUND		no repository found by the given `Id`
	NULL_ARGUMENT		`repositoryId` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsAssetContentAdmin()` or `supportsVisibleFederation()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsAssetContentAdmin()` and `supportsVisibleFederation()` are `true`
Method	getAssetContentNotificationSession
Description	Gets the `OsidSession` associated with the asset content notification service.
Parameters	`osid.repository.AssetContentReceiver`	`assetContentReceiver`	the notification callback
Return	`osid.repository.AssetContentNotificationSession`		an `AssetContentNotificationSession`
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`assetContentReceiver` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsAssetContentNotification()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsAssetContentNotification()` is `true`.
Method	getAssetContentNotificationSessionForRepository
Description	Gets the `OsidSession` associated with the asset content notification service for the given repository.
Parameters	`osid.repository.AssetContentReceiver`	`assetContentReceiver`	the notification callback
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`repositoryId`	the `Id` of the `Repository`
Return	`osid.repository.AssetContentNotificationSession`		an `AssetContentNotificationSession`
Errors	NOT_FOUND		no repository found by the given `Id`
	NULL_ARGUMENT		`assetContentReceiver` or `repositoryId` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsAssetContentNotification()` or `supportsVisibleFederation()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsAssetContentNotification()` and `supportsVisibleFederation()` are `true`
Method	getAssetContentRepositorySession
Description	Gets the `OsidSession` to lookup asset content/repository mappings.
Return	`osid.repository.AssetContentRepositorySession`		an `AssetContentRepositorySession`
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Errors	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsAssetContentRepository()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsAssetContentRepository()` is `true`.
Method	getAssetContentRepositoryAssignmentSession
Description	Gets the `OsidSession` associated with assigning asset contents to repositories.
Return	`osid.repository.AssetContentRepositoryAssignmentSession`		an `AssetContentRepositoryAssignmentSession`
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Errors	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsAssetContentRepositoryAssignment()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsAssetContentRepositoryAssignment()` is `true`.
Method	getAssetContentSmartRepositorySession
Description	Gets the `OsidSession` to manage asset content smart repositories.
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`repositoryId`	the `Id` of the `Repository`
Return	`osid.repository.AssetContentSmartRepositorySession`		an `AssetContentSmartRepositorySession`
Errors	NOT_FOUND		no repository found by the given `Id`
	NULL_ARGUMENT		`repositoryId` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsAssetContentSmartRepository()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsAssetContentSmartRepository()` is `true`.
Method	getCompositionLookupSession
Description	Gets the `OsidSession` associated with the composition lookup service.
Return	`osid.repository.CompositionLookupSession`		the new `CompositionLookupSession`
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Errors	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsCompositionLookup()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsCompositionLookup()` is `true`.
Method	getCompositionLookupSessionForRepository
Description	Gets the `OsidSession` associated with the composition lookup service for the given repository.
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`repositoryId`	the `Id` of the repository
Return	`osid.repository.CompositionLookupSession`		the new `CompositionLookupSession`
Errors	NOT_FOUND		`repositoryId` not found
	NULL_ARGUMENT		`repositoryId` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		`unable to complete request`
	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsCompositionLookup()` or `supportsVisibleFederation()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsCompositionLookup()` and `supportsVisibleFederation()` are `true`.
Method	getCompositionQuerySession
Description	Gets a composition query session.
Return	`osid.repository.CompositionQuerySession`		a `CompositionQuerySession`
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Errors	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsCompositionQuery()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsCompositionQuery()` is `true`.
Method	getCompositionQuerySessionForRepository
Description	Gets a composition query session for the given repository.
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`repositoryId`	the `Id` of the repository
Return	`osid.repository.CompositionQuerySession`		a `CompositionQuerySession`
Errors	NOT_FOUND		`repositoryId` not found
	NULL_ARGUMENT		`repositoryId` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		`unable to complete request`
	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsCompositionQuery()` or `supportsVisibleFederation()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsCompositionQuery()` and `supportsVisibleFederation()` are `true`.
Method	getCompositionSearchSession
Description	Gets a composition search session.
Return	`osid.repository.CompositionSearchSession`		a `CompositionSearchSession`
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Errors	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsCompositionSearch()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsCompositionSearch()` is `true`.
Method	getCompositionSearchSessionForRepository
Description	Gets a composition search session for the given repository.
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`repositoryId`	the `Id` of the repository
Return	`osid.repository.CompositionSearchSession`		a `CompositionSearchSession`
Errors	NOT_FOUND		`repositoryId` not found
	NULL_ARGUMENT		`repositoryId` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		`unable to complete request`
	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsCompositionSearch()` or `supportsVisibleFederation()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsCompositionSearch()` and `supportsVisibleFederation()` are `true`.
Method	getCompositionAdminSession
Description	Gets a composition administration session for creating, updating and deleting compositions.
Return	`osid.repository.CompositionAdminSession`		a `CompositionAdminSession`
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Errors	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsCompositionAdmin()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsCompositionAdmin()` is `true`.
Method	getCompositionAdminSessionForRepository
Description	Gets a composition administrative session for the given repository.
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`repositoryId`	the `Id` of the repository
Return	`osid.repository.CompositionAdminSession`		a `CompositionAdminSession`
Errors	NOT_FOUND		`repositoryId` not found
	NULL_ARGUMENT		`repositoryId` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsCompositionAdmin()` or `supportsVisibleFederation()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsCompositionAdmin()` and `supportsVisibleFederation()` are `true`.
Method	getCompositionNotificationSession
Description	Gets the notification session for notifications pertaining to composition changes.
Parameters	`osid.repository.CompositionReceiver`	`compositionReceiver`	the notification callback
Return	`osid.repository.CompositionNotificationSession`		a `CompositionNotificationSession`
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`compositionReceiver` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsCompositionNotification()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsCompositionNotification()` is `true`.
Method	getCompositionNotificationSessionForRepository
Description	Gets the composition notification session for the given repository.
Parameters	`osid.repository.CompositionReceiver`	`compositionReceiver`	the notification callback
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`repositoryId`	the `Id` of the repository
Return	`osid.repository.CompositionNotificationSession`		a `CompositionNotificationSession`
Errors	NOT_FOUND		`repositoryId` not found
	NULL_ARGUMENT		`compositionReceiver` or `repositoryId` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		`unable to complete request`
	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsCompositionNotification()` or `supportsVisibleFederation()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsCompositionNotfication()` and `supportsVisibleFederation()` are `true`.
Method	getCompositionRepositorySession
Description	Gets the session for retrieving composition to repository mappings.
Return	`osid.repository.CompositionRepositorySession`		a `CompositionRepositorySession`
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Errors	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsCompositionRepository()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsCompositionRepository()` is `true`.
Method	getCompositionRepositoryAssignmentSession
Description	Gets the session for assigning composition to repository mappings.
Return	`osid.repository.CompositionRepositoryAssignmentSession`		a `CompositionRepositoryAssignmentSession`
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Errors	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsCompositionRepositoryAssignment()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsCompositionRepositoryAssignment()` is `true`.
Method	getCompositionSmartRepositorySession
Description	Gets a composition smart repository session for the given repository.
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`repositoryId`	the `Id` of the repository
Return	`osid.repository.CompositionSmartRepositorySession`		a `CompositionSmartRepositorySession`
Errors	NOT_FOUND		`repositoryId` not found
	NULL_ARGUMENT		`repositoryId` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		`unable to complete request`
	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsCompositionSmartRepository()` `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsCompositionSmartRepository()` is `true`.
Method	getRepositoryLookupSession
Description	Gets the repository lookup session.
Return	`osid.repository.RepositoryLookupSession`		a `RepositoryLookupSession`
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Errors	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsRepositoryLookup()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsRepositoryLookup()` is `true`.
Method	getRepositoryQuerySession
Description	Gets the repository query session.
Return	`osid.repository.RepositoryQuerySession`		a `RepositoryQuerySession`
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Errors	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsRepositoryQuery()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsRepositoryQuery()` is `true`.
Method	getRepositorySearchSession
Description	Gets the repository search session.
Return	`osid.repository.RepositorySearchSession`		a `RepositorySearchSession`
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Errors	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsRepositorySearch()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsRepositorySearch()` is `true`.
Method	getRepositoryAdminSession
Description	Gets the repository administrative session for creating, updating and deleteing repositories.
Return	`osid.repository.RepositoryAdminSession`		a `RepositoryAdminSession`
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Errors	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsRepositoryAdmin()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsRepositoryAdmin()` is `true`.
Method	getRepositoryNotificationSession
Description	Gets the notification session for subscribing to changes to a repository.
Parameters	`osid.repository.RepositoryReceiver`	`repositoryReceiver`	the notification callback
Return	`osid.repository.RepositoryNotificationSession`		a `RepositoryNotificationSession`
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`repositoryReceiver` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsRepositoryNotification()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsRepositoryNotification()` is `true`.
Method	getRepositoryHierarchySession
Description	Gets the repository hierarchy traversal session.
Return	`osid.repository.RepositoryHierarchySession`		`a RepositoryHierarchySession`
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Errors	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsRepositoryHierarchy()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsRepositoryHierarchy()` is `true`.
Method	getRepositoryHierarchyDesignSession
Description	Gets the repository hierarchy design session.
Return	`osid.repository.RepositoryHierarchyDesignSession`		a `RepostoryHierarchyDesignSession`
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Errors	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsRepositoryHierarchyDesign()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsRepositoryHierarchyDesign()` is `true`.
Method	getRepositoryBatchManager
Description	Gets a `RepositoryBatchManager`.
Return	`osid.repository.batch.RepositoryBatchManager`		a `RepostoryBatchManager`
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Errors	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsRepositoryBatch()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsRepositoryBatch()` is `true`.
Method	getRepositoryRulesManager
Description	Gets a `RepositoryRulesManager`.
Return	`osid.repository.rules.RepositoryRulesManager`		a `RepostoryRulesManager`
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Errors	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsRepositoryRules()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsRepositoryRules()` is `true`.