OSID - osid.subscription.Subscription Service Interface Definition

Interface	osid.subscription.Subscription
Implements	`osid.OsidRelationship`
Used By	`osid.subscription.MySubscriptionAdminSession`
	`osid.subscription.SubscriptionAdminSession`
	`osid.subscription.SubscriptionList`
	`osid.subscription.SubscriptionLookupSession`
Description	A `Subscription` relates a subscriber to a Dispatch and also contains the subscriber's `Address` to use as the means of contact in this context.
Method	getDispatchId
Description	Gets the `Id` of the dispatch.
Return	`osid.id.Id`		the dispatch `Id`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getDispatch
Description	Gets the dispatch.
Return	`osid.subscription.Dispatch`		the dispatch `Id`
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getSubscriberId
Description	Gets the `Id` of the subscriber.
Return	`osid.id.Id`		the subscriber `Id`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getSubscriber
Description	Gets the subscriber.
Return	`osid.resource.Resource`		the subscriber
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getAddressId
Description	Gets the `Id` of the subscriber's address.
Return	`osid.id.Id`		the address `Id`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getAddress
Description	Gets the subscriber's address.
Return	`osid.contact.Address`		the subscriber's address.
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getSubscriptionRecord
Description	Gets the subscription record corresponding to the given `Subscription` record `Type`. This method is used to retrieve an object implementing the requested record. The `subscriptionRecordType` may be the `Type` returned in `getRecordTypes()` or any of its parents in a `Type` hierarchy where `hasRecordType(subscriptionRecordType)` is `true`.
Parameters	`osid.type.Type`	`subscriptionRecordType`	the type of subscription record to retrieve
Return	`osid.subscription.records.SubscriptionRecord`		the subscription record
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`subscriptionRecordType` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	UNSUPPORTED		`hasRecordType(subscriptionRecordType)` is `false`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.