org.osid.bidding

Interface BidAdminSession

All Superinterfaces:

java.lang.AutoCloseable, java.io.Closeable, OsidSession

All Known Subinterfaces:

BidBatchAdminSession

public interface BidAdminSession
extends OsidSession

This session creates, updates, and deletes Bids. The data for create and update is provided by the consumer via the form object. OsidForms are requested for each create or update and may not be reused.

Create and update operations differ in their usage. To create a Bid, a Bidform is requested using getBidFormForCreate() specifying the desired record Types or none if no record Types are needed. The returned BidForm will indicate that it is to be used with a create operation and can be used to examine metdata or validate data prior to creation. Once the BidForm is submiited to a create operation, it cannot be reused with another create operation unless the first operation was unsuccessful. Each BidForm corresponds to an attempted transaction.

For updates, BidForms are requested to the Bid Id that is to be updated using getBidFormForUpdate(). Similarly, the BidForm has metadata about the data that can be updated and it can perform validation before submitting the update. The BidForm can only be used once for a successful update and cannot be reused.

The delete operations delete Bids. To unmap a Bid from the current AuctionHouse, the BidAuctionHouseAssignmentSession should be used. These delete operations attempt to remove the Bid itself thus removing it from all known AuctionHouse catalogs.

This session includes an Id aliasing mechanism to assign an external Id to an internally assigned Id.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	aliasBid(Id bidId, Id aliasId) Adds an Id to a Bid for the purpose of creating compatibility.
boolean	canCreateBids() Tests if this user can create Bids.
boolean	canCreateBidWithRecordTypes(Type[] bidRecordTypes) Tests if this user can create a single Bid using the desired record types.
boolean	canDeleteBids() Tests if this user can delete Bids.
boolean	canManageBidAliases() Tests if this user can manage Id aliases for Bids.
boolean	canUpdateBids() Tests if this user can update Bids.
Bid	createBid(BidForm bidForm) Creates a new Bid.
void	deleteBid(Id bidId) Deletes a Bid.
AuctionHouse	getAuctionHouse() Gets the AuctionHouse associated with this session.
Id	getAuctionHouseId() Gets the AuctionHouse Id associated with this session.
BidForm	getBidFormForCreate(Id auctionId, Type[] bidRecordTypes) Gets the bid form for creating new bids.
BidForm	getBidFormForUpdate(Id bidId) Gets the bid form for updating an existing bid.
void	updateBid(BidForm bidForm) Updates an existing bid.

Methods inherited from interface org.osid.OsidSession

getAuthenticatedAgent, getAuthenticatedAgentId, getClockRate, getDate, getEffectiveAgent, getEffectiveAgentId, getFormatType, getLocale, isAuthenticated, startTransaction, supportsTransactions

Methods inherited from interface org.osid.binding.java.OsidSession

close

Methods inherited from interface java.io.Closeable

close

Method Detail

getAuctionHouseId

Id getAuctionHouseId()

Gets the AuctionHouse Id associated with this session.

Returns:

the AuctionHouse Id associated with this session

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getAuctionHouse

AuctionHouse getAuctionHouse()
                             throws OperationFailedException,
                                    PermissionDeniedException

Gets the AuctionHouse associated with this session.

Returns:

the auction house

Throws:

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canCreateBids

boolean canCreateBids()

Tests if this user can create Bids. A return of true does not guarantee successful authorization. A return of false indicates that it is known creating a Bid will result in a PERMISSION_DENIED. This is intended as a hint to an application that may opt not to offer create operations to an unauthorized user.

Returns:

false if Bid creation is not authorized, true otherwise

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canCreateBidWithRecordTypes

boolean canCreateBidWithRecordTypes(Type[] bidRecordTypes)

Tests if this user can create a single Bid using the desired record types. While BiddingManager.getBidRecordTypes() can be used to examine which records are supported, this method tests which record(s) are required for creating a specific Bid. Providing an empty array tests if a Bid can be created with no records.

Parameters:

bidRecordTypes - array of bid record types

Returns:

true if Bid creation using the specified record Types is supported, false otherwise

Throws:

NullArgumentException - bidRecordTypes is null

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getBidFormForCreate

BidForm getBidFormForCreate(Id auctionId,
                          Type[] bidRecordTypes)
                            throws NotFoundException,
                                   OperationFailedException,
                                   PermissionDeniedException

Gets the bid form for creating new bids. A new form should be requested for each create transaction.

Parameters:

auctionId - an Auction Id

bidRecordTypes - array of bid record types

Returns:

the bid form

Throws:

NotFoundException - auctionId is not found

NullArgumentException - auctionId or bidRecordTypes is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

UnsupportedException - unable to get form for requested record types

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

createBid

Bid createBid(BidForm bidForm)
              throws OperationFailedException,
                     PermissionDeniedException

Creates a new Bid.

Parameters:

bidForm - the form for this Bid

Returns:

the new Bid

Throws:

IllegalStateException - bidForm already used in a create transaction

InvalidArgumentException - one or more of the form elements is invalid

NullArgumentException - bidForm is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

UnsupportedException - bidForm did not originate from getBidFormForCreate()

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canUpdateBids

boolean canUpdateBids()

Tests if this user can update Bids. A return of true does not guarantee successful authorization. A return of false indicates that it is known updating a Bid will result in a PERMISSION_DENIED. This is intended as a hint to an application that may opt not to offer update operations to an unauthorized user.

Returns:

false if Bid modification is not authorized, true otherwise

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getBidFormForUpdate

BidForm getBidFormForUpdate(Id bidId)
                            throws NotFoundException,
                                   OperationFailedException,
                                   PermissionDeniedException

Gets the bid form for updating an existing bid. A new bid form should be requested for each update transaction.

Parameters:

bidId - the Id of the Bid

Returns:

the bid form

Throws:

NotFoundException - bidId is not found

NullArgumentException - bidId is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

updateBid

void updateBid(BidForm bidForm)
               throws OperationFailedException,
                      PermissionDeniedException

Updates an existing bid.

Parameters:

bidForm - the form containing the elements to be updated

Throws:

IllegalStateException - bidForm already used in an update transaction

InvalidArgumentException - the form contains an invalid value

NullArgumentException - bidForm is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

UnsupportedException - bidForm did not originate from getBidFormForUpdate()

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canDeleteBids

boolean canDeleteBids()

Tests if this user can delete Bids. A return of true does not guarantee successful authorization. A return of false indicates that it is known deleting a Bid will result in a PERMISSION_DENIED. This is intended as a hint to an application that may opt not to offer delete operations to an unauthorized user.

Returns:

false if Bid deletion is not authorized, true otherwise

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

deleteBid

void deleteBid(Id bidId)
               throws NotFoundException,
                      OperationFailedException,
                      PermissionDeniedException

Deletes a Bid.

Parameters:

bidId - the Id of the Bid to remove

Throws:

NotFoundException - bidId not found

NullArgumentException - bidId is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canManageBidAliases

boolean canManageBidAliases()

Tests if this user can manage Id aliases for Bids. A return of true does not guarantee successful authorization. A return of false indicates that it is known changing an alias will result in a PERMISSION_DENIED. This is intended as a hint to an application that may opt not to offer alias operations to an unauthorized user.

Returns:

false if Bid aliasing is not authorized, true otherwise

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

aliasBid

void aliasBid(Id bidId,
            Id aliasId)
              throws AlreadyExistsException,
                     NotFoundException,
                     OperationFailedException,
                     PermissionDeniedException

Adds an Id to a Bid for the purpose of creating compatibility. The primary Id of the Bid is determined by the provider. The new Id performs as an alias to the primary Id. If the alias is a pointer to another bid, it is reassigned to the given bid Id.

Parameters:

bidId - the Id of a Bid

aliasId - the alias Id

Throws:

AlreadyExistsException - aliasId is already assigned

NotFoundException - bidId not found

NullArgumentException - bidId or aliasId is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.