org.osid.personnel

Interface AppointmentAdminSession

All Superinterfaces:

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

All Known Subinterfaces:

AppointmentBatchAdminSession

public interface AppointmentAdminSession
extends OsidSession

This session creates, updates, and deletes Appointments. 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 an Appointment, an AppointmentForm is requested using getAppointmentFormForCreate() specifying the desired relationship peers and record Types or none if no record Types are needed. The returned AppointmentForm 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 AppointmentForm is submitted to a create operation, it cannot be reused with another create operation unless the first operation was unsuccessful. Each AppointmentForm corresponds to an attempted transaction.

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

The delete operations delete Appointments. To unmap an Appointment from the current Realm, the AppointmentRealmAssignmentSession should be used. These delete operations attempt to remove the Appointment itself thus removing it from all known Realm 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	aliasAppointment(Id appointmentId, Id aliasId) Adds an Id to an Appointment for the purpose of creating compatibility.
boolean	canCreateAppointments() Tests if this user can create appointments.
boolean	canCreateAppointmentWithRecordTypes(Type[] appointmentRecordTypes) Tests if this user can create a single Appointment using the desired record types.
boolean	canDeleteAppointments() Tests if this user can delete appointments.
boolean	canManageAppointmentAliases() Tests if this user can manage Id aliases for Appointments.
boolean	canUpdateAppointments() Tests if this user can update appointments.
Appointment	createAppointment(AppointmentForm appointmentForm) Creates a new Appointment.
void	deleteAppointment(Id appointmentId) Deletes an Appointment.
AppointmentForm	getAppointmentFormForCreate(Id personId, Id positionId, Type[] appointmentRecordTypes) Gets the appointment form for creating new appointments.
AppointmentForm	getAppointmentFormForUpdate(Id appointmentId) Gets the appointment form for updating an existing appointment.
Realm	getRealm() Gets the Realm associated with this session.
Id	getRealmId() Gets the Realm Id associated with this session.
void	updateAppointment(AppointmentForm appointmentForm) Updates an existing appointment.

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

getRealmId

Id getRealmId()

Gets the Realm Id associated with this session.

Returns:

the Realm Id associated with this session

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getRealm

Realm getRealm()
               throws OperationFailedException,
                      PermissionDeniedException

Gets the Realm associated with this session.

Returns:

the realm

Throws:

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canCreateAppointments

boolean canCreateAppointments()

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

Returns:

false if Appointment creation is not authorized, true otherwise

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canCreateAppointmentWithRecordTypes

boolean canCreateAppointmentWithRecordTypes(Type[] appointmentRecordTypes)

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

Parameters:

appointmentRecordTypes - array of appointment record types

Returns:

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

Throws:

NullArgumentException - appointmentRecordTypes is null

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getAppointmentFormForCreate

AppointmentForm getAppointmentFormForCreate(Id personId,
                                          Id positionId,
                                          Type[] appointmentRecordTypes)
                                            throws NotFoundException,
                                                   OperationFailedException,
                                                   PermissionDeniedException

Gets the appointment form for creating new appointments. A new form should be requested for each create transaction.

Parameters:

personId - the person Id

positionId - the position Id

appointmentRecordTypes - array of appointment record types to be included in the create operation or an empty list if none

Returns:

the appointment form

Throws:

NotFoundException - personId or positionId is not found

NullArgumentException - personId, positionId, or appointmentRecordTypes is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

UnsupportedException - cannot get form for requested record types

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

createAppointment

Appointment createAppointment(AppointmentForm appointmentForm)
                              throws OperationFailedException,
                                     PermissionDeniedException

Creates a new Appointment.

Parameters:

appointmentForm - the form for this Appointment

Returns:

the new Appointment

Throws:

IllegalStateException - appointmentForm already used in a create transaction

InvalidArgumentException - one or more of the form elements is invalid

NullArgumentException - appointmentForm is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

UnsupportedException - appointmentForm did not originate from getAppointmentFormForCreate()

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canUpdateAppointments

boolean canUpdateAppointments()

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

Returns:

false if Appointment modification is not authorized, true otherwise

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getAppointmentFormForUpdate

AppointmentForm getAppointmentFormForUpdate(Id appointmentId)
                                            throws NotFoundException,
                                                   OperationFailedException,
                                                   PermissionDeniedException

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

Parameters:

appointmentId - the Id of the Appointment

Returns:

the appointment form

Throws:

NotFoundException - appointmentId is not found

NullArgumentException - appointmentId is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

updateAppointment

void updateAppointment(AppointmentForm appointmentForm)
                       throws OperationFailedException,
                              PermissionDeniedException

Updates an existing appointment.

Parameters:

appointmentForm - the form containing the elements to be updated

Throws:

IllegalStateException - appointmentForm already used in an update transaction

InvalidArgumentException - the form contains an invalid value

NullArgumentException - appointmentForm is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

UnsupportedException - appointmentForm did not originate from getAppointmentFormForUpdate()

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canDeleteAppointments

boolean canDeleteAppointments()

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

Returns:

false if Appointment deletion is not authorized, true otherwise

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

deleteAppointment

void deleteAppointment(Id appointmentId)
                       throws NotFoundException,
                              OperationFailedException,
                              PermissionDeniedException

Deletes an Appointment.

Parameters:

appointmentId - the Id of the Appointment to remove

Throws:

NotFoundException - appointmentId not found

NullArgumentException - appointmentId is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canManageAppointmentAliases

boolean canManageAppointmentAliases()

Tests if this user can manage Id aliases for Appointments. 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 Appointment aliasing is not authorized, true otherwise

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

aliasAppointment

void aliasAppointment(Id appointmentId,
                    Id aliasId)
                      throws AlreadyExistsException,
                             NotFoundException,
                             OperationFailedException,
                             PermissionDeniedException

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

Parameters:

appointmentId - the Id of an Appointment

aliasId - the alias Id

Throws:

AlreadyExistsException - aliasId is in use as a primary Id

NotFoundException - appointmentId not found

NullArgumentException - appointmentId or aliasId is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.