org.osid.tracking.rules

Interface QueueProcessor

All Superinterfaces:

Browsable, Extensible, Identifiable, Operable, OsidObject, OsidProcessor, OsidRule

public interface QueueProcessor
extends OsidProcessor

A QueueProcessor describes the rules for managing the behavior of a queue.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
QueueProcessorRecord	getQueueProcessorRecord(Type queueProcessorRecordType) Gets the queue processor record corresponding to the given QueueProcessor record Type.

Methods inherited from interface org.osid.OsidRule

getRule, getRuleId, hasRule

Methods inherited from interface org.osid.OsidObject

getDescription, getDisplayName, getGenusType, isOfGenusType

Methods inherited from interface org.osid.Identifiable

getId, isCurrent

Methods inherited from interface org.osid.Extensible

getRecordTypes, hasRecordType

Methods inherited from interface org.osid.Browsable

getProperties, getPropertiesByRecordType

Methods inherited from interface org.osid.Operable

isActive, isDisabled, isEnabled, isOperational

Method Detail

getQueueProcessorRecord

QueueProcessorRecord getQueueProcessorRecord(Type queueProcessorRecordType)
                                             throws OperationFailedException

Gets the queue processor record corresponding to the given QueueProcessor record Type. This method is used to retrieve an object implementing the requested record. The queueProcessorRecordType may be the Type returned in getRecordTypes() or any of its parents in a Type hierarchy where hasRecordType(queueProcessorRecordType) is true .

Parameters:

queueProcessorRecordType - the type of queue processor record to retrieve

Returns:

the queue processor record

Throws:

NullArgumentException - queueProcessorRecordType is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

UnsupportedException - hasRecordType(queueProcessorRecordType) is false

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.