org.osid.hold

Interface OublietteAdminSession

All Superinterfaces:

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

All Known Subinterfaces:

OublietteBatchAdminSession

public interface OublietteAdminSession
extends OsidSession

This session creates, updates, and deletes Oubliettes. 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 Oubliette, a OublietteForm is requested using getOublietteFormForCreate() specifying the desired record Types or none if no record Types are needed. The returned OublietteForm 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 OublietteForm is submiited to a create operation, it cannot be reused with another create operation unless the first operation was unsuccessful. Each OublietteForm corresponds to an attempted transaction.

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

The delete operations delete Oubliettes.

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	aliasOubliette(Id oublietteId, Id aliasId) Adds an Id to a Oubliette for the purpose of creating compatibility.
boolean	canCreateOubliette() Tests if this user can create Oubliettes.
boolean	canCreateOublietteWithRecordTypes(Type[] oublietteRecordTypes) Tests if this user can create a single Oubliette using the desired record types.
boolean	canDeleteOubliettes() Tests if this user can delete Oubliettes.
boolean	canManageOublietteAliases() Tests if this user can manage Id aliases for Oubliettes.
boolean	canUpdateOubliettes() Tests if this user can update Oubliettes.
Oubliette	createOubliette(OublietteForm oublietteForm) Creates a new Oubliette.
void	deleteOubliette(Id oublietteId) Deletes a Oubliette.
OublietteForm	getOublietteFormForCreate(Type[] oublietteRecordTypes) Gets the oubliette form for creating new oubliettes.
OublietteForm	getOublietteFormForUpdate(Id oublietteId) Gets the oubliette form for updating an existing oubliette.
void	updateOubliette(OublietteForm oublietteForm) Updates an existing oubliette.

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

canCreateOubliette

boolean canCreateOubliette()

Tests if this user can create Oubliettes. A return of true does not guarantee successful authorization. A return of false indicates that it is known creating a Oubliette. 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 Oubliette creation is not authorized, true otherwise

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canCreateOublietteWithRecordTypes

boolean canCreateOublietteWithRecordTypes(Type[] oublietteRecordTypes)

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

Parameters:

oublietteRecordTypes - array of oubliette record types

Returns:

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

Throws:

NullArgumentException - oublietteRecordTypes is null

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getOublietteFormForCreate

OublietteForm getOublietteFormForCreate(Type[] oublietteRecordTypes)
                                        throws OperationFailedException,
                                               PermissionDeniedException

Gets the oubliette form for creating new oubliettes. A new form should be requested for each create transaction.

Parameters:

oublietteRecordTypes - array of oubliette record types

Returns:

the oubliette form

Throws:

NullArgumentException - oublietteRecordTypes 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.

createOubliette

Oubliette createOubliette(OublietteForm oublietteForm)
                          throws OperationFailedException,
                                 PermissionDeniedException

Creates a new Oubliette.

Parameters:

oublietteForm - the form for this Oubliette

Returns:

the new Oubliette

Throws:

IllegalStateException - oublietteForm already used in a create transaction

InvalidArgumentException - one or more of the form elements is invalid

NullArgumentException - oublietteForm is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

UnsupportedException - oublietteForm did not originate from getOublietteFormForCreate()

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canUpdateOubliettes

boolean canUpdateOubliettes()

Tests if this user can update Oubliettes. A return of true does not guarantee successful authorization. A return of false indicates that it is known updating a Oubliette 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 Oubliette modification is not authorized, true otherwise

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getOublietteFormForUpdate

OublietteForm getOublietteFormForUpdate(Id oublietteId)
                                        throws NotFoundException,
                                               OperationFailedException

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

Parameters:

oublietteId - the Id of the Oubliette

Returns:

the oubliette form

Throws:

NotFoundException - oublietteId is not found

NullArgumentException - oublietteId is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

updateOubliette

void updateOubliette(OublietteForm oublietteForm)
                     throws OperationFailedException,
                            PermissionDeniedException

Updates an existing oubliette.

Parameters:

oublietteForm - the form containing the elements to be updated

Throws:

IllegalStateException - oublietteForm already used in an update transaction

InvalidArgumentException - the form contains an invalid value

NullArgumentException - oublietteForm is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

UnsupportedException - oublietteForm did not originate from getOublietteFormForUpdate()

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canDeleteOubliettes

boolean canDeleteOubliettes()

Tests if this user can delete Oubliettes. A return of true does not guarantee successful authorization. A return of false indicates that it is known deleting a Oubliette 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 Oubliette deletion is not authorized, true otherwise

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

deleteOubliette

void deleteOubliette(Id oublietteId)
                     throws NotFoundException,
                            OperationFailedException,
                            PermissionDeniedException

Deletes a Oubliette.

Parameters:

oublietteId - the Id of the Oubliette to remove

Throws:

NotFoundException - oublietteId not found

NullArgumentException - oublietteId is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canManageOublietteAliases

boolean canManageOublietteAliases()

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

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

aliasOubliette

void aliasOubliette(Id oublietteId,
                  Id aliasId)
                    throws AlreadyExistsException,
                           NotFoundException,
                           OperationFailedException,
                           PermissionDeniedException

Adds an Id to a Oubliette for the purpose of creating compatibility. The primary Id of the Oubliette is determined by the provider. The new Id performs as an alias to the primary Id.

Parameters:

oublietteId - the Id of a Oubliette

aliasId - the alias Id

Throws:

AlreadyExistsException - aliasId is already assigned

NotFoundException - oublietteId not found

NullArgumentException - oublietteId or aliasId is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.