org.osid.id

Interface IdProfile

All Superinterfaces:

OsidProfile, Sourceable

All Known Subinterfaces:

IdManager, IdProxyManager

public interface IdProfile
extends OsidProfile

The IdProfile describes the interoperability among id services.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	supportsIdAdmin() Tests if an Id administrative service is supported.
boolean	supportsIdBatch() Tests for the availability of an Id batch service.
boolean	supportsIdIssue() Tests if an Id issue service is supported.
boolean	supportsIdLookup() Tests if Id lookup is supported.

Methods inherited from interface org.osid.OsidProfile

getBranch, getBranchId, getDescription, getDisplayName, getId, getLocales, getProxyRecordTypes, getReleaseDate, getVersion, supportsJournalBranching, supportsJournalRollback, supportsOSIDVersion, supportsProxyRecordType

Methods inherited from interface org.osid.Sourceable

getBranding, getBrandingIds, getLicense, getProvider, getProviderId

Method Detail

supportsIdLookup

boolean supportsIdLookup()

Tests if Id lookup is supported.

Returns:

true if Id lookup is supported, false otherwise

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

supportsIdIssue

boolean supportsIdIssue()

Tests if an Id issue service is supported.

Returns:

true if Id issuing is supported, false otherwise

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

supportsIdAdmin

boolean supportsIdAdmin()

Tests if an Id administrative service is supported.

Returns:

true if Id administration is supported, false otherwise

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

supportsIdBatch

boolean supportsIdBatch()

Tests for the availability of an Id batch service.

Returns:

true if an Id batch service is available, false otherwise

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.