org.osid.locale

Interface SpatialUnitConversionSession

All Superinterfaces:

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

public interface SpatialUnitConversionSession
extends OsidSession

This session defines methods to convert spatial units.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	canConvertSpatialUnits() Tests if this user can perform spatial unit conversions.
SpatialUnit	convertSpatialUnit(SpatialUnit sourceSpatialUnit) Converts a spatial unit.
SpatialUnitList	convertSpatialUnits(SpatialUnitList sourceSpatialUnitList) Converts spatial units.
Type	getSourceSpatialUnitRecordType() Gets the source spatial unit record type used in this session.
Type	getTargetSpatialUnitRecordType() Gets the target spatial unit record type used in this session.

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

getSourceSpatialUnitRecordType

Type getSourceSpatialUnitRecordType()

Gets the source spatial unit record type used in this session.

Returns:

the source spatial unit record type

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getTargetSpatialUnitRecordType

Type getTargetSpatialUnitRecordType()

Gets the target spatial unit record type used in this session.

Returns:

the target spatial unit record type

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canConvertSpatialUnits

boolean canConvertSpatialUnits()

Tests if this user can perform spatial unit conversions. A return of true does not guarantee successful authorization. A return of false indicates that it is known all methods in this session will result in a PERMISSION_DENIED. This is intended as a hint to an application that may opt not to offer lookup operations.

Returns:

false if conversion methods are not authorized, true otherwise

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

convertSpatialUnit

SpatialUnit convertSpatialUnit(SpatialUnit sourceSpatialUnit)
                               throws OperationFailedException,
                                      PermissionDeniedException

Converts a spatial unit.

Parameters:

sourceSpatialUnit - the spatial unit to convert

Returns:

the resulting spatial unit

Throws:

InvalidArgumentException - sourceSpatialUnit.hasType(getSourceSpatialUnitRecordType()) is false

NullArgumentException - sourceSpatialUnit is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

convertSpatialUnits

SpatialUnitList convertSpatialUnits(SpatialUnitList sourceSpatialUnitList)
                                    throws OperationFailedException,
                                           PermissionDeniedException

Converts spatial units.

Parameters:

sourceSpatialUnitList - the spatial units to convert

Returns:

the resulting spatial units

Throws:

InvalidArgumentException - sourceSpatialUnit.hasType(getSourceSpatialUnitRecordType()) is false

NullArgumentException - sourceSpatialUnitList is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.