org.osid.messaging

Interface MailboxAdminSession

All Superinterfaces:

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

All Known Subinterfaces:

MailboxBatchAdminSession

public interface MailboxAdminSession
extends OsidSession

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

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

The delete operations delete Mailboxes.

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	aliasMailbox(Id mailboxId, Id aliasId) Adds an Id to a Mailbox for the purpose of creating compatibility.
boolean	canCreateMailboxes() Tests if this user can create Mailboxes.
boolean	canCreateMailboxWithRecordTypes(Type[] mailboxRecordTypes) Tests if this user can create a single Mailbox using the desired record types.
boolean	canDeleteMailboxes() Tests if this user can delete Mailboxes.
boolean	canManageMailboxAliases() Tests if this user can manage Id aliases for Mailboxes.
boolean	canUpdateMailboxes() Tests if this user can update Mailboxes.
Mailbox	createMailbox(MailboxForm mailboxForm) Creates a new Mailbox.
void	deleteMailbox(Id mailboxId) Deletes a Mailbox.
MailboxForm	getMailboxFormForCreate(Type[] mailboxRecordTypes) Gets the mailbox form for creating new mailboxes.
MailboxForm	getMailboxFormForUpdate(Id mailboxId) Gets the mailbox form for updating an existing mailbox.
void	updateMailbox(MailboxForm mailboxForm) Updates an existing mailbox.

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

canCreateMailboxes

boolean canCreateMailboxes()

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

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canCreateMailboxWithRecordTypes

boolean canCreateMailboxWithRecordTypes(Type[] mailboxRecordTypes)

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

Parameters:

mailboxRecordTypes - array of mailbox record types

Returns:

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

Throws:

NullArgumentException - mailboxRecordTypes is null

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getMailboxFormForCreate

MailboxForm getMailboxFormForCreate(Type[] mailboxRecordTypes)
                                    throws OperationFailedException,
                                           PermissionDeniedException

Gets the mailbox form for creating new mailboxes.

Parameters:

mailboxRecordTypes - array of mailbox record types

Returns:

the mailbox form

Throws:

NullArgumentException - mailboxRecordTypes 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.

createMailbox

Mailbox createMailbox(MailboxForm mailboxForm)
                      throws OperationFailedException,
                             PermissionDeniedException

Creates a new Mailbox.

Parameters:

mailboxForm - the form for this Mailbox

Returns:

the new Mailbox

Throws:

IllegalStateException - mailboxForm already used in a create transaction

InvalidArgumentException - one or more of the form elements is invalid

NullArgumentException - mailboxForm is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

UnsupportedException - mailboxForm did not originate from getMailboxFormForCreate()

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canUpdateMailboxes

boolean canUpdateMailboxes()

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

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getMailboxFormForUpdate

MailboxForm getMailboxFormForUpdate(Id mailboxId)
                                    throws NotFoundException,
                                           OperationFailedException,
                                           PermissionDeniedException

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

Parameters:

mailboxId - the Id of the Mailbox

Returns:

the mailbox form

Throws:

NotFoundException - mailboxId is not found

NullArgumentException - mailboxId is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

updateMailbox

void updateMailbox(MailboxForm mailboxForm)
                   throws OperationFailedException,
                          PermissionDeniedException

Updates an existing mailbox.

Parameters:

mailboxForm - the form containing the elements to be updated

Throws:

IllegalStateException - mailboxForm already used in an update transaction

InvalidArgumentException - the form contains an invalid value

NullArgumentException - mailboxForm is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

UnsupportedException - mailboxForm did not originate from getMailboxFormForUpdate()

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canDeleteMailboxes

boolean canDeleteMailboxes()

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

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

deleteMailbox

void deleteMailbox(Id mailboxId)
                   throws NotFoundException,
                          OperationFailedException,
                          PermissionDeniedException

Deletes a Mailbox.

Parameters:

mailboxId - the Id of the Mailbox to remove

Throws:

NotFoundException - mailboxId not found

NullArgumentException - mailboxId is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canManageMailboxAliases

boolean canManageMailboxAliases()

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

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

aliasMailbox

void aliasMailbox(Id mailboxId,
                Id aliasId)
                  throws AlreadyExistsException,
                         NotFoundException,
                         OperationFailedException,
                         PermissionDeniedException

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

Parameters:

mailboxId - the Id of a Mailbox

aliasId - the alias Id

Throws:

AlreadyExistsException - aliasId is already assigned

NotFoundException - mailboxId not found

NullArgumentException - mailboxId or aliasId is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.