org.osid.provisioning

Interface RequestAdminSession

All Superinterfaces:

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

All Known Subinterfaces:

RequestBatchAdminSession

public interface RequestAdminSession
extends OsidSession

This session creates, updates, and deletes Requests. 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. Once a Request is created, it has not been submitted. submitRequest submits a Request for processing. Constraints on update and delete may vary between creation and submission.

Create and update operations differ in their usage. To create a Request, a RequestForm is requested using getRequestFormForCreate() specifying the desired record Types or none if no record Types are needed. The returned RequestForm 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 RequestForm is submiited to a create operation, it cannot be reused with another create operation unless the first operation was unsuccessful. Each RequestForm corresponds to an attempted transaction.

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

The delete operations delete Requests. To unmap a Request from the current Distributor, the RequestDistributorAssignmentSession should be used. These delete operations attempt to remove the Request itself thus removing it from all known Distributor catalogs.

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	aliasRequest(Id requestId, Id aliasId) Adds an Id to a Request for the purpose of creating compatibility.
boolean	canCancelRequests() Tests if this user can cancel Requests.
void	cancelRequest(Id requestId) Cancels a Request.
boolean	canCreateRequests() Tests if this user can create Requests.
boolean	canCreateRequestWithRecordTypes(Type[] requestRecordTypes) Tests if this user can create a single Request using the desired record types.
boolean	canDeleteRequests() Tests if this user can delete Requests.
boolean	canManageRequestAliases() Tests if this user can manage Id aliases for Requests.
boolean	canUpdateRequests() Tests if this user can update Requests.
Request	createRequest(RequestForm requestForm) Creates a new Request.
void	deleteRequest(Id requestId) Deletes a Request.
Distributor	getDistributor() Gets the Distributor associated with this session.
Id	getDistributorId() Gets the Distributor Id associated with this session.
RequestForm	getRequestFormForCreate(Id resourceId, Id queueId, Type[] requestRecordTypes) Gets the request form for creating new requests.
RequestForm	getRequestFormForUpdate(Id requestId) Gets the request form for updating an existing request.
void	submitRequest(Id requestId) Submits a Request.
void	updateRequest(RequestForm requestForm) Updates an existing request.

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

getDistributorId

Id getDistributorId()

Gets the Distributor Id associated with this session.

Returns:

the Distributor Id associated with this session

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getDistributor

Distributor getDistributor()
                           throws OperationFailedException,
                                  PermissionDeniedException

Gets the Distributor associated with this session.

Returns:

the distributor

Throws:

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canCreateRequests

boolean canCreateRequests()

Tests if this user can create Requests. A return of true does not guarantee successful authorization. A return of false indicates that it is known creating a Request will result in a PERMISSION_DENIED. This is intended as a hint to an application that may opt not to offer create operations to an unauthorized user.

Returns:

false if Request creation is not authorized, true otherwise

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canCreateRequestWithRecordTypes

boolean canCreateRequestWithRecordTypes(Type[] requestRecordTypes)

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

Parameters:

requestRecordTypes - array of request record types

Returns:

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

Throws:

NullArgumentException - requestRecordTypes is null

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getRequestFormForCreate

RequestForm getRequestFormForCreate(Id resourceId,
                                  Id queueId,
                                  Type[] requestRecordTypes)
                                    throws NotFoundException,
                                           OperationFailedException,
                                           PermissionDeniedException

Gets the request form for creating new requests. A new form should be requested for each create transaction.

Parameters:

resourceId - the Id for the resource

queueId - the Id for the queue

requestRecordTypes - array of request record types

Returns:

the request form

Throws:

NotFoundException - resourceId or queueId is not found

NullArgumentException - resourceId, queueId, or requestRecordTypes 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.

createRequest

Request createRequest(RequestForm requestForm)
                      throws OperationFailedException,
                             PermissionDeniedException

Creates a new Request.

Parameters:

requestForm - the form for this Request

Returns:

the new Request

Throws:

IllegalStateException - requestForm already used in a create transaction

InvalidArgumentException - one or more of the form elements is invalid

NullArgumentException - requestForm is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

UnsupportedException - requestForm did not originate from getRequestFormForCreate()

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canUpdateRequests

boolean canUpdateRequests()

Tests if this user can update Requests. A return of true does not guarantee successful authorization. A return of false indicates that it is known updating a Request will result in a PERMISSION_DENIED. This is intended as a hint to an application that may opt not to offer update operations to an unauthorized user.

Returns:

false if Request modification is not authorized, true otherwise

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getRequestFormForUpdate

RequestForm getRequestFormForUpdate(Id requestId)
                                    throws NotFoundException,
                                           OperationFailedException,
                                           PermissionDeniedException

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

Parameters:

requestId - the Id of the Request

Returns:

the request form

Throws:

NotFoundException - requestId is not found

NullArgumentException - requestId is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

updateRequest

void updateRequest(RequestForm requestForm)
                   throws OperationFailedException,
                          PermissionDeniedException

Updates an existing request.

Parameters:

requestForm - the form containing the elements to be updated

Throws:

IllegalStateException - requestForm already used in an update transaction

InvalidArgumentException - the form contains an invalid value

NullArgumentException - requestForm is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

UnsupportedException - requestForm did not originate from getRequestFormForUpdate()

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

submitRequest

void submitRequest(Id requestId)
                   throws NotFoundException,
                          OperationFailedException,
                          PermissionDeniedException

Submits a Request.

Parameters:

requestId - the Id of the Request to submit

Throws:

NotFoundException - requestId not found

NullArgumentException - requestId is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canCancelRequests

boolean canCancelRequests()

Tests if this user can cancel Requests. A return of true does not guarantee successful authorization. A return of false indicates that it is known canceling a Request will result in a PERMISSION_DENIED. This is intended as a hint to an application that may opt not to offer cancel operations to an unauthorized user.

Returns:

false if Request cancelation is not authorized, true otherwise

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

cancelRequest

void cancelRequest(Id requestId)
                   throws NotFoundException,
                          OperationFailedException,
                          PermissionDeniedException

Cancels a Request.

Parameters:

requestId - the Id of the Request to remove

Throws:

NotFoundException - requestId not found

NullArgumentException - requestId is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canDeleteRequests

boolean canDeleteRequests()

Tests if this user can delete Requests. A return of true does not guarantee successful authorization. A return of false indicates that it is known deleting a Request will result in a PERMISSION_DENIED. This is intended as a hint to an application that may opt not to offer delete operations to an unauthorized user.

Returns:

false if Request deletion is not authorized, true otherwise

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

deleteRequest

void deleteRequest(Id requestId)
                   throws NotFoundException,
                          OperationFailedException,
                          PermissionDeniedException

Deletes a Request.

Parameters:

requestId - the Id of the Request to remove

Throws:

NotFoundException - requestId not found

NullArgumentException - requestId is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canManageRequestAliases

boolean canManageRequestAliases()

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

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

aliasRequest

void aliasRequest(Id requestId,
                Id aliasId)
                  throws AlreadyExistsException,
                         NotFoundException,
                         OperationFailedException,
                         PermissionDeniedException

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

Parameters:

requestId - the Id of a Request

aliasId - the alias Id

Throws:

AlreadyExistsException - aliasId is already assigned

NotFoundException - requestId not found

NullArgumentException - requestId or aliasId is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.