org.osid.resourcing

Interface EffortAdminSession

All Superinterfaces:

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

All Known Subinterfaces:

EffortBatchAdminSession

public interface EffortAdminSession
extends OsidSession

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

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

The delete operations delete Efforts. To unmap an Effort from the current Foundry, the EffortFoundryAssignmentSession should be used. These delete operations attempt to remove the Effort itself thus removing it from all known Foundry 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	aliasEffort(Id effortId, Id aliasId) Adds an Id to an Effort for the purpose of creating compatibility.
boolean	canCreateEfforts() Tests if this user can create Efforts.
boolean	canCreateEffortWithRecordTypes(Type[] effortRecordTypes) Tests if this user can create a single Effort using the desired record types.
boolean	canDeleteEfforts() Tests if this user can delete Efforts.
boolean	canManageEffortAliases() Tests if this user can manage Id aliases for Efforts.
boolean	canUpdateEfforts() Tests if this user can update Efforts.
Effort	createEffort(EffortForm effortForm) Creates a new Effort.
void	deleteEffort(Id effortId) Deletes an Effort.
EffortForm	getEffortFormForCreate(Id resourceId, Id commissionId, Type[] effortRecordTypes) Gets the effort form for creating new efforts.
EffortForm	getEffortFormForUpdate(Id effortId) Gets the effort form for updating an existing effort.
Foundry	getFoundry() Gets the Foundry associated with this session.
Id	getFoundryId() Gets the Foundry Id associated with this session.
void	updateEffort(EffortForm effortForm) Updates an existing effort.

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

getFoundryId

Id getFoundryId()

Gets the Foundry Id associated with this session.

Returns:

the Foundry Id associated with this session

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getFoundry

Foundry getFoundry()
                   throws OperationFailedException,
                          PermissionDeniedException

Gets the Foundry associated with this session.

Returns:

the foundry

Throws:

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canCreateEfforts

boolean canCreateEfforts()

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

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canCreateEffortWithRecordTypes

boolean canCreateEffortWithRecordTypes(Type[] effortRecordTypes)

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

Parameters:

effortRecordTypes - array of effort record types

Returns:

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

Throws:

NullArgumentException - effortRecordTypes is null

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getEffortFormForCreate

EffortForm getEffortFormForCreate(Id resourceId,
                                Id commissionId,
                                Type[] effortRecordTypes)
                                  throws NotFoundException,
                                         OperationFailedException,
                                         PermissionDeniedException

Gets the effort form for creating new efforts. A new form should be requested for each create transaction.

Parameters:

resourceId - the Id for the resource

commissionId - the Id for the commission

effortRecordTypes - array of effort record types

Returns:

the effort form

Throws:

NotFoundException - resourceId or commissionId is not found

NullArgumentException - resourceId, commissionId, or effortRecordTypes 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.

createEffort

Effort createEffort(EffortForm effortForm)
                    throws OperationFailedException,
                           PermissionDeniedException

Creates a new Effort.

Parameters:

effortForm - the form for this Effort

Returns:

the new Effort

Throws:

IllegalStateException - effortForm already used in a create transaction

InvalidArgumentException - one or more of the form elements is invalid

NullArgumentException - effortForm is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

UnsupportedException - effortForm did not originate from getEffortFormForCreate()

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canUpdateEfforts

boolean canUpdateEfforts()

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

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getEffortFormForUpdate

EffortForm getEffortFormForUpdate(Id effortId)
                                  throws NotFoundException,
                                         OperationFailedException,
                                         PermissionDeniedException

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

Parameters:

effortId - the Id of the Effort

Returns:

the effort form

Throws:

NotFoundException - effortId is not found

NullArgumentException - effortId is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

updateEffort

void updateEffort(EffortForm effortForm)
                  throws OperationFailedException,
                         PermissionDeniedException

Updates an existing effort.

Parameters:

effortForm - the form containing the elements to be updated

Throws:

IllegalStateException - effortForm already used in an update transaction

InvalidArgumentException - the form contains an invalid value

NullArgumentException - effortForm is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

UnsupportedException - effortForm did not originate from getEffortFormForUpdate()

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canDeleteEfforts

boolean canDeleteEfforts()

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

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

deleteEffort

void deleteEffort(Id effortId)
                  throws NotFoundException,
                         OperationFailedException,
                         PermissionDeniedException

Deletes an Effort.

Parameters:

effortId - the Id of the Effort to remove

Throws:

NotFoundException - effortId not found

NullArgumentException - effortId is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canManageEffortAliases

boolean canManageEffortAliases()

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

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

aliasEffort

void aliasEffort(Id effortId,
               Id aliasId)
                 throws AlreadyExistsException,
                        NotFoundException,
                        OperationFailedException,
                        PermissionDeniedException

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

Parameters:

effortId - the Id of an Effort

aliasId - the alias Id

Throws:

AlreadyExistsException - aliasId is already assigned

NotFoundException - effortId not found

NullArgumentException - effortId or aliasId is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.