org.osid.workflow

Interface OfficeAdminSession

All Superinterfaces:

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

All Known Subinterfaces:

OfficeBatchAdminSession

public interface OfficeAdminSession
extends OsidSession

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

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

The delete operations delete Offices.

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	aliasOffice(Id officeId, Id aliasId) Adds an Id to an Office for the purpose of creating compatibility.
boolean	canCreateOffices() Tests if this user can create Offices.
boolean	canCreateOfficeWithRecordTypes(Type[] officeRecordTypes) Tests if this user can create a single Office using the desired record types.
boolean	canDeleteOffices() Tests if this user can delete Offices.
boolean	canManageOfficeAliases() Tests if this user can manage Id aliases for Offices.
boolean	canUpdateOffices() Tests if this user can update Offices.
Office	createOffice(OfficeForm officeForm) Creates a new Office.
void	deleteOffice(Id officeId) Deletes an Office.
OfficeForm	getOfficeFormForCreate(Type[] officeRecordTypes) Gets the office form for creating new offices.
OfficeForm	getOfficeFormForUpdate(Id officeId) Gets the office form for updating an existing office.
void	updateOffice(OfficeForm officeForm) Updates an existing office

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

canCreateOffices

boolean canCreateOffices()

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

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canCreateOfficeWithRecordTypes

boolean canCreateOfficeWithRecordTypes(Type[] officeRecordTypes)

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

Parameters:

officeRecordTypes - array of office record types

Returns:

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

Throws:

NullArgumentException - officeRecordTypes is null

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getOfficeFormForCreate

OfficeForm getOfficeFormForCreate(Type[] officeRecordTypes)
                                  throws OperationFailedException,
                                         PermissionDeniedException

Gets the office form for creating new offices. A new form should be requested for each create transaction.

Parameters:

officeRecordTypes - array of office record types

Returns:

the office form

Throws:

NullArgumentException - officeRecordTypes 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.

createOffice

Office createOffice(OfficeForm officeForm)
                    throws OperationFailedException,
                           PermissionDeniedException

Creates a new Office.

Parameters:

officeForm - the form for this Office

Returns:

the new Office

Throws:

IllegalStateException - officeForm already used in a create transaction

InvalidArgumentException - one or more of the form elements is invalid

NullArgumentException - officeForm is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

UnsupportedException - officeForm did not originate from getOfficeFormForCreate()

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canUpdateOffices

boolean canUpdateOffices()

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

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getOfficeFormForUpdate

OfficeForm getOfficeFormForUpdate(Id officeId)
                                  throws NotFoundException,
                                         OperationFailedException,
                                         PermissionDeniedException

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

Parameters:

officeId - the Id of the Office

Returns:

the office form

Throws:

NotFoundException - officeId is not found

NullArgumentException - officeId is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

updateOffice

void updateOffice(OfficeForm officeForm)
                  throws OperationFailedException,
                         PermissionDeniedException

Updates an existing office

Parameters:

officeForm - the form containing the elements to be updated

Throws:

IllegalStateException - officeForm already used in an update transaction

InvalidArgumentException - the form contains an invalid value

NullArgumentException - officeForm is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

UnsupportedException - officeForm did not originate from getOfficeFormForUpdate()

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canDeleteOffices

boolean canDeleteOffices()

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

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

deleteOffice

void deleteOffice(Id officeId)
                  throws NotFoundException,
                         OperationFailedException,
                         PermissionDeniedException

Deletes an Office.

Parameters:

officeId - the Id of the Office to remove

Throws:

NotFoundException - officeId not found

NullArgumentException - officeId is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canManageOfficeAliases

boolean canManageOfficeAliases()

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

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

aliasOffice

void aliasOffice(Id officeId,
               Id aliasId)
                 throws AlreadyExistsException,
                        NotFoundException,
                        OperationFailedException,
                        PermissionDeniedException

Adds an Id to an Office for the purpose of creating compatibility. The primary Id of the Office is determined by the provider. The new Id performs as an alias to the primary Id.

Parameters:

officeId - the Id of an Office

aliasId - the alias Id

Throws:

AlreadyExistsException - aliasId is already assigned

NotFoundException - officeId not found

NullArgumentException - officeId or aliasId is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.