OSID - osid.OsidRuleSearchOrder Service Interface Definition

Interface	osid.OsidRuleSearchOrder
Implements	`osid.OsidObjectSearchOrder`
Implements	`osid.OsidOperableSearchOrder`
Implemented By	`osid.assessment.authoring.SequenceRuleSearchOrder`
	`osid.ordering.PriceSearchOrder`
	`osid.authorization.FunctionSearchOrder`
	`osid.OsidEnablerSearchOrder`
	`osid.OsidConstrainerSearchOrder`
	`osid.OsidProcessorSearchOrder`
	`osid.resource.demographic.DemographicSearchOrder`
	`osid.checklist.mason.TodoProducerSearchOrder`
	`osid.rules.check.AgendaSearchOrder`
	`osid.rules.check.CheckSearchOrder`
	`osid.course.requisite.RequisiteSearchOrder`
	`osid.course.requisite.CourseRequirementSearchOrder`
	`osid.course.requisite.ProgramRequirementSearchOrder`
	`osid.course.requisite.CredentialRequirementSearchOrder`
	`osid.course.requisite.LearningObjectiveRequirementSearchOrder`
	`osid.course.requisite.AssessmentRequirementSearchOrder`
	`osid.course.requisite.AwardRequirementSearchOrder`
	`osid.course.requisite.RequisiteRequirementSearchOrder`
	`osid.calendaring.RecurringEventSearchOrder`
	`osid.calendaring.SupersedingEventSearchOrder`
	`osid.calendaring.OffsetEventSearchOrder`
	`osid.configuration.ParameterSearchOrder`
	`osid.inquiry.InquirySearchOrder`
	`osid.workflow.StepSearchOrder`
	`osid.rules.RuleSearchOrder`
	`osid.mapping.path.SpeedZoneSearchOrder`
	`osid.mapping.path.SignalSearchOrder`
	`osid.control.InputSearchOrder`
	`osid.control.TriggerSearchOrder`
Description	An interface for specifying the ordering of search results.
Method	orderByRule
Description	Specifies a preference for ordering the results by the associated rule. The element of the rule to order is not specified but may be managed through a `RuleSearchOrder`.
Parameters	`osid.SearchOrderStyle`	`style`	search order style
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`style` is `null`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	supportsRuleSearchOrder
Description	Tests if a `RuleSearchOrder` is available.
Return	`boolean`		`true` if a rule search order is available, `false` otherwise
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getRuleSearchOrder
Description	Gets the search order for a rule.
Return	`osid.rules.RuleSearchOrder`		the rule search order
Errors	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsRuleSearchOrder()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsRuleSearchOrder()` is `true`.