OSID - osid.assessment.AssessmentBasicAuthoringSession Service Interface Definition

Interface	osid.assessment.AssessmentBasicAuthoringSession
Implements	`osid.OsidSession`
Used By	`osid.assessment.AssessmentManager`
Used By	`osid.assessment.AssessmentProxyManager`
Description	This session defines methods to manage assessment items in an assessment. This session is used for simple assessments without sections or parts. Updating the items on an assessment authored with sections and parts may result in an error.
Method	getBankId
Description	Gets the `Bank` `Id` associated with this session.
Return	`osid.id.Id`		the `Bank Id` associated with this session
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getBank
Description	Gets the `Bank` associated with this session.
Return	`osid.assessment.Bank`		the `Bank` associated with this session
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Errors	PERMISSION_DENIED		authorization failure
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	canAuthorAssessments
Description	Tests if this user can author assessments. A return of true does not guarantee successful authorization. A return of false indicates that it is known mapping methods in this session will result in a `PERMISSION_DENIED`. This is intended as a hint to an application that may opt not to offer authoring operations to unauthorized users.
Return	`boolean`		`false` if mapping is not authorized, `true` otherwise
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getItems
Description	Gets the items in sequence from an assessment.
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`assessmentId`	the `Id` of the `Assessment`
Return	`osid.assessment.ItemList`		list of items
Errors	NOT_FOUND		`assessmentid` not found
	NULL_ARGUMENT		`assessmentId` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	PERMISSION_DENIED		authorization failure occurred
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	addItem
Description	Adds an existing `Item` to an assessment.
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`assessmentId`	the `Id` of the `Assessment`
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`itemId`	the `Id` of the `Item`
Errors	NOT_FOUND		`assessmentId` or `itemId` not found
	NULL_ARGUMENT		`assessmentId` or `itemId` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	PERMISSION_DENIED		authorization failure occurred
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	removeItem
Description	Removes an `Item` from this assessment.
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`assessmentId`	the `Id` of the `Assessment`
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`itemId`	the `Id` of the `Item`
Errors	NOT_FOUND		`assessmentId` or `itemId` not found or `itemId` not on `assessmentid`
	NULL_ARGUMENT		`assessmentId` or `itemId` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	PERMISSION_DENIED		authorization failure occurred
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	moveItem
Description	Moves an existing item to follow another item in an assessment.
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`assessmentId`	the `Id` of the `Assessment`
	`osid.id.Id`	`itemId`	the `Id` of an `Item`
	`osid.id.Id`	`precedingItemId`	the `Id` of a preceeding `Item` in the sequence
Errors	NOT_FOUND		`assessmentId` is not found, or `itemId` or `precedingItemId` not on `assessmentId`
	NULL_ARGUMENT		`assessmentId, itemId` or `precedingItemId` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	PERMISSION_DENIED		authorization failure occurred
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	orderItems
Description	Sequences existing items in an assessment.
Parameters	`osid.id.Id[]`	`itemIds`	the `Id` of the `Items`
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`assessmentId`	the `Id` of the `Assessment`
Errors	NOT_FOUND		`assessmentId` is not found or an `itemId` is not on `assessmentId`
	NULL_ARGUMENT		`assessmentId` or `itemIds` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	PERMISSION_DENIED		authorization failure occurred
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.