OSID - osid.assessment.authoring.AssessmentPartSearchSession Service Interface Definition

Interface	osid.assessment.authoring.AssessmentPartSearchSession
Implements	`osid.assessment.authoring.AssessmentPartQuerySession`
Used By	`osid.assessment.authoring.AssessmentAuthoringManager`
Used By	`osid.assessment.authoring.AssessmentAuthoringProxyManager`
Description	This session provides methods for searching among `AssessmentPart` objects. The search query is constructed using the `AssessmentPartyQuery` . `getAssessmentPartsByQuery()` is the basic search method and returns a list of `AssessmentParts` . A more advanced search may be performed with `getAssessmentPartsBySearch()` . It accepts an `AssessmentPartSearch` in addition to the query for the purpose of specifying additional options affecting the entire search, such as workflow. `getAssessmentPartsBySearch()` returns an `AssessmentPartSearchResults` that can be used to access the resulting `AssessmentPartList` or be used to perform a search within the result set through `AssessmentPartSearch` . This session defines views that offer differing behaviors for searching. federated bank view: searches include assessment part in bank of which this bank matchmaker is an ancestor in the bank hierarchy isolated bank view: searches are restricted to assessment part in this bank `AssessmentParts` may have a query record indicated by their respective record types. Thequery record is accessed via the `AssessmentPartQuery` .
Method	getAssessmentPartSearch
Description	Gets an assessment part search.
Return	`osid.assessment.authoring.AssessmentPartSearch`		the assessment part search
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getAssessmentPartSearchOrder
Description	Gets an assessment part search order. The `AssessmentPartSearchOrder` is supplied to an `AssessmentPartSearch` to specify the ordering of results.
Return	`osid.assessment.authoring.AssessmentPartSearchOrder`		the assessment part search order
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getAssessmentPartsBySearch
Description	Gets the search results matching the given search query using the given search.
Parameters	`osid.assessment.authoring.AssessmentPartQuery`	`assessmentPartQuery`	the assessment part query
Parameters	`osid.assessment.authoring.AssessmentPartSearch`	`assessmentPartSearch`	the assessment part search
Return	`osid.assessment.authoring.AssessmentPartSearchResults`		the returned search results
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`assessmentPartQuery` or `assessmentPartSearch` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	PERMISSION_DENIED		authorization failure
	UNSUPPORTED		`assessmentPartQuery` or `assessmentPartSearch` is not of this service
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getAssessmentPartQueryFromInspector
Description	Gets an assessment part query from an inspector. The inspector is available from an `AssessmentPartSearchResults` .
Parameters	`osid.assessment.authoring.AssessmentPartQueryInspector`	`assessmentPartQueryInspector`	an assessment part query inspector
Return	`osid.assessment.authoring.AssessmentPartQuery`		the assessment part query
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`assessmentPartQueryInspector` is `null`
Errors	UNSUPPORTED		`assessmentPartQueryInspector` is not of this service
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.