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

Interface	osid.assessment.authoring.SequenceRuleSearchOrder
Implements	`osid.OsidRuleSearchOrder`
Used By	`osid.assessment.authoring.SequenceRuleSearchSession`
Used By	`osid.assessment.authoring.SequenceRuleSmartBankSession`
Description	An interface for specifying the ordering of search results.
Method	orderByAssessmentPart
Description	Specifies a preference for ordering the result set by the assessment part.
Parameters	`osid.SearchOrderStyle`	`style`	search order style
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`style` is `null`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	supportsAssessmentPartSearchOrder
Description	Tests if an assessment part search order is available.
Return	`boolean`		`true` if an assessment part search order is available, `false` otherwise
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getAssessmentPartSearchOrder
Description	Gets the assessment order.
Return	`osid.assessment.authoring.AssessmentPartSearchOrder`		the assessment part search order
Errors	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsAssessmentPartSearchOrder()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsAssessmentPartSearchOrder()` is `true` .
Method	orderByNextAssessmentPart
Description	Specifies a preference for ordering the result set by the assessment part.
Parameters	`osid.SearchOrderStyle`	`style`	search order style
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`style` is `null`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	supportsNextAssessmentPartSearchOrder
Description	Tests if an assessment part search order is available.
Return	`boolean`		`true` if an assessment part search order is available, `false` otherwise
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getNextAssessmentPartSearchOrder
Description	Gets the assessment order.
Return	`osid.assessment.authoring.AssessmentPartSearchOrder`		the assessment part search order
Errors	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsNextAssessmentPartSearchOrder()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsNextAssessmentPartSearchOrder()` is `true` .
Method	orderByMinimumScore
Description	Specifies a preference for ordering the result set by the minimum score.
Parameters	`osid.SearchOrderStyle`	`style`	search order style
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`style` is `null`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	orderByMaximumScore
Description	Specifies a preference for ordering the result set by the maximum score.
Parameters	`osid.SearchOrderStyle`	`style`	search order style
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`style` is `null`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	orderByCumulative
Description	Specifies a preference for ordering the result set by the cumulative.
Parameters	`osid.SearchOrderStyle`	`style`	search order style
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`style` is `null`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getSequenceRuleSearchOrderRecord
Description	Gets the sequence rule search order record corresponding to the given sequence rule record `Type` . Multiple retrievals return the same underlying object.
Parameters	`osid.type.Type`	`sequenceRuleRecordType`	a sequence rule record type
Return	`osid.assessment.authoring.records.SequenceRuleSearchOrderRecord`		the sequence rule search order record
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`sequenceRuleRecordType` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	UNSUPPORTED		`hasRecordType(sequenceRuleRecordType)` is `false`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.