Interface | osid.authorization.QualifierHierarchySession | ||
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Implements | osid.OsidSession | ||
Description |
This session defines methods for traversing a hierarchy of
A user may not be authorized to traverse the entire
hierarchy. Parts of the hierarchy may be made invisible
through omission from the returns of This session defines views that offer differing behaviors when retrieving multiple objects.
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Method | getQualifierHierarchyId | ||
Description |
Gets the hierarchy | ||
Return | osid.id.Id | the hierarchy Id associated with this session | |
Compliance | mandatory | This method must be implemented. | |
Method | getQualifierHierarchy | ||
Description |
Gets the hierarchy associated with this session. | ||
Return | osid.hierarchy.Hierarchy | the hierarchy associated with this session | |
Errors | OPERATION_FAILED | unable to complete request | |
PERMISSION_DENIED | authorization failure | ||
Compliance | mandatory | This method must be implemented. | |
Method | canAccessQualifierHierarchy | ||
Description |
Tests if this user can perform hierarchy queries. A
return of true does not guarantee successful
authorization. A return of false indicates that it is
known all methods in this session will result in a | ||
Return | boolean | false if hierarchy traversal methods are not authorized,
true otherwise | |
Compliance | mandatory | This method must be implemented. | |
Method | useComparativeQualifierView | ||
Description |
The returns from the qualifier methods may omit or translate elements based on this session, such as authorization, and not result in an error. This view is used when greater interoperability is desired at the expense of precision. | ||
Compliance | mandatory | This method is must be implemented. | |
Method | usePlenaryQualifierView | ||
Description |
A complete view of the | ||
Compliance | mandatory | This method is must be implemented. | |
Method | getRootQualifierIds | ||
Description |
Gets the root qualifier | ||
Return | osid.id.IdList | the root qualifier Ids | |
Errors | OPERATION_FAILED | unable to complete request | |
PERMISSION_DENIED | authorization failure | ||
Compliance | mandatory | This method must be implemented. | |
Method | getRootQualifiers | ||
Description |
Gets the root qualifiers in this qualifier hierarchy. | ||
Return | osid.authorization.QualifierList | the root qualifiers | |
Errors | OPERATION_FAILED | unable to complete request | |
PERMISSION_DENIED | authorization failure | ||
Compliance | mandatory | This method is must be implemented. | |
Method | hasParentQualifiers | ||
Description |
Tests if the | ||
Parameters | osid.id.Id | qualifierId | a qualifier Id |
Return | boolean | true if the qualifier has parents, false
otherwise | |
Errors | NOT_FOUND | qualifierId is not found | |
NULL_ARGUMENT | qualifierId is null | ||
OPERATION_FAILED | unable to complete request | ||
PERMISSION_DENIED | authorization failure | ||
Compliance | mandatory | This method must be implemented. | |
Method | isParentOfQualifier | ||
Description |
Tests if an | ||
Parameters | osid.id.Id | id | an Id |
osid.id.Id | qualifierId | the Id of a qualifier | |
Return | boolean | true if this id is a parent of
qualifierId, false otherwise | |
Errors | NOT_FOUND | qualifierId is not found | |
NULL_ARGUMENT | id or qualifierId is null | ||
OPERATION_FAILED | unable to complete request | ||
PERMISSION_DENIED | authorization failure | ||
Compliance | mandatory | This method must be implemented. | |
Provider Notes |
If | ||
Method | getParentQualifierIds | ||
Description |
Gets the parent | ||
Parameters | osid.id.Id | qualifierId | a qualifier Id |
Return | osid.id.IdList | the parent Ids of the qualifier | |
Errors | NOT_FOUND | qualifierId is not found | |
NULL_ARGUMENT | qualifierId is null | ||
OPERATION_FAILED | unable to complete request | ||
PERMISSION_DENIED | authorization failure | ||
Compliance | mandatory | This method must be implemented. | |
Method | getParentQualifiers | ||
Description |
Gets the parents of the given qualifier. | ||
Parameters | osid.id.Id | qualifierId | a qualifier Id |
Return | osid.authorization.QualifierList | the parents of the qualifier | |
Errors | NOT_FOUND | qualifierId is not found | |
NULL_ARGUMENT | qualifierId is null | ||
OPERATION_FAILED | unable to complete request | ||
PERMISSION_DENIED | authorization failure | ||
Compliance | mandatory | This method must be implemented. | |
Method | isAncestorOfQualifier | ||
Description |
Tests if an | ||
Parameters | osid.id.Id | id | an Id |
osid.id.Id | qualifierId | the Id of a qualifier | |
Return | boolean | true if this id is an ancestor of
qualifierId, false otherwise | |
Errors | NOT_FOUND | qualifierId not found | |
NULL_ARGUMENT | qualifierId or id is null | ||
OPERATION_FAILED | unable to complete request | ||
PERMISSION_DENIED | authorization failure | ||
Compliance | mandatory | This method must be implemented. | |
Provider Notes |
If | ||
Method | hasChildQualifiers | ||
Description |
Tests if a qualifier has any children. | ||
Parameters | osid.id.Id | qualifierId | a qualifier Id |
Return | boolean | true if the qualifierId has children,
false otherwise | |
Errors | NOT_FOUND | qualifierId not found | |
NULL_ARGUMENT | qualifierId is null | ||
OPERATION_FAILED | unable to complete request | ||
PERMISSION_DENIED | authorization failure | ||
Compliance | mandatory | This method must be implemented. | |
Method | isChildOfQualifier | ||
Description |
Tests if a node is a direct child of another. | ||
Parameters | osid.id.Id | id | an Id |
osid.id.Id | qualifierId | the Id of a qualifier | |
Return | boolean | true if the id is a child of
qualifierId, false otherwise | |
Errors | NOT_FOUND | qualifierId not found | |
NULL_ARGUMENT | qualifierId or id is null | ||
OPERATION_FAILED | unable to complete request | ||
PERMISSION_DENIED | authorization failure | ||
Compliance | mandatory | This method must be implemented. | |
Provider Notes |
If | ||
Method | getChildQualifierIds | ||
Description |
Gets the child | ||
Parameters | osid.id.Id | qualifierId | the Id to query |
Return | osid.id.IdList | the children of the qualifier | |
Errors | NOT_FOUND | qualifierId is not found | |
NULL_ARGUMENT | qualifierId is null | ||
OPERATION_FAILED | unable to complete request | ||
PERMISSION_DENIED | authorization failure | ||
Compliance | mandatory | This method must be implemented. | |
Method | getChildQualifiers | ||
Description |
Gets the children of the given qualifier. | ||
Parameters | osid.id.Id | qualifierId | the Id to query |
Return | osid.authorization.QualifierList | the children of the qualifier | |
Errors | NOT_FOUND | qualifierId is not found | |
NULL_ARGUMENT | qualifierId is null | ||
OPERATION_FAILED | unable to complete request | ||
PERMISSION_DENIED | authorization failure | ||
Compliance | mandatory | This method must be implemented. | |
Method | isDescendantOfQualifier | ||
Description |
Tests if an | ||
Parameters | osid.id.Id | id | an Id |
osid.id.Id | qualifierId | the Id of a qualifier | |
Return | boolean | true if the id is a descendant of the
qualifierId, false otherwise | |
Errors | NOT_FOUND | qualifierId not found | |
NULL_ARGUMENT | qualifierId or id is null | ||
OPERATION_FAILED | unable to complete request | ||
PERMISSION_DENIED | authorization failure | ||
Compliance | mandatory | This method must be implemented. | |
Provider Notes |
If | ||
Method | getQualifierNodeIds | ||
Description |
Gets a portion of the hierarchy for the given qualifier. | ||
Parameters | osid.id.Id | qualifierId | the Id to query |
cardinal | ancestorLevels | the maximum number of ancestor levels to include. A value of 0 returns no parents in the node. | |
cardinal | descendantLevels | the maximum number of descendant levels to include. A value of 0 returns no children in the node. | |
boolean | includeSiblings | true to include the siblings of the given node, false
to omit the siblings | |
Return | osid.hierarchy.Node | a qualifier node | |
Errors | NOT_FOUND | functionId is not found | |
NULL_ARGUMENT | functionId is null | ||
OPERATION_FAILED | unable to complete request | ||
PERMISSION_DENIED | authorization failure | ||
Compliance | mandatory | This method must be implemented. | |
Method | getQualifierNodes | ||
Description |
Gets a portion of the hierarchy for the given qualifier. | ||
Parameters | osid.id.Id | qualifierId | the Id to query |
cardinal | ancestorLevels | the maximum number of ancestor levels to include. A value of 0 returns no parents in the node. | |
cardinal | descendantLevels | the maximum number of descendant levels to include. A value of 0 returns no children in the node. | |
boolean | includeSiblings | true to include the siblings of the given node, false
to omit the siblings | |
Return | osid.authorization.QualifierNode | a qualifier node | |
Errors | NOT_FOUND | functionId is not found | |
NULL_ARGUMENT | functionId is null | ||
OPERATION_FAILED | unable to complete request | ||
PERMISSION_DENIED | authorization failure | ||
Compliance | mandatory | This method must be implemented. |