OSID - osid.bidding.BidAdminSession Service Interface Definition

Interface	osid.bidding.BidAdminSession
Implements	`osid.OsidSession`
Implemented By	`osid.bidding.batch.BidBatchAdminSession`
Used By	`osid.bidding.BiddingManager`
Used By	`osid.bidding.BiddingProxyManager`
Description	This session creates, updates, and deletes `Bids`. The data for create and update is provided by the consumer via the form object. `OsidForms` are requested for each create or update and may not be reused. Create and update operations differ in their usage. To create a `Bid`, a `Bidform` is requested using `getBidFormForCreate()` specifying the desired record `Types` or none if no record `Types` are needed. The returned `BidForm` will indicate that it is to be used with a create operation and can be used to examine metdata or validate data prior to creation. Once the `BidForm` is submiited to a create operation, it cannot be reused with another create operation unless the first operation was unsuccessful. Each `BidForm` corresponds to an attempted transaction. For updates, `BidForms` are requested to the `Bid` `Id` that is to be updated using `getBidFormForUpdate()`. Similarly, the `BidForm` has metadata about the data that can be updated and it can perform validation before submitting the update. The `BidForm` can only be used once for a successful update and cannot be reused. The delete operations delete `Bids`. To unmap a `Bid` from the current `AuctionHouse`, the `BidAuctionHouseAssignmentSession` should be used. These delete operations attempt to remove the `Bid` itself thus removing it from all known `AuctionHouse` catalogs. This session includes an `Id` aliasing mechanism to assign an external `Id` to an internally assigned Id.
Method	getAuctionHouseId
Description	Gets the `AuctionHouse` `Id` associated with this session.
Return	`osid.id.Id`		the `AuctionHouse Id` associated with this session
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getAuctionHouse
Description	Gets the `AuctionHouse` associated with this session.
Return	`osid.bidding.AuctionHouse`		the auction house
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Errors	PERMISSION_DENIED		authorization failure
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	canCreateBids
Description	Tests if this user can create `Bids`. A return of true does not guarantee successful authorization. A return of false indicates that it is known creating a `Bid` will result in a `PERMISSION_DENIED`. This is intended as a hint to an application that may opt not to offer create operations to an unauthorized user.
Return	`boolean`		`false` if `Bid` creation is not authorized, `true` otherwise
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	canCreateBidWithRecordTypes
Description	Tests if this user can create a single `Bid` using the desired record types. While `BiddingManager.getBidRecordTypes()` can be used to examine which records are supported, this method tests which record(s) are required for creating a specific `Bid`. Providing an empty array tests if a `Bid` can be created with no records.
Parameters	`osid.type.Type[]`	`bidRecordTypes`	array of bid record types
Return	`boolean`		`true` if `Bid` creation using the specified record `Types` is supported, `false` otherwise
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`bidRecordTypes` is `null`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getBidFormForCreate
Description	Gets the bid form for creating new bids. A new form should be requested for each create transaction.
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`auctionId`	an `Auction` `Id`
Parameters	`osid.type.Type[]`	`bidRecordTypes`	array of bid record types
Return	`osid.bidding.BidForm`		the bid form
Errors	NOT_FOUND		`auctionId` is not found
	NULL_ARGUMENT		`auctionId` or `bidRecordTypes` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	PERMISSION_DENIED		authorization failure
	UNSUPPORTED		unable to get form for requested record types
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	createBid
Description	Creates a new `Bid`.
Parameters	`osid.bidding.BidForm`	`bidForm`	the form for this `Bid`
Return	`osid.bidding.Bid`		the new `Bid`
Errors	ILLEGAL_STATE		`bidForm` already used in a create transaction
	INVALID_ARGUMENT		one or more of the form elements is invalid
	NULL_ARGUMENT		`bidForm` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	PERMISSION_DENIED		authorization failure
	UNSUPPORTED		`bidForm` did not originate from `getBidFormForCreate()`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	canUpdateBids
Description	Tests if this user can update `Bids`. A return of true does not guarantee successful authorization. A return of false indicates that it is known updating a `Bid` will result in a `PERMISSION_DENIED`. This is intended as a hint to an application that may opt not to offer update operations to an unauthorized user.
Return	`boolean`		`false` if `Bid` modification is not authorized, `true` otherwise
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getBidFormForUpdate
Description	Gets the bid form for updating an existing bid. A new bid form should be requested for each update transaction.
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`bidId`	the `Id` of the `Bid`
Return	`osid.bidding.BidForm`		the bid form
Errors	NOT_FOUND		`bidId` is not found
	NULL_ARGUMENT		`bidId` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	PERMISSION_DENIED		authorization failure
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	updateBid
Description	Updates an existing bid.
Parameters	`osid.bidding.BidForm`	`bidForm`	the form containing the elements to be updated
Errors	ILLEGAL_STATE		`bidForm` already used in an update transaction
	INVALID_ARGUMENT		the form contains an invalid value
	NULL_ARGUMENT		`bidForm` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	PERMISSION_DENIED		authorization failure
	UNSUPPORTED		`bidForm` did not originate from `getBidFormForUpdate()`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	canDeleteBids
Description	Tests if this user can delete `Bids`. A return of true does not guarantee successful authorization. A return of false indicates that it is known deleting a `Bid` will result in a `PERMISSION_DENIED`. This is intended as a hint to an application that may opt not to offer delete operations to an unauthorized user.
Return	`boolean`		`false` if `Bid` deletion is not authorized, `true` otherwise
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	deleteBid
Description	Deletes a `Bid`.
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`bidId`	the `Id` of the `Bid` to remove
Errors	NOT_FOUND		`bidId` not found
	NULL_ARGUMENT		`bidId` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	PERMISSION_DENIED		authorization failure
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	canManageBidAliases
Description	Tests if this user can manage `Id` aliases for `Bids`. A return of true does not guarantee successful authorization. A return of false indicates that it is known changing an alias will result in a `PERMISSION_DENIED`. This is intended as a hint to an application that may opt not to offer alias operations to an unauthorized user.
Return	`boolean`		`false` if `Bid` aliasing is not authorized, `true` otherwise
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	aliasBid
Description	Adds an `Id` to a `Bid` for the purpose of creating compatibility. The primary `Id` of the `Bid` is determined by the provider. The new `Id` performs as an alias to the primary `Id`. If the alias is a pointer to another bid, it is reassigned to the given bid `Id`.
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`bidId`	the `Id` of a `Bid`
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`aliasId`	the alias `Id`
Errors	ALREADY_EXISTS		`aliasId` is already assigned
	NOT_FOUND		`bidId` not found
	NULL_ARGUMENT		`bidId` or `aliasId` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	PERMISSION_DENIED		authorization failure
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.