OSID - osid.course.CourseQuerySession Service Interface Definition

Interface	osid.course.CourseQuerySession
Implements	`osid.OsidSession`
Description	This session provides methods for searching among `Course` objects. The search query is constructed using the `CourseQuery.` This session defines views that offer differing behaviors for searching. federated course catalog view: searches include courses in course catalogs of which this course catalog is an ancestor in the course catalog hierarchy isolated course catalog view: searches are restricted to courses in this course catalog Courses may have a query record indicated by their respective record types. The query record is accessed via the `CourseQuery.`
Method	getCourseCatalogId
Description	Gets the `CourseCatalog` `Id` associated with this session.
Return	`osid.id.Id`		the `CourseCatalog Id` associated with this session
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getCourseCatalog
Description	Gets the `CourseCatalog` associated with this session.
Return	`osid.course.CourseCatalog`		the course catalog
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Errors	PERMISSION_DENIED		authorization failure
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	canSearchCourses
Description	Tests if this user can perform `Course` searches. 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 `PERMISSION_DENIED.` This is intended as a hint to an application that may opt not to offer search operations to unauthorized users.
Return	`boolean`		`false` if search methods are not authorized, `true` otherwise
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	useFederatedCourseCatalogView
Description	Federates the view for methods in this session. A federated view will include courses in course catalog which are children of this course catalog in the course catalog hierarchy.
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method is must be implemented.
Method	useIsolatedCourseCatalogView
Description	Isolates the view for methods in this session. An isolated view restricts lookups to this course catalog only.
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method is must be implemented.
Method	getCourseQuery
Description	Gets a course query.
Return	`osid.course.CourseQuery`		the course query
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getCoursesByQuery
Description	Gets a list of `Courses` matching the given course query.
Parameters	`osid.course.CourseQuery`	`courseQuery`	the course query
Return	`osid.course.CourseList`		the returned `CourseList`
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`courseQuery` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	PERMISSION_DENIED		authorization failure
	UNSUPPORTED		`courseQuery` is not of this service
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.