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course package
Version 3.0.0
Interfaceosid.course.TermHierarchyDesignSession
Implementsosid.OsidSession
Used Byosid.course.CourseManager
osid.course.CourseProxyManager
Description

This session defines methods for managing a hierarchy of Terms . Each node in the hierarchy is a unique Term .

MethodgetTermHierarchyId
Description

Gets the hierarchy Id associated with this session.

Returnosid.id.Idthe hierarchy Id associated with this session
CompliancemandatoryThis method must be implemented.
MethodgetTermHierarchy
Description

Gets the hierarchy associated with this session.

Returnosid.hierarchy.Hierarchythe hierarchy associated with this session
ErrorsOPERATION_FAILEDunable to complete request
PERMISSION_DENIEDauthorization failure
CompliancemandatoryThis method must be implemented.
MethodcanModifyTermHierarchy
Description

Tests if this user can change the hierarchy. A return of true does not guarantee successful authorization. A return of false indicates that it is known performing any update will result in a PERMISSION_DENIED . This is intended as a hint to an application that may opt not to offer these operations to an unauthorized user.

Returnbooleanfalse if changing this hierarchy is not authorized, true otherwise
CompliancemandatoryThis method must be implemented.
MethodaddRootTerm
Description

Adds a root term.

Parametersosid.id.IdtermIdthe Id of a term
ErrorsALREADY_EXISTStermId is already in hierarchy
NOT_FOUNDtermId not found
NULL_ARGUMENTtermId is null
OPERATION_FAILEDunable to complete request
PERMISSION_DENIEDauthorization failure
CompliancemandatoryThis method must be implemented.
MethodremoveRootTerm
Description

Removes a root term.

Parametersosid.id.IdtermIdthe Id of a term
ErrorsNOT_FOUNDtermId not a root node
NULL_ARGUMENTtermId is null
OPERATION_FAILEDunable to complete request
PERMISSION_DENIEDauthorization failure
CompliancemandatoryThis method must be implemented.
MethodaddChildTerm
Description

Adds a child to a term.

Parametersosid.id.IdtermIdthe Id of a term
osid.id.IdchildIdthe Id of the new child
ErrorsALREADY_EXISTStermId is already a parent of childId
NOT_FOUNDtermId or childId not found
NULL_ARGUMENTtermId or childId is null
OPERATION_FAILEDunable to complete request
PERMISSION_DENIEDauthorization failure
CompliancemandatoryThis method must be implemented.
MethodremoveChildTerm
Description

Removes a child from a term.

Parametersosid.id.IdtermIdthe Id of a term
osid.id.IdchildIdthe Id of the new child
ErrorsNOT_FOUNDtermId not a parent of childId
NULL_ARGUMENTtermId or childId is null
OPERATION_FAILEDunable to complete request
PERMISSION_DENIEDauthorization failure
CompliancemandatoryThis method must be implemented.
MethodremoveChildTerms
Description

Removes all children from a term.

Parametersosid.id.IdtermIdthe Id of a term
ErrorsNOT_FOUNDtermId is not in hierarchy
NULL_ARGUMENTtermId is null
OPERATION_FAILEDunable to complete request
PERMISSION_DENIEDauthorization failure
CompliancemandatoryThis method must be implemented.