OSID - osid.course.program.CredentialQuerySession Service Interface Definition

Interface	osid.course.program.CredentialQuerySession
Implements	`osid.OsidSession`
Description	This session provides methods for searching among `Credential` objects. The search query is constructed using the `CredentialQuery.` This session defines views that offer differing behaviors for searching. federated course catalog view: searches include credentials in course catalogs of which this course catalog is an ancestor in the course catalog hierarchy isolated course catalog view: searches are restricted to credentials in this course catalog Credentials may have a query record indicated by their respective record types. The query record is accessed via the `CredentialQuery.`
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	canSearchCredentials
Description	Tests if this user can perform `Credential` 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 credentials 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	getCredentialQuery
Description	Gets a credential query.
Return	`osid.course.program.CredentialQuery`		the credential query
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getCredentialsByQuery
Description	Gets a list of `Credentials` matching the given credential query.
Parameters	`osid.course.program.CredentialQuery`	`credentialQuery`	the credential query
Return	`osid.course.program.CredentialList`		the returned `CredentialList`
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`credentialQuery` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	PERMISSION_DENIED		authorization failure
	UNSUPPORTED		`credentialQuery` is not of this service
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.