OSID - osid.filing.Directory Service Interface Definition

Interface	osid.filing.Directory
Implements	`osid.OsidCatalog`
Implements	`osid.filing.DirectoryEntry`
Used By	`osid.filing.DirectoryAdminSession`
	`osid.filing.DirectoryList`
	`osid.filing.DirectoryLookupSession`
	`osid.filing.DirectoryNotificationSession`
	`osid.filing.DirectoryQuerySession`
	`osid.filing.FileContentSession`
	`osid.filing.FileLookupSession`
	`osid.filing.FileNotificationSession`
	`osid.filing.FileQuerySession`
	`osid.filing.FileSmartDirectorySession`
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`osid.filing.FileSystemManagementSession`
`osid.filing.FileSystemSession`
`osid.filing.allocation.Allocation`
`osid.filing.allocation.AllocationAdminSession`
`osid.filing.allocation.AllocationNotificationSession`
`osid.filing.allocation.AllocationSession`
Description	`Directory` represents a directory in a file system that may contain other files and directories.
Method	getDirectoryRecord
Description	Gets the directory record corresponding to the given `Directory` record `Type` . This method is used to retrieve an object implementing the requested record. The `directoryRecordType` may be the `Type` returned in `getRecordTypes()` or any of its parents in a `Type` hierarchy where `hasRecordType(directoryRecordType)` is `true` .
Parameters	`osid.type.Type`	`directoryRecordType`	the directory record type
Return	`osid.filing.records.DirectoryRecord`		the directory record
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`directoryRecordType` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	UNSUPPORTED		`hasRecordType(directoryRecordType)` is `false`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.