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inquiry rules package
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Interfaceosid.inquiry.rules.InquiryEnablerRuleLookupSession
Implementsosid.OsidSession
Description

This session provides methods to retrieve InquiryEnabler to Inquiry mappings. An Inquiry with multiple InquiryEnablers means any positive rule evaluation across the enablers result in an effective Inquiry.

This lookup session defines several views:

  • comparative view: elements may be silently omitted or re-ordered
  • plenary view: provides a complete result set or is an error condition
  • isolated inquest view: All methods in this session operate, retrieve and pertain inquiry enablers defined explicitly in the current inquest
  • federated inquest view: All methods in this session operate, retrieve and pertain to all inquiry enablers defined in this inquest and any other inquiry enablers implicitly available in this inquest through inquest inheritence.
MethodgetInquestId
Description

Gets the Inquest Id associated with this session.

Returnosid.id.Idthe Inquest Id associated with this session
CompliancemandatoryThis method must be implemented.
MethodgetInquest
Description

Gets the Inquest associated with this session.

Returnosid.inquiry.Inquestthe inquest
ErrorsOPERATION_FAILEDunable to complete request
PERMISSION_DENIEDauthorization failure
CompliancemandatoryThis method must be implemented.
MethodcanLookupInquiryEnablerRules
Description

Tests if this user can perform lookups of inquiry enabler/inquiry mappings. A return of true does not guarantee successful authorization. A return of false indicates that it is known lookup 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 lookup operations to unauthorized users.

Returnboolean false if looking up mappings is not authorized, true otherwise
CompliancemandatoryThis method must be implemented.
MethoduseComparativeInquiryEnablerRuleView
Description

The returns from the lookup methods may omit or translate elements based on this session, such as authorization, and not result in an error. This view is used when greater interoperability is desired at the expense of precision.

CompliancemandatoryThis method is must be implemented.
MethodusePlenaryInquiryEnablerRuleView
Description

A complete view of the InquiryEnabler and Inquiry returns is desired. Methods will return what is requested or result in an error. This view is used when greater precision is desired at the expense of interoperability.

CompliancemandatoryThis method is must be implemented.
MethoduseFederatedInquestView
Description

Federates the view for methods in this session. A federated view will include inquiry enablers in inquests which are children of this inquest in the inquest hierarchy.

CompliancemandatoryThis method is must be implemented.
MethoduseIsolatedInquestView
Description

Isolates the view for methods in this session. An isolated view restricts lookups to this inquest only.

CompliancemandatoryThis method is must be implemented.
MethodgetInquiryEnablerIdsForInquiry
Description

Gets the InquiryEnabler Id associated with an Inquiry.

Parametersosid.id.IdinquiryId Id of the Inquiry
Returnosid.id.IdListthe inquiry enabler Ids
ErrorsNOT_FOUND inquiryId is not found
NULL_ARGUMENT inquiry is null
OPERATION_FAILEDunable to complete request
PERMISSION_DENIEDauthorization failure
CompliancemandatoryThis method must be implemented.
MethodgetInquiryEnablersForInquiry
Description

Gets the InquiryEnablers associated with an Inquiry.

Parametersosid.id.IdinquiryId Id of the Inquiry
Returnosid.inquiry.rules.InquiryEnablerListthe inquiry enablers
ErrorsNOT_FOUND inquiryId is not found
NULL_ARGUMENT inquiryId is null
OPERATION_FAILEDunable to complete request
PERMISSION_DENIEDauthorization failure
CompliancemandatoryThis method must be implemented.
MethodgetInquiryIdsForInquiryEnabler
Description

Gets the Inquiry Ids mapped to an InquiryEnabler.

Parametersosid.id.IdinquiryEnablerId Id of an InquiryEnabler
Returnosid.id.IdListlist of inquiry Ids
ErrorsNOT_FOUND inquiryEnablerId is not found
NULL_ARGUMENT inquiryEnablerId is null
OPERATION_FAILEDunable to complete request
PERMISSION_DENIEDauthorization failure
CompliancemandatoryThis method must be implemented.
MethodgetInquiriesForInquiryEnabler
Description

Gets the Inquiries mapped to an InquiryEnabler.

Parametersosid.id.IdinquiryEnablerId Id of an InquiryEnabler
Returnosid.inquiry.InquiryListlist of inquiries
ErrorsNOT_FOUND inquiryEnablerId is not found
NULL_ARGUMENT inquiryEnablerId is null
OPERATION_FAILEDunable to complete request
PERMISSION_DENIEDauthorization failure
CompliancemandatoryThis method must be implemented.