OSID - osid.inventory.shipment.ShipmentSearchOrder Service Interface Definition

Interface	osid.inventory.shipment.ShipmentSearchOrder
Implements	`osid.OsidObjectSearchOrder`
Implements	`osid.OsidAggregateableSearchOrder`
Description	An interface for specifying the ordering of search results.
Method	orderBySource
Description	Specifies a preference for ordering the result set by the source.
Parameters	`osid.SearchOrderStyle`	`style`	a search order style
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`style` is `null`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	supportsSourceSearchOrder
Description	Tests if a resource search order is available.
Return	`boolean`		`true` if a resource search order is available, `false` otherwise
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getSourceSearchOrder
Description	Specifies a preference for ordering the result set by the source.
Return	`osid.resource.ResourceSearchOrder`		the resource search order
Errors	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsSourceSearchOrder()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsSourceSearchOrder()` is `true.`
Method	orderByOrder
Description	Specifies a preference for ordering the result set by the order.
Parameters	`osid.SearchOrderStyle`	`style`	a search order style
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`style` is `null`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	supportsOrderSearchOrder
Description	Tests if an order search order is available.
Return	`boolean`		`true` if an order search order is available, `false` otherwise
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getOrderSearchOrder
Description	Specifies a preference for ordering the result set by the order.
Return	`osid.ordering.OrderSearchOrder`		the order search order
Errors	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsOrderSearchOrder()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsOrderSearchOrder()` is `true.`
Method	orderByDate
Description	Specifies a preference for ordering the result set by the shipment date.
Parameters	`osid.SearchOrderStyle`	`style`	a search order style
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`style` is `null`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getShipmentSearchOrderRecord
Description	Gets the shipment search order record corresponding to the given shipment record `Type.` Multiple retrievals return the same underlying object.
Parameters	`osid.type.Type`	`shipmentRecordType`	a shipment record type
Return	`osid.inventory.shipment.records.ShipmentSearchOrderRecord`		the shipment search order record
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`shipmentRecordType` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	UNSUPPORTED		`hasRecordType(shipmentRecordType)` is `false`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.