OSID - osid.process.StateSearch Service Interface Definition

Interface	osid.process.StateSearch
Implements	`osid.OsidSearch`
Used By	`osid.process.StateSearchSession`
Description	The search interface for governing state searches.
Method	searchAmongStates
Description	Execute this search among the given list of states.
Parameters	`osid.id.IdList`	`stateIds`	list of state `Ids`
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`stateIds` is `null`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	orderStateResults
Description	Specify an ordering to the search results.
Parameters	`osid.process.StateSearchOrder`	`stateSearchOrder`	state search order
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`stateSearchOrder` is `null`
Errors	UNSUPPORTED		`stateSearchOrder` is not of this service
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getStateSearchRecord
Description	Gets the state seaqrch record corresponding to the given state search record `Type`. This method is used to retrieve an object implementing the requested record.
Parameters	`osid.type.Type`	`stateSearchRecordType`	a state search record type
Return	`osid.process.records.StateSearchRecord`		the state search record
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`stateSearchRecordType` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	UNSUPPORTED		`hasRecordTypeType(stateSearchRecordType)` is `false`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.