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relationship rules package
Version 3.0.0
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Interfaceosid.relationship.rules.RelationshipEnablerQuerySession
Implementsosid.OsidSession
Description

This session provides methods for searching among RelationshipEnabler objects. The search query is constructed using the RelationshipEnablerQuery.

This session defines views that offer differing behaviors for searching.

  • federated family view: searches include relationship enablers in families of which this family is an ancestor in the family hierarchy
  • isolated family view: searches are restricted to relationship enablers in this family

Relationship enablers may have a query record indicated by their respective record types. The query record is accessed via the RelationshipEnablerQuery.

MethodgetFamilyId
Description

Gets the Family Id associated with this session.

Returnosid.id.Idthe Family Id associated with this session
CompliancemandatoryThis method must be implemented.
MethodgetFamily
Description

Gets the Family associated with this session.

Returnosid.relationship.Familythe family
ErrorsOPERATION_FAILEDunable to complete request
PERMISSION_DENIEDauthorization failure
CompliancemandatoryThis method must be implemented.
MethodcanSearchRelationshipEnablers
Description

Tests if this user can perform RelationshipEnabler lookups. 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 not offer lookup operations to unauthorized users.

Returnboolean false if search methods are not authorized, true otherwise
CompliancemandatoryThis method must be implemented.
MethoduseFederatedFamilyView
Description

Federates the view for methods in this session. A federated view will include relationship enablers in families which are children of this family in the family hierarchy.

CompliancemandatoryThis method is must be implemented.
MethoduseIsolatedFamilyView
Description

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

CompliancemandatoryThis method is must be implemented.
MethodgetRelationshipEnablerQuery
Description

Gets a relationship enabler query.

Returnosid.relationship.rules.RelationshipEnablerQuerythe relationship enabler query
CompliancemandatoryThis method must be implemented.
MethodgetRelationshipEnablersByQuery
Description

Gets a list of RelationshipEnablers matching the given relationship enabler query.

Parametersosid.relationship.rules.RelationshipEnablerQueryrelationshipEnablerQuerythe relationship enabler query
Returnosid.relationship.rules.RelationshipEnablerListthe returned RelationshipEnablerList
ErrorsNULL_ARGUMENT relationshipEnablerQuery is null
OPERATION_FAILEDunable to complete request
PERMISSION_DENIEDauthorization failure
UNSUPPORTED relationshipEnablerQuery is not of this service
CompliancemandatoryThis method must be implemented.