OSID - osid.repository.AssetContentSearchSession Service Interface Definition

Interface	osid.repository.AssetContentSearchSession
Implements	`osid.repository.AssetContentQuerySession`
Used By	`osid.repository.RepositoryManager`
Used By	`osid.repository.RepositoryProxyManager`
Description	This session provides methods for searching among `AssetContents`. The search query is constructed using the `AssetContentQuery`. `getAssetContentsByQuery()` is the basic search method and returns a list of `AssetContents`. A more advanced search may be performed with `getAssetContentsBySearch()`.It accepts an `AssetContentSearch` in addition to the query for the purpose of specifying additional options affecting the entire search, such as ordering. `getAssetContentsBySearch()` returns an `AssetContentSearchResults` that can be used to access the resulting `AssetContentList` or be used to perform a search within the result set through `AssetContentSearch`. This session defines views that offer differing behaviors for searching. federated repository view: searches include asset contents in repositories of which this repository is an ancestor in the repository hierarchy isolated repository view: searches are restricted to asset contents in this repository Asset Contents may have a query record indicated by their respective record types. The query record is accessed via the `AssetContentQuery`.
Method	getAssetContentSearch
Description	Gets an asset content search.
Return	`osid.repository.AssetContentSearch`		the asset content search
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getAssetContentSearchOrder
Description	Gets an asset content search order. The `AssetContentSearchOrder` is supplied to an `AssetContentSearch` to specify the ordering of results.
Return	`osid.repository.AssetContentSearchOrder`		the asset content search order
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getAssetContentsBySearch
Description	Gets the search results matching the given search query using the given search.
Parameters	`osid.repository.AssetContentQuery`	`assetContentQuery`	the asset content query
Parameters	`osid.repository.AssetContentSearch`	`assetContentSearch`	the asset content search
Return	`osid.repository.AssetContentSearchResults`		the returned search results
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`assetContentQuery` or `assetContentSearch` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	PERMISSION_DENIED		authorization failure
	UNSUPPORTED		`assetContentQuery` or `assetContentSearch` is not of this service
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getAssetContentQueryFromInspector
Description	Gets an asset content query from an inspector. The inspector is available from an `AssetContentSearchResults`.
Parameters	`osid.repository.AssetContentQueryInspector`	`assetContentQueryInspector`	an asset content query inspector
Return	`osid.repository.AssetContentQuery`		the asset content query
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`assetContentQueryInspector` is `null`
Errors	UNSUPPORTED		`assetContentQueryInspector` is not of this service
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.