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voting package
Version 3.0.0
Interfaceosid.voting.BallotPollsAssignmentSession
Implementsosid.OsidSession
Used Byosid.voting.VotingManager
osid.voting.VotingProxyManager
Description

This session provides methods to re-assign Ballots to Polls . A Ballot may map to multiple Polls objects and removing the last reference to a Ballot is the equivalent of deleting it. Each Polls may have its own authorizations governing who is allowed to operate on it.

Moving or adding a reference of a Ballot to another Polls is not a copy operation (eg: does not change its Id ).

MethodcanAssignBallots
Description

Tests if this user can alter ballot/polls mappings. A return of true does not guarantee successful authorization. A return of false indicates that it is known mapping 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 assignment operations to unauthorized users.

Returnbooleanfalse if mapping is not authorized, true otherwise
CompliancemandatoryThis method must be implemented.
MethodcanAssignBallotsToPolls
Description

Tests if this user can alter ballot/polls mappings. A return of true does not guarantee successful authorization. A return of false indicates that it is known mapping 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 assignment operations to unauthorized users.

Parametersosid.id.IdpollsIdthe Id of the Polls
Returnbooleanfalse if mapping is not authorized, true otherwise
ErrorsNULL_ARGUMENTpollsId is null
CompliancemandatoryThis method must be implemented.
MethodgetAssignablePollsIds
Description

Gets a list of polls including and under the given polls node in which any ballot can be assigned.

Parametersosid.id.IdpollsIdthe Id of the Polls
Returnosid.id.IdListlist of assignable polls Ids
ErrorsNULL_ARGUMENTpollsId is null
OPERATION_FAILEDunable to complete request
CompliancemandatoryThis method must be implemented.
MethodgetAssignablePollsIdsForBallot
Description

Gets a list of polls including and under the given polls node in which a specific ballot can be assigned.

Parametersosid.id.IdpollsIdthe Id of the Polls
osid.id.IdballotIdthe Id of the Ballot
Returnosid.id.IdListlist of assignable polls Ids
ErrorsNULL_ARGUMENTpollsId or ballotId is null
OPERATION_FAILEDunable to complete request
CompliancemandatoryThis method must be implemented.
MethodassignBallotToPolls
Description

Adds an existing Ballot to a Polls .

Parametersosid.id.IdballotIdthe Id of the Ballot
osid.id.IdpollsIdthe Id of the Polls
ErrorsALREADY_EXISTSballotId is already assigned to pollsId
NOT_FOUNDballotId or pollsId not found
NULL_ARGUMENTballotId or pollsId is null
OPERATION_FAILEDunable to complete request
PERMISSION_DENIEDauthorization failure
CompliancemandatoryThis method must be implemented.
MethodunassignBallotFromPolls
Description

Removes a Ballot from a Polls .

Parametersosid.id.IdballotIdthe Id of the Ballot
osid.id.IdpollsIdthe Id of the Polls
ErrorsNOT_FOUNDballotId or pollsId not found or ballotId not assigned to pollsId
NULL_ARGUMENTballotId or pollsId is null
OPERATION_FAILEDunable to complete request
PERMISSION_DENIEDauthorization failure
CompliancemandatoryThis method must be implemented.
MethodreassignBallotToPolls
Description

Moves a Ballot from one Polls to another. Mappings to other Polls are unaffected.

Parametersosid.id.IdballotIdthe Id of the Ballot
osid.id.IdfromPollsIdthe Id of the current Polls
osid.id.IdtoPollsIdthe Id of the destination Polls
ErrorsALREADY_EXISTSballotId already assigned to toPollsId
NOT_FOUNDballotId, fromPollsId , or toPollsId not found or ballotId not mapped to fromPollsId
NULL_ARGUMENTballotId, fromPollsId , or toPollsId is null
OPERATION_FAILEDunable to complete request
PERMISSION_DENIEDauthorization failure
CompliancemandatoryThis method must be implemented.