OSID - osid.voting.CandidateSearch Service Interface Definition

Interface	osid.voting.CandidateSearch
Implements	`osid.OsidSearch`
Used By	`osid.voting.CandidateSearchSession`
Description	The search interface for governing candidate searches.
Method	searchAmongCandidates
Description	Execute this search among the given list of candidates.
Parameters	`osid.id.IdList`	`candidateIds`	list of candidate `Ids`
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`candidateIds` is `null`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	orderCandidateResults
Description	Specify an ordering to the search results.
Parameters	`osid.voting.CandidateSearchOrder`	`candidateSearchOrder`	candidate search order
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`order` is `null`
Errors	UNSUPPORTED		`order` is not of this service
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getCandidateSearchRecord
Description	Gets the candidate search record corresponding to the given candidate search record `Type` . This method is used to retrieve an object implementing the requested record.
Parameters	`osid.type.Type`	`candidateSearchRecordType`	a candidate search record type
Return	`osid.voting.records.CandidateSearchRecord`		the candidate search record
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`candidateSearchRecordType` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	UNSUPPORTED		`hasRecordTypeType(candidateSearchRecordType)` is `false`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.