OSID - osid.voting.RaceSearchOrder Service Interface Definition

Interface	osid.voting.RaceSearchOrder
Implements	`osid.OsidGovernatorSearchOrder`
Implements	`osid.OsidSubjugateableSearchOrder`
Used By	`osid.voting.CandidateSearchOrder`
	`osid.voting.RaceSearchSession`
	`osid.voting.RaceSmartPollsSession`
Description	An interface for specifying the ordering of search results.
Method	orderByBallot
Description	Orders the results by the ballot.
Parameters	`osid.SearchOrderStyle`	`style`	search order style
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`style` is `null`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	supportsBallotSearchOrder
Description	Tests if a ballot search order is available.
Return	`boolean`		`true` if a ballot search order is available, `false` otherwise
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getBallotSearchOrder
Description	Gets the ballot search order.
Return	`osid.voting.BallotSearchOrder`		the ballot search order
Errors	ILLEGAL_STATE		`supportsBallotSearchOrder()` is `false`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getRaceSearchOrderRecord
Description	Gets the polls search order record corresponding to the given race record `Type` . Multiple retrievals return the same underlying object.
Parameters	`osid.type.Type`	`raceRecordType`	a race record type
Return	`osid.voting.records.RaceSearchOrderRecord`		the race search order record
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`raceRecordType` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	UNSUPPORTED		`hasRecordType(raceRecordType)` is `false`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.