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voting rules package
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Interfaceosid.voting.rules.RaceConstrainerPollsSession
Implementsosid.OsidSession
Description

This session provides methods to retrieve RaceConstrainer to Polls mappings. a RaceConstrainer may appear in multiple Polls objects. Each polls may have its own authorizations governing who is allowed to look at it.

This lookup session defines several views:

  • comparative view: elements may be silently omitted or re-ordered
  • plenary view: provides a complete result set or is an error condition
MethodcanLookupRaceConstrainerPollsMappings
Description

Tests if this user can perform lookups of race constrainer/polls mappings. A return of true does not guarantee successful authorization. A return of false indicates that it is known lookup 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 lookup operations to unauthorized users.

Returnboolean false if looking up mappings is not authorized, true otherwise
CompliancemandatoryThis method must be implemented.
MethoduseComparativeRaceConstrainerPollsView
Description

The returns from the lookup methods may omit or translate elements based on this session, such as authorization, and not result in an error. This view is used when greater interoperability is desired at the expense of precision.

CompliancemandatoryThis method is must be implemented.
MethodusePlenaryRaceConstrainerPollsView
Description

A complete view of the RaceConstrainer and Polls returns is desired. Methods will return what is requested or result in an error. This view is used when greater precision is desired at the expense of interoperability.

CompliancemandatoryThis method is must be implemented.
MethodgetRaceConstrainerIdsByPolls
Description

Gets the list of RaceConstrainerIds associated with a Polls.

Parametersosid.id.IdpollsId Id of the Polls
Returnosid.id.IdListlist of related race constrainer Ids
ErrorsNOT_FOUND pollsId is not found
NULL_ARGUMENT pollsId is null
OPERATION_FAILEDunable to complete request
PERMISSION_DENIEDauthorization failure
CompliancemandatoryThis method must be implemented.
MethodgetRaceConstrainersByPolls
Description

Gets the list of race constrainer associated with a Polls.

Parametersosid.id.IdpollsId Id of the Polls
Returnosid.voting.rules.RaceConstrainerListlist of related race constrainers
ErrorsNOT_FOUND pollsId is not found
NULL_ARGUMENT pollsId is null
OPERATION_FAILEDunable to complete request
PERMISSION_DENIEDauthorization failure
CompliancemandatoryThis method must be implemented.
MethodgetRaceConstrainerIdsByPolls
Description

Gets the list of RaceConstrainer Ids corresponding to a list of Polls.

Parametersosid.id.IdListpollsIdslist of polls Ids
Returnosid.id.IdListlist of race constrainer Ids
ErrorsNULL_ARGUMENT pollsIds is null
OPERATION_FAILEDunable to complete request
PERMISSION_DENIEDauthorization failure
CompliancemandatoryThis method must be implemented.
MethodgetRaceConstrainersByPolls
Description

Gets the list of race constrainer corresponding to a list of Polls.

Parametersosid.id.IdListpollsIdslist of polls Ids
Returnosid.voting.rules.RaceConstrainerListlist of race constrainers
ErrorsNULL_ARGUMENT pollsIds is null
OPERATION_FAILEDunable to complete request
PERMISSION_DENIEDauthorization failure
CompliancemandatoryThis method must be implemented.
MethodgetPollsIdsByRaceConstrainer
Description

Gets the Polls Ids mapped to a RaceConstrainer.

Parametersosid.id.IdraceConstrainerId Id of a RaceConstrainer
Returnosid.id.IdListlist of polls
ErrorsNOT_FOUND raceConstrainerId is not found
NULL_ARGUMENT raceConstrainerId is null
OPERATION_FAILEDunable to complete request
PERMISSION_DENIEDauthorization failure
CompliancemandatoryThis method must be implemented.
MethodgetPollsByRaceConstrainer
Description

Gets the Polls mapped to a RaceConstrainer.

Parametersosid.id.IdraceConstrainerId Id of a RaceConstrainer
Returnosid.voting.PollsListlist of polls
ErrorsNOT_FOUND raceConstrainerId is not found
NULL_ARGUMENT raceConstrainerId is null
OPERATION_FAILEDunable to complete request
PERMISSION_DENIEDauthorization failure
CompliancemandatoryThis method must be implemented.