Interface BusinessQuery

All Superinterfaces:

Extensible, OsidBrowsableQuery, OsidCatalogQuery, OsidExtensibleQuery, OsidFederateableQuery, OsidIdentifiableQuery, OsidObjectQuery, OsidQuery, OsidSourceableQuery, Suppliable

public interface BusinessQuery
extends OsidCatalogQuery

This is the query for searching businesses. Each method match specifies an AND term while multiple invocations of the same method produce a nested OR .

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	clearAncestorBusinessIdTerms()	Clears the ancestor business Id query terms.
void	clearAncestorBusinessTerms()	Clears the ancestor business query terms.
void	clearCategoryIdTerms()	Clears the category Id query terms.
void	clearCategoryTerms()	Clears the category query terms.
void	clearCustomerIdTerms()	Clears the customer Id query terms.
void	clearCustomerTerms()	Clears the customer query terms.
void	clearDescendantBusinessIdTerms()	Clears the descendant business Id query terms.
void	clearDescendantBusinessTerms()	Clears the descendant business query terms.
void	clearEntryIdTerms()	Clears the entry Id query terms.
void	clearEntryTerms()	Clears the entry query terms.
void	clearItemIdTerms()	Clears the item Id query terms.
void	clearItemTerms()	Clears the item query terms.
void	clearPeriodIdTerms()	Clears the period Id query terms.
void	clearPeriodTerms()	Clears the period query terms.
BusinessQuery	getAncestorBusinessQuery()	Gets the query for a business.
BusinessQueryRecord	getBusinessQueryRecord(Type businessRecordType)	Gets the business query record corresponding to the given Business record Type .Multiple record retrievals produce a nested OR term.
CategoryQuery	getCategoryQuery()	Gets the query for a category.
CustomerQuery	getCustomerQuery()	Gets the query for a customer.
BusinessQuery	getDescendantBusinessQuery()	Gets the query for a business.
EntryQuery	getEntryQuery()	Gets the query for an entry.
ItemQuery	getItemQuery()	Gets the query for an item.
PeriodQuery	getPeriodQuery()	Gets the query for a period Multiple retrievals produce a nested OR term.
void	matchAncestorBusinessId(Id businessId, boolean match)	Sets the business Id for this query to match businesses that have the specified business as an ancestor.
void	matchAnyAncestorBusiness(boolean match)	Matches businesses with any business ancestor.
void	matchAnyCategory(boolean match)	Matches businesses that have any category.
void	matchAnyCustomer(boolean match)	Matches businesses that have any customer.
void	matchAnyDescendantBusiness(boolean match)	Matches businesses with any descendant business.
void	matchAnyEntry(boolean match)	Matches businesses that have any entry.
void	matchAnyItem(boolean match)	Matches businesses that have any item.
void	matchAnyPeriod(boolean match)	Matches businesses that have any period.
void	matchCategoryId(Id categoryId, boolean match)	Sets the catalog Id for this query.
void	matchCustomerId(Id customerId, boolean match)	Sets the customer Id for this query to match customers that have a related customer.
void	matchDescendantBusinessId(Id businessId, boolean match)	Sets the business Id for this query to match businesses that have the specified business as a descendant.
void	matchEntryId(Id itemId, boolean match)	Sets the entry Id for this query.
void	matchItemId(Id itemId, boolean match)	Sets the item Id for this query.
void	matchPeriodId(Id periodId, boolean match)	Sets the period Id for this query to match catalogs containing terms.
boolean	supportsAncestorBusinessQuery()	Tests if a BusinessQuery is available.
boolean	supportsCategoryQuery()	Tests if a CategoryQuery is available.
boolean	supportsCustomerQuery()	Tests if a CustomerQuery is available.
boolean	supportsDescendantBusinessQuery()	Tests if a BusinessQuery is available.
boolean	supportsEntryQuery()	Tests if an EntryQuery is available.
boolean	supportsItemQuery()	Tests if an ItemQuery is available.
boolean	supportsPeriodQuery()	Tests if a PeriodQuery is available.

Methods inherited from interface Extensible

getRecordTypes, hasRecordType

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
TypeList	getRecordTypes()	Gets the record types available in this object.
boolean	hasRecordType(Type recordType)	Tests if this object supports the given record Type .

Methods inherited from interface OsidExtensibleQuery

clearRecordTerms, matchAnyRecord, matchRecordType

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	clearRecordTerms()	Clears all record Type terms.
void	matchAnyRecord(boolean match)	Matches an object that has any record.
void	matchRecordType(Type recordType, boolean match)	Sets a Type for querying objects having records implementing a given record type.

Methods inherited from interface OsidIdentifiableQuery

clearIdTerms, matchId

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	clearIdTerms()	Clears all Id terms.
void	matchId(Id id, boolean match)	Adds an Id to match.

Methods inherited from interface OsidObjectQuery

clearCommentIdTerms, clearCommentTerms, clearCreditIdTerms, clearCreditTerms, clearDescriptionTerms, clearDisplayNameTerms, clearGenusTypeTerms, clearJournalEntryIdTerms, clearJournalEntryTerms, clearParentGenusTypeTerms, clearRelationshipIdTerms, clearRelationshipPeerIdTerms, clearRelationshipTerms, clearStateIdTerms, clearStateTerms, clearStatisticTerms, clearSubjectIdTerms, clearSubjectRelevancyTerms, clearSubjectTerms, getCommentQuery, getCreditQuery, getJournalEntryQuery, getRelationshipQuery, getStateQuery, getStatisticQuery, getSubjectQuery, getSubjectRelevancyQuery, matchAnyComment, matchAnyCredit, matchAnyDescription, matchAnyDisplayName, matchAnyGenusType, matchAnyJournalEntry, matchAnyRelationship, matchAnyState, matchAnyStatistic, matchAnySubject, matchCommentId, matchCreditId, matchDescription, matchDisplayName, matchGenusType, matchJournalEntryId, matchParentGenusType, matchRelationshipId, matchRelationshipPeerId, matchStateId, matchSubjectId, supportsCommentQuery, supportsCreditQuery, supportsJournalEntryQuery, supportsRelationshipQuery, supportsStateQuery, supportsStatisticQuery, supportsSubjectQuery, supportsSubjectRelevancyQuery

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	clearCommentIdTerms()	Clears all comment Id terms.
void	clearCommentTerms()	Clears all comment terms.
void	clearCreditIdTerms()	Clears all credit Id terms.
void	clearCreditTerms()	Clears all credit terms.
void	clearDescriptionTerms()	Clears all description terms.
void	clearDisplayNameTerms()	Clears all display name terms.
void	clearGenusTypeTerms()	Clears all genus type terms.
void	clearJournalEntryIdTerms()	Clears all journal entry Id terms.
void	clearJournalEntryTerms()	Clears all journal entry terms.
void	clearParentGenusTypeTerms()	Clears all genus type terms.
void	clearRelationshipIdTerms()	Clears all relationship Id terms.
void	clearRelationshipPeerIdTerms()	Clears all relationship Id terms.
void	clearRelationshipTerms()	Clears all relationship terms.
void	clearStateIdTerms()	Clears all state Id terms.
void	clearStateTerms()	Clears all state terms.
void	clearStatisticTerms()	Clears all statistic terms.
void	clearSubjectIdTerms()	Clears all subject Id terms.
void	clearSubjectRelevancyTerms()	Clears all subject relevancy terms.
void	clearSubjectTerms()	Clears all subject terms.
CommentQuery	getCommentQuery()	Gets the query for a comment.
CreditQuery	getCreditQuery()	Gets the query for an ackowledgement credit.
JournalEntryQuery	getJournalEntryQuery()	Gets the query for a journal entry.
RelationshipQuery	getRelationshipQuery()	Gets the query for relationship.
StateQuery	getStateQuery()	Gets the query for a state.
StatisticQuery	getStatisticQuery()	Gets the query for a statistic.
SubjectQuery	getSubjectQuery()	Gets the query for a subject.
RelevancyQuery	getSubjectRelevancyQuery()	Gets the query for a subject relevancy.
void	matchAnyComment(boolean match)	Matches an object that has any Comment in the given Book .
void	matchAnyCredit(boolean match)	Matches an object that has any Credit .
void	matchAnyDescription(boolean match)	Matches a description that has any value.
void	matchAnyDisplayName(boolean match)	Matches any object with a display name.
void	matchAnyGenusType(boolean match)	Matches an object that has any genus type.
void	matchAnyJournalEntry(boolean match)	Matches an object that has any JournalEntry in the given Journal .
void	matchAnyRelationship(boolean match)	Matches an object that has any Relationship .
void	matchAnyState(boolean match)	Matches an object that has any mapping to a State in the given Process .
void	matchAnyStatistic(boolean match)	Matches an object that has any Statistic .
void	matchAnySubject(boolean match)	Matches an object that has any relationship to a Subject .
void	matchCommentId(Id commentId, boolean match)	Matches an object that has the given comment.
void	matchCreditId(Id creditId, boolean match)	Matches an object that has the given credit.
void	matchDescription(String description, Type stringMatchType, boolean match)	Adds a description name to match.
void	matchDisplayName(String displayName, Type stringMatchType, boolean match)	Adds a display name to match.
void	matchGenusType(Type genusType, boolean match)	Sets a Type for querying objects of a given genus.
void	matchJournalEntryId(Id journalEntryId, boolean match)	Matches an object that has the given journal entry.
void	matchParentGenusType(Type genusType, boolean match)	Sets a Type for querying objects of a given genus.
void	matchRelationshipId(Id relationshipId, boolean match)	Matches an object that has the given relationship.
void	matchRelationshipPeerId(Id peerId, boolean match)	Matches an object that has a relationship to the given peer Id .
void	matchStateId(Id stateId, boolean match)	Matches an object mapped to the given state.
void	matchSubjectId(Id subjectId, boolean match)	Matches an object with a relationship to the given subject.
boolean	supportsCommentQuery()	Tests if a CommentQuery is available.
boolean	supportsCreditQuery()	Tests if a CreditQuery is available to provide queries of related acknowledgements.
boolean	supportsJournalEntryQuery()	Tests if a JournalEntry is available to provide queries of journaled OsidObjects .
boolean	supportsRelationshipQuery()	Tests if a RelationshipQuery is available.
boolean	supportsStateQuery()	Tests if a StateQuery is available to provide queries of processed objects.
boolean	supportsStatisticQuery()	Tests if a StatisticQuery is available to provide statistical queries.
boolean	supportsSubjectQuery()	Tests if a SubjectQuery is available.
boolean	supportsSubjectRelevancyQuery()	Tests if a RelevancyQuery is available to provide queries about the relationships to Subjects .

Methods inherited from interface OsidQuery

clearAnyTerms, clearKeywordTerms, getStringMatchTypes, matchAny, matchKeyword, supportsStringMatchType

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	clearAnyTerms()	Clears the match any terms.
void	clearKeywordTerms()	Clears all keyword terms.
TypeList	getStringMatchTypes()	Gets the string matching types supported.
void	matchAny(boolean match)	Matches any object.
void	matchKeyword(String keyword, Type stringMatchType, boolean match)	Adds a keyword to match.
boolean	supportsStringMatchType(Type stringMatchType)	Tests if the given string matching type is supported.

Methods inherited from interface OsidSourceableQuery

clearBrandingIdTerms, clearBrandingTerms, clearLicenseTerms, clearProviderIdTerms, clearProviderTerms, getBrandingQuery, getProviderQuery, matchAnyBranding, matchAnyLicense, matchAnyProvider, matchBrandingId, matchLicense, matchProviderId, supportsBrandingQuery, supportsProviderQuery

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	clearBrandingIdTerms()	Clears all asset Id terms.
void	clearBrandingTerms()	Clears all branding terms.
void	clearLicenseTerms()	Clears all license terms.
void	clearProviderIdTerms()	Clears all provider Id terms.
void	clearProviderTerms()	Clears all provider terms.
AssetQuery	getBrandingQuery(boolean match)	Gets the query for an asset.
ResourceQuery	getProviderQuery(boolean match)	Gets the query for the provider.
void	matchAnyBranding(boolean match)	Match sourceables with any branding.
void	matchAnyLicense(boolean match)	Matches any object with a license.
void	matchAnyProvider(boolean match)	Match sourceables with a provider value.
void	matchBrandingId(Id assetId, boolean match)	Match the Id of an asset used for branding.
void	matchLicense(String license, Type stringMatchType, boolean match)	Adds a license to match.
void	matchProviderId(Id resourceId, boolean match)	Match the Id of the provider resource.
boolean	supportsBrandingQuery()	Tests if an AssetQuery for the branding is available.
boolean	supportsProviderQuery()	Tests if a ResourceQuery for the provider is available.

Method Details

matchCustomerId

void matchCustomerId(Id customerId,
 boolean match)

Sets the customer Id for this query to match customers that have a related customer.

Parameters:

customerId - a customer Id

match - true if a positive match, false for a negative match

Throws:

NullArgumentException - customerId is null

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

clearCustomerIdTerms

void clearCustomerIdTerms()

Clears the customer Id query terms.

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

supportsCustomerQuery

boolean supportsCustomerQuery()

Tests if a CustomerQuery is available.

Returns:

true if a customer query is available, false otherwise

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getCustomerQuery

CustomerQuery getCustomerQuery()

Gets the query for a customer. Multiple retrievals produce a nested OR term.

Returns:

the customer query

Throws:

UnimplementedException - supportsCustomerQuery() is false

Compliance:

optional - This method must be implemented if {@code supportsCustomerQuery()} is {@code true} .

matchAnyCustomer

void matchAnyCustomer(boolean match)

Matches businesses that have any customer.

Parameters:

match - true to match customers with any customer, false to match customers with no customer

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

clearCustomerTerms

void clearCustomerTerms()

Clears the customer query terms.

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

matchItemId

void matchItemId(Id itemId,
 boolean match)

Sets the item Id for this query.

Parameters:

itemId - an item Id

match - true if a positive match, false for a negative match

Throws:

NullArgumentException - itemId is null

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

clearItemIdTerms

void clearItemIdTerms()

Clears the item Id query terms.

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

supportsItemQuery

boolean supportsItemQuery()

Tests if an ItemQuery is available.

Returns:

true if an item query is available, false otherwise

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getItemQuery

ItemQuery getItemQuery()

Gets the query for an item. Multiple retrievals produce a nested OR term.

Returns:

the item query

Throws:

UnimplementedException - supportsItemQuery() is false

Compliance:

optional - This method must be implemented if {@code supportsItemQuery()} is {@code true} .

matchAnyItem

void matchAnyItem(boolean match)

Matches businesses that have any item.

Parameters:

match - true to match businesses with any item, false to match businesses with no items

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

clearItemTerms

void clearItemTerms()

Clears the item query terms.

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

matchCategoryId

void matchCategoryId(Id categoryId,
 boolean match)

Sets the catalog Id for this query.

Parameters:

categoryId - a category Id

match - true if a positive match, false for a negative match

Throws:

NullArgumentException - categoryId is null

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

clearCategoryIdTerms

void clearCategoryIdTerms()

Clears the category Id query terms.

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

supportsCategoryQuery

boolean supportsCategoryQuery()

Tests if a CategoryQuery is available.

Returns:

true if a category query is available, false otherwise

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getCategoryQuery

CategoryQuery getCategoryQuery()

Gets the query for a category. Multiple retrievals produce a nested OR term.

Returns:

the category query

Throws:

UnimplementedException - supportsCategoryQuery() is false

Compliance:

optional - This method must be implemented if {@code supportsCategoryQuery()} is {@code true} .

matchAnyCategory

void matchAnyCategory(boolean match)

Matches businesses that have any category.

Parameters:

match - true to match customers with any category, false to match customers with no category

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

clearCategoryTerms

void clearCategoryTerms()

Clears the category query terms.

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

matchEntryId

void matchEntryId(Id itemId,
 boolean match)

Sets the entry Id for this query.

Parameters:

itemId - an entry Id

match - true if a positive match, false for a negative match

Throws:

NullArgumentException - entryId is null

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

clearEntryIdTerms

void clearEntryIdTerms()

Clears the entry Id query terms.

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

supportsEntryQuery

boolean supportsEntryQuery()

Tests if an EntryQuery is available.

Returns:

true if an entry query is available, false otherwise

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getEntryQuery

EntryQuery getEntryQuery()

Gets the query for an entry. Multiple retrievals produce a nested OR term.

Returns:

the entry query

Throws:

UnimplementedException - supportsEntryQuery() is false

Compliance:

optional - This method must be implemented if {@code supportsEntryQuery()} is {@code true} .

matchAnyEntry

void matchAnyEntry(boolean match)

Matches businesses that have any entry.

Parameters:

match - true to match businesses with any entry, false to match businesses with no entries

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

clearEntryTerms

void clearEntryTerms()

Clears the entry query terms.

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

matchPeriodId

void matchPeriodId(Id periodId,
 boolean match)

Sets the period Id for this query to match catalogs containing terms.

Parameters:

periodId - the period Id

match - true for a positive match, false for a negative match

Throws:

NullArgumentException - periodId is null

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

clearPeriodIdTerms

void clearPeriodIdTerms()

Clears the period Id query terms.

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

supportsPeriodQuery

boolean supportsPeriodQuery()

Tests if a PeriodQuery is available.

Returns:

true if a period query is available, false otherwise

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getPeriodQuery

PeriodQuery getPeriodQuery()

Gets the query for a period Multiple retrievals produce a nested OR term.

Returns:

the period query

Throws:

UnimplementedException - supportsPeriodQuery() is false

Compliance:

optional - This method must be implemented if {@code supportsPeriodQuery()} is {@code true} .

matchAnyPeriod

void matchAnyPeriod(boolean match)

Matches businesses that have any period.

Parameters:

match - true to match businesses with any period, false to match customers with no period

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

clearPeriodTerms

void clearPeriodTerms()

Clears the period query terms.

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

matchAncestorBusinessId

void matchAncestorBusinessId(Id businessId,
 boolean match)

Sets the business Id for this query to match businesses that have the specified business as an ancestor.

Parameters:

businessId - a business Id

match - true for a positive match, false for a negative match

Throws:

NullArgumentException - businessId is null

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

clearAncestorBusinessIdTerms

void clearAncestorBusinessIdTerms()

Clears the ancestor business Id query terms.

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

supportsAncestorBusinessQuery

boolean supportsAncestorBusinessQuery()

Tests if a BusinessQuery is available.

Returns:

true if a business query is available, false otherwise

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getAncestorBusinessQuery

BusinessQuery getAncestorBusinessQuery()

Gets the query for a business. Multiple retrievals produce a nested OR term.

Returns:

the business query

Throws:

UnimplementedException - supportsAncestorBusinessQuery() is false

Compliance:

optional - This method must be implemented if {@code supportsAncestorBusinessQuery()} is {@code true} .

matchAnyAncestorBusiness

void matchAnyAncestorBusiness(boolean match)

Matches businesses with any business ancestor.

Parameters:

match - true to match businesses with any ancestor, false to match root businesses

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

clearAncestorBusinessTerms

void clearAncestorBusinessTerms()

Clears the ancestor business query terms.

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

matchDescendantBusinessId

void matchDescendantBusinessId(Id businessId,
 boolean match)

Sets the business Id for this query to match businesses that have the specified business as a descendant.

Parameters:

businessId - a business Id

match - true for a positive match, false for a negative match

Throws:

NullArgumentException - businessId is null

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

clearDescendantBusinessIdTerms

void clearDescendantBusinessIdTerms()

Clears the descendant business Id query terms.

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

supportsDescendantBusinessQuery

boolean supportsDescendantBusinessQuery()

Tests if a BusinessQuery is available.

Returns:

true if a business query is available, false otherwise

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getDescendantBusinessQuery

BusinessQuery getDescendantBusinessQuery()

Gets the query for a business. Multiple retrievals produce a nested OR term.

Returns:

the business query

Throws:

UnimplementedException - supportsDescendantBusinessQuery() is false

Compliance:

optional - This method must be implemented if {@code supportsDescendantBusinessQuery()} is {@code true} .

matchAnyDescendantBusiness

void matchAnyDescendantBusiness(boolean match)

Matches businesses with any descendant business.

Parameters:

match - true to match businesses with any descendant, false to match leaf businesses

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

clearDescendantBusinessTerms

void clearDescendantBusinessTerms()

Clears the descendant business query terms.

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getBusinessQueryRecord

BusinessQueryRecord getBusinessQueryRecord(Type businessRecordType)
                                    throws OperationFailedException

Gets the business query record corresponding to the given Business record Type .Multiple record retrievals produce a nested OR term.

Parameters:

businessRecordType - a business record type

Returns:

the business query record

Throws:

NullArgumentException - businessRecordType is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

UnsupportedException - hasRecordType(businessRecordType) is false

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.