Interface EntryAdminSession

All Superinterfaces:

AutoCloseable, Closeable, OsidSession, OsidSession

All Known Subinterfaces:

EntryBatchAdminSession

public interface EntryAdminSession
extends OsidSession

This session creates, updates, and deletes Entries . The data for create and update is provided by the consumer via the form object. OsidForms are requested for each create or update and may not be reused.

Create and update operations differ in their usage. To create an Entry , an EntryForm is requested using getEntryFormForCreate() specifying the desired record Types or none if no record Types are needed. The returned EntryForm will indicate that it is to be used with a create operation and can be used to examine metdata or validate data prior to creation. Once the EntryForm is submiited to a create operation, it cannot be reused with another create operation unless the first operation was unsuccessful. Each EntryForm corresponds to an attempted transaction.

For updates, EntryForms are requested to the Entry Id that is to be updated using getEntryFormForUpdate() . Similarly, the EntryForm has metadata about the data that can be updated and it can perform validation before submitting the update. The EntryForm can only be used once for a successful update and cannot be reused.

The delete operations delete Entries . To unmap an Entry from the current Blog , the EntryBlogAssignmentSession should be used. These delete operations attempt to remove the Bid itself thus removing it from all known Blog catalogs.

This session includes an Id aliasing mechanism to assign an external Id to an internally assigned Id.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	aliasEntry(Id entryId, Id aliasId)	Adds an Id to an Entry for the purpose of creating compatibility.
boolean	canCreateEntries()	Tests if this user can create Entries .
boolean	canCreateEntryWithRecordTypes(Type[] entryRecordTypes)	Tests if this user can create a single Entry using the desired record types.
boolean	canDeleteEntries()	Tests if this user can delete Entries .
boolean	canManageEntryAliases()	Tests if this user can manage Id aliases for Entries .
boolean	canUpdateEntries()	Tests if this user can update Entries .
Entry	createEntry(EntryForm entryForm)	Creates a new Entry .
void	deleteEntry(Id entryId)	Deletes an Entry .
Blog	getBlog()	Gets the Blog associated with this session.
Id	getBlogId()	Gets the Blog Id associated with this session.
EntryForm	getEntryFormForCreate(Type[] entryRecordTypes)	Gets the entry form for creating new entries.
EntryForm	getEntryFormForUpdate(Id entryId)	Gets the entry form for updating an existing entry.
void	updateEntry(EntryForm entryForm)	Updates an existing entry.

Methods inherited from interface Closeable

close

Methods inherited from interface OsidSession

close

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	close()	Close this session.

Methods inherited from interface OsidSession

getAuthenticatedAgent, getAuthenticatedAgentId, getClockRate, getDate, getEffectiveAgent, getEffectiveAgentId, getFormatType, getLocale, isAuthenticated, startTransaction, supportsTransactions

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Agent	getAuthenticatedAgent()	Gets the agent authenticated to this session.
Id	getAuthenticatedAgentId()	Gets the Id of the agent authenticated to this session.
BigDecimal	getClockRate()	Gets the rate of the service clock.
Date	getDate()	Gets the service date which may be the current date or the effective date in which this session exists.
Agent	getEffectiveAgent()	Gets the effective agent in use by this session.
Id	getEffectiveAgentId()	Gets the Id of the effective agent in use by this session.
Type	getFormatType()	Gets the DisplayText format Type preference in effect for this session.
Locale	getLocale()	Gets the locale indicating the localization preferences in effect for this session.
boolean	isAuthenticated()	Tests if an agent is authenticated to this session.
Transaction	startTransaction()	Starts a new transaction for this sesson.
boolean	supportsTransactions()	Tests for the availability of transactions.

Method Details

getBlogId

Id getBlogId()

Gets the Blog Id associated with this session.

Returns:

the Blog Id associated with this session

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getBlog

Blog getBlog()
      throws OperationFailedException,
PermissionDeniedException

Gets the Blog associated with this session.

Returns:

the Blog associated with this session

Throws:

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canCreateEntries

boolean canCreateEntries()

Tests if this user can create Entries . A return of true does not guarantee successful authorization. A return of false indicates that it is known creating an Entry will result in a PERMISSION_DENIED . This is intended as a hint to an application that may opt not to offer create operations to an unauthorized user.

Returns:

false if Entry creation is not authorized, true otherwise

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canCreateEntryWithRecordTypes

boolean canCreateEntryWithRecordTypes(Type[] entryRecordTypes)

Tests if this user can create a single Entry using the desired record types. While BloggingManager.getEntryRecordTypes() can be used to examine which records are supported, this method tests which record(s) are required for creating a specific Entry . Providing an empty array tests if an Entry can be created with no records.

Parameters:

entryRecordTypes - array of entry record types

Returns:

true if Entry creation using the specified Types is supported, false otherwise

Throws:

NullArgumentException - entryRecordTypes is null

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getEntryFormForCreate

EntryForm getEntryFormForCreate(Type[] entryRecordTypes)
                         throws OperationFailedException,
PermissionDeniedException

Gets the entry form for creating new entries. A new form should be requested for each create transaction.

Parameters:

entryRecordTypes - array of entry record types

Returns:

the entry form

Throws:

NullArgumentException - entryRecordTypes is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

UnsupportedException - unable to get form for requested record types

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

createEntry

Entry createEntry(EntryForm entryForm)
           throws OperationFailedException,
PermissionDeniedException

Creates a new Entry .

Parameters:

entryForm - the form for this Entry

Returns:

the new Entry

Throws:

IllegalStateException - entryForm already used in a create transaction

InvalidArgumentException - one or more of the form elements is invalid

NullArgumentException - entryForm is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

UnsupportedException - entryForm did not originate from getEntryFormForCreate()

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canUpdateEntries

boolean canUpdateEntries()

Tests if this user can update Entries . A return of true does not guarantee successful authorization. A return of false indicates that it is known updating an Entry will result in a PERMISSION_DENIED . This is intended as a hint to an application that may opt not to offer update operations to an unauthorized user.

Returns:

false if Entry modification is not authorized, true otherwise

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getEntryFormForUpdate

EntryForm getEntryFormForUpdate(Id entryId)
                         throws NotFoundException,
OperationFailedException,
PermissionDeniedException

Gets the entry form for updating an existing entry. A new entry form should be requested for each update transaction.

Parameters:

entryId - the Id of the Entry

Returns:

the entry form

Throws:

NotFoundException - entryId is not found

NullArgumentException - entryId is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

updateEntry

void updateEntry(EntryForm entryForm)
          throws OperationFailedException,
PermissionDeniedException

Updates an existing entry.

Parameters:

entryForm - the form containing the elements to be updated

Throws:

IllegalStateException - entryForm already used in an update transaction

InvalidArgumentException - the form contains an invalid value

NullArgumentException - entryId or entryForm is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

UnsupportedException - entryForm did not originate from getEntryFormForUpdate()

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canDeleteEntries

boolean canDeleteEntries()

Tests if this user can delete Entries . A return of true does not guarantee successful authorization. A return of false indicates that it is known deleting an Entry will result in a PERMISSION_DENIED . This is intended as a hint to an application that may opt not to offer delete operations to an unauthorized user.

Returns:

false if Entry deletion is not authorized, true otherwise

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

deleteEntry

void deleteEntry(Id entryId)
          throws NotFoundException,
OperationFailedException,
PermissionDeniedException

Deletes an Entry .

Parameters:

entryId - the Id of the Entry to remove

Throws:

NotFoundException - entryId not found

NullArgumentException - entryId is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canManageEntryAliases

boolean canManageEntryAliases()

Tests if this user can manage Id aliases for Entries . A return of true does not guarantee successful authorization. A return of false indicates that it is known changing an alias will result in a PERMISSION_DENIED . This is intended as a hint to an application that may opt not to offer alias operations to an unauthorized user.

Returns:

false if Entry aliasing is not authorized, true otherwise

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

aliasEntry

void aliasEntry(Id entryId,
 Id aliasId)
         throws AlreadyExistsException,
NotFoundException,
OperationFailedException,
PermissionDeniedException

Adds an Id to an Entry for the purpose of creating compatibility. The primary Id of the Entry is determined by the provider. The new Id is an alias to the primary Id . If the alias is a pointer to another entry, it is reassigned to the given entry Id .

Parameters:

entryId - the Id of an Entry

aliasId - the alias Id

Throws:

AlreadyExistsException - aliasId is in use as a primary Id

NotFoundException - entryId not found

NullArgumentException - aliasId or entryId is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.