Interface TriggerSearchSession

All Superinterfaces:
AutoCloseable, Closeable, OsidSession, OsidSession, TriggerQuerySession

public interface TriggerSearchSession extends TriggerQuerySession

This session provides methods for searching among Triggers . The search query is constructed using the TriggerQuery .

getTriggersByQuery() is the basic search method and returns a list of Triggers . A more advanced search may be performed with getTriggersBySearch() .It accepts a TriggerSearch in addition to the query for the purpose of specifying additional options affecting the entire search, such as ordering. getTriggersBySearch() returns a TriggerSearchResults that can be used to access the resulting TriggerList or be used to perform a search within the result set through TriggerSearch .

This session defines views that offer differing behaviors for searching.

  • federated system view: searches include triggers in systems of which this system is an ancestor in the system hierarchy
  • isolated system view: searches are restricted to triggers in this system

Triggers may have a query record indicated by their respective record types. The query record is accessed via the TriggerQuery .

  • Method Details

    • getTriggerSearch

      TriggerSearch getTriggerSearch()
      Gets a trigger search.
      Returns:
      the trigger search
      Compliance:
      mandatory - This method must be implemented.
    • getTriggerSearchOrder

      TriggerSearchOrder getTriggerSearchOrder()
      Gets a trigger search order. The TriggerSearchOrder is supplied to a TriggerSearch to specify the ordering of results.
      Returns:
      the trigger search order
      Compliance:
      mandatory - This method must be implemented.
    • getTriggersBySearch

      TriggerSearchResults getTriggersBySearch(TriggerQuery triggerQuery, TriggerSearch triggerSearch) throws OperationFailedException, PermissionDeniedException
      Gets the search results matching the given search query using the given search.
      Parameters:
      triggerQuery - the trigger query
      triggerSearch - the trigger search
      Returns:
      the returned search results
      Throws:
      NullArgumentException - triggerQuery or triggerSearch is null
      OperationFailedException - unable to complete request
      PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure
      UnsupportedException - triggerQuery or triggerSearch is not of this service
      Compliance:
      mandatory - This method must be implemented.
    • getTriggerQueryFromInspector

      TriggerQuery getTriggerQueryFromInspector(TriggerQueryInspector triggerQueryInspector)
      Gets a trigger query from an inspector. The inspector is available from a TriggerSearchResults .
      Parameters:
      triggerQueryInspector - a trigger query inspector
      Returns:
      the trigger query
      Throws:
      NullArgumentException - triggerQueryInspector is null
      UnsupportedException - triggerQueryInspector is not of this service
      Compliance:
      mandatory - This method must be implemented.