Interface LogQuerySession

All Superinterfaces:

AutoCloseable, Closeable, OsidSession, OsidSession

All Known Subinterfaces:

LogSearchSession

public interface LogQuerySession
extends OsidSession

This session provides methods for searching Logs . The search query is constructed using the LogQuery . The log record Type also specifies the record for the log query.

Logs may have a query record indicated by their respective record types. The query record is accessed via the LogQuery . The returns in this session may not be cast directly to these interfaces.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	canSearchLogs()	Tests if this user can perform Log searches.
LogQuery	getLogQuery()	Gets a log query.
LogList	getLogsByQuery(LogQuery logQuery)	Gets a list of Logs matching the given log query.

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

canSearchLogs

boolean canSearchLogs()

Tests if this user can perform Log searches. A return of true does not guarantee successful authorization. A return of false indicates that it is known all 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 search operations to unauthorized users.

Returns:

false if search methods are not authorized, true otherwise

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getLogQuery

LogQuery getLogQuery()

Gets a log query.

Returns:

the log query

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getLogsByQuery

LogList getLogsByQuery(LogQuery logQuery)
                throws OperationFailedException,
PermissionDeniedException

Gets a list of Logs matching the given log query.

Parameters:

logQuery - the log query

Returns:

the returned LogList

Throws:

NullArgumentException - logQuery is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

UnsupportedException - logQuery is not of this service

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.