Interface MeteringBatchManager

All Superinterfaces:

AutoCloseable, Closeable, MeteringBatchProfile, OsidManager, OsidManager, OsidProfile, Sourceable

public interface MeteringBatchManager
extends OsidManager, MeteringBatchProfile

The metering batch manager provides access to metering batch sessions and provides interoperability tests for various aspects of this service. The sessions included in this manager are:

• MeterBatchAdminSession : a session to create, modify and delete meters in bulk
• UtilityBatchAdminSession : a session to create, modify and delete utilities in bulk

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
MeterBatchAdminSession	getMeterBatchAdminSession()	Gets the OsidSession associated with the bulk meter administration service.
MeterBatchAdminSession	getMeterBatchAdminSessionForUtility(Id utilityId)	Gets the OsidSession associated with the bulk meter administration service for the given utility.
UtilityBatchAdminSession	getUtilityBatchAdminSession()	Gets the OsidSession associated with the bulk utility administration service.

Methods inherited from interface Closeable

close

Methods inherited from interface MeteringBatchProfile

supportsMeterBatchAdmin, supportsUtilityBatchAdmin, supportsVisibleFederation

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	supportsMeterBatchAdmin()	Tests if bulk administration of meters is available.
boolean	supportsUtilityBatchAdmin()	Tests if bulk administration of utilities is available.
boolean	supportsVisibleFederation()	Tests if federation is visible.

Methods inherited from interface OsidManager

close

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

Methods inherited from interface OsidManager

changeBranch, initialize, rollbackService

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	changeBranch(Id branchId)	Changes the service branch.
void	initialize(OsidRuntimeManager runtime)	Initializes this manager.
JournalEntry	rollbackService(Date rollbackTime)	Rolls back this service to a point in time.

Methods inherited from interface OsidProfile

getBranch, getBranchId, getDescription, getDisplayName, getId, getLocales, getProxyRecordTypes, getReleaseDate, getVersion, supportsJournalBranching, supportsJournalRollback, supportsOSIDVersion, supportsProxyRecordType

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Branch	getBranch()	Gets this service branch.
Id	getBranchId()	Gets the Branch Id representing this service branch.
DisplayText	getDescription()	Gets a description of this service implementation.
DisplayText	getDisplayName()	Gets a display name for this service implementation.
Id	getId()	Gets an identifier for this service implementation.
LocaleList	getLocales()	Gets the locales supported in this service.
TypeList	getProxyRecordTypes()	Gets the proxy record Types supported in this service.
DateTime	getReleaseDate()	Gets the date this service implementation was released.
Version	getVersion()	Gets the version of this service implementation.
boolean	supportsJournalBranching()	Test for support of a journal branching service.
boolean	supportsJournalRollback()	Test for support of a journaling rollback service.
boolean	supportsOSIDVersion(Version version)	Test for support of an OSID specification version.
boolean	supportsProxyRecordType(Type proxyRecordType)	Test for support of a proxy type.

Methods inherited from interface Sourceable

getBranding, getBrandingIds, getLicense, getProvider, getProviderId

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
AssetList	getBranding()	Gets a branding, such as an image or logo, expressed using the Asset interface.
IdList	getBrandingIds()	Gets the branding asset Ids .
DisplayText	getLicense()	Gets the terms of usage.
Resource	getProvider()	Gets the Resource representing the provider.
Id	getProviderId()	Gets the Id of the provider.

Method Details

getMeterBatchAdminSession

MeterBatchAdminSession getMeterBatchAdminSession()
                                          throws OperationFailedException

Gets the OsidSession associated with the bulk meter administration service.

Returns:

a MeterBatchAdminSession

Throws:

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

UnimplementedException - supportsMeterBatchAdmin() is false

Compliance:

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

getMeterBatchAdminSessionForUtility

MeterBatchAdminSession getMeterBatchAdminSessionForUtility(Id utilityId)
                                                    throws NotFoundException,
OperationFailedException

Gets the OsidSession associated with the bulk meter administration service for the given utility.

Parameters:

utilityId - the Id of the Utility

Returns:

a MeterBatchAdminSession

Throws:

NotFoundException - no Utility found by the given Id

NullArgumentException - utilityId is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

UnimplementedException - supportsMeterBatchAdmin() or supportsVisibleFederation() is false

Compliance:

optional - This method must be implemented if {@code supportsMeterBatchAdmin()} and {@code supportsVisibleFederation()} are {@code true}

getUtilityBatchAdminSession

UtilityBatchAdminSession getUtilityBatchAdminSession()
                                              throws OperationFailedException

Gets the OsidSession associated with the bulk utility administration service.

Returns:

a UtilityBatchAdminSession

Throws:

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

UnimplementedException - supportsUtilityBatchAdmin() is false

Compliance:

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