Interface BrokerEnablerQuerySession

All Superinterfaces:
AutoCloseable, Closeable, OsidSession, OsidSession
All Known Subinterfaces:
BrokerEnablerSearchSession
public interface BrokerEnablerQuerySession extends OsidSession

This session provides methods for searching among BrokerEnabler objects. The search query is constructed using the BrokerEnablerQuery .

This session defines views that offer differing behaviors for searching.

  • federated distributor view: searches include broker enablers in distributors of which this distributor is an ancestor in the distributor hierarchy
  • isolated distributor view: searches are restricted to broker enablers in this distributor

Broker enablers may have a query record indicated by their respective record types. The query record is accessed via the BrokerEnablerQuery .

  • Method Details

    • getDistributorId

      Id getDistributorId()
      Gets the Distributor Id associated with this session.
      Returns:
      the Distributor Id associated with this session
      Compliance:
      mandatory - This method must be implemented.

    • getDistributor

      Distributor getDistributor() throws OperationFailedException, PermissionDeniedException
      Gets the Distributor associated with this session.
      Returns:
      the distributor
      Throws:
      OperationFailedException - unable to complete request
      PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure
      Compliance:
      mandatory - This method must be implemented.

    • canSearchBrokerEnablers

      boolean canSearchBrokerEnablers()
      Tests if this user can perform BrokerEnabler 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 not offer lookup operations to unauthorized users.
      Returns:
      false if search methods are not authorized, true otherwise
      Compliance:
      mandatory - This method must be implemented.

    • useFederatedDistributorView

      void useFederatedDistributorView()
      Federates the view for methods in this session. A federated view will include broker enablers in distributors which are children of this distributor in the distributor hierarchy.
      Compliance:
      mandatory - This method is must be implemented.

    • useIsolatedDistributorView

      void useIsolatedDistributorView()
      Isolates the view for methods in this session. An isolated view restricts searches to this distributor only.
      Compliance:
      mandatory - This method is must be implemented.

    • getBrokerEnablerQuery

      BrokerEnablerQuery getBrokerEnablerQuery()
      Gets a broker enabler query.
      Returns:
      the broker enabler query
      Compliance:
      mandatory - This method must be implemented.

    • getBrokerEnablersByQuery

      BrokerEnablerList getBrokerEnablersByQuery(BrokerEnablerQuery brokerEnablerQuery) throws OperationFailedException, PermissionDeniedException
      Gets a list of BrokerEnablers matching the given search.
      Parameters:
      brokerEnablerQuery - the broker enabler query
      Returns:
      the returned BrokerEnablerList
      Throws:
      NullArgumentException - brokerEnablerQuery is null
      OperationFailedException - unable to complete request
      PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure
      UnsupportedException - brokerEnablerQuery did not originate from getBrokerEnablerQuery()
      Compliance:
      mandatory - This method must be implemented.