Interface ResourceRelationshipSearchOrder

All Superinterfaces:
Extensible, OsidBrowsableSearchOrder, OsidExtensibleSearchOrder, OsidIdentifiableSearchOrder, OsidObjectSearchOrder, OsidRelationshipSearchOrder, OsidSearchOrder, OsidTemporalSearchOrder, Suppliable
public interface ResourceRelationshipSearchOrder extends OsidRelationshipSearchOrder

An interface for specifying the ordering of search results.

  • Method Details

    • orderBySourceResource

      void orderBySourceResource(SearchOrderStyle style)
      Specified a preference for ordering results by the resource.
      Parameters:
      style - search order style
      Throws:
      NullArgumentException - style is null
      Compliance:
      mandatory - This method must be implemented.

    • supportsSourceResourceSearchOrder

      boolean supportsSourceResourceSearchOrder()
      Tests if a ResourceSearchOrder is available.
      Returns:
      true if a resource search order is available, false otherwise
      Compliance:
      mandatory - This method must be implemented.

    • getSourceResourceSearchOrder

      ResourceSearchOrder getSourceResourceSearchOrder()
      Gets the search order for a resource.
      Returns:
      the resource search order
      Throws:
      UnimplementedException - supportsSourceResourceSearchOrder() is false
      Compliance:
      optional - This method must be implemented if {@code supportsSourceResourceSearchOrder()} is {@code true} .

    • orderByDestinationResource

      void orderByDestinationResource(SearchOrderStyle style)
      Specified a preference for ordering results by the resource.
      Parameters:
      style - search order style
      Throws:
      NullArgumentException - style is null
      Compliance:
      mandatory - This method must be implemented.

    • supportsDestinationResourceSearchOrder

      boolean supportsDestinationResourceSearchOrder()
      Tests if a ResourceSearchOrder is available.
      Returns:
      true if a resource search order is available, false otherwise
      Compliance:
      mandatory - This method must be implemented.

    • getDestinationResourceSearchOrder

      ResourceSearchOrder getDestinationResourceSearchOrder()
      Gets the search order for a peer resource.
      Returns:
      the resource search order
      Throws:
      UnimplementedException - supportsDestinationResourceSearchOrder() is false
      Compliance:
      optional - This method must be implemented if {@code supportsDestinationResourceSearchOrder()} is {@code true} .

    • getResourceRelationshipSearchOrderRecord

      ResourceRelationshipSearchOrderRecord getResourceRelationshipSearchOrderRecord(Type resourceRelationshipRecordType) throws OperationFailedException
      Gets the resource relationship search order record corresponding to the given resource relationship record Type . Multiple retrievals return the same underlying object.
      Parameters:
      resourceRelationshipRecordType - a resource relationship record type
      Returns:
      the resource relationship search order record
      Throws:
      NullArgumentException - resourceRelationshipRecordType is null
      OperationFailedException - unable to complete request
      UnsupportedException - hasRecordType(ResourceRelationshipRecordType) is false
      Compliance:
      mandatory - This method must be implemented.