org.osid.assessment

Interface ItemSmartBankSession

All Superinterfaces:

java.lang.AutoCloseable, java.io.Closeable, OsidSession

public interface ItemSmartBankSession
extends OsidSession

This session manages queries and sequencing to create "smart" dynamic catalogs. An ItemQuery can be retrieved from this session and mapped to this Bank to create a virtual collection of Items. The Items may be sequenced using the ItemSearchOrder from this session.

This Bank has a default query that matches any Item and a default search order that specifies no sequencing. The queries may be examined using an ItemQueryInspector. The query may be modified by converting the inspector back to an ItemQuery.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	applyItemQuery(ItemQuery itemQuery) Applies an item query to this bank.
void	applyItemSequencing(ItemSearchOrder itemSearchOrder) Applies an item search order to this bank.
boolean	canManageSmartBanks() Tests if this user can manage smart banks.
Bank	getBank() Gets the Bank associated with this session.
Id	getBankId() Gets the Bank Id associated with this session.
ItemQuery	getItemQuery() Gets an assessment item query.
ItemQuery	getItemQueryFromInspector(ItemQueryInspector itemQueryInspector) Gets an item query from an inspector.
ItemSearchOrder	getItemSearchOrder() Gets an assessment item search order.
ItemQueryInspector	inspectItemQuery() Gets an item query inspector for this bank.

Methods inherited from interface org.osid.OsidSession

getAuthenticatedAgent, getAuthenticatedAgentId, getClockRate, getDate, getEffectiveAgent, getEffectiveAgentId, getFormatType, getLocale, isAuthenticated, startTransaction, supportsTransactions

Methods inherited from interface org.osid.binding.java.OsidSession

close

Methods inherited from interface java.io.Closeable

close

Method Detail

getBankId

Id getBankId()

Gets the Bank Id associated with this session.

Returns:

the Bank Id associated with this session

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getBank

Bank getBank()
             throws OperationFailedException,
                    PermissionDeniedException

Gets the Bank associated with this session.

Returns:

the Bank associated with this session

Throws:

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canManageSmartBanks

boolean canManageSmartBanks()

Tests if this user can manage smart banks. A return of true does not guarantee successful assessment. A return of false indicates that it is known 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 operations to unauthorized users.

Returns:

false if smart bank management is not authorized, true otherwise

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getItemQuery

ItemQuery getItemQuery()

Gets an assessment item query.

Returns:

the assessment item query

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getItemSearchOrder

ItemSearchOrder getItemSearchOrder()

Gets an assessment item search order.

Returns:

the assessment item search order

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

applyItemQuery

void applyItemQuery(ItemQuery itemQuery)
                    throws OperationFailedException,
                           PermissionDeniedException

Applies an item query to this bank.

Parameters:

itemQuery - the item query

Throws:

NullArgumentException - itemQuery is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure occurred

UnsupportedException - itemQuery not of this service

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

inspectItemQuery

ItemQueryInspector inspectItemQuery()
                                    throws OperationFailedException,
                                           PermissionDeniedException

Gets an item query inspector for this bank.

Returns:

the item query inspector

Throws:

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure occurred

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

applyItemSequencing

void applyItemSequencing(ItemSearchOrder itemSearchOrder)
                         throws OperationFailedException,
                                PermissionDeniedException

Applies an item search order to this bank.

Parameters:

itemSearchOrder - the item search order

Throws:

NullArgumentException - itemSearchOrder is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure occurred

UnsupportedException - itemSearchOrder not of this service

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getItemQueryFromInspector

ItemQuery getItemQueryFromInspector(ItemQueryInspector itemQueryInspector)

Gets an item query from an inspector.

Parameters:

itemQueryInspector - an item query inspector

Returns:

the item query

Throws:

NullArgumentException - itemQueryInspector is null

UnsupportedException - itemQueryInspector is not of this service

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.