org.osid.course.chronicle

Interface CourseEntryAdminSession

All Superinterfaces:

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

All Known Subinterfaces:

CourseEntryBatchAdminSession

public interface CourseEntryAdminSession
extends OsidSession

This session creates, updates, and deletes CourseEntries. The data for create and update is provided by the consumer via the form object. OsidForms are requested for each create or update and may not be reused.

Create and update operations differ in their usage. To create a CourseEntry, a CourseEntryForm is requested using getCourseEntryFormForCreate() specifying the desired record Types or none if no record Types are needed. The returned CourseEntryForm will indicate that it is to be used with a create operation and can be used to examine metdata or validate data prior to creation. Once the CourseEntryForm is submiited to a create operation, it cannot be reused with another create operation unless the first operation was unsuccessful. Each CourseEntryForm corresponds to an attempted transaction.

For updates, CourseEntryForms are requested to the CourseEntry Id that is to be updated using getCourseEntryFormForUpdate(). Similarly, the CourseEntryForm has metadata about the data that can be updated and it can perform validation before submitting the update. The CourseEntryForm can only be used once for a successful update and cannot be reused.

The delete operations delete CourseEntries. To unmap a CourseEntry from the current CourseCatalog, the CourseEntryCourseCatalogAssignmentSession should be used. These delete operations attempt to remove the CourseEntry itself thus removing it from all known CourseCatalog catalogs.

This session includes an Id aliasing mechanism to assign an external Id to an internally assigned Id.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	aliasCourseEntry(Id courseEntryId, Id aliasId) Adds an Id to a CourseEntry for the purpose of creating compatibility.
boolean	canCreateCourseEntries() Tests if this user can create CourseEntries.
boolean	canCreateCourseEntryWithRecordTypes(Type[] courseEntryRecordTypes) Tests if this user can create a single Porgram using the desired record types.
boolean	canDeleteCourseEntries() Tests if this user can delete CourseEntries.
boolean	canManageCourseEntryAliases() Tests if this user can manage Id aliases for CourseEntries.
boolean	canUpdateCourseEntries() Tests if this user can update CourseEntries.
CourseEntry	createCourseEntry(CourseEntryForm courseEntryForm) Creates a new CourseEntry.
void	deleteCourseEntry(Id courseEntryId) Deletes a CourseEntry.
CourseCatalog	getCourseCatalog() Gets the CourseCatalog associated with this session.
Id	getCourseCatalogId() Gets the CourseCatalog Id associated with this session.
CourseEntryForm	getCourseEntryFormForCreate(Id courseId, Id resourceId, Type[] courseEntryRecordTypes) Gets the course entry form for creating new course entries.
CourseEntryForm	getCourseEntryFormForUpdate(Id courseEntryId) Gets the course entry form for updating an existing course entry.
void	updateCourseEntry(CourseEntryForm courseEntryForm) Updates an existing course entry.

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

getCourseCatalogId

Id getCourseCatalogId()

Gets the CourseCatalog Id associated with this session.

Returns:

the CourseCatalog Id associated with this session

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getCourseCatalog

CourseCatalog getCourseCatalog()
                               throws OperationFailedException,
                                      PermissionDeniedException

Gets the CourseCatalog associated with this session.

Returns:

the course catalog

Throws:

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canCreateCourseEntries

boolean canCreateCourseEntries()

Tests if this user can create CourseEntries. A return of true does not guarantee successful authorization. A return of false indicates that it is known creating a CourseEntry will result in a PERMISSION_DENIED. This is intended as a hint to an application that may opt not to offer create operations to an unauthorized user.

Returns:

false if CourseEntry creation is not authorized, true otherwise

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canCreateCourseEntryWithRecordTypes

boolean canCreateCourseEntryWithRecordTypes(Type[] courseEntryRecordTypes)

Tests if this user can create a single Porgram using the desired record types. While CourseChronicleManager.getCourseEntryRecordTypes() can be used to examine which records are supported, this method tests which record(s) are required for creating a specific CourseEntry. Providing an empty array tests if a CourseEntry can be created with no records.

Parameters:

courseEntryRecordTypes - array of course entry record types

Returns:

true if CourseEntry creation using the specified record Types is supported, false otherwise

Throws:

NullArgumentException - courseEntryRecordTypes is null

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getCourseEntryFormForCreate

CourseEntryForm getCourseEntryFormForCreate(Id courseId,
                                          Id resourceId,
                                          Type[] courseEntryRecordTypes)
                                            throws NotFoundException,
                                                   OperationFailedException,
                                                   PermissionDeniedException

Gets the course entry form for creating new course entries. A new form should be requested for each create transaction.

Parameters:

courseId - a course Id

resourceId - a program Id

courseEntryRecordTypes - array of course entry record types

Returns:

the course entry form

Throws:

NotFoundException - courseId or resourceId is not found

NullArgumentException - courseId, resourceId , or courseEntryRecordTypes is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

UnsupportedException - unable to get form for requested record types

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

createCourseEntry

CourseEntry createCourseEntry(CourseEntryForm courseEntryForm)
                              throws OperationFailedException,
                                     PermissionDeniedException

Creates a new CourseEntry.

Parameters:

courseEntryForm - the form for this CourseEntry

Returns:

the new CourseEntry

Throws:

IllegalStateException - courseEntryForm already used in a create transaction

InvalidArgumentException - one or more of the form elements is invalid

NullArgumentException - courseEntryForm is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

UnsupportedException - courseEntryForm did not originate from getCourseEntryFormForCreate()

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canUpdateCourseEntries

boolean canUpdateCourseEntries()

Tests if this user can update CourseEntries. A return of true does not guarantee successful authorization. A return of false indicates that it is known updating a CourseEntry will result in a PERMISSION_DENIED. This is intended as a hint to an application that may opt not to offer update operations to an unauthorized user.

Returns:

false if CourseEntry modification is not authorized, true otherwise

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getCourseEntryFormForUpdate

CourseEntryForm getCourseEntryFormForUpdate(Id courseEntryId)
                                            throws NotFoundException,
                                                   OperationFailedException,
                                                   PermissionDeniedException

Gets the course entry form for updating an existing course entry. A new course entry form should be requested for each update transaction.

Parameters:

courseEntryId - the Id of the CourseEntry

Returns:

the course entry form

Throws:

NotFoundException - courseEntryId is not found

NullArgumentException - courseEntryId is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

updateCourseEntry

void updateCourseEntry(CourseEntryForm courseEntryForm)
                       throws OperationFailedException,
                              PermissionDeniedException

Updates an existing course entry.

Parameters:

courseEntryForm - the form containing the elements to be updated

Throws:

IllegalStateException - courseEntryForm already used in an update transaction

InvalidArgumentException - the form contains an invalid value

NullArgumentException - courseEntryForm is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

UnsupportedException - courseEntryForm did not originate from getCourseEntryFormForUpdate()

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canDeleteCourseEntries

boolean canDeleteCourseEntries()

Tests if this user can delete CourseEntries. A return of true does not guarantee successful authorization. A return of false indicates that it is known deleting a CourseEntry will result in a PERMISSION_DENIED. This is intended as a hint to an application that may opt not to offer delete operations to an unauthorized user.

Returns:

false if CourseEntry deletion is not authorized, true otherwise

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

deleteCourseEntry

void deleteCourseEntry(Id courseEntryId)
                       throws NotFoundException,
                              OperationFailedException,
                              PermissionDeniedException

Deletes a CourseEntry.

Parameters:

courseEntryId - the Id of the CourseEntry to remove

Throws:

NotFoundException - courseEntryId not found

NullArgumentException - courseEntryId is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canManageCourseEntryAliases

boolean canManageCourseEntryAliases()

Tests if this user can manage Id aliases for CourseEntries. A return of true does not guarantee successful authorization. A return of false indicates that it is known changing an alias will result in a PERMISSION_DENIED. This is intended as a hint to an application that may opt not to offer alias operations to an unauthorized user.

Returns:

false if CourseEntry aliasing is not authorized, true otherwise

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

aliasCourseEntry

void aliasCourseEntry(Id courseEntryId,
                    Id aliasId)
                      throws AlreadyExistsException,
                             NotFoundException,
                             OperationFailedException,
                             PermissionDeniedException

Adds an Id to a CourseEntry for the purpose of creating compatibility. The primary Id of the CourseEntry is determined by the provider. The new Id performs as an alias to the primary Id. If the alias is a pointer to another course entry, it is reassigned to the given course entry Id.

Parameters:

courseEntryId - the Id of a CourseEntry

aliasId - the alias Id

Throws:

AlreadyExistsException - aliasId is in use as a primary Id

NotFoundException - courseEntryId not found

NullArgumentException - courseEntryId or aliasId is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.