org.osid.course.chronicle

Interface CredentialEntryAdminSession

All Superinterfaces:

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

All Known Subinterfaces:

CredentialEntryBatchAdminSession

public interface CredentialEntryAdminSession
extends OsidSession

This session creates, updates, and deletes CredentialEntries. 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 CredentialEntry, a CredentialEntryForm is requested using getCredentialEntryFormForCreate() specifying the desired record Types or none if no record Types are needed. The returned CredentialEntryForm 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 CredentialEntryForm is submiited to a create operation, it cannot be reused with another create operation unless the first operation was unsuccessful. Each CredentialEntryForm corresponds to an attempted transaction.

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

The delete operations delete CredentialEntries. To unmap a CredentialEntry from the current CourseCatalog, the CredentialEntryCourseCatalogAssignmentSession should be used. These delete operations attempt to remove the CredentialEntry 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	aliasCredentialEntry(Id credentialEntryId, Id aliasId) Adds an Id to a CredentialEntry for the purpose of creating compatibility.
boolean	canCreateCredentialEntries() Tests if this user can create CredentialEntries.
boolean	canCreateCredentialEntryWithRecordTypes(Type[] credentialEntryRecordTypes) Tests if this user can create a single Porgram using the desired record types.
boolean	canDeleteCredentialEntries() Tests if this user can delete CredentialEntries.
boolean	canManageCredentialEntryAliases() Tests if this user can manage Id aliases for CredentialEntries.
boolean	canUpdateCredentialEntries() Tests if this user can update CredentialEntries.
CredentialEntry	createCredentialEntry(CredentialEntryForm credentialEntryForm) Creates a new CredentialEntry.
void	deleteCredentialEntry(Id credentialEntryId) Deletes a CredentialEntry.
CourseCatalog	getCourseCatalog() Gets the CourseCatalog associated with this session.
Id	getCourseCatalogId() Gets the CourseCatalog Id associated with this session.
CredentialEntryForm	getCredentialEntryFormForCreate(Id credentialId, Id resourceId, Type[] credentialEntryRecordTypes) Gets the credential entry form for creating new credential entries.
CredentialEntryForm	getCredentialEntryFormForUpdate(Id credentialEntryId) Gets the credential entry form for updating an existing credential entry.
void	updateCredentialEntry(CredentialEntryForm credentialEntryForm) Updates an existing credential 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.

canCreateCredentialEntries

boolean canCreateCredentialEntries()

Tests if this user can create CredentialEntries. A return of true does not guarantee successful authorization. A return of false indicates that it is known creating a CredentialEntry 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 CredentialEntry creation is not authorized, true otherwise

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canCreateCredentialEntryWithRecordTypes

boolean canCreateCredentialEntryWithRecordTypes(Type[] credentialEntryRecordTypes)

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

Parameters:

credentialEntryRecordTypes - array of credential entry record types

Returns:

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

Throws:

NullArgumentException - credentialEntryRecordTypes is null

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getCredentialEntryFormForCreate

CredentialEntryForm getCredentialEntryFormForCreate(Id credentialId,
                                                  Id resourceId,
                                                  Type[] credentialEntryRecordTypes)
                                                    throws NotFoundException,
                                                           OperationFailedException,
                                                           PermissionDeniedException

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

Parameters:

credentialId - a credential Id

resourceId - a student Id

credentialEntryRecordTypes - array of credential entry record types

Returns:

the credential entry form

Throws:

NotFoundException - credentialId or resourceId is not found

NullArgumentException - credentialId, resourceId , or credentialEntryRecordTypes 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.

createCredentialEntry

CredentialEntry createCredentialEntry(CredentialEntryForm credentialEntryForm)
                                      throws OperationFailedException,
                                             PermissionDeniedException

Creates a new CredentialEntry.

Parameters:

credentialEntryForm - the form for this CredentialEntry

Returns:

the new CredentialEntry

Throws:

IllegalStateException - credentialEntryForm already used in a create transaction

InvalidArgumentException - one or more of the form elements is invalid

NullArgumentException - credentialEntryForm is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

UnsupportedException - credentialEntryForm did not originate from getCredentialEntryFormForCreate()

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canUpdateCredentialEntries

boolean canUpdateCredentialEntries()

Tests if this user can update CredentialEntries. A return of true does not guarantee successful authorization. A return of false indicates that it is known updating a CredentialEntry 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 CredentialEntry modification is not authorized, true otherwise

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getCredentialEntryFormForUpdate

CredentialEntryForm getCredentialEntryFormForUpdate(Id credentialEntryId)
                                                    throws NotFoundException,
                                                           OperationFailedException,
                                                           PermissionDeniedException

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

Parameters:

credentialEntryId - the Id of the CredentialEntry

Returns:

the credential entry form

Throws:

NotFoundException - credentialEntryId is not found

NullArgumentException - credentialEntryId is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

updateCredentialEntry

void updateCredentialEntry(CredentialEntryForm credentialEntryForm)
                           throws OperationFailedException,
                                  PermissionDeniedException

Updates an existing credential entry.

Parameters:

credentialEntryForm - the form containing the elements to be updated

Throws:

IllegalStateException - credentialEntryForm already used in an update transaction

InvalidArgumentException - the form contains an invalid value

NullArgumentException - credentialEntryForm is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

UnsupportedException - credentialEntryForm did not originate from getCredentialEntryFormForUpdate()

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canDeleteCredentialEntries

boolean canDeleteCredentialEntries()

Tests if this user can delete CredentialEntries. A return of true does not guarantee successful authorization. A return of false indicates that it is known deleting a CredentialEntry 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 CredentialEntry deletion is not authorized, true otherwise

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

deleteCredentialEntry

void deleteCredentialEntry(Id credentialEntryId)
                           throws NotFoundException,
                                  OperationFailedException,
                                  PermissionDeniedException

Deletes a CredentialEntry.

Parameters:

credentialEntryId - the Id of the CredentialEntry to remove

Throws:

NotFoundException - credentialEntryId not found

NullArgumentException - credentialEntryId is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canManageCredentialEntryAliases

boolean canManageCredentialEntryAliases()

Tests if this user can manage Id aliases for CredentialEntries. 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 CredentialEntry aliasing is not authorized, true otherwise

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

aliasCredentialEntry

void aliasCredentialEntry(Id credentialEntryId,
                        Id aliasId)
                          throws AlreadyExistsException,
                                 NotFoundException,
                                 OperationFailedException,
                                 PermissionDeniedException

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

Parameters:

credentialEntryId - the Id of a CredentialEntry

aliasId - the alias Id

Throws:

AlreadyExistsException - aliasId is in use as a primary Id

NotFoundException - credentialEntryId not found

NullArgumentException - credentialEntryId or aliasId is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.