org.osid.course.plan

Interface PlanAdminSession

All Superinterfaces:

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

public interface PlanAdminSession
extends OsidSession

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

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

The delete operations delete Plans. To unmap a Plan from the current CourseCatalog, the PlanCourseCatalogAssignmentSession should be used. These delete operations attempt to remove the Plan 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	aliasPlan(Id planId, Id aliasId) Adds an Id to a Plan for the purpose of creating compatibility.
boolean	canCreatePlans() Tests if this user can create plans.
boolean	canCreatePlanWithRecordTypes(Type[] planRecordTypes) Tests if this user can create a single Plan using the desired record types.
boolean	canDeletePlans() Tests if this user can delete plans.
boolean	canManagePlanAliases() Tests if this user can manage Id aliases for Plans.
boolean	canUpdatePlans() Tests if this user can update plans.
Plan	createPlan(PlanForm planForm) Creates a new Plan.
void	deletePlan(Id planId) Deletes a Plan.
CourseCatalog	getCourseCatalog() Gets the CourseCatalog associated with this session.
Id	getCourseCatalogId() Gets the CourseCatalog Id associated with this session.
PlanForm	getPlanFormForCreate(Id syllabusId, Id courseOfferingId, Type[] planRecordTypes) Gets the plan form for creating new plans.
PlanForm	getPlanFormForUpdate(Id planId) Gets the plan form for updating an existing plan.
void	updatePlan(PlanForm planForm) Updates an existing plan.

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.

canCreatePlans

boolean canCreatePlans()

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

Returns:

false if Plan creation is not authorized, true otherwise

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canCreatePlanWithRecordTypes

boolean canCreatePlanWithRecordTypes(Type[] planRecordTypes)

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

Parameters:

planRecordTypes - array of plan record types

Returns:

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

Throws:

NullArgumentException - planRecordTypes is null

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getPlanFormForCreate

PlanForm getPlanFormForCreate(Id syllabusId,
                            Id courseOfferingId,
                            Type[] planRecordTypes)
                              throws NotFoundException,
                                     OperationFailedException,
                                     PermissionDeniedException

Gets the plan form for creating new plans. A new form should be requested for each create transaction.

Parameters:

syllabusId - a syllabus Id

courseOfferingId - a course offering Id

planRecordTypes - array of plan record types

Returns:

the plan form

Throws:

NotFoundException - syllabusId or courseOfferingId is not found

NullArgumentException - syllabusId, courseOfferingId, or planRecordTypes 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.

createPlan

Plan createPlan(PlanForm planForm)
                throws OperationFailedException,
                       PermissionDeniedException

Creates a new Plan.

Parameters:

planForm - the form for this Plan

Returns:

the new Plan

Throws:

IllegalStateException - planForm already used in a create transaction

InvalidArgumentException - one or more of the form elements is invalid

NullArgumentException - planForm is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

UnsupportedException - planForm did not originate from getPlanFormForCreate()

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canUpdatePlans

boolean canUpdatePlans()

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

Returns:

false if Plan modification is not authorized, true otherwise

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getPlanFormForUpdate

PlanForm getPlanFormForUpdate(Id planId)
                              throws NotFoundException,
                                     OperationFailedException,
                                     PermissionDeniedException

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

Parameters:

planId - the Id of the Plan

Returns:

the plan form

Throws:

NotFoundException - planId is not found

NullArgumentException - planId is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

updatePlan

void updatePlan(PlanForm planForm)
                throws OperationFailedException,
                       PermissionDeniedException

Updates an existing plan.

Parameters:

planForm - the form containing the elements to be updated

Throws:

IllegalStateException - planForm already used in an update transaction

InvalidArgumentException - the form contains an invalid value

NullArgumentException - planForm is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

UnsupportedException - planForm did not originate from getPlanFormForUpdate()

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canDeletePlans

boolean canDeletePlans()

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

Returns:

false if Plan deletion is not authorized, true otherwise

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

deletePlan

void deletePlan(Id planId)
                throws NotFoundException,
                       OperationFailedException,
                       PermissionDeniedException

Deletes a Plan.

Parameters:

planId - the Id of the Plan to remove

Throws:

NotFoundException - planId not found

NullArgumentException - planId is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canManagePlanAliases

boolean canManagePlanAliases()

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

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

aliasPlan

void aliasPlan(Id planId,
             Id aliasId)
               throws AlreadyExistsException,
                      NotFoundException,
                      OperationFailedException,
                      PermissionDeniedException

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

Parameters:

planId - the Id of a Plan

aliasId - the alias Id

Throws:

AlreadyExistsException - aliasId is already assigned

NotFoundException - planId not found

NullArgumentException - planId or aliasId is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.