org.osid.dictionary

Interface EntryAdminSession

All Superinterfaces:

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

All Known Subinterfaces:

EntryBatchAdminSession

public interface EntryAdminSession
extends OsidSession

EntryAdminSession creates, updates and deletes dictionary entries.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	aliasEntry(Id entryId, Id aliasId) Adds an Id to an Entry for the purpose of creating compatibility.
boolean	canCreateEntries() Tests if this user can create entries A return of true does not guarantee successful authorization.
boolean	canCreateEntryWithRecordTypes(Type[] entryRecordTypes) Tests if this user can create a single Entry using the desired record types.
boolean	canDeleteEntries() Tests if this user can delete Entries.
boolean	canManageEntryAliases() Tests if this user can manage Id aliases for Entries.
boolean	canUpdateEntries() Tests if this user can update entries.
Entry	createEntry(EntryForm entryForm) Creates a new Entry.
void	deleteEntry(Id entryId) Updates an existing Dictionary entry identified with the specified key with the given value.
Dictionary	getDictionary() Gets the Dictionary associated with this session.
Id	getDictionaryId() Gets the Dictionary Id associated with this session.
EntryForm	getEntryFormForCreate(Type keyType, java.lang.Object key, Type valueType, Type[] entryRecordTypes) Gets the entry form for creating new inquiries.
EntryForm	getEntryFormForUpdate(Id entryId) Gets the entry form for updating an existing entry.
void	updateEntry(EntryForm entryForm) Updates an existing 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

getDictionaryId

Id getDictionaryId()

Gets the Dictionary Id associated with this session.

Returns:

the Dictionary Id associated with this session

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getDictionary

Dictionary getDictionary()
                         throws OperationFailedException,
                                PermissionDeniedException

Gets the Dictionary associated with this session.

Returns:

the Dictionary associated with this session

Throws:

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canCreateEntries

boolean canCreateEntries()

Tests if this user can create entries A return of true does not guarantee successful authorization. A return of false indicates that it is known creating an Entry 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 entry creation is not authorized, true otherwise

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canCreateEntryWithRecordTypes

boolean canCreateEntryWithRecordTypes(Type[] entryRecordTypes)

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

Parameters:

entryRecordTypes - array of entry record types

Returns:

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

Throws:

NullArgumentException - entryRecordTypes is null

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getEntryFormForCreate

EntryForm getEntryFormForCreate(Type keyType,
                              java.lang.Object key,
                              Type valueType,
                              Type[] entryRecordTypes)
                                throws AlreadyExistsException,
                                       OperationFailedException,
                                       PermissionDeniedException

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

Parameters:

keyType - the Type of the key

key - the key

valueType - the Type of the value

entryRecordTypes - array of entry record types

Returns:

the entry form

Throws:

AlreadyExistsException - an entry by this key, keyType, and valueType already exists

NullArgumentException - keyType, key, valueType, or entryRecordTypes is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

UnsupportedException - unable to get form for requested key/value or record types

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

createEntry

Entry createEntry(EntryForm entryForm)
                  throws OperationFailedException,
                         PermissionDeniedException

Creates a new Entry.

Parameters:

entryForm - the form for this entry

Returns:

the created entry

Throws:

IllegalStateException - entryForm already used in a create transaction.

InvalidArgumentException - one or more of the form elements is invalid

NullArgumentException - entryForm is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

UnsupportedException - entryForm did not originate from getEntryFormForCreate()

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canUpdateEntries

boolean canUpdateEntries()

Tests if this user can update entries. A return of true does not guarantee successful authorization. A return of false indicates that it is known updating an Entry 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 entry modification is not authorized, true otherwise

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getEntryFormForUpdate

EntryForm getEntryFormForUpdate(Id entryId)
                                throws NotFoundException,
                                       OperationFailedException,
                                       PermissionDeniedException

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

Parameters:

entryId - the Id of the Entry

Returns:

the entry form

Throws:

NotFoundException - entryId is not found

NullArgumentException - entryId is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

updateEntry

void updateEntry(EntryForm entryForm)
                 throws OperationFailedException,
                        PermissionDeniedException

Updates an existing Entry.

Parameters:

entryForm - the form containing the elements to be updated

Throws:

IllegalStateException - entryForm already used in an update transatcion

InvalidArgumentException - the form contains an invalid value

NullArgumentException - entryForm is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

UnsupportedException - entryyForm did not originate from getEntryFormForUpdate()

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canDeleteEntries

boolean canDeleteEntries()

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

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

deleteEntry

void deleteEntry(Id entryId)
                 throws NotFoundException,
                        OperationFailedException,
                        PermissionDeniedException

Updates an existing Dictionary entry identified with the specified key with the given value.

Parameters:

entryId - the Id of the entry

Throws:

NotFoundException - entry is not found

NullArgumentException - entryId is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canManageEntryAliases

boolean canManageEntryAliases()

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

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

aliasEntry

void aliasEntry(Id entryId,
              Id aliasId)
                throws AlreadyExistsException,
                       NotFoundException,
                       OperationFailedException,
                       PermissionDeniedException

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

Parameters:

entryId - the Id of an Entry

aliasId - the alias Id

Throws:

AlreadyExistsException - aliasId is already assigned

NotFoundException - entryId not found

NullArgumentException - entryId or aliasId is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.