org.osid.grading

Interface GradebookQuerySession

All Superinterfaces:

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

All Known Subinterfaces:

GradebookSearchSession

public interface GradebookQuerySession
extends OsidSession

This session provides methods for searching among Gradebook objects. The search query is constructed using the GradebookQuery.

Gradebooks may have a query record indicated by their respective record types. The query record is accessed via the GradebookQuery.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	canSearchGradebooks() Tests if this user can perform Gradebook searches.
GradebookQuery	getGradebookQuery() Gets a gradebook query.
GradebookList	getGradebooksByQuery(GradebookQuery gradebookQuery) Gets a list of Gradebook objects matching the given gradebook query.

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

canSearchGradebooks

boolean canSearchGradebooks()

Tests if this user can perform Gradebook searches. A return of true does not guarantee successful authorization. A return of false indicates that it is known all 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 search operations to unauthorized users.

Returns:

false if search methods are not authorized, true otherwise

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getGradebookQuery

GradebookQuery getGradebookQuery()

Gets a gradebook query.

Returns:

a gradebook query

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getGradebooksByQuery

GradebookList getGradebooksByQuery(GradebookQuery gradebookQuery)
                                   throws OperationFailedException,
                                          PermissionDeniedException

Gets a list of Gradebook objects matching the given gradebook query.

Parameters:

gradebookQuery - the gradebook query

Returns:

the returned GradebookList

Throws:

NullArgumentException - gradebookQuery is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

UnsupportedException - gradebookQuery is not of this service

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.