org.osid.ordering

Interface StoreAdminSession

All Superinterfaces:

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

All Known Subinterfaces:

StoreBatchAdminSession

public interface StoreAdminSession
extends OsidSession

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

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

The delete operations delete Stores.

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	aliasStore(Id storeId, Id aliasId) Adds an Id to a Store for the purpose of creating compatibility.
boolean	canCreateStores() Tests if this user can create Stores.
boolean	canCreateStoreWithRecordTypes(Type[] storeRecordTypes) Tests if this user can create a single Store using the desired record types.
boolean	canDeleteStores() Tests if this user can delete Stores A return of true does not guarantee successful authorization.
boolean	canManageStoreAliases() Tests if this user can manage Id aliases for Stores.
boolean	canUpdateStores() Tests if this user can update Stores.
Store	createStore(StoreForm storeForm) Creates a new Store.
void	deleteStore(Id storeId) Deletes a Store.
StoreForm	getStoreFormForCreate(Type[] storeRecordTypes) Gets the store form for creating new stores.
StoreForm	getStoreFormForUpdate(Id storeId) Gets the store form for updating an existing store.
void	updateStore(StoreForm storeForm) Updates an existing store.

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

canCreateStores

boolean canCreateStores()

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

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canCreateStoreWithRecordTypes

boolean canCreateStoreWithRecordTypes(Type[] storeRecordTypes)

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

Parameters:

storeRecordTypes - array of store record types

Returns:

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

Throws:

NullArgumentException - storeRecordTypes is null

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getStoreFormForCreate

StoreForm getStoreFormForCreate(Type[] storeRecordTypes)
                                throws OperationFailedException,
                                       PermissionDeniedException

Gets the store form for creating new stores. A new form should be requested for each create transaction.

Parameters:

storeRecordTypes - array of store record types

Returns:

the store form

Throws:

NullArgumentException - storeRecordTypes 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.

createStore

Store createStore(StoreForm storeForm)
                  throws OperationFailedException,
                         PermissionDeniedException

Creates a new Store.

Parameters:

storeForm - the form for this Store

Returns:

the new Store

Throws:

IllegalStateException - storeForm already used in a create transaction

InvalidArgumentException - one or more of the form elements is invalid

NullArgumentException - storeForm is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

UnsupportedException - storeForm did not originate from getStoreFormForCreate()

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canUpdateStores

boolean canUpdateStores()

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

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getStoreFormForUpdate

StoreForm getStoreFormForUpdate(Id storeId)

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

Parameters:

storeId - the Id of the Store

Returns:

the store form

Throws:

NullArgumentException - storeId is null

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

updateStore

void updateStore(StoreForm storeForm)
                 throws OperationFailedException,
                        PermissionDeniedException

Updates an existing store.

Parameters:

storeForm - the form containing the elements to be updated

Throws:

IllegalStateException - storeForm already used in an update transaction

InvalidArgumentException - the form contains an invalid value

NullArgumentException - storeForm is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

UnsupportedException - storeForm did not originate from getStoreFormForUpdate()

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canDeleteStores

boolean canDeleteStores()

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

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

deleteStore

void deleteStore(Id storeId)
                 throws NotFoundException,
                        OperationFailedException,
                        PermissionDeniedException

Deletes a Store.

Parameters:

storeId - the Id of the Store to remove

Throws:

NotFoundException - storeId not found

NullArgumentException - storeId is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canManageStoreAliases

boolean canManageStoreAliases()

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

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

aliasStore

void aliasStore(Id storeId,
              Id aliasId)
                throws AlreadyExistsException,
                       NotFoundException,
                       OperationFailedException,
                       PermissionDeniedException

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

Parameters:

storeId - the Id of a Store

aliasId - the alias Id

Throws:

AlreadyExistsException - aliasId is already assigned

NotFoundException - storeId not found

NullArgumentException - storeId or aliasId is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.