org.osid.profile

Interface ProfileAdminSession

All Superinterfaces:

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

All Known Subinterfaces:

ProfileBatchAdminSession

public interface ProfileAdminSession
extends OsidSession

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

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

The delete operations delete Profiles.

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	aliasProfile(Id profileId, Id aliasId) Adds an Id to a Profile for the purpose of creating compatibility.
boolean	canCreateProfiles() Tests if this user can create Profiles.
boolean	canCreateProfileWithRecordTypes(Type[] profileRecordTypes) Tests if this user can create a single Profile using the desired record types.
boolean	canDeleteProfiles() Tests if this user can delete profiles.
boolean	canManageProfileAliases() Tests if this user can manage Id aliases for Profiles.
boolean	canUpdateProfiles() Tests if this user can update Profiles.
Profile	createProfile(ProfileForm profileForm) Creates a new Profile.
void	deleteProfile(Id profileId) Deletes a Profile.
ProfileForm	getProfileFormForCreate(Type[] profileRecordTypes) Gets the profile form for creating new profiles.
ProfileForm	getProfileFormForUpdate(Id profileId) Gets the profile form for updating an existing profile.
void	updateProfile(ProfileForm profileForm) Updates an existing profile.

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

canCreateProfiles

boolean canCreateProfiles()

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

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canCreateProfileWithRecordTypes

boolean canCreateProfileWithRecordTypes(Type[] profileRecordTypes)

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

Parameters:

profileRecordTypes - array of profile recod types

Returns:

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

Throws:

NullArgumentException - profileRecordTypes is null

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getProfileFormForCreate

ProfileForm getProfileFormForCreate(Type[] profileRecordTypes)
                                    throws OperationFailedException,
                                           PermissionDeniedException

Gets the profile form for creating new profiles. A new form should be requested for each create transaction.

Parameters:

profileRecordTypes - array of profile recod types

Returns:

the profile form

Throws:

NullArgumentException - profileRecordTypes is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

UnsupportedException - unable to get form with requested record types

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

createProfile

Profile createProfile(ProfileForm profileForm)
                      throws OperationFailedException,
                             PermissionDeniedException

Creates a new Profile.

Parameters:

profileForm - the form for this Profile

Returns:

the new Profile

Throws:

IllegalStateException - profileForm already used in a create transaction

InvalidArgumentException - one or more of the form elements is invalid

NullArgumentException - profileForm is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

UnsupportedException - profileForm did not originate from getProfileFormForCreate()

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canUpdateProfiles

boolean canUpdateProfiles()

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

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getProfileFormForUpdate

ProfileForm getProfileFormForUpdate(Id profileId)
                                    throws NotFoundException,
                                           OperationFailedException

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

Parameters:

profileId - the Id of the Profile

Returns:

the profile form

Throws:

NotFoundException - profileId is not found

NullArgumentException - profileId is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

updateProfile

void updateProfile(ProfileForm profileForm)
                   throws OperationFailedException,
                          PermissionDeniedException

Updates an existing profile.

Parameters:

profileForm - the form containing the elements to be updated

Throws:

IllegalStateException - profileForm already used in an update transaction

InvalidArgumentException - the form contains an invalid value

NullArgumentException - profileForm is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

UnsupportedException - profileForm did not originate from getProfileFormForUpdate()

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canDeleteProfiles

boolean canDeleteProfiles()

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

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

deleteProfile

void deleteProfile(Id profileId)
                   throws NotFoundException,
                          OperationFailedException,
                          PermissionDeniedException

Deletes a Profile.

Parameters:

profileId - the Id of the Profile to remove

Throws:

NotFoundException - profileId not found

NullArgumentException - profileId is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canManageProfileAliases

boolean canManageProfileAliases()

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

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

aliasProfile

void aliasProfile(Id profileId,
                Id aliasId)
                  throws AlreadyExistsException,
                         NotFoundException,
                         OperationFailedException,
                         PermissionDeniedException

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

Parameters:

profileId - the Id of a Profile

aliasId - the alias Id

Throws:

AlreadyExistsException - aliasId is already assigned

NotFoundException - profileId not found

NullArgumentException - profileId or aliasId is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.