org.osid.provisioning

Interface BrokerDistributorSession

All Superinterfaces:

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

public interface BrokerDistributorSession
extends OsidSession

This session provides methods to retrieve Broker to Distributor mappings. A Broker may appear in multiple Distributor objects. Each distributor may have its own authorizations governing who is allowed to look at it.

This lookup session defines several views:

• comparative view: elements may be silently omitted or re-ordered
• plenary view: provides a complete result set or is an error condition

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	canLookupBrokerDistributorMappings() Tests if this user can perform lookups of broker/distributor mappings.
IdList	getBrokerIdsByDistributor(Id distributorId) Gets the list of Broker Ids associated with a Distributor.
IdList	getBrokerIdsByDistributors(IdList distributorIds) Gets the list of Broker Ids corresponding to a list of Distributors.
BrokerList	getBrokersByDistributor(Id distributorId) Gets the list of Brokers associated with a Distributor.
BrokerList	getBrokersByDistributors(IdList distributorIds) Gets the list of Broker corresponding to a list of Distributors.
IdList	getDistributorIdsByBroker(Id brokerId) Gets the Distributor Ids mapped to a Broker.
DistributorList	getDistributorsByBroker(Id brokerId) Gets the Distributors mapped to a Broker.
void	useComparativeBrokerDistributorView() The returns from the lookup methods may omit or translate elements based on this session, such as authorization, and not result in an error.
void	usePlenaryBrokerDistributorView() A complete view of the Broker and Distributor returns is desired.

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

canLookupBrokerDistributorMappings

boolean canLookupBrokerDistributorMappings()

Tests if this user can perform lookups of broker/distributor mappings. A return of true does not guarantee successful authorization. A return of false indicates that it is known lookup 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 lookup operations to unauthorized users.

Returns:

false if looking up mappings is not authorized, true otherwise

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

useComparativeBrokerDistributorView

void useComparativeBrokerDistributorView()

The returns from the lookup methods may omit or translate elements based on this session, such as authorization, and not result in an error. This view is used when greater interoperability is desired at the expense of precision.

Compliance:

mandatory - This method is must be implemented.

usePlenaryBrokerDistributorView

void usePlenaryBrokerDistributorView()

A complete view of the Broker and Distributor returns is desired. Methods will return what is requested or result in an error. This view is used when greater precision is desired at the expense of interoperability.

Compliance:

mandatory - This method is must be implemented.

getBrokerIdsByDistributor

IdList getBrokerIdsByDistributor(Id distributorId)
                                 throws NotFoundException,
                                        OperationFailedException,
                                        PermissionDeniedException

Gets the list of Broker Ids associated with a Distributor.

Parameters:

distributorId - Id of the Distributor

Returns:

list of related broker Ids

Throws:

NotFoundException - distributorId is not found

NullArgumentException - distributorId is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getBrokersByDistributor

BrokerList getBrokersByDistributor(Id distributorId)
                                   throws NotFoundException,
                                          OperationFailedException,
                                          PermissionDeniedException

Gets the list of Brokers associated with a Distributor.

Parameters:

distributorId - Id of the Distributor

Returns:

list of related brokers

Throws:

NotFoundException - distributorId is not found

NullArgumentException - distributorId is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getBrokerIdsByDistributors

IdList getBrokerIdsByDistributors(IdList distributorIds)
                                  throws OperationFailedException,
                                         PermissionDeniedException

Gets the list of Broker Ids corresponding to a list of Distributors.

Parameters:

distributorIds - list of distributor Ids

Returns:

list of broker Ids

Throws:

NullArgumentException - distributorIds is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getBrokersByDistributors

BrokerList getBrokersByDistributors(IdList distributorIds)
                                    throws OperationFailedException,
                                           PermissionDeniedException

Gets the list of Broker corresponding to a list of Distributors.

Parameters:

distributorIds - list of distributor Ids

Returns:

list of brokers

Throws:

NullArgumentException - distributorIds is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getDistributorIdsByBroker

IdList getDistributorIdsByBroker(Id brokerId)
                                 throws NotFoundException,
                                        OperationFailedException,
                                        PermissionDeniedException

Gets the Distributor Ids mapped to a Broker.

Parameters:

brokerId - Id of a Broker

Returns:

list of distributors

Throws:

NotFoundException - brokerId is not found

NullArgumentException - brokerId is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getDistributorsByBroker

DistributorList getDistributorsByBroker(Id brokerId)
                                        throws NotFoundException,
                                               OperationFailedException,
                                               PermissionDeniedException

Gets the Distributors mapped to a Broker.

Parameters:

brokerId - Id of a Broker

Returns:

list of distributors

Throws:

NotFoundException - brokerId is not found

NullArgumentException - brokerId is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.