org.osid.resourcing.rules

Interface JobConstrainer

All Superinterfaces:

Browsable, Extensible, Identifiable, Operable, OsidConstrainer, OsidObject, OsidRule

public interface JobConstrainer
extends OsidConstrainer

A JobConstrainer describes the rules for constraining the commissions and availabilities allowed in a job.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
JobConstrainerRecord	getJobConstrainerRecord(Type jobConstrainerRecordType) Gets the job constrainer record corresponding to the given JobConstrainer record Type.

Methods inherited from interface org.osid.OsidRule

getRule, getRuleId, hasRule

Methods inherited from interface org.osid.OsidObject

getDescription, getDisplayName, getGenusType, isOfGenusType

Methods inherited from interface org.osid.Identifiable

getId, isCurrent

Methods inherited from interface org.osid.Extensible

getRecordTypes, hasRecordType

Methods inherited from interface org.osid.Browsable

getProperties, getPropertiesByRecordType

Methods inherited from interface org.osid.Operable

isActive, isDisabled, isEnabled, isOperational

Method Detail

getJobConstrainerRecord

JobConstrainerRecord getJobConstrainerRecord(Type jobConstrainerRecordType)
                                             throws OperationFailedException

Gets the job constrainer record corresponding to the given JobConstrainer record Type. This method is used to retrieve an object implementing the requested record. The jobConstrainerRecordType may be the Type returned in getRecordTypes() or any of its parents in a Type hierarchy where hasRecordType(jobConstrainerRecordType) is true .

Parameters:

jobConstrainerRecordType - the type of job constrainer record to retrieve

Returns:

the job constrainer record

Throws:

NullArgumentException - jobConstrainerRecordType is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

UnsupportedException - hasRecordType(jobConstrainerRecordType) is false

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.