org.osid.voting.rules

Interface BallotConstrainerRuleApplicationSession

All Superinterfaces:

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

public interface BallotConstrainerRuleApplicationSession
extends OsidSession

This session provides methods to apply BallotConstrainers to Ballots. A Ballot with multiple BallotConstrainers means any positive rule evaluation across the constrainers result in an accessible Ballot.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	assignBallotConstrainerToBallot(Id ballotConstrainerId, Id ballotId) Adds an existing BallotConstrainer to a Ballot.
boolean	canAssignBallotConstrainers() Tests if this user can alter ballot constrainer/ballot mappings.
boolean	canSequenceBallotConstrainers() Tests if this user can order BallotConstrainers.
Polls	getPolls() Gets the Polls associated with this session.
Id	getPollsId() Gets the Polls Id associated with this session.
void	moveBallotConstrainerAhead(Id ballotConstrainerId, Id ballotId, Id referenceId) Reorders ballot constrainer for a ballot by moving the specified ballot constrainer in front of a reference ballot constrainer.
void	moveBallotConstrainerBehind(Id ballotConstrainerId, Id ballotId, Id referenceId) Reorders ballot constrainer for a ballot by moving the specified ballot constrainer behind a reference ballot constrainer.
void	orderBallotConstrainers(Id[] ballotConstrainerIds, Id ballotId) Reorders a set of ballot constrainers for a ballot
void	unassignBallotConstrainerFromBallot(Id ballotConstrainerId, Id ballotId) Removes a BallotConstrainer from a Ballot.

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

getPollsId

Id getPollsId()

Gets the Polls Id associated with this session.

Returns:

the Polls Id associated with this session

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getPolls

Polls getPolls()
               throws OperationFailedException,
                      PermissionDeniedException

Gets the Polls associated with this session.

Returns:

the polls

Throws:

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canAssignBallotConstrainers

boolean canAssignBallotConstrainers()

Tests if this user can alter ballot constrainer/ballot mappings. A return of true does not guarantee successful authorization. A return of false indicates that it is known mapping 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 mapping is not authorized, true otherwise

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

assignBallotConstrainerToBallot

void assignBallotConstrainerToBallot(Id ballotConstrainerId,
                                   Id ballotId)
                                     throws AlreadyExistsException,
                                            NotFoundException,
                                            OperationFailedException,
                                            PermissionDeniedException

Adds an existing BallotConstrainer to a Ballot.

Parameters:

ballotConstrainerId - the Id of the BallotConstrainer

ballotId - the Id of the Ballot

Throws:

AlreadyExistsException - ballotConstrainerId is already applied to ballotId

NotFoundException - ballotConstrainerId or ballotId not found

NullArgumentException - ballotConstrainerId or ballotId is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

unassignBallotConstrainerFromBallot

void unassignBallotConstrainerFromBallot(Id ballotConstrainerId,
                                       Id ballotId)
                                         throws NotFoundException,
                                                OperationFailedException,
                                                PermissionDeniedException

Removes a BallotConstrainer from a Ballot.

Parameters:

ballotConstrainerId - the Id of the BallotConstrainer

ballotId - the Id of the Ballot

Throws:

NotFoundException - ballotConstrainerId or ballotId not found or ballotConstrainerId not applied to ballotId

NullArgumentException - ballotConstrainerId or ballotId is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canSequenceBallotConstrainers

boolean canSequenceBallotConstrainers()

Tests if this user can order BallotConstrainers. A return of true does not guarantee successful authorization. A return of false indicates that it is known sequencing operations will result in a PERMISSION_DENIED. This is intended as a hint to an application that may opt not to offer sequencing operations to an unauthorized user.

Returns:

false if BallotConstrainer ordering is not authorized, true otherwise

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

moveBallotConstrainerAhead

void moveBallotConstrainerAhead(Id ballotConstrainerId,
                              Id ballotId,
                              Id referenceId)
                                throws NotFoundException,
                                       OperationFailedException,
                                       PermissionDeniedException

Reorders ballot constrainer for a ballot by moving the specified ballot constrainer in front of a reference ballot constrainer.

Parameters:

ballotConstrainerId - the Id of a BallotConstrainer

ballotId - the Id of a Ballot

referenceId - the reference ballot constrainer Id

Throws:

NotFoundException - ballotConstrainerId, ballotId, or referenceId not found or, ballotConstrainerId or referenceId not related to ballotId

NullArgumentException - ballotConstrainerId, ballotId, or referenceId is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

moveBallotConstrainerBehind

void moveBallotConstrainerBehind(Id ballotConstrainerId,
                               Id ballotId,
                               Id referenceId)
                                 throws NotFoundException,
                                        OperationFailedException,
                                        PermissionDeniedException

Reorders ballot constrainer for a ballot by moving the specified ballot constrainer behind a reference ballot constrainer.

Parameters:

ballotConstrainerId - the Id of a BallotConstrainer

ballotId - the Id of a Ballot

referenceId - the reference ballot constrainer Id

Throws:

NotFoundException - ballotConstrainerId, ballotId, or referenceId not found or, ballotConstrainerId or referenceId not related to ballotId

NullArgumentException - ballotConstrainerId, ballotId, or referenceId is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

orderBallotConstrainers

void orderBallotConstrainers(Id[] ballotConstrainerIds,
                           Id ballotId)
                             throws NotFoundException,
                                    OperationFailedException,
                                    PermissionDeniedException

Reorders a set of ballot constrainers for a ballot

Parameters:

ballotConstrainerIds - the Ids for a set of BallotConstrainer

ballotId - the Id of a Ballot

Throws:

NotFoundException - ballotId not found or, a ballotConstrainerId not related to ballotId

NullArgumentException - ballotConstrainerIds or ballotId is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.