OSID - osid.provisioning.DistributorSearch Service Interface Definition

Interface	osid.provisioning.DistributorSearch
Implements	`osid.OsidSearch`
Description	The search interface for governing distributor searches.
Method	searchAmongDistributors
Description	Execute this search among the given list of distributors.
Parameters	`osid.id.IdList`	`distributorIds`	list of distributors
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`distributorIds` is `null`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	orderDistributorResults
Description	Specify an ordering to the search results.
Parameters	`osid.provisioning.DistributorSearchOrder`	`distributorSearchOrder`	distributor search order
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`distributorSearchOrder` is `null`
Errors	UNSUPPORTED		`distributorSearchOrder` is not of this service
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getDistributorSearchRecord
Description	Gets the distributor search record corresponding to the given distributor search record `Type.` This method is used to retrieve an object implementing the requested record.
Parameters	`osid.type.Type`	`distributorSearchRecordType`	a distributor search record type
Return	`osid.provisioning.records.DistributorSearchRecord`		the distributor search record
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`distributorSearchRecordType` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	UNSUPPORTED		`hasRecordType(distributorSearchRecordType)` is `false`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.