OSID - osid.voting.VoterAllocation Service Interface Definition

Interface	osid.voting.VoterAllocation
Implements	`osid.OsidObject`
Description	An allocation of votes for an individual resource or a resource group.
Method	getRaceId
Description	Gets the race `Id` of the vote.
Return	`osid.id.Id`		the ballot `Id`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getRace
Description	Gets the race of the vote.
Return	`osid.voting.Race`		the race
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getVoterId
Description	Gets the resource `Id.`
Return	`osid.id.Id`		a resource `Id`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getVoter
Description	Gets the `Resource.`
Return	`osid.resource.Resource`		the resource
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getTotalVotes
Description	Gets the total number of votes the resource can cast in this race.
Return	`cardinal`		the number of votes
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getMaxVotesPerCandidate
Description	Gets the maximum votes per candidate the resource can cast in this race.
Return	`cardinal`		the max votes per candidate
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	hasMaxCandidates
Description	Tests if this resource can vote for a limited number of candidates.
Return	`boolean`		`true` if a limit on the number of candidates exists, `false` if no limit exists
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getMaxCandidates
Description	Gets the maximum number of candidates for which this resource can vote.
Return	`cardinal`		the maximum candidates
Errors	ILLEGAL_STATE		`hasMaxCandidates()` is `false`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	reallocatesVotesWhenCandidateDrops
Description	Tests if this resource gets the number of votes cast for a candidate when the candidate is no longer running in a race.
Return	`boolean`		`true` if votes are returned to the resource when the candidate drops from the race, `false` otherwise
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getVoterAllocationRecord
Description	Gets the voter allocation record corresponding to the given `VoterAllocation` record `Type.` This method is used to retrieve an object implementing the requested record. The `voterAllocationRecordType` may be the `Type` returned in `getRecordTypes()` or any of its parents in a `Type` hierarchy where `hasRecordType(voterAllocationRecordType)` is `true` .
Parameters	`osid.type.Type`	`voterAllocationRecordType`	the type of the record to retrieve
Return	`osid.voting.records.VoterAllocationRecord`		the voter allocation record
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`voterAllocationRecordType` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	UNSUPPORTED		`hasRecordType(voterAllocationRecordType)` is `false`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.