org.sakaiproject.coursemanagement.api

Interface CourseManagementService

public interface CourseManagementService

A read-only service that queries enterprise course, section, membership, and enrollment data.

Author:

Josh Holtzman

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
List<CourseOffering>	findActiveCourseOfferingsInCanonicalCourse(String eid) Find the currently offered course offerings in the cannonical course
Map<String,String>	findCourseOfferingRoles(String userEid) Finds the CourseOfferings (and roles) for which a user is a member.
Set<CourseOffering>	findCourseOfferings(String courseSetEid, String academicSessionEid) Finds all of the course offerings in a course set that are current for any given academic session (regardless of the courseOffering's start and end dates).
Map<String,String>	findCourseSetRoles(String userEid) Finds the CourseSets (and roles) for which a user is a member.
List<CourseSet>	findCourseSets(String category) Finds all course sets in a given category.
Set<EnrollmentSet>	findCurrentlyEnrolledEnrollmentSets(String userEid) Finds the set of current EnrollmentSets for which a user is enrolled but not dropped.
Set<EnrollmentSet>	findCurrentlyInstructingEnrollmentSets(String userEid) Finds the set of current EnrollmentSets for which a user is an instructor of record.
Set<Section>	findEnrolledSections(String userEid) Finds all Sections that are linked to an EnrollmentSet for which a user is enrolled (but not dropped).
Enrollment	findEnrollment(String userEid, String enrollmentSetEid) Finds the Enrollment for a user in an EnrollmentSet.
Set<Section>	findInstructingSections(String userEid) Finds all Sections that are linked to an EnrollmentSet for which a user is an instructor of record.
Set<Section>	findInstructingSections(String userEid, String academicSessionEid) Finds all Sections that are linked to an EnrollmentSet for which a user is an instructor of record and which are part of a CourseOffering in a given AcademicSession.
Map<String,String>	findSectionRoles(String userEid) Finds the Sections (and roles) for which a user is a member.
AcademicSession	getAcademicSession(String eid) Gets a AcademicSession by its eid.
List<AcademicSession>	getAcademicSessions() Gets the list of all known AcademicSessions, sorted by start date.
CanonicalCourse	getCanonicalCourse(String canonicalCourseEid) Gets a CanonicalCourse by its eid.
Set<CanonicalCourse>	getCanonicalCourses(String courseSetEid) Gets the CanonicalCourses in a CourseSet.
Set<CourseSet>	getChildCourseSets(String parentCourseSetEid) Gets the child CourseSet from a parent CourseSet.
Set<Section>	getChildSections(String parentSectionEid) Gets the child Sections from a parent Section.
CourseOffering	getCourseOffering(String courseOfferingEid) Gets a CourseOffering by its eid.
Set<Membership>	getCourseOfferingMemberships(String courseOfferingEid) Gets the memberships directly contained by this CourseOffering.
Set<CourseOffering>	getCourseOfferingsInCanonicalCourse(String canonicalCourseEid) Finds all course offerings belonging to a canonical course.
Set<CourseOffering>	getCourseOfferingsInCourseSet(String courseSetEid) Gets the CourseOfferings in a CourseSet.
CourseSet	getCourseSet(String courseSetEid) Gets a CourseSet by its eid.
Set<Membership>	getCourseSetMemberships(String courseSetEid) Gets the memberships directly contained by this CourseSet.
Set<CourseSet>	getCourseSets() Gets all of the top level CourseSets
List<AcademicSession>	getCurrentAcademicSessions() Gets the list of current AcademicSessions, sorted by start date.
Set<Enrollment>	getEnrollments(String enrollmentSetEid) Gets the Enrollments in an EnrollmentSet (including dropped enrollments)
EnrollmentSet	getEnrollmentSet(String enrollmentSetEid) Gets an EnrollmentSet by its eid.
Set<EnrollmentSet>	getEnrollmentSets(String courseOfferingEid) Gets the EnrollmentSets associated with a CourseOffering
Map<String,String>	getEnrollmentStatusDescriptions(Locale locale) Gets the known enrollment status codes and descriptions for Enrollments.
Set<CanonicalCourse>	getEquivalentCanonicalCourses(String canonicalCourseEid) Gets the equivalent CanonicalCourses.
Set<CourseOffering>	getEquivalentCourseOfferings(String courseOfferingEid) Gets any equivalent CourseOfferings.
Map<String,String>	getGradingSchemeDescriptions(Locale locale) Gets the known grading scheme codes and descriptions for Enrollments.
Set<String>	getInstructorsOfRecordIds(String enrollmentSetEid) Gets the set of user ids that are, according to the enterprise, responsible for the EnrollmentSet.
Map<String,String>	getMembershipStatusDescriptions(Locale locale) Gets the known membership status codes and descriptions for Memberships.
Section	getSection(String sectionEid) Gets a Section by its eid.
List<String>	getSectionCategories() Gets the list of section categories defined by the institution.
String	getSectionCategoryDescription(String categoryCode) Gets the description for a category, identified by the category code, or null if the category code can not be found.
Set<Membership>	getSectionMemberships(String sectionEid) Gets the members directly contained by this Section.
Set<Section>	getSections(String courseOfferingEid) Gets the top-level Sections associated with a CourseOffering
boolean	isAcademicSessionDefined(String eid) Checks whether an AcademicSession exists.
boolean	isCanonicalCourseDefined(String eid) Checks whether a CanonicalCourse exists.
boolean	isCourseOfferingDefined(String eid) Checks whether a CourseOffering exists.
boolean	isCourseSetDefined(String eid) Checks whether a CourseSet exists.
boolean	isEmpty(String courseSetEid) Determines whether a CourseSet has any CanonicalCourses or CourseSets.
boolean	isEnrolled(String userEid, Set<String> enrollmentSetEids) Determines whether a user is enrolled (and not dropped) in an EnrollmentSet.
boolean	isEnrolled(String userEid, String enrollmentSetEid) Convenience method for checking whether a user is enrolled (and not dropped) in an EnrollmentSet.
boolean	isEnrollmentSetDefined(String eid) Checks whether an EnrollmentSet exists.
boolean	isSectionDefined(String eid) Checks whether a Section exists.

Method Detail

getCourseSet

CourseSet getCourseSet(String courseSetEid)
                       throws IdNotFoundException

Gets a CourseSet by its eid.

Parameters:

courseSetEid - The CourseSet's unique eid

Returns:

The CourseSet

Throws:

IdNotFoundException - If the eid is not associated with any CourseSet

isCourseSetDefined

boolean isCourseSetDefined(String eid)

Checks whether a CourseSet exists.

Parameters:

eid - The enterprise id

Returns:

Whether the object exists

getChildCourseSets

Set<CourseSet> getChildCourseSets(String parentCourseSetEid)
                                  throws IdNotFoundException

Gets the child CourseSet from a parent CourseSet.

Parameters:

parentCourseSetEid - The parent CourseSet eid

Returns:

The Set of child CourseSets

Throws:

IdNotFoundException

getCourseSets

Set<CourseSet> getCourseSets()

Gets all of the top level CourseSets

Returns:

The Set of CourseSets that have no parent CourseSet

getCourseSetMemberships

Set<Membership> getCourseSetMemberships(String courseSetEid)
                                        throws IdNotFoundException

Gets the memberships directly contained by this CourseSet.

Parameters:

courseSetEid -

Returns:

The set of memberships in this CourseSet. This is not a transitive set.

Throws:

IdNotFoundException - If the eid is not associated with any CourseSet

getCanonicalCourse

CanonicalCourse getCanonicalCourse(String canonicalCourseEid)
                                   throws IdNotFoundException

Gets a CanonicalCourse by its eid.

Parameters:

canonicalCourseEid -

Returns:

The CanonicalCourse

Throws:

IdNotFoundException - If the eid is not associated with any CanonicalCourse

isCanonicalCourseDefined

boolean isCanonicalCourseDefined(String eid)

Checks whether a CanonicalCourse exists.

Parameters:

eid - The enterprise id

Returns:

Whether the object exists

getEquivalentCanonicalCourses

Set<CanonicalCourse> getEquivalentCanonicalCourses(String canonicalCourseEid)
                                                   throws IdNotFoundException

Gets the equivalent CanonicalCourses.

Parameters:

canonicalCourseEid - The eid of the CanonicalCourse to use in finding equivalents

Returns:

The set of CanonicalCourses that are equivalent (in the Enterprise view, not in the Java view -- this is independent of CanonicalCourse.equals()).

Throws:

IdNotFoundException

getCanonicalCourses

Set<CanonicalCourse> getCanonicalCourses(String courseSetEid)
                                         throws IdNotFoundException

Gets the CanonicalCourses in a CourseSet.

Parameters:

courseSetEid - The eid of the CourseSet

Returns:

The set of CanonicalCourses in the CourseSet

Throws:

IdNotFoundException - If the eid is not associated with any CourseSet

getAcademicSessions

List<AcademicSession> getAcademicSessions()

Gets the list of all known AcademicSessions, sorted by start date.

Returns:

getCurrentAcademicSessions

List<AcademicSession> getCurrentAcademicSessions()

Gets the list of current AcademicSessions, sorted by start date.

Returns:

getAcademicSession

AcademicSession getAcademicSession(String eid)
                                   throws IdNotFoundException

Gets a AcademicSession by its eid.

Parameters:

eid -

Returns:

The AcademicSession

Throws:

IdNotFoundException - If the eid is not associated with any AcademicSession

isAcademicSessionDefined

boolean isAcademicSessionDefined(String eid)

Checks whether an AcademicSession exists.

Parameters:

eid - The enterprise id

Returns:

Whether the object exists

getCourseOffering

CourseOffering getCourseOffering(String courseOfferingEid)
                                 throws IdNotFoundException

Gets a CourseOffering by its eid.

Parameters:

courseOfferingEid -

Returns:

The CourseOffering

Throws:

IdNotFoundException - If the eid is not associated with any CourseOffering

isCourseOfferingDefined

boolean isCourseOfferingDefined(String eid)

Checks whether a CourseOffering exists.

Parameters:

eid - The enterprise id

Returns:

Whether the object exists

getEquivalentCourseOfferings

Set<CourseOffering> getEquivalentCourseOfferings(String courseOfferingEid)
                                                 throws IdNotFoundException

Gets any equivalent CourseOfferings.

Parameters:

courseOfferingEid - The eid of the CourseOffering to use in finding equivalents

Returns:

The set of CourseOfferings that are equivalent (in the Enterprise view, not in the Java view -- this is independent of CourseOffering.equals()).

Throws:

IdNotFoundException - If the eid is not associated with any CourseOffering

getCourseOfferingMemberships

Set<Membership> getCourseOfferingMemberships(String courseOfferingEid)
                                             throws IdNotFoundException

Gets the memberships directly contained by this CourseOffering.

Parameters:

courseOfferingEid -

Returns:

The set of memberships in this CourseOffering. This is not a recursive set of Memberships.

Throws:

IdNotFoundException - If the eid is not associated with any CourseOffering

getCourseOfferingsInCourseSet

Set<CourseOffering> getCourseOfferingsInCourseSet(String courseSetEid)
                                                  throws IdNotFoundException

Gets the CourseOfferings in a CourseSet.

Parameters:

courseSetEid - The eid of the CourseSet

Returns:

The set of CourseOfferings in the CourseSet

Throws:

IdNotFoundException - If the eid is not associated with any CourseSet

findCourseOfferings

Set<CourseOffering> findCourseOfferings(String courseSetEid,
                                      String academicSessionEid)
                                        throws IdNotFoundException

Finds all of the course offerings in a course set that are current for any given academic session (regardless of the courseOffering's start and end dates).

Parameters:

courseSetEid -

academicSessionEid -

Returns:

The set of course offerings

Throws:

IdNotFoundException

getCourseOfferingsInCanonicalCourse

Set<CourseOffering> getCourseOfferingsInCanonicalCourse(String canonicalCourseEid)
                                                        throws IdNotFoundException

Finds all course offerings belonging to a canonical course.

Parameters:

canonicalCourseEid - The enterprise id of the canonical course

Returns:

The set of course offerings

Throws:

IdNotFoundException

findCourseSets

List<CourseSet> findCourseSets(String category)

Finds all course sets in a given category. Useful for listing the departments

Parameters:

category -

Returns:

The list of course sets, sorted by title, ascending

isEmpty

boolean isEmpty(String courseSetEid)

Determines whether a CourseSet has any CanonicalCourses or CourseSets.

Parameters:

courseSetEid -

Returns:

getSection

Section getSection(String sectionEid)
                   throws IdNotFoundException

Gets a Section by its eid.

Parameters:

sectionEid -

Returns:

The Section

Throws:

IdNotFoundException - If the eid is not associated with any Section

isSectionDefined

boolean isSectionDefined(String eid)

Checks whether a Section exists.

Parameters:

eid - The enterprise id

Returns:

Whether the object exists

getSections

Set<Section> getSections(String courseOfferingEid)
                         throws IdNotFoundException

Gets the top-level Sections associated with a CourseOffering

Parameters:

courseOfferingEid -

Returns:

The Set of Sections

Throws:

IdNotFoundException - If the eid is not associated with any CourseOffering

getSectionCategories

List<String> getSectionCategories()

Gets the list of section categories defined by the institution.

Returns:

getSectionCategoryDescription

String getSectionCategoryDescription(String categoryCode)

Gets the description for a category, identified by the category code, or null if the category code can not be found.

Parameters:

sectionCategoryCode -

Returns:

getChildSections

Set<Section> getChildSections(String parentSectionEid)
                              throws IdNotFoundException

Gets the child Sections from a parent Section.

Parameters:

parentSectionEid - The parent Section eid

Returns:

The Set of child Sections

Throws:

IdNotFoundException - If the eid is not associated with any parent Section

getSectionMemberships

Set<Membership> getSectionMemberships(String sectionEid)
                                      throws IdNotFoundException

Gets the members directly contained by this Section.

Parameters:

sectionEid -

Returns:

The set of members in this Section. This is not a transitive set.

Throws:

IdNotFoundException - If the eid is not associated with any Section

getEnrollmentSet

EnrollmentSet getEnrollmentSet(String enrollmentSetEid)
                               throws IdNotFoundException

Gets an EnrollmentSet by its eid.

Parameters:

enrollmentSetEid -

Returns:

The EnrollmentSet

Throws:

IdNotFoundException - If the eid is not associated with any EnrollmentSet

isEnrollmentSetDefined

boolean isEnrollmentSetDefined(String eid)

Checks whether an EnrollmentSet exists.

Parameters:

eid - The enterprise id

Returns:

Whether the object exists

getEnrollmentSets

Set<EnrollmentSet> getEnrollmentSets(String courseOfferingEid)
                                     throws IdNotFoundException

Gets the EnrollmentSets associated with a CourseOffering

Parameters:

courseOfferingEid -

Returns:

The Set of EnrollmentSets

Throws:

IdNotFoundException - If the eid is not associated with any CourseOffering

getEnrollments

Set<Enrollment> getEnrollments(String enrollmentSetEid)
                               throws IdNotFoundException

Gets the Enrollments in an EnrollmentSet (including dropped enrollments)

Parameters:

enrollmentSetEid -

Returns:

The Set of Enrollments

Throws:

IdNotFoundException - If the eid is not associated with any EnrollmentSet

getEnrollmentStatusDescriptions

Map<String,String> getEnrollmentStatusDescriptions(Locale locale)

Gets the known enrollment status codes and descriptions for Enrollments.

Returns:

getGradingSchemeDescriptions

Map<String,String> getGradingSchemeDescriptions(Locale locale)

Gets the known grading scheme codes and descriptions for Enrollments.

Returns:

getMembershipStatusDescriptions

Map<String,String> getMembershipStatusDescriptions(Locale locale)

Gets the known membership status codes and descriptions for Memberships.

Returns:

getInstructorsOfRecordIds

Set<String> getInstructorsOfRecordIds(String enrollmentSetEid)
                                      throws IdNotFoundException

Gets the set of user ids that are, according to the enterprise, responsible for the EnrollmentSet. Responsibilities usually include submitting the final grades for students enrolled in the EnrollmentSet.

Parameters:

enrollmentSetEid -

Returns:

The set of ids for users who are responsible for this EnrollmentSet

Throws:

IdNotFoundException - If the eid is not associated with any EnrollmentSet

isEnrolled

boolean isEnrolled(String userEid,
                 Set<String> enrollmentSetEids)

Determines whether a user is enrolled (and not dropped) in an EnrollmentSet. This method is needed to implement Sakai's GroupProvider.

Parameters:

userEid - The student's userEid

enrollmentSetEids - The set of EnrollmentSetEids

Returns:

isEnrolled

boolean isEnrolled(String userEid,
                 String enrollmentSetEid)

Convenience method for checking whether a user is enrolled (and not dropped) in an EnrollmentSet.

Parameters:

userEid -

enrollmentSetEid -

Returns:

findEnrollment

Enrollment findEnrollment(String userEid,
                        String enrollmentSetEid)

Finds the Enrollment for a user in an EnrollmentSet. If the user isn't in the EnrollmentSet, or the EnrollmentSet doesn't exist, this returns null. Note that this method will return enrollments flagged as "dropped". TODO Should this throw more descriptive exceptions e.g. when the EnrollmentSet doesn't exist?

Parameters:

userEid -

enrollmentSetEid -

Returns:

findCurrentlyEnrolledEnrollmentSets

Set<EnrollmentSet> findCurrentlyEnrolledEnrollmentSets(String userEid)

Finds the set of current EnrollmentSets for which a user is enrolled but not dropped. An EnrollmentSet is considered current if its CourseOffering's start date (is null or prior to the current date/time) and its end date (is null or after the current date/time).

Parameters:

userEid -

Returns:

findCurrentlyInstructingEnrollmentSets

Set<EnrollmentSet> findCurrentlyInstructingEnrollmentSets(String userEid)

Finds the set of current EnrollmentSets for which a user is an instructor of record. An EnrollmentSet is considered current if its CourseOffering's start date (is null or prior to the current date/time) and its end date (is null or after the current date/time).

Parameters:

userEid -

Returns:

findInstructingSections

Set<Section> findInstructingSections(String userEid)

Finds all Sections that are linked to an EnrollmentSet for which a user is an instructor of record.

Parameters:

userEid -

Returns:

findEnrolledSections

Set<Section> findEnrolledSections(String userEid)

Finds all Sections that are linked to an EnrollmentSet for which a user is enrolled (but not dropped).

Parameters:

userEid -

Returns:

findInstructingSections

Set<Section> findInstructingSections(String userEid,
                                   String academicSessionEid)
                                     throws IdNotFoundException

Finds all Sections that are linked to an EnrollmentSet for which a user is an instructor of record and which are part of a CourseOffering in a given AcademicSession.

Parameters:

userEid -

academicSessionEid -

Returns:

Throws:

IdNotFoundException

findSectionRoles

Map<String,String> findSectionRoles(String userEid)

Finds the Sections (and roles) for which a user is a member.

Parameters:

userEid -

Returns:

A Map of Section EIDs to roles for the user

findCourseOfferingRoles

Map<String,String> findCourseOfferingRoles(String userEid)

Finds the CourseOfferings (and roles) for which a user is a member.

Parameters:

userEid -

Returns:

A Map of CourseOffering EIDs to roles for the user

findCourseSetRoles

Map<String,String> findCourseSetRoles(String userEid)

Finds the CourseSets (and roles) for which a user is a member.

Parameters:

userEid -

Returns:

A Map of CourseSet EIDs to roles for the user

findActiveCourseOfferingsInCanonicalCourse

List<CourseOffering> findActiveCourseOfferingsInCanonicalCourse(String eid)

Find the currently offered course offerings in the cannonical course

Parameters:

eid -

Returns: