@abc.abstractmethod<EOL><INDENT>def supports_object_type(self, object_type):<DEDENT>
return<EOL>
Tests if the given object type is supported.

        :param object_type: an object Type
        :type object_type: ``osid.type.Type``
        :return: ``true`` if the type is supported, ``false`` otherwise
        :rtype: ``boolean``
        :raise: ``IllegalState`` -- syntax is not an ``OBJECT``
        :raise: ``NullArgument`` -- ``object_type`` is ``null``

        *compliance: mandatory -- This method must be implemented.*