@abc.abstractmethod<EOL><INDENT>def get_locations_by_query(self, location_query):<DEDENT>
return<EOL>
Gets a list of ``Locations`` matching the given search.

        :param location_query: the location query
        :type location_query: ``osid.mapping.LocationQuery``
        :return: the returned ``LocationList``
        :rtype: ``osid.mapping.LocationList``
        :raise: ``NullArgument`` -- ``location_query`` is ``null``
        :raise: ``OperationFailed`` -- unable to complete request
        :raise: ``PermissionDenied`` -- authorization failure
        :raise: ``Unsupported`` -- ``location_query`` is not of this service

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