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 package org.kuali.rice.kim.api.identity.entity;

 import org.kuali.rice.core.api.mo.common.GloballyUnique;

 import org.kuali.rice.core.api.mo.common.Identifiable;

 import org.kuali.rice.core.api.mo.common.Versioned;

 import org.kuali.rice.core.api.mo.common.active.Inactivatable;

 import org.kuali.rice.kim.api.identity.affiliation.EntityAffiliationContract;

 import org.kuali.rice.kim.api.identity.citizenship.EntityCitizenshipContract;

 import org.kuali.rice.kim.api.identity.employment.EntityEmploymentContract;

 import org.kuali.rice.kim.api.identity.external.EntityExternalIdentifierContract;

 import org.kuali.rice.kim.api.identity.name.EntityNameContract;

 import org.kuali.rice.kim.api.identity.personal.EntityBioDemographicsContract;

 import org.kuali.rice.kim.api.identity.personal.EntityEthnicityContract;

 import org.kuali.rice.kim.api.identity.principal.PrincipalContract;

 import org.kuali.rice.kim.api.identity.privacy.EntityPrivacyPreferencesContract;

 import org.kuali.rice.kim.api.identity.residency.EntityResidencyContract;

 import org.kuali.rice.kim.api.identity.type.EntityTypeContactInfoContract;

 import org.kuali.rice.kim.api.identity.visa.EntityVisaContract;

 import java.util.List;

 /**

  * Represents an Entity (person/vendor/system) within the Rice system. 

  * 

  * @author Kuali Rice Team (rice.collab@kuali.org)

  *

  */

 public interface EntityContract extends Versioned, GloballyUnique, Inactivatable, Identifiable {

         /**

          * Gets this {@link EntityContract}'s identity types

          * @return the List of {@link org.kuali.rice.kim.api.identity.type.EntityTypeContactInfoContract}S for this {@link EntityContract}.

          * The returned List will never be null, an empty List will be assigned and returned if needed. 

          */

         List<? extends EntityTypeContactInfoContract> getEntityTypeContactInfos();

     /**

      * Gets this {@link EntityContract}'s principals

      * @return the List of {@link PrincipalContract}s for this {@link EntityContract}.

      * The returned List will never be null, an empty List will be assigned and returned if needed. 

      */

         List<? extends PrincipalContract> getPrincipals();

     /**

      * Gets this {@link EntityContract}'s external identifiers

      * @return the List of {@link org.kuali.rice.kim.api.identity.external.EntityExternalIdentifierContract}S for this {@link EntityContract}.

      * The returned List will never be null, an empty List will be assigned and returned if needed. 

      */

         List<? extends EntityExternalIdentifierContract> getExternalIdentifiers();

     /**

      * Gets this {@link EntityContract}'s affiliations

      * @return the List of {@link EntityAffiliationContract}S for this {@link EntityContract}.

      * The returned List will never be null, an empty List will be assigned and returned if needed. 

      */

         List<? extends EntityAffiliationContract> getAffiliations();

         /**

          * Gets this {@link EntityContract}'s names

          * @return the List of {@link EntityNameContract}S for this {@link EntityContract}.

      * The returned List will never be null, an empty List will be assigned and returned if needed. 

          */

         List<? extends EntityNameContract> getNames();

     /**

      * Gets this {@link EntityContract}'s employment information List

      * @return the List of {@link org.kuali.rice.kim.api.identity.employment.EntityEmploymentContract}S for this {@link EntityContract}.

      * The returned List will never be null, an empty List will be assigned and returned if needed. 

      */

         List<? extends EntityEmploymentContract> getEmploymentInformation();

     /**

      * Gets this {@link EntityContract}'s privacy preferences

      * @return the {@link org.kuali.rice.kim.api.identity.privacy.EntityPrivacyPreferences} for this {@link EntityContract},

      * or null if none has been assigned.

      */        

         EntityPrivacyPreferencesContract getPrivacyPreferences();

         /**

          * Gets this {@link EntityContract}'s demographic information

          * @return the {@link EntityBioDemographicsContract} for this {@link EntityContract},

          * or null if none has been assigned.

          */

         EntityBioDemographicsContract getBioDemographics();

     /**

      * Gets this {@link EntityContract}'s citizenship information

      * @return the List of {@link EntityCitizenshipContract}s for this {@link EntityContract}.

      * The returned List will never be null, an empty List will be assigned and returned if needed. 

      */

         List<? extends EntityCitizenshipContract> getCitizenships();

         /**

          * Gets this {@link EntityContract}'s identity type for the given type code

          * @param entityTypeCode the type code

          * @return the EntityEntityType object corresponding to the given code or null if this

          * identity does not have data for that type.

          */

         EntityTypeContactInfoContract getEntityTypeContactInfoByTypeCode(String entityTypeCode);

         /**

          * Gets this {@link EntityContract}'s employment information

          * @return the primary {@link org.kuali.rice.kim.api.identity.employment.EntityEmploymentContract} for this {@link EntityContract},

          * or null if none has been assigned.

          */

         EntityEmploymentContract getPrimaryEmployment();

         /**

          * Gets this {@link EntityContract}'s default affiliation

      * @return the default {@link EntityAffiliationContract} for the identity.  If no default is defined, then

      * it returns the first one found.  If none are defined, it returns null.

      */

         EntityAffiliationContract getDefaultAffiliation();

         /**

          * Gets this {@link EntityContract}'s external identifier for the given type code

          * @param externalIdentifierTypeCode the type code

      * @return the {@link org.kuali.rice.kim.api.identity.external.EntityExternalIdentifierContract} for this {@link EntityContract}, or null if none has been assigned.

      */

         EntityExternalIdentifierContract getEntityExternalIdentifier( String externalIdentifierTypeCode );

         /** 

          * Gets this {@link EntityContract}'s default name

          * @return the default {@link EntityNameContract} record for the identity.  If no default is defined, then

          * it returns the first one found.  If none are defined, it returns null.

          */

         EntityNameContract getDefaultName();

     /**

      * Gets this {@link EntityContract}'s ethnicities

      * @return the List of {@link org.kuali.rice.kim.api.identity.personal.EntityEthnicityContract}S for this {@link EntityContract}.

      * The returned List will never be null, an empty List will be assigned and returned if needed. 

      */

         public List<? extends EntityEthnicityContract> getEthnicities();

     /**

      * Gets this {@link EntityContract}'s residencies

      * @return the List of {@link org.kuali.rice.kim.api.identity.residency.EntityResidencyContract}S for this {@link EntityContract}.

      * The returned List will never be null, an empty List will be assigned and returned if needed. 

      */

         public List<? extends EntityResidencyContract> getResidencies();

     /**

      * Gets this {@link EntityContract}'s visas

      * @return the List of {@link org.kuali.rice.kim.api.identity.visa.EntityVisaContract}S for this {@link EntityContract}.

      * The returned List will never be null, an empty List will be assigned and returned if needed. 

      */

         public List<? extends EntityVisaContract> getVisas();

 }