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  *

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 package org.kuali.rice.kim.bo.entity;

 import java.util.List;

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

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

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

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

 import org.kuali.rice.kim.api.entity.type.EntityTypeDataContract;

 import org.kuali.rice.kns.bo.Inactivateable;

 /**

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

  * 

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

  *

  */

 public interface KimEntity extends Inactivateable {

     /**

      * Gets this {@link KimEntity}'s entity id.

      * @return the id for this {@link KimEntity}, or null if none has been assigned.

      */

         String getEntityId();

         /**

          * Gets this {@link KimEntity}'s entity types

          * @return the List of {@link EntityTypeDataContract}S for this {@link KimEntity}.

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

          */

         List<? extends EntityTypeDataContract> getEntityTypes();

     /**

      * Gets this {@link KimEntity}'s principals

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

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

      */

         List<? extends PrincipalContract> getPrincipals();

     /**

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

      * @return the List of {@link KimEntityExternalIdentifier}S for this {@link KimEntity}.

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

      */

         List<? extends KimEntityExternalIdentifier> getExternalIdentifiers();

     /**

      * Gets this {@link KimEntity}'s affiliations

      * @return the List of {@link KimEntityAffiliation}S for this {@link KimEntity}.

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

      */

         List<? extends KimEntityAffiliation> getAffiliations();

         /**

          * Gets this {@link KimEntity}'s names

          * @return the List of {@link KimEntityName}S for this {@link KimEntity}.

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

          */

         List<? extends KimEntityName> getNames();

     /**

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

      * @return the List of {@link KimEntityEmploymentInformation}S for this {@link KimEntity}.

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

      */

         List<? extends KimEntityEmploymentInformation> getEmploymentInformation();

     /**

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

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

      * or null if none has been assigned.

      */        

         EntityPrivacyPreferencesContract getPrivacyPreferences();

         /**

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

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

          * or null if none has been assigned.

          */

         EntityBioDemographicsContract getBioDemographics();

     /**

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

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

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

      */

         List<? extends EntityCitizenshipContract> getCitizenships();

         /**

          * Gets this {@link KimEntity}'s entity type for the given type code

          * @param entityTypeCode the type code

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

          * entity does not have data for that type.

          */

         EntityTypeDataContract getEntityType( String entityTypeCode );

         /**

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

          * @return the primary {@link KimEntityEmploymentInformation} for this {@link KimEntity}, 

          * or null if none has been assigned.

          */

         KimEntityEmploymentInformation getPrimaryEmployment();

         /**

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

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

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

      */

         KimEntityAffiliation getDefaultAffiliation();

         /**

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

          * @param externalIdentifierTypeCode the type code

      * @return the {@link KimEntityExternalIdentifier} for this {@link KimEntity}, or null if none has been assigned.

      */

         KimEntityExternalIdentifier getEntityExternalIdentifier( String externalIdentifierTypeCode );

         /** 

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

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

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

          */

         KimEntityName getDefaultName();

     /**

      * Gets this {@link KimEntity}'s ethnicities

      * @return the List of {@link KimEntityEthnicity}S for this {@link KimEntity}.

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

      */

         public List<? extends KimEntityEthnicity> getEthnicities();

     /**

      * Gets this {@link KimEntity}'s residencies

      * @return the List of {@link KimEntityResidency}S for this {@link KimEntity}.

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

      */

         public List<? extends KimEntityResidency> getResidencies();

     /**

      * Gets this {@link KimEntity}'s visas

      * @return the List of {@link KimEntityVisa}S for this {@link KimEntity}.

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

      */

         public List<? extends KimEntityVisa> getVisas();

 }