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1 | /* | |
2 | * Copyright 2007-2008 The Kuali Foundation | |
3 | * | |
4 | * Licensed under the Educational Community License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); | |
5 | * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. | |
6 | * You may obtain a copy of the License at | |
7 | * | |
8 | * http://www.opensource.org/licenses/ecl2.php | |
9 | * | |
10 | * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software | |
11 | * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, | |
12 | * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. | |
13 | * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and | |
14 | * limitations under the License. | |
15 | */ | |
16 | package org.kuali.rice.kim.bo.entity; | |
17 | ||
18 | import java.util.List; | |
19 | ||
20 | import org.kuali.rice.kns.bo.Inactivateable; | |
21 | ||
22 | ||
23 | /** | |
24 | * Represents an Entity (person/vendor/system) within the Rice system. | |
25 | * | |
26 | * @author Kuali Rice Team (rice.collab@kuali.org) | |
27 | * | |
28 | */ | |
29 | public interface KimEntity extends Inactivateable { | |
30 | ||
31 | /** | |
32 | * Gets this {@link KimEntity}'s entity id. | |
33 | * @return the id for this {@link KimEntity}, or null if none has been assigned. | |
34 | */ | |
35 | String getEntityId(); | |
36 | ||
37 | /** | |
38 | * Gets this {@link KimEntity}'s entity types | |
39 | * @return the List of {@link KimEntityEntityType}S for this {@link KimEntity}. | |
40 | * The returned List will never be null, an empty List will be assigned and returned if needed. | |
41 | */ | |
42 | List<? extends KimEntityEntityType> getEntityTypes(); | |
43 | ||
44 | /** | |
45 | * Gets this {@link KimEntity}'s principals | |
46 | * @return the List of {@link KimPrincipal}S for this {@link KimEntity}. | |
47 | * The returned List will never be null, an empty List will be assigned and returned if needed. | |
48 | */ | |
49 | List<? extends KimPrincipal> getPrincipals(); | |
50 | ||
51 | /** | |
52 | * Gets this {@link KimEntity}'s external identifiers | |
53 | * @return the List of {@link KimEntityExternalIdentifier}S for this {@link KimEntity}. | |
54 | * The returned List will never be null, an empty List will be assigned and returned if needed. | |
55 | */ | |
56 | List<? extends KimEntityExternalIdentifier> getExternalIdentifiers(); | |
57 | ||
58 | /** | |
59 | * Gets this {@link KimEntity}'s affiliations | |
60 | * @return the List of {@link KimEntityAffiliation}S for this {@link KimEntity}. | |
61 | * The returned List will never be null, an empty List will be assigned and returned if needed. | |
62 | */ | |
63 | List<? extends KimEntityAffiliation> getAffiliations(); | |
64 | ||
65 | /** | |
66 | * Gets this {@link KimEntity}'s names | |
67 | * @return the List of {@link KimEntityName}S for this {@link KimEntity}. | |
68 | * The returned List will never be null, an empty List will be assigned and returned if needed. | |
69 | */ | |
70 | List<? extends KimEntityName> getNames(); | |
71 | ||
72 | ||
73 | /** | |
74 | * Gets this {@link KimEntity}'s employment information List | |
75 | * @return the List of {@link KimEntityEmploymentInformation}S for this {@link KimEntity}. | |
76 | * The returned List will never be null, an empty List will be assigned and returned if needed. | |
77 | */ | |
78 | List<? extends KimEntityEmploymentInformation> getEmploymentInformation(); | |
79 | ||
80 | /** | |
81 | * Gets this {@link KimEntity}'s privacy preferences | |
82 | * @return the {@link KimEntityPrivacyPreferences} for this {@link KimEntity}, | |
83 | * or null if none has been assigned. | |
84 | */ | |
85 | KimEntityPrivacyPreferences getPrivacyPreferences(); | |
86 | ||
87 | /** | |
88 | * Gets this {@link KimEntity}'s demographic information | |
89 | * @return the {@link KimEntityBioDemographics} for this {@link KimEntity}, | |
90 | * or null if none has been assigned. | |
91 | */ | |
92 | KimEntityBioDemographics getBioDemographics(); | |
93 | ||
94 | /** | |
95 | * Gets this {@link KimEntity}'s citizenship information | |
96 | * @return the List of {@link KimEntityCitizenship}S for this {@link KimEntity}. | |
97 | * The returned List will never be null, an empty List will be assigned and returned if needed. | |
98 | */ | |
99 | List<? extends KimEntityCitizenship> getCitizenships(); | |
100 | ||
101 | /** | |
102 | * Gets this {@link KimEntity}'s entity type for the given type code | |
103 | * @param entityTypeCode the type code | |
104 | * @return the EntityEntityType object corresponding to the given code or null if this | |
105 | * entity does not have data for that type. | |
106 | */ | |
107 | KimEntityEntityType getEntityType( String entityTypeCode ); | |
108 | ||
109 | /** | |
110 | * Gets this {@link KimEntity}'s employment information | |
111 | * @return the primary {@link KimEntityEmploymentInformation} for this {@link KimEntity}, | |
112 | * or null if none has been assigned. | |
113 | */ | |
114 | KimEntityEmploymentInformation getPrimaryEmployment(); | |
115 | ||
116 | /** | |
117 | * Gets this {@link KimEntity}'s default affiliation | |
118 | * @return the default {@link KimEntityAffiliation} for the entity. If no default is defined, then | |
119 | * it returns the first one found. If none are defined, it returns null. | |
120 | */ | |
121 | KimEntityAffiliation getDefaultAffiliation(); | |
122 | ||
123 | /** | |
124 | * Gets this {@link KimEntity}'s external identifier for the given type code | |
125 | * @param externalIdentifierTypeCode the type code | |
126 | * @return the {@link KimEntityExternalIdentifier} for this {@link KimEntity}, or null if none has been assigned. | |
127 | */ | |
128 | KimEntityExternalIdentifier getEntityExternalIdentifier( String externalIdentifierTypeCode ); | |
129 | ||
130 | /** | |
131 | * Gets this {@link KimEntity}'s default name | |
132 | * @return the default {@link KimEntityName} record for the entity. If no default is defined, then | |
133 | * it returns the first one found. If none are defined, it returns null. | |
134 | */ | |
135 | KimEntityName getDefaultName(); | |
136 | ||
137 | /** | |
138 | * Gets this {@link KimEntity}'s ethnicities | |
139 | * @return the List of {@link KimEntityEthnicity}S for this {@link KimEntity}. | |
140 | * The returned List will never be null, an empty List will be assigned and returned if needed. | |
141 | */ | |
142 | public List<? extends KimEntityEthnicity> getEthnicities(); | |
143 | ||
144 | /** | |
145 | * Gets this {@link KimEntity}'s residencies | |
146 | * @return the List of {@link KimEntityResidency}S for this {@link KimEntity}. | |
147 | * The returned List will never be null, an empty List will be assigned and returned if needed. | |
148 | */ | |
149 | public List<? extends KimEntityResidency> getResidencies(); | |
150 | ||
151 | /** | |
152 | * Gets this {@link KimEntity}'s visas | |
153 | * @return the List of {@link KimEntityVisa}S for this {@link KimEntity}. | |
154 | * The returned List will never be null, an empty List will be assigned and returned if needed. | |
155 | */ | |
156 | public List<? extends KimEntityVisa> getVisas(); | |
157 | ||
158 | } |