1 /**
2 * Copyright 2005-2013 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
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9 *
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15 */
16 package org.kuali.rice.kim.api.identity.entity;
17
18 import org.kuali.rice.core.api.mo.common.GloballyUnique;
19 import org.kuali.rice.core.api.mo.common.Identifiable;
20 import org.kuali.rice.core.api.mo.common.Versioned;
21 import org.kuali.rice.core.api.mo.common.active.Inactivatable;
22 import org.kuali.rice.kim.api.identity.affiliation.EntityAffiliationContract;
23 import org.kuali.rice.kim.api.identity.citizenship.EntityCitizenshipContract;
24 import org.kuali.rice.kim.api.identity.employment.EntityEmploymentContract;
25 import org.kuali.rice.kim.api.identity.external.EntityExternalIdentifierContract;
26 import org.kuali.rice.kim.api.identity.name.EntityNameContract;
27 import org.kuali.rice.kim.api.identity.personal.EntityBioDemographicsContract;
28 import org.kuali.rice.kim.api.identity.personal.EntityEthnicityContract;
29 import org.kuali.rice.kim.api.identity.principal.PrincipalContract;
30 import org.kuali.rice.kim.api.identity.privacy.EntityPrivacyPreferencesContract;
31 import org.kuali.rice.kim.api.identity.residency.EntityResidencyContract;
32 import org.kuali.rice.kim.api.identity.type.EntityTypeContactInfoContract;
33 import org.kuali.rice.kim.api.identity.visa.EntityVisaContract;
34
35 import java.util.List;
36
37
38 /**
39 * Represents an Entity (person/vendor/system) within the Rice system.
40 *
41 * @author Kuali Rice Team (rice.collab@kuali.org)
42 *
43 */
44 public interface EntityContract extends Versioned, GloballyUnique, Inactivatable, Identifiable {
45
46 /**
47 * Gets this {@link EntityContract}'s identity types
48 * @return the List of {@link org.kuali.rice.kim.api.identity.type.EntityTypeContactInfoContract}S for this {@link EntityContract}.
49 * The returned List will never be null, an empty List will be assigned and returned if needed.
50 */
51 List<? extends EntityTypeContactInfoContract> getEntityTypeContactInfos();
52
53 /**
54 * Gets this {@link EntityContract}'s principals
55 * @return the List of {@link PrincipalContract}s for this {@link EntityContract}.
56 * The returned List will never be null, an empty List will be assigned and returned if needed.
57 */
58 List<? extends PrincipalContract> getPrincipals();
59
60
61 /**
62 * Gets this {@link EntityContract}'s external identifiers
63 * @return the List of {@link org.kuali.rice.kim.api.identity.external.EntityExternalIdentifierContract}S for this {@link EntityContract}.
64 * The returned List will never be null, an empty List will be assigned and returned if needed.
65 */
66 List<? extends EntityExternalIdentifierContract> getExternalIdentifiers();
67
68 /**
69 * Gets this {@link EntityContract}'s affiliations
70 * @return the List of {@link EntityAffiliationContract}S for this {@link EntityContract}.
71 * The returned List will never be null, an empty List will be assigned and returned if needed.
72 */
73 List<? extends EntityAffiliationContract> getAffiliations();
74
75 /**
76 * Gets this {@link EntityContract}'s names
77 * @return the List of {@link EntityNameContract}S for this {@link EntityContract}.
78 * The returned List will never be null, an empty List will be assigned and returned if needed.
79 */
80 List<? extends EntityNameContract> getNames();
81
82
83 /**
84 * Gets this {@link EntityContract}'s employment information List
85 * @return the List of {@link org.kuali.rice.kim.api.identity.employment.EntityEmploymentContract}S for this {@link EntityContract}.
86 * The returned List will never be null, an empty List will be assigned and returned if needed.
87 */
88 List<? extends EntityEmploymentContract> getEmploymentInformation();
89
90 /**
91 * Gets this {@link EntityContract}'s privacy preferences
92 * @return the {@link org.kuali.rice.kim.api.identity.privacy.EntityPrivacyPreferences} for this {@link EntityContract},
93 * or null if none has been assigned.
94 */
95 EntityPrivacyPreferencesContract getPrivacyPreferences();
96
97 /**
98 * Gets this {@link EntityContract}'s demographic information
99 * @return the {@link EntityBioDemographicsContract} for this {@link EntityContract},
100 * or null if none has been assigned.
101 */
102 EntityBioDemographicsContract getBioDemographics();
103
104 /**
105 * Gets this {@link EntityContract}'s citizenship information
106 * @return the List of {@link EntityCitizenshipContract}s for this {@link EntityContract}.
107 * The returned List will never be null, an empty List will be assigned and returned if needed.
108 */
109 List<? extends EntityCitizenshipContract> getCitizenships();
110
111 /**
112 * Gets this {@link EntityContract}'s identity type for the given type code
113 * @param entityTypeCode the type code
114 * @return the EntityEntityType object corresponding to the given code or null if this
115 * identity does not have data for that type.
116 */
117 EntityTypeContactInfoContract getEntityTypeContactInfoByTypeCode(String entityTypeCode);
118
119 /**
120 * Gets this {@link EntityContract}'s employment information
121 * @return the primary {@link org.kuali.rice.kim.api.identity.employment.EntityEmploymentContract} for this {@link EntityContract},
122 * or null if none has been assigned.
123 */
124 EntityEmploymentContract getPrimaryEmployment();
125
126 /**
127 * Gets this {@link EntityContract}'s default affiliation
128 * @return the default {@link EntityAffiliationContract} for the identity. If no default is defined, then
129 * it returns the first one found. If none are defined, it returns null.
130 */
131 EntityAffiliationContract getDefaultAffiliation();
132
133 /**
134 * Gets this {@link EntityContract}'s external identifier for the given type code
135 * @param externalIdentifierTypeCode the type code
136 * @return the {@link org.kuali.rice.kim.api.identity.external.EntityExternalIdentifierContract} for this {@link EntityContract}, or null if none has been assigned.
137 */
138 EntityExternalIdentifierContract getEntityExternalIdentifier( String externalIdentifierTypeCode );
139
140 /**
141 * Gets this {@link EntityContract}'s default name
142 * @return the default {@link EntityNameContract} record for the identity. If no default is defined, then
143 * it returns the first one found. If none are defined, it returns null.
144 */
145 EntityNameContract getDefaultName();
146
147 /**
148 * Gets this {@link EntityContract}'s ethnicities
149 * @return the List of {@link org.kuali.rice.kim.api.identity.personal.EntityEthnicityContract}S for this {@link EntityContract}.
150 * The returned List will never be null, an empty List will be assigned and returned if needed.
151 */
152 public List<? extends EntityEthnicityContract> getEthnicities();
153
154 /**
155 * Gets this {@link EntityContract}'s residencies
156 * @return the List of {@link org.kuali.rice.kim.api.identity.residency.EntityResidencyContract}S for this {@link EntityContract}.
157 * The returned List will never be null, an empty List will be assigned and returned if needed.
158 */
159 public List<? extends EntityResidencyContract> getResidencies();
160
161 /**
162 * Gets this {@link EntityContract}'s visas
163 * @return the List of {@link org.kuali.rice.kim.api.identity.visa.EntityVisaContract}S for this {@link EntityContract}.
164 * The returned List will never be null, an empty List will be assigned and returned if needed.
165 */
166 public List<? extends EntityVisaContract> getVisas();
167
168 }