/**
  * Creates a new person stub.
  *
  * @param given
  * @param middle
  * @param family
  * @param birthdate
  * @param dateformat
  * @param age
  * @param gender
  * @return PersonListItem person stub created
  */
 public Object createPerson(
     String given,
     String middle,
     String family,
     String birthdate,
     String dateformat,
     String age,
     String gender) {
   log.error(
       given
           + " "
           + middle
           + " "
           + family
           + " "
           + birthdate
           + " "
           + dateformat
           + " "
           + age
           + " "
           + gender);
   User user = Context.getAuthenticatedUser();
   Person p = new Person();
   p.setPersonCreator(user);
   p.setPersonDateCreated(new Date());
   p.setPersonChangedBy(user);
   p.setPersonDateChanged(new Date());
   if (StringUtils.isEmpty(gender)) {
     log.error("Gender cannot be null.");
     return String.valueOf("Gender cannot be null.");
   } else if (gender.toUpperCase().contains("M")) {
     p.setGender("M");
   } else if (gender.toUpperCase().contains("F")) {
     p.setGender("F");
   } else {
     log.error("Gender must be 'M' or 'F'.");
     return new String("Gender must be 'M' or 'F'.");
   }
   if ("".equals(given) || "".equals(family)) {
     log.error("Given name and family name cannot be null.");
     return new String("Given name and family name cannot be null.");
   }
   PersonName name = new PersonName(given, middle, family);
   name.setCreator(user);
   name.setDateCreated(new Date());
   name.setChangedBy(user);
   name.setDateChanged(new Date());
   p.addName(name);
   try {
     Date d = updateAge(birthdate, dateformat, age);
     p.setBirthdate(d);
   } catch (java.text.ParseException pe) {
     log.error(pe);
     return new String("Birthdate cannot be parsed.");
   }
   p.setGender(gender);
   Person person = Context.getPersonService().savePerson(p);
   return PersonListItem.createBestMatch(person);
 }