/** * 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); }