/**
* Attempts to create a new contact entry in the associated FreeAgent account.
*
* <p>Will return null if the contact instance provided is null or cannot be saved into the
* account.
*
* @param contact The populated contact instance.
* @return The updated contact instance or null.
*/
public FreeAgentContact createContact(FreeAgentContact contact) {
if (contact != null) {
FreeAgentContactWrapper contactWrapper =
freeAgentServiceInstance.createContact(new FreeAgentContactWrapper(contact));
if (contactWrapper != null) {
return contactWrapper.getContact();
}
}
return null;
}
/**
* Attempts to import a new contact into the associated FreeAgent account by deserialising the
* specified JSON contact information and requesting a new contact be created.
*
* <p>NOTE: The import (creation within FreeAgent) will only be actioned if no URL property is
* present or if the URL property is not populated. Otherwise null will be returned.
*
* @param contactJSON A string containing contact information in FreeAgent friendly format.
* @return The newly populated contact instance that has been imported into FreeAgent or null.
* @throws JsonSyntaxException If the format does not match the FreeAgent V2 Contact format.
*/
public FreeAgentContact importContact(String contactJSON) throws JsonSyntaxException {
if (contactJSON == null || contactJSON.isEmpty()) {
return null;
}
FreeAgentContact contact = buildContact(contactJSON);
if (contact != null && (contact.getUrl() == null || contact.getUrl().isEmpty())) {
FreeAgentContactWrapper contactWrapper =
freeAgentServiceInstance.createContact(new FreeAgentContactWrapper(contact));
if (contactWrapper != null) {
return contactWrapper.getContact();
}
}
return null;
}