Class: MergeHRISClient::EmployeeRequest

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
show all
Defined in:
lib/merge_hris_client/models/employee_request.rb

Overview

# The Employee Object ### Description The ‘Employee` object is used to represent any person who has been employed by a company. ### Usage Example Fetch from the `LIST Employee` endpoint and filter by `ID` to show all employees.

Instance Attribute Summary collapse

Class Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Summary collapse

Constructor Details

#initialize(attributes = {}) ⇒ EmployeeRequest

Initializes the object

Parameters:

  • attributes (Hash) (defaults to: {}) —

    Model attributes in the form of hash



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# File 'lib/merge_hris_client/models/employee_request.rb', line 213

def initialize(attributes = {})
  if (!attributes.is_a?(Hash))
    fail ArgumentError, "The input argument (attributes) must be a hash in `MergeHRISClient::EmployeeRequest` initialize method"
  end

  # check to see if the attribute exists and convert string to symbol for hash key
  attributes = attributes.each_with_object({}) { |(k, v), h|
    if (!self.class.attribute_map.key?(k.to_sym))
      fail ArgumentError, "`#{k}` is not a valid attribute in `MergeHRISClient::EmployeeRequest`. Please check the name to make sure it's valid. List of attributes: " + self.class.attribute_map.keys.inspect
    end
    h[k.to_sym] = v
  }

  if attributes.key?(:'employee_number')
    self.employee_number = attributes[:'employee_number']
  end

  if attributes.key?(:'company')
    self.company = attributes[:'company']
  end

  if attributes.key?(:'first_name')
    self.first_name = attributes[:'first_name']
  end

  if attributes.key?(:'last_name')
    self.last_name = attributes[:'last_name']
  end

  if attributes.key?(:'preferred_name')
    self.preferred_name = attributes[:'preferred_name']
  end

  if attributes.key?(:'display_full_name')
    self.display_full_name = attributes[:'display_full_name']
  end

  if attributes.key?(:'username')
    self.username = attributes[:'username']
  end

  if attributes.key?(:'groups')
    if (value = attributes[:'groups']).is_a?(Array)
      self.groups = value
    end
  end

  if attributes.key?(:'work_email')
    self.work_email = attributes[:'work_email']
  end

  if attributes.key?(:'personal_email')
    self.personal_email = attributes[:'personal_email']
  end

  if attributes.key?(:'mobile_phone_number')
    self.mobile_phone_number = attributes[:'mobile_phone_number']
  end

  if attributes.key?(:'employments')
    if (value = attributes[:'employments']).is_a?(Array)
      self.employments = value
    end
  end

  if attributes.key?(:'home_location')
    self.home_location = attributes[:'home_location']
  end

  if attributes.key?(:'work_location')
    self.work_location = attributes[:'work_location']
  end

  if attributes.key?(:'manager')
    self.manager = attributes[:'manager']
  end

  if attributes.key?(:'team')
    self.team = attributes[:'team']
  end

  if attributes.key?(:'pay_group')
    self.pay_group = attributes[:'pay_group']
  end

  if attributes.key?(:'ssn')
    self.ssn = attributes[:'ssn']
  end

  if attributes.key?(:'gender')
    self.gender = attributes[:'gender']
  end

  if attributes.key?(:'ethnicity')
    self.ethnicity = attributes[:'ethnicity']
  end

  if attributes.key?(:'marital_status')
    self.marital_status = attributes[:'marital_status']
  end

  if attributes.key?(:'date_of_birth')
    self.date_of_birth = attributes[:'date_of_birth']
  end

  if attributes.key?(:'hire_date')
    self.hire_date = attributes[:'hire_date']
  end

  if attributes.key?(:'start_date')
    self.start_date = attributes[:'start_date']
  end

  if attributes.key?(:'employment_status')
    self.employment_status = attributes[:'employment_status']
  end

  if attributes.key?(:'termination_date')
    self.termination_date = attributes[:'termination_date']
  end

  if attributes.key?(:'avatar')
    self.avatar = attributes[:'avatar']
  end

  if attributes.key?(:'integration_params')
    if (value = attributes[:'integration_params']).is_a?(Hash)
      self.integration_params = value
    end
  end

  if attributes.key?(:'linked_account_params')
    if (value = attributes[:'linked_account_params']).is_a?(Hash)
      self. = value
    end
  end
end

Instance Attribute Details

#avatar ⇒ Object

The URL of the employee’s avatar image.



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# File 'lib/merge_hris_client/models/employee_request.rb', line 97

def avatar
  @avatar
end

#company ⇒ Object

The ID of the employee’s company.



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# File 'lib/merge_hris_client/models/employee_request.rb', line 23

def company
  @company
end

#date_of_birth ⇒ Object

The employee’s date of birth.



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# File 'lib/merge_hris_client/models/employee_request.rb', line 82

def date_of_birth
  @date_of_birth
end

#display_full_name ⇒ Object

The employee’s full name, to use for display purposes. If a preferred first name is available, the full name will include the preferred first name.



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# File 'lib/merge_hris_client/models/employee_request.rb', line 35

def display_full_name
  @display_full_name
end

#employee_number ⇒ Object

The employee’s number that appears in the third-party integration’s UI.



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# File 'lib/merge_hris_client/models/employee_request.rb', line 20

def employee_number
  @employee_number
end

#employment_status ⇒ Object

The employment status of the employee. * ‘ACTIVE` - ACTIVE * `PENDING` - PENDING * `INACTIVE` - INACTIVE



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# File 'lib/merge_hris_client/models/employee_request.rb', line 91

def employment_status
  @employment_status
end

#employments ⇒ Object

Array of ‘Employment` IDs for this Employee.



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# File 'lib/merge_hris_client/models/employee_request.rb', line 52

def employments
  @employments
end

#ethnicity ⇒ Object

The employee’s ethnicity. * ‘AMERICAN_INDIAN_OR_ALASKA_NATIVE` - AMERICAN_INDIAN_OR_ALASKA_NATIVE * `ASIAN_OR_INDIAN_SUBCONTINENT` - ASIAN_OR_INDIAN_SUBCONTINENT * `BLACK_OR_AFRICAN_AMERICAN` - BLACK_OR_AFRICAN_AMERICAN * `HISPANIC_OR_LATINO` - HISPANIC_OR_LATINO * `NATIVE_HAWAIIAN_OR_OTHER_PACIFIC_ISLANDER` - NATIVE_HAWAIIAN_OR_OTHER_PACIFIC_ISLANDER * `TWO_OR_MORE_RACES` - TWO_OR_MORE_RACES * `WHITE` - WHITE * `PREFER_NOT_TO_DISCLOSE` - PREFER_NOT_TO_DISCLOSE



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# File 'lib/merge_hris_client/models/employee_request.rb', line 76

def ethnicity
  @ethnicity
end

#first_name ⇒ Object

The employee’s first name.



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# File 'lib/merge_hris_client/models/employee_request.rb', line 26

def first_name
  @first_name
end

#gender ⇒ Object

The employee’s gender. * ‘MALE` - MALE * `FEMALE` - FEMALE * `NON-BINARY` - NON-BINARY * `OTHER` - OTHER * `PREFER_NOT_TO_DISCLOSE` - PREFER_NOT_TO_DISCLOSE



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# File 'lib/merge_hris_client/models/employee_request.rb', line 73

def gender
  @gender
end

#groups ⇒ Object

Returns the value of attribute groups.



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# File 'lib/merge_hris_client/models/employee_request.rb', line 40

def groups
  @groups
end

#hire_date ⇒ Object

The date that the employee was hired, usually the day that an offer letter is signed. If an employee has multiple hire dates from previous employments, this represents the most recent hire date. Note: If you’re looking for the employee’s start date, refer to the start_date field.



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# File 'lib/merge_hris_client/models/employee_request.rb', line 85

def hire_date
  @hire_date
end

#home_location ⇒ Object

The employee’s home address.



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# File 'lib/merge_hris_client/models/employee_request.rb', line 55

def home_location
  @home_location
end

#integration_params ⇒ Object

Returns the value of attribute integration_params.



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# File 'lib/merge_hris_client/models/employee_request.rb', line 99

def integration_params
  @integration_params
end

#last_name ⇒ Object

The employee’s last name.



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# File 'lib/merge_hris_client/models/employee_request.rb', line 29

def last_name
  @last_name
end

#linked_account_params ⇒ Object

Returns the value of attribute linked_account_params.



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# File 'lib/merge_hris_client/models/employee_request.rb', line 101

def 
  @linked_account_params
end

#manager ⇒ Object

The employee ID of the employee’s manager.



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# File 'lib/merge_hris_client/models/employee_request.rb', line 61

def manager
  @manager
end

#marital_status ⇒ Object

The employee’s filing status as related to marital status. * ‘SINGLE` - SINGLE * `MARRIED_FILING_JOINTLY` - MARRIED_FILING_JOINTLY * `MARRIED_FILING_SEPARATELY` - MARRIED_FILING_SEPARATELY * `HEAD_OF_HOUSEHOLD` - HEAD_OF_HOUSEHOLD * `QUALIFYING_WIDOW_OR_WIDOWER_WITH_DEPENDENT_CHILD` - QUALIFYING_WIDOW_OR_WIDOWER_WITH_DEPENDENT_CHILD



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# File 'lib/merge_hris_client/models/employee_request.rb', line 79

def marital_status
  @marital_status
end

#mobile_phone_number ⇒ Object

The employee’s mobile phone number.



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# File 'lib/merge_hris_client/models/employee_request.rb', line 49

def mobile_phone_number
  @mobile_phone_number
end

#pay_group ⇒ Object

The employee’s pay group



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# File 'lib/merge_hris_client/models/employee_request.rb', line 67

def pay_group
  @pay_group
end

#personal_email ⇒ Object

The employee’s personal email.



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# File 'lib/merge_hris_client/models/employee_request.rb', line 46

def personal_email
  @personal_email
end

#preferred_name ⇒ Object

The employee’s preferred first name.



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# File 'lib/merge_hris_client/models/employee_request.rb', line 32

def preferred_name
  @preferred_name
end

#ssn ⇒ Object

The employee’s social security number.



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# File 'lib/merge_hris_client/models/employee_request.rb', line 70

def ssn
  @ssn
end

#start_date ⇒ Object

The date that the employee started working. If an employee was rehired, the most recent start date will be returned.



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# File 'lib/merge_hris_client/models/employee_request.rb', line 88

def start_date
  @start_date
end

#team ⇒ Object

The employee’s team.



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# File 'lib/merge_hris_client/models/employee_request.rb', line 64

def team
  @team
end

#termination_date ⇒ Object

The employee’s termination date.



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# File 'lib/merge_hris_client/models/employee_request.rb', line 94

def termination_date
  @termination_date
end

#username ⇒ Object

The employee’s username that appears in the remote UI.



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# File 'lib/merge_hris_client/models/employee_request.rb', line 38

def username
  @username
end

#work_email ⇒ Object

The employee’s work email.



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# File 'lib/merge_hris_client/models/employee_request.rb', line 43

def work_email
  @work_email
end

#work_location ⇒ Object

The employee’s work address.



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# File 'lib/merge_hris_client/models/employee_request.rb', line 58

def work_location
  @work_location
end

Class Method Details

.acceptable_attributes ⇒ Object

Returns all the JSON keys this model knows about



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# File 'lib/merge_hris_client/models/employee_request.rb', line 139

def self.acceptable_attributes
  attribute_map.values
end

.attribute_map ⇒ Object

Attribute mapping from ruby-style variable name to JSON key.



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# File 'lib/merge_hris_client/models/employee_request.rb', line 104

def self.attribute_map
  {
    :'employee_number' => :'employee_number',
    :'company' => :'company',
    :'first_name' => :'first_name',
    :'last_name' => :'last_name',
    :'preferred_name' => :'preferred_name',
    :'display_full_name' => :'display_full_name',
    :'username' => :'username',
    :'groups' => :'groups',
    :'work_email' => :'work_email',
    :'personal_email' => :'personal_email',
    :'mobile_phone_number' => :'mobile_phone_number',
    :'employments' => :'employments',
    :'home_location' => :'home_location',
    :'work_location' => :'work_location',
    :'manager' => :'manager',
    :'team' => :'team',
    :'pay_group' => :'pay_group',
    :'ssn' => :'ssn',
    :'gender' => :'gender',
    :'ethnicity' => :'ethnicity',
    :'marital_status' => :'marital_status',
    :'date_of_birth' => :'date_of_birth',
    :'hire_date' => :'hire_date',
    :'start_date' => :'start_date',
    :'employment_status' => :'employment_status',
    :'termination_date' => :'termination_date',
    :'avatar' => :'avatar',
    :'integration_params' => :'integration_params',
    :'linked_account_params' => :'linked_account_params'
  }
end

.build_from_hash(attributes) ⇒ Object

Builds the object from hash

Parameters:

  • attributes (Hash) —

    Model attributes in the form of hash

Returns:

  • (Object) —

    Returns the model itself



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# File 'lib/merge_hris_client/models/employee_request.rb', line 475

def self.build_from_hash(attributes)
  new.build_from_hash(attributes)
end

.openapi_nullable ⇒ Object

List of attributes with nullable: true



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# File 'lib/merge_hris_client/models/employee_request.rb', line 179

def self.openapi_nullable
  Set.new([
    :'employee_number',
    :'company',
    :'first_name',
    :'last_name',
    :'preferred_name',
    :'display_full_name',
    :'username',
    :'work_email',
    :'personal_email',
    :'mobile_phone_number',
    :'home_location',
    :'work_location',
    :'manager',
    :'team',
    :'pay_group',
    :'ssn',
    :'gender',
    :'ethnicity',
    :'marital_status',
    :'date_of_birth',
    :'hire_date',
    :'start_date',
    :'employment_status',
    :'termination_date',
    :'avatar',
    :'integration_params',
    :'linked_account_params'
  ])
end

.openapi_types ⇒ Object

Attribute type mapping.



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# File 'lib/merge_hris_client/models/employee_request.rb', line 144

def self.openapi_types
  {
    :'employee_number' => :'String',
    :'company' => :'String',
    :'first_name' => :'String',
    :'last_name' => :'String',
    :'preferred_name' => :'String',
    :'display_full_name' => :'String',
    :'username' => :'String',
    :'groups' => :'Array<String>',
    :'work_email' => :'String',
    :'personal_email' => :'String',
    :'mobile_phone_number' => :'String',
    :'employments' => :'Array<String>',
    :'home_location' => :'String',
    :'work_location' => :'String',
    :'manager' => :'String',
    :'team' => :'String',
    :'pay_group' => :'String',
    :'ssn' => :'String',
    :'gender' => :'GenderEnum',
    :'ethnicity' => :'EthnicityEnum',
    :'marital_status' => :'MaritalStatusEnum',
    :'date_of_birth' => :'Time',
    :'hire_date' => :'Time',
    :'start_date' => :'Time',
    :'employment_status' => :'EmploymentStatusEnum',
    :'termination_date' => :'Time',
    :'avatar' => :'String',
    :'integration_params' => :'Hash<String, Object>',
    :'linked_account_params' => :'Hash<String, Object>'
  }
end

Instance Method Details

#==(o) ⇒ Object

Checks equality by comparing each attribute.

Parameters:

  • Object (Object) —

    to be compared



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# File 'lib/merge_hris_client/models/employee_request.rb', line 426

def ==(o)
  return true if self.equal?(o)
  self.class == o.class &&
      employee_number == o.employee_number &&
      company == o.company &&
      first_name == o.first_name &&
      last_name == o.last_name &&
      preferred_name == o.preferred_name &&
      display_full_name == o.display_full_name &&
      username == o.username &&
      groups == o.groups &&
      work_email == o.work_email &&
      personal_email == o.personal_email &&
      mobile_phone_number == o.mobile_phone_number &&
      employments == o.employments &&
      home_location == o.home_location &&
      work_location == o.work_location &&
      manager == o.manager &&
      team == o.team &&
      pay_group == o.pay_group &&
      ssn == o.ssn &&
      gender == o.gender &&
      ethnicity == o.ethnicity &&
      marital_status == o.marital_status &&
      date_of_birth == o.date_of_birth &&
      hire_date == o.hire_date &&
      start_date == o.start_date &&
      employment_status == o.employment_status &&
      termination_date == o.termination_date &&
      avatar == o.avatar &&
      integration_params == o.integration_params &&
       == o.
end

#_deserialize(type, value) ⇒ Object

Deserializes the data based on type

Parameters:

  • string —

    type Data type

  • string —

    value Value to be deserialized

Returns:

  • (Object) —

    Deserialized data



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# File 'lib/merge_hris_client/models/employee_request.rb', line 505

def _deserialize(type, value)
  case type.to_sym
  when :Time
    Time.parse(value)
  when :Date
    Date.parse(value)
  when :String
    value
  when :Integer
    value.to_i
  when :Float
    value.to_f
  when :Boolean
    if value.to_s =~ /\A(true|t|yes|y|1)\z/i
      true
    else
      false
    end
  when :Object
    # generic object (usually a Hash), return directly
    value
  when /\AArray<(?<inner_type>.+)>\z/
    inner_type = Regexp.last_match[:inner_type]
    value.map { |v| _deserialize(inner_type, v) }
  when /\AHash<(?<k_type>.+?), (?<v_type>.+)>\z/
    k_type = Regexp.last_match[:k_type]
    v_type = Regexp.last_match[:v_type]
    {}.tap do |hash|
      value.each do |k, v|
        hash[_deserialize(k_type, k)] = _deserialize(v_type, v)
      end
    end
  else # model
    # models (e.g. Pet) or oneOf
    klass = MergeHRISClient.const_get(type)
    klass.respond_to?(:openapi_one_of) ? klass.build(value) : klass.build_from_hash(value)
  end
end

#_to_hash(value) ⇒ Hash

Outputs non-array value in the form of hash For object, use to_hash. Otherwise, just return the value

Parameters:

  • value (Object) —

    Any valid value

Returns:

  • (Hash) —

    Returns the value in the form of hash



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# File 'lib/merge_hris_client/models/employee_request.rb', line 576

def _to_hash(value)
  if value.is_a?(Array)
    value.compact.map { |v| _to_hash(v) }
  elsif value.is_a?(Hash)
    {}.tap do |hash|
      value.each { |k, v| hash[k] = _to_hash(v) }
    end
  elsif value.respond_to? :to_hash
    value.to_hash
  else
    value
  end
end

#build_from_hash(attributes) ⇒ Object

Builds the object from hash

Parameters:

  • attributes (Hash) —

    Model attributes in the form of hash

Returns:

  • (Object) —

    Returns the model itself



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# File 'lib/merge_hris_client/models/employee_request.rb', line 482

def build_from_hash(attributes)
  return nil unless attributes.is_a?(Hash)
  self.class.openapi_types.each_pair do |key, type|
    if attributes[self.class.attribute_map[key]].nil? && self.class.openapi_nullable.include?(key)
      self.send("#{key}=", nil)
    elsif type =~ /\AArray<(.*)>/i
      # check to ensure the input is an array given that the attribute
      # is documented as an array but the input is not
      if attributes[self.class.attribute_map[key]].is_a?(Array)
        self.send("#{key}=", attributes[self.class.attribute_map[key]].map { |v| _deserialize($1, v) })
      end
    elsif !attributes[self.class.attribute_map[key]].nil?
      self.send("#{key}=", _deserialize(type, attributes[self.class.attribute_map[key]]))
    end
  end

  self
end

#eql?(o) ⇒ Boolean

Parameters:

  • Object (Object) —

    to be compared

Returns:

  • (Boolean)

See Also:

  • `==` method


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# File 'lib/merge_hris_client/models/employee_request.rb', line 462

def eql?(o)
  self == o
end

#hash ⇒ Integer

Calculates hash code according to all attributes.

Returns:

  • (Integer) —

    Hash code



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# File 'lib/merge_hris_client/models/employee_request.rb', line 468

def hash
  [employee_number, company, first_name, last_name, preferred_name, display_full_name, username, groups, work_email, personal_email, mobile_phone_number, employments, home_location, work_location, manager, team, pay_group, ssn, gender, ethnicity, marital_status, date_of_birth, hire_date, start_date, employment_status, termination_date, avatar, integration_params, ].hash
end

#list_invalid_properties ⇒ Object

Show invalid properties with the reasons. Usually used together with valid?

Returns:

  • Array for valid properties with the reasons



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# File 'lib/merge_hris_client/models/employee_request.rb', line 353

def list_invalid_properties
  invalid_properties = Array.new
  if !@work_email.nil? && @work_email.to_s.length > 254
    invalid_properties.push('invalid value for "work_email", the character length must be smaller than or equal to 254.')
  end

  if !@personal_email.nil? && @personal_email.to_s.length > 254
    invalid_properties.push('invalid value for "personal_email", the character length must be smaller than or equal to 254.')
  end

  if !@ssn.nil? && @ssn.to_s.length > 100
    invalid_properties.push('invalid value for "ssn", the character length must be smaller than or equal to 100.')
  end

  if !@avatar.nil? && @avatar.to_s.length > 2000
    invalid_properties.push('invalid value for "avatar", the character length must be smaller than or equal to 2000.')
  end

  invalid_properties
end

#to_body ⇒ Hash

to_body is an alias to to_hash (backward compatibility)

Returns:

  • (Hash) —

    Returns the object in the form of hash



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# File 'lib/merge_hris_client/models/employee_request.rb', line 552

def to_body
  to_hash
end

#to_hash ⇒ Hash

Returns the object in the form of hash

Returns:

  • (Hash) —

    Returns the object in the form of hash



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# File 'lib/merge_hris_client/models/employee_request.rb', line 558

def to_hash
  hash = {}
  self.class.attribute_map.each_pair do |attr, param|
    value = self.send(attr)
    if value.nil?
      is_nullable = self.class.openapi_nullable.include?(attr)
      next if !is_nullable || (is_nullable && !instance_variable_defined?(:"@#{attr}"))
    end

    hash[param] = _to_hash(value)
  end
  hash
end

#to_s ⇒ String

Returns the string representation of the object

Returns:

  • (String) —

    String presentation of the object



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# File 'lib/merge_hris_client/models/employee_request.rb', line 546

def to_s
  to_hash.to_s
end

#valid? ⇒ Boolean

Check to see if the all the properties in the model are valid

Returns:

  • (Boolean) —

    true if the model is valid



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# File 'lib/merge_hris_client/models/employee_request.rb', line 376

def valid?
  return false if !@work_email.nil? && @work_email.to_s.length > 254
  return false if !@personal_email.nil? && @personal_email.to_s.length > 254
  return false if !@ssn.nil? && @ssn.to_s.length > 100
  return false if !@avatar.nil? && @avatar.to_s.length > 2000
  true
end