Merge pull request DSpace#12247 from kshepherd/researcherprofile_claim_by_item

Allow claiming of researcher profile by Item object in ResearcherProfileService

Author: tdonohue

dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/profile/ResearcherProfileServiceImpl.java

@@ -199,6 +199,17 @@ public ResearcherProfile claim(Context context, EPerson ePerson, URI uri)
         Item item = findItemByURI(context, uri)
             .orElseThrow(() -> new IllegalArgumentException("No item found by URI " + uri));
 
+        return claim(context, ePerson, item);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ResearcherProfile claim(Context context, EPerson ePerson, Item item)
+        throws SQLException, AuthorizeException {
+
+        if (item == null) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("The provided item is null");
+        }
+
         if (!item.isArchived() || item.isWithdrawn()) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException(
                 "Only archived items can be claimed to create a researcher profile. Item ID: " + item.getID());

dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/profile/service/ResearcherProfileService.java

@@ -93,6 +93,18 @@ public void changeVisibility(Context context, ResearcherProfile profile, boolean
     ResearcherProfile claim(Context context, EPerson ePerson, URI uri)
         throws SQLException, AuthorizeException, SearchServiceException;
 
+    /**
+     * Claims and links an eperson to an existing DSpaceObject directly, without
+     * resolving a URI to an object
+     * @param  context                  the relevant DSpace Context.
+     * @param  ePerson                  the ePerson
+     * @param  item                     DSpace item to convert to a researcher profile
+     * @return                          the created profile
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the given dso is null or cannot be claimed
+     */
+    ResearcherProfile claim(Context context, EPerson ePerson, Item item)
+            throws SQLException, AuthorizeException;
+
     /**
      * Check if the given item has an entity type compatible with that of the
      * researcher profile. If the given item does not have an entity type, the check