spPerson

spPerson is a placeholder name used in software documentation and tutorial code to denote an abstract person entity within a data model or API. It is not a formal standard or protocol; its exact fields and behavior vary by project, but it commonly represents an individual with identifiable attributes and potentially role-based permissions.

In typical designs, an spPerson object includes identifiers and contact details such as id, firstName, lastName, email; optional fields like phone, address, avatarUrl; and application-specific properties such as employeeId, department, role, status. Many implementations also include derived properties like fullName or displayName, and metadata such as createdAt or updatedAt.

In practice, spPerson is used in REST APIs, database schemas, or UI components to model people. Operations commonly demonstrated include creating a new spPerson, retrieving one or many records, updating fields, and deleting records. Mock data generators often include spPerson templates to illustrate sample payloads.

Variations: some projects treat spPerson as a base class or interface, extended by domain-specific person types; others use it as a concrete data transfer object. The naming convention spPerson often signals a “special” or “service” person in the codebase, but it can simply be a mnemonic used in examples.

See also: Person, User, Employee, Contact.