/**
* Retrieve customer model object
*
* @return \Magento\Customer\Model\Customer
*/
public function getCustomer()
{
/**
* @TODO: Remove the method after all external usages are refactored in MAGETWO-19930
* _customer and _customerFactory variables should be eliminated as well
*/
if (null === $this->_customer) {
$this->_customer = $this->_customerFactory->create();
$customerId = $this->getCustomerId();
if ($customerId) {
$this->_customer->load($customerId);
if (!$this->_customer->getId()) {
$this->_customer->setCustomerId(null);
}
}
}
return $this->_customer;
}