+ static Log log = LogFactory.getLog(object.class);
+
+ /**
+ * true if object was stored in a vamsas Document or has been retrieved from it
+ */
+ protected boolean __stored_in_document = false;
+ /**
+ * memory of the last doHash() value computed for the object
+ * @see doHash()
+ */
+ protected long __last_hash = 0;
+ /**
+ * set by testInstanceForIdField() if object should have a VorbaId
+ */
+ protected boolean registerable = false;
+
+
+ /**
+ * unique id for all vamsas objects allows unambiguous referencing to any
+ * object in the vamsas document
+ */
+ protected VorbaId vorbaId = null;
+
+ /**
+ * the source of unique VorbaIds.
+ */
+ protected IVorbaIdFactory __vorba = null;
+
+ /**
+ *
+ */
+ protected object() {
+ super();
+ testInstanceForIdField();
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * set the isRegisterable flag based on the presence of a 'private String _id' field in
+ * the reflected class instance.
+ */
+ private void testInstanceForIdField() {
+ // look for the id field (should be an NCName string)
+ // TODO: decide if 'id' is an appropriate reserved attribute name for the VorbaId
+ try {
+ java.lang.reflect.Field fd = this.getClass().getDeclaredField("_id");
+ if (String.class.isAssignableFrom(fd.getType())) {
+ this.setRegisterable(true);
+ }
+ } catch (SecurityException e) {
+ e.printStackTrace();
+ } catch (NoSuchFieldException e) {
+ this.setRegisterable(false);
+ }
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * update the object instance's _id field, based on the contents of the
+ * VorbaId. Only call this if you mean to do it!
+ */
+ protected void setInstanceIdField() {
+ if (registerable) {
+ if (__vorba != null)
+ try {
+ Method fd = this.getClass().getMethod("setId", new Class[] { String.class });
+ fd.invoke((Object) this, new Object[] {new String(this.getVorbaId().id)});
+ log.debug(this.getClass().getName()+" called setInstanceIdField!");
+ } catch (InvocationTargetException e) {
+ log.error("SourceGeneration of "
+ + this.getClass().toString()
+ + "\n has resulted in an inaccessible 'setId' method!\nCannot set ID from the vorbaId object.", e);
+ }
+ catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
+ log.error("SourceGeneration of "
+ + this.getClass().toString()
+ + "\n has resulted in an inaccessible 'setId' method!\nCannot set ID from the vorbaId object.", e);
+ } catch (SecurityException e) {
+ log.error("Security access violation for "+this.getClass().toString(),e);
+ } catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {
+ log.warn(this.getClass().toString()+" was erroneously marked as a Vorba object class (Implementation error?)");
+ this.setRegisterable(false);
+ }
+ } else {
+ System.err.println("Client error. Trying to setInstanceIdField on a "
+ + this.getClass().toString() + " (which cannot be given a vorbaId)");
+ }
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * calculate a hash for the object with all housekeeping fields at standard
+ * values. (isRegisterable is an immutable attribute property)
+ * TODO: decide if __stored_in_document should be included in the hash or not.
+ * @return true if new hash different to last hash
+ */
+ synchronized protected boolean doHash() {
+ long __old_hash = __last_hash;
+ __last_hash = 0;
+ VorbaId thisid = vorbaId;
+ IVorbaIdFactory factory = __vorba;
+ boolean stored = __stored_in_document;
+ vorbaId = null;
+ __vorba = null;
+ __last_hash = this.hashCode();
+ vorbaId = thisid;
+ __vorba = factory;
+ __stored_in_document = stored;
+ return (__old_hash==0) || (__old_hash == __last_hash);
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * TODO: combine two versions of the same collection object to resolve
+ * asynchronous updates to the same vamsas object Merges two vamsas objects,
+ * one of which is a later version of the earlier (ie they have the same
+ * vorbaId but one is a later version recently read from the vamsasDocument
+ * collection.
+ *
+ * @return
+ */
+ protected boolean merge(object laterCopy) {
+ log.warn(this.getClass().getName()+".merge() not implemented.");
+ return true;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ *
+ * @return true if object is registered
+ */
+ public boolean isRegistered() {
+ return (registerable) ? (vorbaId != null) : false;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Method to get fixed reference for the object in the vamsas document.
+ *
+ * @returns null if object is neither registered or not associated with a
+ * properly instantiated VorbaIdFactory.
+ */
+ public VorbaId getVorbaId() {
+ if (registerable && vorbaId == null) {
+ // Try to use the associated factory.
+ if (__vorba != null)
+ if ((vorbaId = __vorba.makeVorbaId()) == null)
+ return null; // Factory not valid.
+ else {
+ this.setInstanceIdField();
+ return vorbaId;
+ }
+ }
+ return vorbaId;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * used by the IClient implementation to generate unique Id based on client
+ * applications current namespace.
+ */
+ protected void setVorbaId(VorbaId newid) {
+ vorbaId = newid;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * @return true if object is present in Vamsas Document.
+ */
+ public boolean is__stored_in_document() {
+ return __stored_in_document;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * for use by Vorba agent to reflect state of vamsas object to client
+ * application.
+ * Setting stored_in_document on a registerable object without a
+ * vorbaId will mean is will *never* get a vorbaId and
+ * horrible things will happen.
+ * @param __stored_in_document true if object has been marshalled into current document.
+ */
+ protected void set__stored_in_document(boolean __stored_in_document) {
+ this.__stored_in_document = __stored_in_document;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * __last_hash is the hash value computed when the object was last checked
+ * against a IClientDocument generated by the object's parent IClient
+ * instance.
+ *
+ * @return Returns the __last_hash.
+ */
+ public long get__last_hash() {
+ return __last_hash;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * @return true if object can have a vorbaId
+ */
+ public boolean isRegisterable() {
+ return registerable;
+ }