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package org.apache.jackrabbit.core;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.OutputStream;
import java.io.StringReader;
import java.security.AccessControlContext;
import java.security.AccessController;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Properties;
import java.util.Set;
import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledExecutorService;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;

import javax.jcr.AccessDeniedException;
import javax.jcr.Credentials;
import javax.jcr.LoginException;
import javax.jcr.NoSuchWorkspaceException;
import javax.jcr.PropertyType;
import javax.jcr.Repository;
import javax.jcr.RepositoryException;
import javax.jcr.Session;
import javax.jcr.SimpleCredentials;
import javax.jcr.Value;
import javax.jcr.ValueFactory;
import javax.jcr.observation.Event;
import javax.jcr.observation.ObservationManager;
import javax.security.auth.Subject;

import org.apache.commons.collections.map.ReferenceMap;
import org.apache.commons.io.IOUtils;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.api.JackrabbitRepository;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.api.management.RepositoryManager;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.api.security.authentication.token.TokenCredentials;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.commons.AbstractRepository;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.core.cache.CacheManager;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.core.cluster.ClusterContext;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.core.cluster.ClusterException;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.core.cluster.ClusterNode;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.core.cluster.LockEventChannel;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.core.cluster.UpdateEventChannel;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.core.cluster.UpdateEventListener;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.core.cluster.WorkspaceEventChannel;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.core.cluster.WorkspaceListener;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.core.config.ClusterConfig;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.core.config.PersistenceManagerConfig;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.core.config.RepositoryConfig;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.core.config.SecurityManagerConfig;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.core.config.VersioningConfig;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.core.config.WorkspaceConfig;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.core.data.DataStore;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.core.data.DataStoreException;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.core.fs.FileSystem;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.core.fs.FileSystemException;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.core.fs.FileSystemResource;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.core.gc.GarbageCollector;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.core.id.NodeId;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.core.id.NodeIdFactory;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.core.lock.LockManager;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.core.lock.LockManagerImpl;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.core.nodetype.NodeTypeRegistry;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.core.nodetype.virtual.VirtualNodeTypeStateManager;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.core.observation.DelegatingObservationDispatcher;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.core.observation.EventState;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.core.observation.EventStateCollection;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.core.observation.ObservationDispatcher;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.core.persistence.IterablePersistenceManager;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.core.persistence.PMContext;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.core.persistence.PersistenceManager;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.core.persistence.check.ConsistencyChecker;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.core.retention.RetentionRegistry;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.core.retention.RetentionRegistryImpl;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.core.security.JackrabbitSecurityManager;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.core.security.authentication.AuthContext;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.core.security.authentication.token.TokenBasedAuthentication;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.core.security.authorization.PrivilegeRegistry;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.core.security.simple.SimpleSecurityManager;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.core.state.ChangeLog;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.core.state.ISMLocking;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.core.state.ItemStateException;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.core.state.ManagedMLRUItemStateCacheFactory;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.core.state.SharedItemStateManager;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.core.util.RepositoryLockMechanism;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.core.version.InternalVersionManager;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.core.version.InternalVersionManagerImpl;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.core.xml.ClonedInputSource;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.data.core.TransactionException;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.spi.commons.name.NameConstants;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.spi.commons.namespace.NamespaceResolver;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.spi.commons.namespace.RegistryNamespaceResolver;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.value.ValueFactoryImpl;
import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
import org.xml.sax.InputSource;

import EDU.oswego.cs.dl.util.concurrent.Mutex;
import EDU.oswego.cs.dl.util.concurrent.ReadWriteLock;
import EDU.oswego.cs.dl.util.concurrent.ReentrantWriterPreferenceReadWriteLock;
import EDU.oswego.cs.dl.util.concurrent.WriterPreferenceReadWriteLock;

/**
 * A <code>RepositoryImpl</code> ...
 */
public class RepositoryImpl extends AbstractRepository
        implements javax.jcr.Repository, JackrabbitRepository, SessionListener, WorkspaceListener {

    private static Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(RepositoryImpl.class);

    /**
     * hardcoded id of the repository root node
     */
    public static final NodeId ROOT_NODE_ID = NodeId.valueOf("cafebabe-cafe-babe-cafe-babecafebabe");

    /**
     * hardcoded id of the "/jcr:system" node
     */
    public static final NodeId SYSTEM_ROOT_NODE_ID = NodeId.valueOf("deadbeef-cafe-babe-cafe-babecafebabe");

    /**
     * hardcoded id of the "/jcr:system/jcr:versionStorage" node
     */
    public static final NodeId VERSION_STORAGE_NODE_ID = NodeId.valueOf("deadbeef-face-babe-cafe-babecafebabe");

    /**
     * hardcoded id of the "/jcr:system/jcr:activities" node
     */
    public static final NodeId ACTIVITIES_NODE_ID = NodeId.valueOf("deadbeef-face-babe-ac71-babecafebabe");

    /**
     * hardcoded id of the "/jcr:system/jcr:configurations" node
     */
    public static final NodeId CONFIGURATIONS_NODE_ID = NodeId.valueOf("deadbeef-face-babe-c04f-babecafebabe");

    /**
     * hardcoded id of the "/jcr:system/jcr:nodeTypes" node
     */
    public static final NodeId NODETYPES_NODE_ID = NodeId.valueOf("deadbeef-cafe-cafe-cafe-babecafebabe");

    /**
     * the name of the resource containing customized descriptors of the repository.
     */
    private static final String PROPERTIES_RESOURCE = "repository.properties";

    /**
     * Key to a <code>string</code> descriptor. Returns the repository cluster id if
     * and only if clustering is enabled.
     */
    public static final String JACKRABBIT_CLUSTER_ID = "jackrabbit.cluster.id";

    /**
     * the repository descriptors, maps String keys to Value/Value[] objects
     */
    private final Map<String, DescriptorValue> repDescriptors = new HashMap<String, DescriptorValue>();

    protected final RepositoryContext context = new RepositoryContext(this);

    private final VirtualNodeTypeStateManager virtNTMgr;

    /**
     * Security manager
     */
    private JackrabbitSecurityManager securityMgr;

    /**
     * Search manager for the jcr:system tree. May be <code>null</code> if
     * none is configured.
     */
    private SearchManager systemSearchMgr;

    // configuration of the repository
    protected final RepositoryConfig repConfig;

    protected NodeIdFactory nodeIdFactory;

    /**
     * the delegating observation dispatcher for all workspaces
     */
    private final DelegatingObservationDispatcher delegatingDispatcher = new DelegatingObservationDispatcher();

    /**
     * map of workspace names and <code>WorkspaceInfo<code>s.
     */
    private final HashMap<String, WorkspaceInfo> wspInfos = new HashMap<String, WorkspaceInfo>();

    /**
     * active sessions (weak references)
     */
    private final Map<Session, Session> activeSessions = new ReferenceMap(ReferenceMap.WEAK, ReferenceMap.WEAK);

    // flag indicating if repository has been shut down
    private boolean disposed;

    /**
     * The repository lock mechanism ensures that a repository is only instantiated once.
     */
    private RepositoryLockMechanism repLock;

    /**
     * Shutdown lock for guaranteeing that no new sessions are started during
     * repository shutdown and that a repository shutdown is not initiated
     * during a login. Each session login acquires a read lock while the
     * repository shutdown requires a write lock. This guarantees that there
     * can be multiple concurrent logins when the repository is not shutting
     * down, but that only a single shutdown and no concurrent logins can
     * happen simultaneously.
     */
    private final ReadWriteLock shutdownLock = new WriterPreferenceReadWriteLock();

    /**
     * There is one cache manager per repository that manages the sizes of the caches used.
     */
    private final CacheManager cacheMgr = new CacheManager();

    /**
     * Chanel for posting create workspace messages.
     */
    private WorkspaceEventChannel createWorkspaceEventChannel;

    /**
     * Protected constructor.
     *
     * @param repConfig the repository configuration.
     * @throws RepositoryException if there is already another repository
     *                             instance running on the given configuration
     *                             or another error occurs.
     */
    protected RepositoryImpl(RepositoryConfig repConfig) throws RepositoryException {
        // Acquire a lock on the repository home
        repLock = repConfig.getRepositoryLockMechanism();
        repLock.init(repConfig.getHomeDir());
        repLock.acquire();

        long t0 = System.currentTimeMillis();
        log.info("Starting repository...");

        boolean succeeded = false;
        try {
            this.repConfig = repConfig;

            context.setFileSystem(repConfig.getFileSystem());

            // Load root node identifier
            context.setRootNodeId(loadRootNodeId());

            // initialize repository descriptors
            initRepositoryDescriptors();

            // create registries
            context.setNamespaceRegistry(createNamespaceRegistry());
            context.setNodeTypeRegistry(createNodeTypeRegistry());
            context.setPrivilegeRegistry(
                    new PrivilegeRegistry(context.getNamespaceRegistry(), context.getFileSystem()));

            // Create item state cache manager
            context.setItemStateCacheFactory(new ManagedMLRUItemStateCacheFactory(cacheMgr));

            DataStore dataStore = repConfig.getDataStore();
            if (dataStore != null) {
                context.setDataStore(dataStore);
            }

            nodeIdFactory = new NodeIdFactory(repConfig.getHomeDir());
            nodeIdFactory.open();
            context.setNodeIdFactory(nodeIdFactory);

            context.setWorkspaceManager(new WorkspaceManager(this));

            // init workspace configs
            for (WorkspaceConfig config : repConfig.getWorkspaceConfigs()) {
                WorkspaceInfo info = createWorkspaceInfo(config);
                wspInfos.put(config.getName(), info);
            }

            // initialize optional clustering before setting up any other
            // external event source that a cluster node will be interested in
            ClusterNode clusterNode = null;
            if (repConfig.getClusterConfig() != null) {
                clusterNode = createClusterNode();
                context.setClusterNode(clusterNode);
                context.getNamespaceRegistry().setEventChannel(clusterNode);
                context.getNodeTypeRegistry().setEventChannel(clusterNode);
                context.getPrivilegeRegistry().setEventChannel(clusterNode);

                createWorkspaceEventChannel = clusterNode;
                clusterNode.setListener(this);
            }

            // init version manager
            InternalVersionManagerImpl vMgr = createVersionManager(repConfig.getVersioningConfig(),
                    delegatingDispatcher);
            context.setInternalVersionManager(vMgr);
            if (clusterNode != null) {
                vMgr.setEventChannel(clusterNode.createUpdateChannel(null));
            }

            // init virtual node type manager
            virtNTMgr = new VirtualNodeTypeStateManager(context.getNodeTypeRegistry(), delegatingDispatcher,
                    NODETYPES_NODE_ID, SYSTEM_ROOT_NODE_ID);

            // initialize startup workspaces
            initStartupWorkspaces();

            // initialize system search manager
            getSystemSearchManager(repConfig.getDefaultWorkspaceName());

            // Initialise the security manager;
            initSecurityManager();

            // after the workspace is initialized we pass a system session to
            // the virtual node type manager

            // todo FIXME the *global* virtual node type manager is using a session that is bound to a single specific workspace...
            virtNTMgr.setSession(getSystemSession(repConfig.getDefaultWorkspaceName()));

            // now start cluster node as last step
            if (clusterNode != null) {
                setDescriptor(JACKRABBIT_CLUSTER_ID, repConfig.getClusterConfig().getId());
                try {
                    clusterNode.start();
                } catch (ClusterException e) {
                    String msg = "Unable to start clustered node, forcing shutdown...";
                    log.error(msg, e);
                    shutdown();
                    throw new RepositoryException(msg, e);
                }
            }

            // amount of time in seconds before an idle workspace is automatically
            // shut down
            int maxIdleTime = repConfig.getWorkspaceMaxIdleTime();
            if (maxIdleTime != 0) {
                // start workspace janitor thread
                Thread wspJanitor = new Thread(new WorkspaceJanitor(maxIdleTime * 1000));
                wspJanitor.setName("WorkspaceJanitor");
                wspJanitor.setPriority(Thread.MIN_PRIORITY);
                wspJanitor.setDaemon(true);
                wspJanitor.start();
            }

            succeeded = true;
            log.info("Repository started (" + (System.currentTimeMillis() - t0) + "ms)");
        } catch (RepositoryException e) {
            log.error("failed to start Repository: " + e.getMessage(), e);
            throw e;
        } finally {
            if (!succeeded) {
                try {
                    // repository startup failed, clean up...
                    shutdown();
                } catch (Throwable t) {
                    // ensure this exception does not overlay the original
                    // startup exception and only log it
                    log.error("In addition to startup fail, another unexpected problem "
                            + "occurred while shutting down the repository again.", t);
                    // Clear the repository lock if it was left in place
                    repLock.release();
                }
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Protected factory method for creating the namespace registry.
     * Called by the constructor after the repository file system has
     * been initialised.
     *
     * @return namespace registry
     * @throws RepositoryException if the namespace registry can not be created
     */
    protected NamespaceRegistryImpl createNamespaceRegistry() throws RepositoryException {
        return new NamespaceRegistryImpl(context.getFileSystem());
    }

    /**
     * Protected factory method for creating the node type registry.
     * Called by the constructor after the repository file system and
     * namespace registry have been initialised.
     *
     * @return node type registry
     * @throws RepositoryException if the node type registry can not be created
     */
    protected NodeTypeRegistry createNodeTypeRegistry() throws RepositoryException {
        return new NodeTypeRegistry(context.getNamespaceRegistry(), context.getFileSystem());
    }

    /**
     * Returns the internal component context of this repository.
     * This package-private method should only be used when there is
     * no other reasonable way to access the repository context.
     * A better design would be to access the repository instance
     * through the repository context.
     *
     * @return repository context
     */
    RepositoryContext getRepositoryContext() { // TODO: Get rid of this method
        return context;
    }

    /**
     * Get the cache manager of this repository, useful
     * for setting its memory parameters.
     *
     * @return the cache manager
     * @since 1.3
     */
    public CacheManager getCacheManager() {
        return cacheMgr;
    }

    /**
     * Creates the {@link org.apache.jackrabbit.core.security.JackrabbitSecurityManager SecurityManager}
     * of this <code>Repository</code> and adds it to the repository context.
     *
     * @throws RepositoryException if an error occurs.
     */
    private synchronized void initSecurityManager() throws RepositoryException {
        SecurityManagerConfig smc = getConfig().getSecurityConfig().getSecurityManagerConfig();
        if (smc == null) {
            log.debug(
                    "No configuration entry for SecurityManager. Using org.apache.jackrabbit.core.security.simple.SimpleSecurityManager");
            securityMgr = new SimpleSecurityManager();
        } else {
            securityMgr = smc.newInstance(JackrabbitSecurityManager.class);
        }

        log.info("SecurityManager = " + securityMgr.getClass());

        context.setSecurityManager(securityMgr);

        String workspaceName = getConfig().getDefaultWorkspaceName();
        if (smc != null && smc.getWorkspaceName() != null) {
            workspaceName = smc.getWorkspaceName();
        }

        // mark the workspace as 'active' for that it does not get disposed
        // by the workspace-janitor
        // TODO: There should be a cleaner way to do this
        markWorkspaceActive(workspaceName);

        // FIXME: Note that this call must be done *after* the security
        // manager has been added to the repository context, since the
        // initialisation code may invoke code that depends on the presence
        // of a security manager. It would be better if this was not the case.
        SystemSession systemSession = getSystemSession(workspaceName);
        securityMgr.init(this, systemSession);

        // initial security specific repository descriptors that are defined
        // by JackrabbitRepository
        ValueFactory vf = ValueFactoryImpl.getInstance();
        boolean hasUserMgt;
        try {
            securityMgr.getUserManager(systemSession);
            hasUserMgt = true;
        } catch (RepositoryException e) {
            hasUserMgt = false;
        }
        setDescriptor(JackrabbitRepository.OPTION_USER_MANAGEMENT_SUPPORTED, vf.createValue(hasUserMgt));

        boolean hasPrincipalMgt;
        try {
            securityMgr.getPrincipalManager(systemSession);
            hasPrincipalMgt = true;
        } catch (RepositoryException e) {
            hasPrincipalMgt = false;
        }
        setDescriptor(JackrabbitRepository.OPTION_PRINCIPAL_MANAGEMENT_SUPPORTED, vf.createValue(hasPrincipalMgt));
        setDescriptor(JackrabbitRepository.OPTION_PRIVILEGE_MANAGEMENT_SUPPORTED, vf.createValue(true));

    }

    /**
     * Creates the version manager.
     *
     * @param vConfig the versioning config
     * @return the newly created version manager
     * @throws RepositoryException if an error occurs
     */
    protected InternalVersionManagerImpl createVersionManager(VersioningConfig vConfig,
            DelegatingObservationDispatcher delegatingDispatcher) throws RepositoryException {

        FileSystem fs = vConfig.getFileSystem();
        PersistenceManager pm = createPersistenceManager(vConfig.getHomeDir(), fs,
                vConfig.getPersistenceManagerConfig());

        ISMLocking ismLocking = vConfig.getISMLocking();

        return new InternalVersionManagerImpl(pm, fs, context.getNodeTypeRegistry(), delegatingDispatcher,
                SYSTEM_ROOT_NODE_ID, VERSION_STORAGE_NODE_ID, ACTIVITIES_NODE_ID,
                context.getItemStateCacheFactory(), ismLocking, context.getNodeIdFactory());
    }

    /**
     * Initialize startup workspaces. Base implementation will initialize the
     * default workspace. Derived classes may initialize their own startup
     * workspaces <b>after</b> having called the base implementation.
     *
     * @throws RepositoryException if an error occurs
     */
    protected void initStartupWorkspaces() throws RepositoryException {
        String wspName = repConfig.getDefaultWorkspaceName();
        String secWspName = null;
        SecurityManagerConfig smc = repConfig.getSecurityConfig().getSecurityManagerConfig();
        if (smc != null) {
            secWspName = smc.getWorkspaceName();
        }
        try {
            (wspInfos.get(wspName)).initialize();
            if (secWspName != null && !wspInfos.containsKey(secWspName)) {
                createWorkspace(secWspName);
                log.info("created system workspace: {}", secWspName);
            }
        } catch (RepositoryException e) {
            // if default workspace failed to initialize, shutdown again
            log.error("Failed to initialize workspace '" + wspName + "'", e);
            log.error("Unable to start repository, forcing shutdown...");
            shutdown();
            throw e;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Returns the root node identifier. The identifier is loaded from
     * the <code>meta/rootUUID</code> file within the repository file system.
     * If such a file does not yet exist, the hardcoded default root node
     * identifier ({@link #ROOT_NODE_ID}) is used and written to that file.
     * <p>
     * This utility method should only be used by the constructor after the
     * repository file system has been initialised.
     *
     * @return root node identifier
     * @throws RepositoryException if the identifier can not be loaded or saved
     */
    private NodeId loadRootNodeId() throws RepositoryException {
        try {
            FileSystemResource uuidFile = new FileSystemResource(context.getFileSystem(), "/meta/rootUUID");
            if (uuidFile.exists()) {
                // Load uuid of the repository's root node. It is stored in
                // text format (36 characters) for better readability.
                InputStream in = uuidFile.getInputStream();
                try {
                    return NodeId.valueOf(IOUtils.toString(in, "US-ASCII"));
                } finally {
                    IOUtils.closeQuietly(in);
                }
            } else {
                // Use hard-coded uuid for root node rather than generating
                // a different uuid per repository instance; using a
                // hard-coded uuid makes it easier to copy/move entire
                // workspaces from one repository instance to another.
                uuidFile.makeParentDirs();
                OutputStream out = uuidFile.getOutputStream();
                try {
                    out.write(ROOT_NODE_ID.toString().getBytes("US-ASCII"));
                    return ROOT_NODE_ID;
                } finally {
                    IOUtils.closeQuietly(out);
                }
            }
        } catch (IOException e) {
            throw new RepositoryException("Failed to load or persist the root node identifier", e);
        } catch (FileSystemException fse) {
            throw new RepositoryException("Failed to access the root node identifier", fse);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Creates a new <code>RepositoryImpl</code> instance.
     * <p/>
     *
     * @param config the configuration of the repository
     * @return a new <code>RepositoryImpl</code> instance
     * @throws RepositoryException If an error occurs
     */
    public static RepositoryImpl create(RepositoryConfig config) throws RepositoryException {
        return new RepositoryImpl(config);
    }

    /**
     * Performs a sanity check on this repository instance.
     *
     * @throws RepositoryException if this repository has been rendered
     *             invalid for some reason (e.g. if it has been shut down)
     */
    protected void sanityCheck() throws RepositoryException {
        // check repository status
        if (disposed) {
            throw new RepositoryException("This repository instance has been shut down.");
        }
    }

    /**
     * Returns the system search manager or <code>null</code> if none is
     * configured.
     */
    protected SearchManager getSystemSearchManager(String wspName) throws RepositoryException {
        if (systemSearchMgr == null) {
            if (repConfig.isSearchEnabled()) {
                systemSearchMgr = new SearchManager(null, context, repConfig,
                        getWorkspaceInfo(wspName).itemStateMgr,
                        context.getInternalVersionManager().getPersistenceManager(), SYSTEM_ROOT_NODE_ID, null,
                        null);

                SystemSession defSysSession = getSystemSession(wspName);
                ObservationManager obsMgr = defSysSession.getWorkspace().getObservationManager();
                obsMgr.addEventListener(systemSearchMgr,
                        Event.NODE_ADDED | Event.NODE_REMOVED | Event.PROPERTY_ADDED | Event.PROPERTY_CHANGED
                                | Event.PROPERTY_REMOVED,
                        "/" + defSysSession.getJCRName(NameConstants.JCR_SYSTEM), true, null, null, false);
            }
        }
        return systemSearchMgr;
    }

    /**
     * Creates the cluster node.
     *
     * @return clustered node
     */
    protected ClusterNode createClusterNode() throws RepositoryException {
        try {
            ClusterNode clusterNode = new ClusterNode();
            clusterNode.init(new ExternalEventListener());
            return clusterNode;
        } catch (Exception e) {
            throw new RepositoryException(e);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Returns the names of <i>all</i> workspaces in this repository.
     *
     * @return the names of all workspaces in this repository.
     * @see javax.jcr.Workspace#getAccessibleWorkspaceNames()
     */
    protected String[] getWorkspaceNames() {
        synchronized (wspInfos) {
            return wspInfos.keySet().toArray(new String[wspInfos.keySet().size()]);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Returns the {@link WorkspaceInfo} for the named workspace.
     *
     * @param workspaceName The name of the workspace whose {@link WorkspaceInfo}
     *                      is to be returned. This must not be <code>null</code>.
     * @return The {@link WorkspaceInfo} for the named workspace. This will
     *         never be <code>null</code>.
     * @throws NoSuchWorkspaceException If the named workspace does not exist.
     * @throws RepositoryException If this repository has been shut down.
     */
    protected WorkspaceInfo getWorkspaceInfo(String workspaceName)
            throws NoSuchWorkspaceException, RepositoryException {
        // check sanity of this instance
        sanityCheck();

        WorkspaceInfo wspInfo;
        synchronized (wspInfos) {
            wspInfo = wspInfos.get(workspaceName);
            if (wspInfo == null) {
                throw new NoSuchWorkspaceException(workspaceName);
            }
        }

        try {
            wspInfo.initialize();
        } catch (RepositoryException e) {
            log.error("Unable to initialize workspace '" + workspaceName + "'", e);
            throw new NoSuchWorkspaceException(workspaceName);
        }
        return wspInfo;
    }

    /**
     * Creates a workspace with the given name.
     *
     * @param workspaceName name of the new workspace
     * @throws RepositoryException if a workspace with the given name
     *                             already exists or if another error occurs
     * @see WorkspaceImpl#createWorkspace(String)
     */
    protected void createWorkspace(String workspaceName) throws RepositoryException {
        synchronized (wspInfos) {
            if (wspInfos.containsKey(workspaceName)) {
                throw new RepositoryException("workspace '" + workspaceName + "' already exists.");
            }

            // needed to get newly created workspace config file content when
            // running in clustered environment
            StringBuffer workspaceConfigContent = null;
            if (context.getClusterNode() != null) {
                workspaceConfigContent = new StringBuffer();
            }

            // create the workspace configuration
            WorkspaceConfig config = repConfig.createWorkspaceConfig(workspaceName, workspaceConfigContent);
            WorkspaceInfo info = createWorkspaceInfo(config);
            wspInfos.put(workspaceName, info);

            if (workspaceConfigContent != null && createWorkspaceEventChannel != null) {
                // notify other cluster node that workspace has been created
                InputSource s = new InputSource(new StringReader(workspaceConfigContent.toString()));
                createWorkspaceEventChannel.workspaceCreated(workspaceName, new ClonedInputSource(s));
            }
        }
    }

    public void externalWorkspaceCreated(String workspaceName, InputSource configTemplate)
            throws RepositoryException {

        createWorkspaceInternal(workspaceName, configTemplate);
    }

    /**
     * Creates a workspace with the given name and given workspace configuration
     * template.
     *
     * The difference between this method and {@link #createWorkspace(String, InputSource)}
     * is that the later notifies the other cluster node that workspace has been created
     * whereas this method only creates the workspace.
     *
     * @param workspaceName  name of the new workspace
     * @param configTemplate the workspace configuration template of the new
     *                       workspace
     * @throws RepositoryException if a workspace with the given name already
     *                             exists or if another error occurs
     * @see WorkspaceImpl#createWorkspace(String,InputSource)
     */
    private void createWorkspaceInternal(String workspaceName, InputSource configTemplate)
            throws RepositoryException {
        synchronized (wspInfos) {
            if (wspInfos.containsKey(workspaceName)) {
                throw new RepositoryException("workspace '" + workspaceName + "' already exists.");
            }

            // create the workspace configuration
            WorkspaceConfig config = repConfig.createWorkspaceConfig(workspaceName, configTemplate);
            WorkspaceInfo info = createWorkspaceInfo(config);
            wspInfos.put(workspaceName, info);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Creates a workspace with the given name and given workspace configuration
     * template.
     *
     * @param workspaceName  name of the new workspace
     * @param configTemplate the workspace configuration template of the new
     *                       workspace
     * @throws RepositoryException if a workspace with the given name already
     *                             exists or if another error occurs
     * @see WorkspaceImpl#createWorkspace(String,InputSource)
     */
    protected void createWorkspace(String workspaceName, InputSource configTemplate) throws RepositoryException {

        if (createWorkspaceEventChannel == null) {
            createWorkspaceInternal(workspaceName, configTemplate);
        } else {
            ClonedInputSource template = new ClonedInputSource(configTemplate);
            createWorkspaceInternal(workspaceName, template.cloneInputSource());
            createWorkspaceEventChannel.workspaceCreated(workspaceName, template);
        }
    }

    SharedItemStateManager getWorkspaceStateManager(String workspaceName)
            throws NoSuchWorkspaceException, RepositoryException {
        // check sanity of this instance
        sanityCheck();

        return getWorkspaceInfo(workspaceName).getItemStateProvider();
    }

    /**
     * Enables or disables referential integrity checking for given workspace.
     * Disabling referential integrity checks can result in a corrupted
     * workspace, and thus this feature is only available to customized
     * implementations that subclass RepositoryImpl.
     *
     * @see <a href="https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/JCR-954">Issue JCR-954</a>
     * @param workspace name of the workspace
     * @param enabled <code>true</code> to enable integrity checking (default),
     *                <code>false</code> to disable it
     * @throws RepositoryException if an error occurs
     */
    protected void setReferentialIntegrityChecking(String workspace, boolean enabled) throws RepositoryException {
        SharedItemStateManager manager = getWorkspaceStateManager(workspace);
        manager.setCheckReferences(enabled);
    }

    ObservationDispatcher getObservationDispatcher(String workspaceName)
            throws NoSuchWorkspaceException, RepositoryException {
        // check sanity of this instance
        sanityCheck();

        return getWorkspaceInfo(workspaceName).getObservationDispatcher();
    }

    /**
     * Returns the {@link SearchManager} for the workspace with name
     * <code>workspaceName</code>.
     *
     * @param workspaceName the name of the workspace.
     * @return the <code>SearchManager</code> for the workspace, or
     *         <code>null</code> if the workspace does not have a
     *         <code>SearchManager</code> configured.
     * @throws NoSuchWorkspaceException if there is no workspace with name
     *                                  <code>workspaceName</code>.
     * @throws RepositoryException      if an error occurs while opening the
     *                                  search index.
     */
    SearchManager getSearchManager(String workspaceName) throws NoSuchWorkspaceException, RepositoryException {
        // check sanity of this instance
        sanityCheck();

        return getWorkspaceInfo(workspaceName).getSearchManager();
    }

    /**
     * Returns the {@link LockManager} for the workspace with name
     * <code>workspaceName</code>
     *
     * @param workspaceName workspace name
     * @return <code>LockManager</code> for the workspace
     * @throws NoSuchWorkspaceException if such a workspace does not exist
     * @throws RepositoryException      if some other error occurs
     */
    LockManagerImpl getLockManager(String workspaceName) throws NoSuchWorkspaceException, RepositoryException {
        // check sanity of this instance
        sanityCheck();

        return getWorkspaceInfo(workspaceName).getLockManager();
    }

    /**
     * Returns the {@link org.apache.jackrabbit.core.retention.RetentionRegistry} for the workspace with name
     * <code>workspaceName</code>
     *
     * @param workspaceName workspace name
     * @return <code>RetentionEvaluator</code> for the workspace
     * @throws NoSuchWorkspaceException if such a workspace does not exist
     * @throws RepositoryException      if some other error occurs
     */
    RetentionRegistry getRetentionRegistry(String workspaceName)
            throws NoSuchWorkspaceException, RepositoryException {
        // check sanity of this instance
        sanityCheck();
        return getWorkspaceInfo(workspaceName).getRetentionRegistry();
    }

    /**
     * Returns the {@link SystemSession} for the workspace with name
     * <code>workspaceName</code>
     *
     * @param workspaceName workspace name
     * @return system session of the specified workspace
     * @throws NoSuchWorkspaceException if such a workspace does not exist
     * @throws RepositoryException      if some other error occurs
     */
    SystemSession getSystemSession(String workspaceName) throws NoSuchWorkspaceException, RepositoryException {
        // check sanity of this instance
        sanityCheck();

        return getWorkspaceInfo(workspaceName).getSystemSession();
    }

    /**
     * Marks the specified workspace as "active", so that the workspace
     * janitor won't attempt to dispose it. This is used by features like
     * security managers and the data store garbage collector to prevent
     * workspaces from disappearing from below them.
     * <p>
     * FIXME: There should be a cleaner way to do this.
     *
     * @param workspaceName workspace name
     * @throws RepositoryException if the workspace can not be accessed
     */
    void markWorkspaceActive(String workspaceName) throws RepositoryException {
        getWorkspaceInfo(workspaceName).setActive(true);
    }

    /**
     * Creates a new repository session on the specified workspace for the
     * <b><i>authenticated</i></b> subject of the given login context and
     * adds it to the <i>active</i> sessions.
     * <p/>
     * Calls {@link #createSessionInstance(AuthContext, WorkspaceConfig)} to
     * create the actual <code>SessionImpl</code> instance.
     *
    * @param loginContext  login context with authenticated subject
     * @param workspaceName workspace name
     * @return a new session
     * @throws NoSuchWorkspaceException if the specified workspace does not exist
     * @throws AccessDeniedException    if the subject of the given login context
     *                                  is not granted access to the specified
     *                                  workspace
     * @throws RepositoryException      if another error occurs
     */
    protected final SessionImpl createSession(AuthContext loginContext, String workspaceName)
            throws NoSuchWorkspaceException, AccessDeniedException, RepositoryException {
        WorkspaceInfo wspInfo = getWorkspaceInfo(workspaceName);
        SessionImpl ses = createSessionInstance(loginContext, wspInfo.getConfig());
        onSessionCreated(ses);
        // reset idle timestamp
        wspInfo.setIdleTimestamp(0);
        return ses;
    }

    /**
     * Creates a new repository session on the specified workspace for the given
     * <b><i>authenticated</i></b> subject and adds it to the <i>active</i>
     * sessions.
     * <p/>
     * Calls {@link #createSessionInstance(Subject, WorkspaceConfig)} to
     * create the actual <code>SessionImpl</code> instance.
     *
     * @param subject       authenticated subject
     * @param workspaceName workspace name
     * @return a new session
     * @throws NoSuchWorkspaceException if the specified workspace does not exist
     * @throws AccessDeniedException    if the subject of the given login context
     *                                  is not granted access to the specified
     *                                  workspace
     * @throws RepositoryException      if another error occurs
     */
    protected final SessionImpl createSession(Subject subject, String workspaceName)
            throws NoSuchWorkspaceException, AccessDeniedException, RepositoryException {
        WorkspaceInfo wspInfo = getWorkspaceInfo(workspaceName);
        SessionImpl ses = createSessionInstance(subject, wspInfo.getConfig());
        onSessionCreated(ses);
        // reset idle timestamp
        wspInfo.setIdleTimestamp(0);
        return ses;
    }

    /**
     * Adds the given session to the list of active sessions and registers this
     * repository as listener.
     *
     * @param session the session to register
     */
    protected void onSessionCreated(SessionImpl session) {
        synchronized (activeSessions) {
            session.addListener(this);
            activeSessions.put(session, session);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Tries to add Principals to a given subject:
     * First Access the Subject from the current AccessControlContext,
     * If Subject is found the LoginContext is evoked for it, in order
     * to possibly allow for extension of preauthenticated Subject.<br>
     * In contrast to a login with Credentials, a Session is created, even if the
     * Authentication failed.<br>
     * If the {@link Subject} is marked to be unmodificable or if the
     * authentication of the the Subject failed Session is build for unchanged
     * Subject.
     *
     * @param workspaceName must not be null
     * @return if a Subject is exsting null else
     * @throws RepositoryException
     * @throws AccessDeniedException
     */
    private Session extendAuthentication(String workspaceName) throws RepositoryException, AccessDeniedException {

        Subject subject = null;
        try {
            AccessControlContext acc = AccessController.getContext();
            subject = Subject.getSubject(acc);
        } catch (SecurityException e) {
            log.warn("Can't check for preauthentication. Reason: {}", e.getMessage());
        }
        if (subject == null) {
            log.debug("No preauthenticated subject found -> return null.");
            return null;
        }

        Session s;
        if (subject.isReadOnly()) {
            log.debug("Preauthenticated Subject is read-only -> create Session");
            s = createSession(subject, workspaceName);
        } else {
            log.debug("Found preauthenticated Subject, try to extend authentication");
            // login either using JAAS or custom LoginModule
            AuthContext authCtx = context.getSecurityManager().getAuthContext(null, subject, workspaceName);
            try {
                authCtx.login();
                s = createSession(authCtx, workspaceName);
            } catch (javax.security.auth.login.LoginException e) {
                // subject could not be extended
                log.debug("Preauthentication could not be extended");
                s = createSession(subject, workspaceName);
            }
        }
        return s;
    }

    //-------------------------------------------------< JackrabbitRepository >

    /**
     * Shuts down this repository. The shutdown is guarded by a shutdown lock
     * that prevents any new sessions from being started simultaneously.
     */
    public void shutdown() {
        try {
            shutdownLock.writeLock().acquire();
        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
            // TODO: Should this be a checked exception?
            throw new RuntimeException("Shutdown lock could not be acquired", e);
        }

        try {
            // check status of this instance
            if (!disposed) {
                doShutdown();
            }
        } finally {
            shutdownLock.writeLock().release();
        }
    }

    /**
     * Protected method that performs the actual shutdown after the shutdown
     * lock has been acquired by the {@link #shutdown()} method.
     */
    protected synchronized void doShutdown() {
        log.info("Shutting down repository...");

        // stop optional cluster node
        ClusterNode clusterNode = context.getClusterNode();
        if (clusterNode != null) {
            clusterNode.stop();
        }

        if (securityMgr != null) {
            securityMgr.close();
        }

        // close active user sessions
        // (copy sessions to array to avoid ConcurrentModificationException;
        // manually copy entries rather than calling ReferenceMap#toArray() in
        // order to work around  http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=25551)
        List<Session> sa;
        synchronized (activeSessions) {
            sa = new ArrayList<Session>(activeSessions.size());
            for (Session session : activeSessions.values()) {
                sa.add(session);
            }
        }
        for (Session session : sa) {
            if (session != null) {
                session.logout();
            }
        }

        // shutdown system search manager if there is one
        if (systemSearchMgr != null) {
            systemSearchMgr.close();
        }

        // shut down workspaces
        synchronized (wspInfos) {
            for (WorkspaceInfo wspInfo : wspInfos.values()) {
                wspInfo.dispose();
            }
        }

        try {
            InternalVersionManager m = context.getInternalVersionManager();
            if (m != null) {
                m.close();
            }
        } catch (Exception e) {
            log.error("Error while closing Version Manager.", e);
        }

        repDescriptors.clear();

        DataStore dataStore = context.getDataStore();
        if (dataStore != null) {
            try {
                // close the datastore
                dataStore.close();
            } catch (DataStoreException e) {
                log.error("error while closing datastore", e);
            }
        }

        try {
            // close repository file system
            context.getFileSystem().close();
        } catch (FileSystemException e) {
            log.error("error while closing repository file system", e);
        }

        try {
            nodeIdFactory.close();
        } catch (RepositoryException e) {
            log.error("error while closing repository file system", e);
        }

        // make sure this instance is not used anymore
        disposed = true;

        // wake up threads waiting on this instance's monitor (e.g. workspace janitor)
        notifyAll();

        // Shut down the executor service
        ScheduledExecutorService executor = context.getExecutor();
        executor.shutdown();
        try {
            // Wait for all remaining background threads to terminate
            if (!executor.awaitTermination(10, TimeUnit.SECONDS)) {
                log.warn("Attempting to forcibly shutdown runaway threads");
                executor.shutdownNow();
            }
        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
            log.warn("Interrupted while waiting for background threads", e);
        }

        repConfig.getConnectionFactory().close();

        // finally release repository lock
        if (repLock != null) {
            try {
                repLock.release();
            } catch (RepositoryException e) {
                log.error("failed to release the repository lock", e);
            }
        }

        log.info("Repository has been shutdown");
    }

    /**
     * Returns the configuration of this repository.
     * @return repository configuration
     */
    public RepositoryConfig getConfig() {
        return repConfig;
    }

    /**
     * Initializes the repository descriptors by executing the following steps:
     * <ul>
     * <li>Sets standard descriptors</li>
     * <li>{@link #getCustomRepositoryDescriptors()} is called
     * afterwards in order to add custom/overwrite standard repository descriptors.</li>
     * </ul>
     *
     * @throws RepositoryException
     */
    protected void initRepositoryDescriptors() throws RepositoryException {

        ValueFactory valFactory = ValueFactoryImpl.getInstance();
        Value valTrue = valFactory.createValue(true);
        Value valFalse = valFactory.createValue(false);

        setDescriptor(Repository.REP_NAME_DESC, "Jackrabbit");
        setDescriptor(Repository.REP_VENDOR_DESC, "Apache Software Foundation");
        setDescriptor(Repository.REP_VENDOR_URL_DESC, "http://jackrabbit.apache.org/");
        setDescriptor(Repository.SPEC_NAME_DESC, "Content Repository API for Java(TM) Technology Specification");
        setDescriptor(Repository.SPEC_VERSION_DESC, "2.0");

        setDescriptor(Repository.IDENTIFIER_STABILITY, Repository.IDENTIFIER_STABILITY_INDEFINITE_DURATION);
        setDescriptor(Repository.LEVEL_1_SUPPORTED, valTrue);
        setDescriptor(Repository.LEVEL_2_SUPPORTED, valTrue);
        setDescriptor(Repository.WRITE_SUPPORTED, valTrue);
        setDescriptor(Repository.OPTION_NODE_TYPE_MANAGEMENT_SUPPORTED, valTrue);
        setDescriptor(Repository.NODE_TYPE_MANAGEMENT_AUTOCREATED_DEFINITIONS_SUPPORTED, valTrue);
        setDescriptor(Repository.NODE_TYPE_MANAGEMENT_INHERITANCE,
                Repository.NODE_TYPE_MANAGEMENT_INHERITANCE_MULTIPLE);
        setDescriptor(Repository.NODE_TYPE_MANAGEMENT_MULTIPLE_BINARY_PROPERTIES_SUPPORTED, valTrue);
        setDescriptor(Repository.NODE_TYPE_MANAGEMENT_MULTIVALUED_PROPERTIES_SUPPORTED, valTrue);
        setDescriptor(Repository.NODE_TYPE_MANAGEMENT_ORDERABLE_CHILD_NODES_SUPPORTED, valTrue);
        setDescriptor(Repository.NODE_TYPE_MANAGEMENT_OVERRIDES_SUPPORTED, valFalse);
        setDescriptor(Repository.NODE_TYPE_MANAGEMENT_PRIMARY_ITEM_NAME_SUPPORTED, valTrue);

        Value[] types = new Value[] { valFactory.createValue(PropertyType.BINARY),
                valFactory.createValue(PropertyType.BOOLEAN), valFactory.createValue(PropertyType.DATE),
                valFactory.createValue(PropertyType.DECIMAL), valFactory.createValue(PropertyType.DOUBLE),
                valFactory.createValue(PropertyType.LONG), valFactory.createValue(PropertyType.NAME),
                valFactory.createValue(PropertyType.PATH), valFactory.createValue(PropertyType.REFERENCE),
                valFactory.createValue(PropertyType.STRING), valFactory.createValue(PropertyType.URI),
                valFactory.createValue(PropertyType.WEAKREFERENCE),
                valFactory.createValue(PropertyType.UNDEFINED) };
        setDescriptor(Repository.NODE_TYPE_MANAGEMENT_PROPERTY_TYPES, types);

        setDescriptor(Repository.NODE_TYPE_MANAGEMENT_RESIDUAL_DEFINITIONS_SUPPORTED, valTrue);
        setDescriptor(Repository.NODE_TYPE_MANAGEMENT_SAME_NAME_SIBLINGS_SUPPORTED, valTrue);
        setDescriptor(Repository.NODE_TYPE_MANAGEMENT_VALUE_CONSTRAINTS_SUPPORTED, valTrue);
        setDescriptor(Repository.NODE_TYPE_MANAGEMENT_UPDATE_IN_USE_SUPORTED, valFalse);
        setDescriptor(Repository.OPTION_ACCESS_CONTROL_SUPPORTED, valTrue);
        setDescriptor(Repository.OPTION_JOURNALED_OBSERVATION_SUPPORTED, valTrue);
        setDescriptor(Repository.OPTION_LIFECYCLE_SUPPORTED, valTrue);
        setDescriptor(Repository.OPTION_LOCKING_SUPPORTED, valTrue);
        setDescriptor(Repository.OPTION_OBSERVATION_SUPPORTED, valTrue);
        setDescriptor(Repository.OPTION_NODE_AND_PROPERTY_WITH_SAME_NAME_SUPPORTED, valTrue);
        setDescriptor(Repository.OPTION_QUERY_SQL_SUPPORTED, valTrue);
        setDescriptor(Repository.OPTION_RETENTION_SUPPORTED, valTrue);
        setDescriptor(Repository.OPTION_SHAREABLE_NODES_SUPPORTED, valTrue);
        setDescriptor(Repository.OPTION_SIMPLE_VERSIONING_SUPPORTED, valTrue);
        setDescriptor(Repository.OPTION_TRANSACTIONS_SUPPORTED, valTrue);
        setDescriptor(Repository.OPTION_UNFILED_CONTENT_SUPPORTED, valFalse);
        setDescriptor(Repository.OPTION_UPDATE_MIXIN_NODE_TYPES_SUPPORTED, valTrue);
        setDescriptor(Repository.OPTION_UPDATE_PRIMARY_NODE_TYPE_SUPPORTED, valTrue);
        setDescriptor(Repository.OPTION_VERSIONING_SUPPORTED, valTrue);
        setDescriptor(Repository.OPTION_WORKSPACE_MANAGEMENT_SUPPORTED, valTrue);
        setDescriptor(Repository.OPTION_XML_EXPORT_SUPPORTED, valTrue);
        setDescriptor(Repository.OPTION_XML_IMPORT_SUPPORTED, valTrue);
        setDescriptor(Repository.OPTION_ACTIVITIES_SUPPORTED, valTrue);
        setDescriptor(Repository.OPTION_BASELINES_SUPPORTED, valTrue);

        setDescriptor(Repository.QUERY_FULL_TEXT_SEARCH_SUPPORTED, valTrue);
        setDescriptor(Repository.QUERY_JOINS, Repository.QUERY_JOINS_INNER_OUTER);

        Value[] languages = new Value[] { valFactory.createValue("javax.jcr.query.JCR-JQOM"),
                valFactory.createValue("javax.jcr.query.JCR-SQL2") };
        setDescriptor(Repository.QUERY_LANGUAGES, languages);

        setDescriptor(Repository.QUERY_STORED_QUERIES_SUPPORTED, valTrue);
        setDescriptor(Repository.QUERY_XPATH_POS_INDEX, valTrue);
        // Disabled since in default configuration document order is not supported.
        // See https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/JCR-1237 for details
        setDescriptor(Repository.QUERY_XPATH_DOC_ORDER, valFalse);

        // now set customized repository descriptor values (if any exist)
        Properties props = getCustomRepositoryDescriptors();
        if (props != null) {
            for (Object o : props.keySet()) {
                String key = (String) o;
                setDescriptor(key, props.getProperty(key));
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Returns a <code>Properties</code> object containing custom repository
     * descriptors or <code>null</code> if none exist.
     * <p/>
     * Overridable to allow subclasses to add custom descriptors or to
     * override standard descriptor values.
     * <p/>
     * Note that the properties entries will be set as single-valued <code>STRING</code>
     * descriptor values.
     * <p/>
     * This method tries to load the <code>Properties</code> from the
     * <code>org/apache/jackrabbit/core/repository.properties</code> resource
     * found in the class path.
     *
     * @throws RepositoryException if the properties can not be loaded
     */
    protected Properties getCustomRepositoryDescriptors() throws RepositoryException {
        InputStream in = RepositoryImpl.class.getResourceAsStream(PROPERTIES_RESOURCE);
        if (in != null) {
            try {
                Properties props = new Properties();
                props.load(in);
                return props;
            } catch (IOException e) {
                String msg = "Failed to load customized repository properties: " + e.toString();
                log.error(msg);
                throw new RepositoryException(msg, e);
            } finally {
                IOUtils.closeQuietly(in);
            }
        } else {
            return null;
        }
    }

    protected void setDescriptor(String desc, String value) {
        setDescriptor(desc, ValueFactoryImpl.getInstance().createValue(value));
    }

    protected void setDescriptor(String desc, Value value) {
        repDescriptors.put(desc, new DescriptorValue(value));
    }

    protected void setDescriptor(String desc, Value[] values) {
        repDescriptors.put(desc, new DescriptorValue(values));
    }

    /**
     * Creates a workspace persistence manager based on the given
     * configuration. The persistence manager is instantiated using
     * information in the given persistence manager configuration and
     * initialized with a persistence manager context containing the other
     * arguments.
     *
     * @return the created workspace persistence manager
     * @throws RepositoryException if the persistence manager could
     *                             not be instantiated/initialized
     */
    private PersistenceManager createPersistenceManager(File homeDir, FileSystem fs,
            PersistenceManagerConfig pmConfig) throws RepositoryException {
        try {
            PersistenceManager pm = pmConfig.newInstance(PersistenceManager.class);
            PMContext pmContext = new PMContext(homeDir, fs, context.getRootNodeId(),
                    context.getNamespaceRegistry(), context.getNodeTypeRegistry(), context.getDataStore(),
                    context.getRepositoryStatistics());
            pm.init(pmContext);
            return pm;
        } catch (Exception e) {
            String msg = "Cannot instantiate persistence manager " + pmConfig.getClassName();
            throw new RepositoryException(msg, e);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Creates a <code>SharedItemStateManager</code> or derivative.
     *
     * @param persistMgr     persistence manager
     * @param usesReferences <code>true</code> if the item state manager should use
     *                       node references to verify integrity of its reference properties;
     *                       <code>false</code> otherwise
     * @return item state manager
     * @throws ItemStateException if an error occurs
     */
    protected SharedItemStateManager createItemStateManager(PersistenceManager persistMgr, boolean usesReferences,
            ISMLocking locking) throws ItemStateException {
        return new SharedItemStateManager(persistMgr, context.getRootNodeId(), context.getNodeTypeRegistry(), true,
                context.getItemStateCacheFactory(), locking, context.getNodeIdFactory());
    }

    /**
     * Creates a data store garbage collector for this repository.
     * <p>
     * Note that you should use the {@link RepositoryManager} interface
     * to access this functionality. This RepositoryImpl method may be
     * removed in future Jackrabbit versions.
     */
    public GarbageCollector createDataStoreGarbageCollector() throws RepositoryException {
        ArrayList<PersistenceManager> pmList = new ArrayList<PersistenceManager>();
        InternalVersionManagerImpl vm = context.getInternalVersionManager();
        PersistenceManager pm = vm.getPersistenceManager();
        pmList.add(pm);
        String[] wspNames = getWorkspaceNames();
        SessionImpl[] sessions = new SessionImpl[wspNames.length];
        for (int i = 0; i < wspNames.length; i++) {
            String wspName = wspNames[i];
            WorkspaceInfo wspInfo = getWorkspaceInfo(wspName);

            // this will initialize the workspace if required
            SessionImpl systemSession = SystemSession.create(context, wspInfo.getConfig());

            // mark the workspace as 'active' so it does not get disposed by
            // the workspace-janitor until the garbage collector is done
            wspInfo.setActive(true);

            // the workspace could be disposed, so re-initialize if required
            // afterwards it will not be disposed because it was marked active
            wspInfo.initialize();

            sessions[i] = systemSession;
            pm = wspInfo.getPersistenceManager();
            pmList.add(pm);
        }
        IterablePersistenceManager[] ipmList = new IterablePersistenceManager[pmList.size()];
        for (int i = 0; i < pmList.size(); i++) {
            pm = pmList.get(i);
            if (!(pm instanceof IterablePersistenceManager)) {
                ipmList = null;
                break;
            }
            ipmList[i] = (IterablePersistenceManager) pm;
        }
        GarbageCollector gc = new GarbageCollector(context, context.getDataStore(), ipmList, sessions);
        synchronized (this) {
            if (context.isGcRunning()) {
                throw new RepositoryException("Cannot create GC. GC already running");
            }
            context.setGcRunning(true);
        }
        return gc;
    }

    //-----------------------------------------------------------< Repository >
    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    public Session login(Credentials credentials, String workspaceName)
            throws LoginException, NoSuchWorkspaceException, RepositoryException {
        try {
            shutdownLock.readLock().acquire();
        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
            throw new RepositoryException("Login lock could not be acquired", e);
        }

        try {
            // check sanity of this instance
            sanityCheck();

            if (workspaceName == null) {
                workspaceName = repConfig.getDefaultWorkspaceName();
            }

            // check if workspace exists (will throw NoSuchWorkspaceException if not)
            getWorkspaceInfo(workspaceName);

            if (credentials == null) {
                // try to obtain the identity of the already authenticated
                // subject from access control context
                Session session = extendAuthentication(workspaceName);
                if (session != null) {
                    // successful extended authentication
                    return session;
                } else {
                    log.debug(
                            "Attempt to login without Credentials and Subject -> try login with null credentials.");
                }
            }
            // not preauthenticated -> try login with credentials
            AuthContext authCtx = context.getSecurityManager().getAuthContext(credentials, new Subject(),
                    workspaceName);
            authCtx.login();

            // create session, and add SimpleCredentials attributes (JCR-1932)
            SessionImpl session = createSession(authCtx, workspaceName);
            if (credentials instanceof SimpleCredentials) {
                SimpleCredentials sc = (SimpleCredentials) credentials;
                for (String name : sc.getAttributeNames()) {
                    if (!TokenBasedAuthentication.isMandatoryAttribute(name)) {
                        session.setAttribute(name, sc.getAttribute(name));
                    }
                }
            }
            Set<TokenCredentials> tokenCreds = session.getSubject().getPublicCredentials(TokenCredentials.class);
            if (!tokenCreds.isEmpty()) {
                TokenCredentials tc = tokenCreds.iterator().next();
                for (String name : tc.getAttributeNames()) {
                    if (!TokenBasedAuthentication.isMandatoryAttribute(name)) {
                        session.setAttribute(name, tc.getAttribute(name));
                    }
                }
            }

            log.debug("User {} logged in to workspace {}", session.getUserID(), workspaceName);
            return session;
        } catch (SecurityException se) {
            throw new LoginException("Unable to access authentication information", se);
        } catch (javax.security.auth.login.LoginException le) {
            throw new LoginException(le.getMessage(), le);
        } catch (AccessDeniedException ade) {
            // authenticated subject is not authorized for the specified workspace
            throw new LoginException("Workspace access denied", ade);
        } finally {
            shutdownLock.readLock().release();
        }
    }

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    public String getDescriptor(String key) {
        Value v = getDescriptorValue(key);
        try {
            return (v == null) ? null : v.getString();
        } catch (RepositoryException e) {
            log.error("corrupt descriptor value: " + key, e);
            return null;
        }
    }

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    public String[] getDescriptorKeys() {
        String[] keys = repDescriptors.keySet().toArray(new String[repDescriptors.keySet().size()]);
        Arrays.sort(keys);
        return keys;
    }

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    public Value getDescriptorValue(String key) {
        DescriptorValue descVal = repDescriptors.get(key);
        return (descVal != null) ? descVal.getValue() : null;
    }

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    public Value[] getDescriptorValues(String key) {
        DescriptorValue descVal = repDescriptors.get(key);
        return (descVal != null) ? descVal.getValues() : null;
    }

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    public boolean isSingleValueDescriptor(String key) {
        DescriptorValue descVal = repDescriptors.get(key);
        return (descVal != null && descVal.getValue() != null);
    }

    //------------------------------------------------------< SessionListener >
    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    public void loggingOut(SessionImpl session) {
    }

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    public void loggedOut(SessionImpl session) {
        synchronized (activeSessions) {
            // remove session from active sessions
            activeSessions.remove(session);
        }
    }

    //------------------------------------------< overridable factory methods >
    /**
     * Creates an instance of the {@link SessionImpl} class representing a
     * user authenticated by the <code>loginContext</code> instance attached
     * to the workspace configured by the <code>wspConfig</code>.
     *
     * @throws AccessDeniedException if the subject of the given login context
     *                               is not granted access to the specified
     *                               workspace
     * @throws RepositoryException   If any other error occurs creating the
     *                               session.
     */
    protected SessionImpl createSessionInstance(AuthContext loginContext, WorkspaceConfig wspConfig)
            throws AccessDeniedException, RepositoryException {
        return new XASessionImpl(context, loginContext, wspConfig);
    }

    /**
     * Creates an instance of the {@link SessionImpl} class representing a
     * user represented by the <code>subject</code> instance attached
     * to the workspace configured by the <code>wspConfig</code>.
     *
     * @throws AccessDeniedException if the subject of the given login context
     *                               is not granted access to the specified
     *                               workspace
     * @throws RepositoryException   If any other error occurs creating the
     *                               session.
     */
    protected SessionImpl createSessionInstance(Subject subject, WorkspaceConfig wspConfig)
            throws AccessDeniedException, RepositoryException {
        return new XASessionImpl(context, subject, wspConfig);
    }

    /**
     * Creates a new {@link RepositoryImpl.WorkspaceInfo} instance for
     * <code>wspConfig</code>.
     *
     * @param wspConfig the workspace configuration.
     * @return a new <code>WorkspaceInfo</code> instance.
     */
    protected WorkspaceInfo createWorkspaceInfo(WorkspaceConfig wspConfig) {
        return new WorkspaceInfo(wspConfig);
    }

    //--------------------------------------------------------< inner classes >
    /**
     * <code>WorkspaceInfo</code> holds the objects that are shared
     * among multiple per-session <code>WorkspaceImpl</code> instances
     * representing the same named workspace, i.e. the same physical
     * storage.
     */
    public class WorkspaceInfo implements UpdateEventListener {

        /**
         * workspace configuration (passed in constructor)
         */
        private final WorkspaceConfig config;

        /**
         * file system (instantiated on init)
         */
        private FileSystem fs;

        /**
         * persistence manager (instantiated on init)
         */
        private PersistenceManager persistMgr;

        /**
         * item state provider (instantiated on init)
         */
        private SharedItemStateManager itemStateMgr;

        /**
         * observation dispatcher (instantiated on init)
         */
        private ObservationDispatcher dispatcher;

        /**
         * system session (lazily instantiated)
         */
        private SystemSession systemSession;

        /**
         * search manager (lazily instantiated)
         */
        private SearchManager searchMgr;

        /**
         * lock manager (lazily instantiated)
         */
        private LockManagerImpl lockMgr;

        /**
         * internal manager for evaluation of effective retention policies
         * and holds
         */
        private RetentionRegistryImpl retentionReg;

        /**
         * flag indicating whether this instance has been initialized.
         */
        private boolean initialized;

        /**
         * Flag used to mark this as an "active" workspace that should not
         * get automatically disposed by the workspace janitor.
         */
        private boolean active;

        /**
         * lock that guards the initialization of this instance
         */
        private final ReadWriteLock initLock = new ReentrantWriterPreferenceReadWriteLock();

        /**
         * timestamp when the workspace has been determined being idle
         */
        private long idleTimestamp;

        /**
         * mutex for this workspace, used for locking transactions
         */
        private final Mutex xaLock = new Mutex();

        /**
         * Update event channel, used in clustered environment.
         */
        private UpdateEventChannel updateChannel;

        /**
         * Lock event channel, used in clustered environment.
         */
        private LockEventChannel lockChannel;

        /**
         * Creates a new <code>WorkspaceInfo</code> based on the given
         * <code>config</code>.
         *
         * @param config workspace configuration
         */
        protected WorkspaceInfo(WorkspaceConfig config) {
            this.config = config;
            idleTimestamp = 0;
            initialized = false;
        }

        /**
         * Returns the workspace name.
         *
         * @return the workspace name
         */
        protected String getName() {
            return config.getName();
        }

        /**
         * Returns the workspace configuration.
         *
         * @return the workspace configuration
         */
        public WorkspaceConfig getConfig() {
            return config;
        }

        /**
         * Returns the timestamp when the workspace has become idle or zero
         * if the workspace is currently not idle.
         *
         * @return the timestamp when the workspace has become idle or zero if
         *         the workspace is not idle.
         */
        final long getIdleTimestamp() {
            return idleTimestamp;
        }

        /**
         * Sets the timestamp when the workspace has become idle. if
         * <code>ts == 0</code> the workspace is marked as being currently
         * active.
         *
         * @param ts timestamp when workspace has become idle.
         */
        final void setIdleTimestamp(long ts) {
            idleTimestamp = ts;
        }

        /**
         * Returns <code>true</code> if this workspace info is initialized,
         * otherwise returns <code>false</code>.
         *
         * @return <code>true</code> if this workspace info is initialized.
         */
        protected final boolean isInitialized() {
            try {
                if (!initLock.readLock().attempt(0)) {
                    return false;
                }
            } catch (InterruptedException e) {
                return false;
            }
            // can't use 'finally' pattern here
            boolean ret = initialized;
            initLock.readLock().release();
            return ret;
        }

        public boolean isActive() {
            return active;
        }

        public void setActive(boolean active) {
            this.active = active;
        }

        /**
         * Returns the workspace file system.
         *
         * @return the workspace file system
         */
        protected FileSystem getFileSystem() {
            if (!isInitialized()) {
                throw new IllegalStateException("workspace '" + getName() + "' not initialized");
            }

            return fs;
        }

        /**
         * Returns the workspace persistence manager.
         *
         * @return the workspace persistence manager
         * @throws RepositoryException if the persistence manager could not be
         * instantiated/initialized
         */
        public PersistenceManager getPersistenceManager() throws RepositoryException {
            if (!isInitialized()) {
                throw new IllegalStateException("workspace '" + getName() + "' not initialized");
            }

            return persistMgr;
        }

        /**
         * Returns the workspace item state provider
         *
         * @return the workspace item state provider
         * @throws RepositoryException if the workspace item state provider
         *                             could not be created
         */
        protected SharedItemStateManager getItemStateProvider() throws RepositoryException {
            if (!isInitialized()) {
                throw new IllegalStateException("workspace '" + getName() + "' not initialized");
            }

            return itemStateMgr;
        }

        /**
         * Returns the observation dispatcher for this workspace
         *
         * @return the observation dispatcher for this workspace
         */
        protected ObservationDispatcher getObservationDispatcher() {
            if (!isInitialized()) {
                throw new IllegalStateException("workspace '" + getName() + "' not initialized");
            }

            return dispatcher;
        }

        /**
         * Returns the search manager for this workspace.
         *
         * @return the search manager for this workspace, or <code>null</code>
         *         if no <code>SearchManager</code>
         * @throws RepositoryException if the search manager could not be created
         */
        protected SearchManager getSearchManager() throws RepositoryException {
            if (!isInitialized()) {
                throw new IllegalStateException("workspace '" + getName() + "' not initialized");
            }

            synchronized (this) {
                if (searchMgr == null && config.isSearchEnabled()) {
                    // search manager is lazily instantiated in order to avoid
                    // 'chicken & egg' bootstrap problems
                    searchMgr = new SearchManager(getName(), context, config, itemStateMgr, persistMgr,
                            context.getRootNodeId(), getSystemSearchManager(getName()), SYSTEM_ROOT_NODE_ID);
                }
                return searchMgr;
            }
        }

        /**
         * Returns the lock manager for this workspace.
         *
         * @return the lock manager for this workspace
         * @throws RepositoryException if the lock manager could not be created
         */
        protected LockManagerImpl getLockManager() throws RepositoryException {
            if (!isInitialized()) {
                throw new IllegalStateException("workspace '" + getName() + "' not initialized");
            }

            synchronized (this) {
                // lock manager is lazily instantiated in order to avoid
                // 'chicken & egg' bootstrap problems
                if (lockMgr == null) {
                    lockMgr = createLockManager();
                    ClusterNode clusterNode = context.getClusterNode();
                    if (clusterNode != null && config.isClustered()) {
                        lockChannel = clusterNode.createLockChannel(getName());
                        lockMgr.setEventChannel(lockChannel);
                    }
                }
                return lockMgr;
            }
        }

        /**
         * Create a new lock manager. This method is only called once within
         * getLockManager().
         *
         * @return the lock manager
         */
        protected LockManagerImpl createLockManager() throws RepositoryException {
            return new LockManagerImpl(getSystemSession(), fs, context.getExecutor());
        }

        /**
         * Return manager used for evaluating effect retention and holds.
         *
         * @return
         * @throws RepositoryException
         */
        protected RetentionRegistry getRetentionRegistry() throws RepositoryException {
            if (!isInitialized()) {
                throw new IllegalStateException("workspace '" + getName() + "' not initialized");
            }
            synchronized (this) {
                if (retentionReg == null) {
                    retentionReg = new RetentionRegistryImpl(getSystemSession(), fs);
                }
                return retentionReg;
            }
        }

        /**
         * Returns the system session for this workspace.
         *
         * @return the system session for this workspace
         * @throws RepositoryException if the system session could not be created
         */
        protected SystemSession getSystemSession() throws RepositoryException {
            if (!isInitialized()) {
                throw new IllegalStateException("workspace '" + getName() + "' not initialized");
            }

            synchronized (this) {
                // system session is lazily instantiated in order to avoid
                // 'chicken & egg' bootstrap problems
                if (systemSession == null) {
                    systemSession = SystemSession.create(context, config);
                }
                return systemSession;
            }
        }

        /**
         * Initializes this workspace info. The following components are
         * initialized immediately:
         * <ul>
         * <li>file system</li>
         * <li>persistence manager</li>
         * <li>shared item state manager</li>
         * <li>observation manager factory</li>
         * </ul>
         * The following components are initialized lazily (i.e. on demand)
         * in order to save resources and to avoid 'chicken & egg' bootstrap
         * problems:
         * <ul>
         * <li>system session</li>
         * <li>lock manager</li>
         * <li>search manager</li>
         * </ul>
         * @return <code>true</code> if this instance has been successfully
         *         initialized, <code>false</code> if it is already initialized.
         * @throws RepositoryException if an error occurred during the initialization
         */
        final boolean initialize() throws RepositoryException {
            // check initialize status
            try {
                initLock.readLock().acquire();
            } catch (InterruptedException e) {
                throw new RepositoryException("Unable to aquire read lock.", e);
            }
            try {
                if (initialized) {
                    // already initialized, we're done
                    return false;
                }
            } finally {
                initLock.readLock().release();
            }

            // workspace info was not initialized, now check again with write lock
            try {
                initLock.writeLock().acquire();
            } catch (InterruptedException e) {
                throw new RepositoryException("Unable to aquire write lock.", e);
            }
            try {
                if (initialized) {
                    // already initialized, some other thread was quicker, we're done
                    return false;
                }
                log.info("initializing workspace '" + getName() + "'...");
                doInitialize();
                initialized = true;
                doPostInitialize();
                log.info("workspace '" + getName() + "' initialized");
                return true;
            } finally {
                initLock.writeLock().release();
            }
        }

        /**
         * Does the actual initialization work. assumes holding write lock.
         * @throws RepositoryException if an error occurs.
         */
        protected void doInitialize() throws RepositoryException {
            fs = config.getFileSystem();

            persistMgr = createPersistenceManager(new File(config.getHomeDir()), fs,
                    config.getPersistenceManagerConfig());

            doVersionRecovery();

            ISMLocking ismLocking = config.getISMLocking();

            // create item state manager
            try {
                itemStateMgr = createItemStateManager(persistMgr, true, ismLocking);
                try {
                    itemStateMgr.addVirtualItemStateProvider(
                            context.getInternalVersionManager().getVirtualItemStateProvider());
                    itemStateMgr.addVirtualItemStateProvider(virtNTMgr.getVirtualItemStateProvider());
                } catch (Exception e) {
                    log.error("Unable to add vmgr: " + e.toString(), e);
                }
                ClusterNode clusterNode = context.getClusterNode();
                if (clusterNode != null && config.isClustered()) {
                    updateChannel = clusterNode.createUpdateChannel(getName());
                    itemStateMgr.setEventChannel(updateChannel);
                    updateChannel.setListener(this);
                    if (persistMgr instanceof ConsistencyChecker) {
                        ((ConsistencyChecker) persistMgr).setEventChannel(updateChannel);
                    }
                }
            } catch (ItemStateException ise) {
                String msg = "failed to instantiate shared item state manager";
                log.debug(msg);
                throw new RepositoryException(msg, ise);
            }

            dispatcher = new ObservationDispatcher();

            // register the observation factory of that workspace
            delegatingDispatcher.addDispatcher(dispatcher);
        }

        /**
         * If necessary, recover from a lost version history.
         */
        protected void doVersionRecovery() throws RepositoryException {
            // JCR-2551: Recovery from a lost version history
            if (Boolean.getBoolean("org.apache.jackrabbit.version.recovery")) {
                RepositoryChecker checker = new RepositoryChecker(persistMgr, context.getInternalVersionManager());
                checker.check(ROOT_NODE_ID, true, true);
            }
        }

        /**
         * Initializes the search manager of this workspace info. This method
         * is called while still holding the write lock on this workspace
         * info, but {@link #initialized} is already set to <code>true</code>.
         *
         * @throws RepositoryException if the search manager could not be created
         */
        protected void doPostInitialize() throws RepositoryException {
            // get system Workspace instance
            WorkspaceImpl wsp = (WorkspaceImpl) getSystemSession().getWorkspace();

            /**
             * todo implement 'System' workspace
             * FIXME
             * - there should be one 'System' workspace per repository
             * - the 'System' workspace should have the /jcr:system node
             * - versions, version history and node types should be reflected in
             *   this system workspace as content under /jcr:system
             * - all other workspaces should be dynamic workspaces based on
             *   this 'read-only' system workspace
             *
             * for now, the jcr:system node is created in
             * {@link org.apache.jackrabbit.core.state.SharedItemStateManager#createRootNodeState}
             */

            log.debug("initializing SearchManager...");
            long t0 = System.currentTimeMillis();
            // register SearchManager as event listener
            SearchManager searchMgr = getSearchManager();
            if (searchMgr != null) {
                wsp.getObservationManager()
                        .addEventListener(searchMgr,
                                Event.NODE_ADDED | Event.NODE_REMOVED | Event.PROPERTY_ADDED
                                        | Event.PROPERTY_REMOVED | Event.PROPERTY_CHANGED,
                                "/", true, null, null, false);
            }
            log.debug("SearchManager initialized (" + (System.currentTimeMillis() - t0) + "ms)");
        }

        /**
         * Disposes this <code>WorkspaceInfo</code> if it has been idle for more
         * than <code>maxIdleTime</code> milliseconds.
         *
         * @param maxIdleTime amount of time in mmilliseconds before an idle
         *                    workspace is automatically shutdown.
         */
        final void disposeIfIdle(long maxIdleTime) {
            try {
                initLock.readLock().acquire();
            } catch (InterruptedException e) {
                return;
            }
            try {
                if (!initialized || active) {
                    return;
                }
                long currentTS = System.currentTimeMillis();
                if (idleTimestamp == 0) {
                    // set idle timestamp
                    idleTimestamp = currentTS;
                } else {
                    if ((currentTS - idleTimestamp) > maxIdleTime) {
                        // temporarily shutdown workspace
                        log.info("disposing workspace '" + getName() + "' which has been idle for "
                                + (currentTS - idleTimestamp) + " ms");
                        dispose();
                    }
                }
            } finally {
                initLock.readLock().release();
            }
        }

        /**
         * Disposes all objects this <code>WorkspaceInfo</code> is holding.
         */
        final void dispose() {
            try {
                initLock.writeLock().acquire();
            } catch (InterruptedException e) {
                throw new IllegalStateException("Unable to aquire write lock.");
            }
            try {
                if (!initialized) {
                    // nothing to dispose of, we're already done
                    return;
                }

                log.info("shutting down workspace '" + getName() + "'...");
                doDispose();
                // reset idle timestamp
                idleTimestamp = 0;

                active = false;
                initialized = false;
                log.info("workspace '" + getName() + "' has been shutdown");
            } finally {
                initLock.writeLock().release();
            }
        }

        /**
         * Does the actual disposal. assumes holding write lock.
         */
        protected void doDispose() {
            // inform cluster node about disposal
            if (updateChannel != null) {
                updateChannel.setListener(null);
            }
            if (lockChannel != null) {
                lockChannel.setListener(null);
            }

            // deregister the observation factory of that workspace
            delegatingDispatcher.removeDispatcher(dispatcher);

            // dispose observation manager factory
            dispatcher.dispose();
            dispatcher = null;

            // shutdown search managers
            if (searchMgr != null) {
                searchMgr.close();
                searchMgr = null;
            }

            // deregister
            if (securityMgr != null) {
                securityMgr.dispose(getName());
            }

            // close system session
            if (systemSession != null) {
                systemSession.removeListener(RepositoryImpl.this);
                systemSession.logout();
                systemSession = null;
            }

            // dispose shared item state manager
            itemStateMgr.dispose();
            itemStateMgr = null;

            // close persistence manager
            try {
                persistMgr.close();
            } catch (Exception e) {
                log.error("error while closing persistence manager of workspace " + config.getName(), e);
            }
            persistMgr = null;

            // close lock manager
            if (lockMgr != null) {
                lockMgr.close();
                lockMgr = null;
            }

            // close retention registry
            if (retentionReg != null) {
                retentionReg.close();
                retentionReg = null;
            }

            // close workspace file system
            try {
                fs.close();
            } catch (FileSystemException fse) {
                log.error("error while closing file system of workspace " + config.getName(), fse);
            }
            fs = null;
        }

        /**
         * Locks this workspace info. This is used (and only should be) by
         * the {@link XASessionImpl} in order to lock all internal resources
         * during a commit.
         *
         * @throws TransactionException
         */
        void lockAcquire() throws TransactionException {
            try {
                xaLock.acquire();
            } catch (InterruptedException e) {
                throw new TransactionException("Error while acquiering lock", e);
            }

        }

        /**
         * Unlocks this workspace info. This is used (and only should be) by
         * the {@link XASessionImpl} in order to lock all internal resources
         * during a commit.
         */
        void lockRelease() {
            xaLock.release();
        }

        //----------------------------------------------< UpdateEventListener >

        /**
         * {@inheritDoc}
         */
        public void externalUpdate(ChangeLog external, List<EventState> events, long timestamp, String userData)
                throws RepositoryException {
            try {
                EventStateCollection esc = new EventStateCollection(getObservationDispatcher(), null, null);
                esc.setUserData(userData);
                esc.addAll(events);
                esc.setTimestamp(timestamp);

                getItemStateProvider().externalUpdate(external, esc);
            } catch (IllegalStateException e) {
                String msg = "Unable to deliver events: " + e.getMessage();
                throw new RepositoryException(msg, e);
            }
        }

    }

    /**
     * The workspace janitor thread that will shutdown workspaces that have
     * been idle for a certain amount of time.
     */
    private class WorkspaceJanitor implements Runnable {

        /**
         * amount of time in milliseconds before an idle workspace is
         * automatically shutdown.
         */
        private long maxIdleTime;

        /**
         * interval in milliseconds between checks for idle workspaces.
         */
        private long checkInterval;

        /**
         * Creates a new <code>WorkspaceJanitor</code> instance responsible for
         * shutting down idle workspaces.
         *
         * @param maxIdleTime amount of time in milliseconds before an idle
         *                    workspace is automatically shutdown.
         */
        WorkspaceJanitor(long maxIdleTime) {
            this.maxIdleTime = maxIdleTime;
            // compute check interval as 10% of maxIdleTime
            checkInterval = (long) (0.1 * maxIdleTime);
        }

        /**
         * {@inheritDoc}
         * <p/>
         * Performs the following tasks in a <code>while (true)</code> loop:
         * <ol>
         * <li>wait for <code>checkInterval</code> milliseconds</li>
         * <li>build list of initialized but currently inactive workspaces
         *     (excluding the default workspace)</li>
         * <li>shutdown those workspaces that have been idle for at least
         *     <code>maxIdleTime</code> milliseconds</li>
         * </ol>
         */
        public void run() {
            while (true) {
                synchronized (RepositoryImpl.this) {
                    try {
                        RepositoryImpl.this.wait(checkInterval);
                    } catch (InterruptedException e) {
                        // ignore
                    }
                    if (disposed) {
                        return;
                    }
                }
                // get names of workspaces
                Set<String> wspNames;
                synchronized (wspInfos) {
                    wspNames = new HashSet<String>(wspInfos.keySet());
                }
                // remove default workspace (will never be shutdown when idle)
                wspNames.remove(repConfig.getDefaultWorkspaceName());

                synchronized (activeSessions) {
                    // remove workspaces with active sessions
                    for (Session ses : activeSessions.values()) {
                        wspNames.remove(ses.getWorkspace().getName());
                    }
                }

                // remaining names denote workspaces which currently have not
                // active sessions
                for (String wspName : wspNames) {
                    WorkspaceInfo wspInfo;
                    synchronized (wspInfos) {
                        wspInfo = wspInfos.get(wspName);
                    }
                    wspInfo.disposeIfIdle(maxIdleTime);
                }
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Cluster context passed to a <code>ClusterNode</code>.
     */
    class ExternalEventListener implements ClusterContext {

        /**
         * {@inheritDoc}
         */
        public ClusterConfig getClusterConfig() {
            return getConfig().getClusterConfig();
        }

        /**
         * {@inheritDoc}
         */
        public File getRepositoryHome() {
            return new File(getConfig().getHomeDir());
        }

        /**
         * {@inheritDoc}
         */
        public NamespaceResolver getNamespaceResolver() {
            return new RegistryNamespaceResolver(context.getNamespaceRegistry());
        }

        /**
         * {@inheritDoc}
         */
        public void updateEventsReady(String workspace) throws RepositoryException {
            // toggle the initialization of some workspace
            getWorkspaceInfo(workspace);
        }

        /**
         * {@inheritDoc}
         */
        public void lockEventsReady(String workspace) throws RepositoryException {
            // toggle the initialization of some workspace's lock manager
            getWorkspaceInfo(workspace).getLockManager();
        }

    }

    /**
     * Represents a Repository Descriptor Value (either Value or Value[])
     */
    protected static final class DescriptorValue {

        private Value val;
        private Value[] vals;

        protected DescriptorValue(Value val) {
            this.val = val;
        }

        protected DescriptorValue(Value[] vals) {
            this.vals = vals;
        }

        protected Value getValue() {
            return val;
        }

        protected Value[] getValues() {
            return vals != null ? vals : new Value[] { val };
        }
    }
}