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/**
 * Copyright 2005-2014 The Kuali Foundation
 *
 * Licensed under the Educational Community License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 * http://www.opensource.org/licenses/ecl2.php
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 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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package org.kuali.rice.krad.util;

import org.apache.commons.beanutils.NestedNullException;
import org.apache.commons.beanutils.PropertyUtils;
import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
import org.apache.ojb.broker.core.proxy.ProxyHelper;
import org.kuali.rice.core.api.CoreApiServiceLocator;
import org.kuali.rice.core.api.encryption.EncryptionService;
import org.kuali.rice.core.api.search.SearchOperator;
import org.kuali.rice.core.api.util.cache.CopiedObject;
import org.kuali.rice.core.web.format.CollectionFormatter;
import org.kuali.rice.core.web.format.FormatException;
import org.kuali.rice.core.web.format.Formatter;
import org.kuali.rice.kns.service.KNSServiceLocator;
import org.kuali.rice.krad.bo.BusinessObject;
import org.kuali.rice.krad.bo.ExternalizableBusinessObject;
import org.kuali.rice.krad.bo.PersistableBusinessObject;
import org.kuali.rice.krad.bo.PersistableBusinessObjectExtension;
import org.kuali.rice.krad.exception.ClassNotPersistableException;
import org.kuali.rice.krad.maintenance.MaintenanceUtils;
import org.kuali.rice.krad.service.KRADServiceLocatorWeb;
import org.kuali.rice.krad.service.ModuleService;
import org.kuali.rice.krad.service.PersistenceStructureService;

import javax.persistence.EntityNotFoundException;
import java.beans.PropertyDescriptor;
import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
import java.io.Serializable;
import java.lang.reflect.Field;
import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
import java.security.GeneralSecurityException;
import java.security.MessageDigest;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

/**
 * Contains various Object, Proxy, and serialization utilities
 *
 * @author Kuali Rice Team (rice.collab@kuali.org)
 *
 * @deprecated use new KRAD data framework instead
 */
@Deprecated
public final class ObjectUtils {
    private static final Logger LOG = Logger.getLogger(ObjectUtils.class);

    private ObjectUtils() {
        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("do not call");
    }

    /**
     * Uses Serialization mechanism to create a deep copy of the given Object. As a special case, deepCopy of null
     * returns null,
     * just to make using this method simpler. For a detailed discussion see:
     * http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/javatips/jw-javatip76.html
     *
     * @param src
     * @return deep copy of the given Serializable
     */
    public static Serializable deepCopy(Serializable src) {
        CopiedObject co = deepCopyForCaching(src);
        return co.getContent();
    }

    /**
     * Uses Serialization mechanism to create a deep copy of the given Object, and returns a CacheableObject instance
     * containing the
     * deepCopy and its size in bytes. As a special case, deepCopy of null returns a cacheableObject containing null and
     * a size of
     * 0, to make using this method simpler. For a detailed discussion see:
     * http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/javatips/jw-javatip76.html
     *
     * @param src
     * @return CopiedObject containing a deep copy of the given Serializable and its size in bytes
     */
    public static CopiedObject deepCopyForCaching(Serializable src) {
        CopiedObject co = new CopiedObject();

        co.setContent(src);

        return co;
    }

    /**
     * Converts the object to a byte array using the output stream.
     *
     * @param object
     * @return byte array of the object
     */
    public static byte[] toByteArray(Object object) throws Exception {
        ObjectOutputStream oos = null;
        try {
            ByteArrayOutputStream bos = new ByteArrayOutputStream(); // A
            oos = new ObjectOutputStream(bos); // B
            // serialize and pass the object
            oos.writeObject(object); // C
            // oos.flush(); // D
            return bos.toByteArray();
        } catch (Exception e) {
            LOG.warn("Exception in ObjectUtil = " + e);
            throw (e);
        } finally {
            if (oos != null) {
                oos.close();
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * reconsitiutes the object that was converted into a byte array by toByteArray
     *
     * @param bytes
     * @return
     * @throws Exception
     */
    public static Object fromByteArray(byte[] bytes) throws Exception {
        ObjectInputStream ois = null;
        try {
            ByteArrayInputStream bis = new ByteArrayInputStream(bytes);
            ois = new ObjectInputStream(bis);
            Object obj = ois.readObject();
            return obj;
        } catch (Exception e) {
            LOG.warn("Exception in ObjectUtil = " + e);
            throw (e);
        } finally {
            if (ois != null) {
                ois.close();
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * use MD5 to create a one way hash of an object
     *
     * @param object
     * @return
     */
    public static String getMD5Hash(Object object) throws Exception {
        try {
            MessageDigest md = MessageDigest.getInstance("MD5");
            md.update(toByteArray(object));
            return new String(md.digest());
        } catch (Exception e) {
            LOG.warn(e);
            throw e;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Creates a new instance of a given BusinessObject, copying fields specified in template from the given source BO.
     * For example,
     * this can be used to create an AccountChangeDetail based on a particular Account.
     *
     * @param template a map defining the relationships between the fields of the newly created BO, and the source BO.
     * For each K (key), V (value)
     * entry, the value of property V on the source BO will be assigned to the K property of the newly created BO
     * @throws NoSuchMethodException
     * @throws InvocationTargetException
     * @throws IllegalAccessException
     * @throws FormatException
     * @see MaintenanceUtils
     */

    public static BusinessObject createHybridBusinessObject(Class businessObjectClass, BusinessObject source,
            Map<String, String> template)
            throws FormatException, IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException, NoSuchMethodException {
        BusinessObject obj = null;
        try {
            ModuleService moduleService = KRADServiceLocatorWeb.getKualiModuleService()
                    .getResponsibleModuleService(businessObjectClass);
            if (moduleService != null && moduleService.isExternalizable(businessObjectClass)) {
                obj = moduleService.createNewObjectFromExternalizableClass(businessObjectClass);
            } else {
                obj = (BusinessObject) businessObjectClass.newInstance();
            }
        } catch (Exception e) {
            throw new RuntimeException("Cannot instantiate " + businessObjectClass.getName(), e);
        }

        createHybridBusinessObject(obj, source, template);

        return obj;
    }

    public static void createHybridBusinessObject(BusinessObject businessObject, BusinessObject source,
            Map<String, String> template)
            throws FormatException, IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException, NoSuchMethodException {
        for (String name : template.keySet()) {
            String sourcePropertyName = template.get(name);
            setObjectProperty(businessObject, name, easyGetPropertyType(source, sourcePropertyName),
                    getPropertyValue(source, sourcePropertyName));
        }
    }

    /**
     * This method simply uses PojoPropertyUtilsBean logic to get the Class of a Class property.
     * This method does not have any of the logic needed to obtain the Class of an element of a Collection specified in
     * the DataDictionary.
     *
     * @param object An instance of the Class of which we're trying to get the property Class.
     * @param propertyName The name of the property.
     * @return
     * @throws IllegalAccessException
     * @throws NoSuchMethodException
     * @throws InvocationTargetException
     */
    static public Class easyGetPropertyType(Object object, String propertyName)
            throws IllegalAccessException, NoSuchMethodException, InvocationTargetException {

        // FIXME (laran) This dependence should be inverted. Instead of having a core class
        // depend on PojoPropertyUtilsBean, which is in the web layer, the web layer
        // should depend downward to the core.
        return PropertyUtils.getPropertyType(object, propertyName);

    }

    /**
     * Returns the type of the property in the object. This implementation is not smart enough to look through a
     * Collection to get the property type
     * of an attribute of an element in the collection.
     * <p/>
     * NOTE: A patch file attached to https://test.kuali.org/jira/browse/KULRNE-4435 contains a modified version of this
     * method which IS smart enough
     * to look through Collections. This patch is currently under review.
     *
     * @param object An instance of the Class for which we're trying to get the property type.
     * @param propertyName The name of the property of the Class the Class of which we're trying to get. Dot notation is
     * used to separate properties.
     * TODO: The rules about this dot notation needs to be explained in Confluence using examples.
     * @param persistenceStructureService Needed to get the type of elements in a Collection from OJB.
     * @return Object will be null if any parent property for the given property is null.
     */
    @Deprecated
    public static Class getPropertyType(Object object, String propertyName,
            PersistenceStructureService persistenceStructureService) {
        if (object == null || propertyName == null) {
            throw new RuntimeException("Business object and property name can not be null");
        }

        Class propertyType = null;
        try {
            try {
                // Try to simply use the default or simple way of getting the property type.
                propertyType = PropertyUtils.getPropertyType(object, propertyName);
            } catch (IllegalArgumentException ex) {
                // swallow the exception, propertyType stays null
            } catch (NoSuchMethodException nsme) {
                // swallow the exception, propertyType stays null
            }

            // if the property type as determined from the object is PersistableBusinessObject,
            // then this must be an extension attribute -- attempt to get the property type from the
            // persistence structure service
            if (propertyType != null && propertyType.equals(PersistableBusinessObjectExtension.class)) {
                propertyType = persistenceStructureService
                        .getBusinessObjectAttributeClass(ProxyHelper.getRealClass(object), propertyName);
            }

            // If the easy way didn't work ...
            if (null == propertyType && -1 != propertyName.indexOf('.')) {
                if (null == persistenceStructureService) {
                    LOG.info(
                            "PropertyType couldn't be determined simply and no PersistenceStructureService was given. If you pass in a PersistenceStructureService I can look in other places to try to determine the type of the property.");
                } else {
                    String prePeriod = StringUtils.substringBefore(propertyName, ".");
                    String postPeriod = StringUtils.substringAfter(propertyName, ".");

                    Class prePeriodClass = getPropertyType(object, prePeriod, persistenceStructureService);
                    Object prePeriodClassInstance = prePeriodClass.newInstance();
                    propertyType = getPropertyType(prePeriodClassInstance, postPeriod, persistenceStructureService);
                }

            } else if (Collection.class.isAssignableFrom(propertyType)) {
                Map<String, Class> map = persistenceStructureService.listCollectionObjectTypes(object.getClass());
                propertyType = map.get(propertyName);
            }

        } catch (Exception e) {
            LOG.debug("unable to get property type for " + propertyName + " " + e.getMessage());
            // continue and return null for propertyType
        }

        return propertyType;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the value of the property in the object.
     *
     * @param businessObject
     * @param propertyName
     * @return Object will be null if any parent property for the given property is null.
     *
     * @deprecated use {@link org.kuali.rice.krad.data.DataObjectWrapper#getPropertyValueNullSafe(String)} instead
     */
    @Deprecated
    public static Object getPropertyValue(Object businessObject, String propertyName) {
        if (businessObject == null || propertyName == null) {
            throw new RuntimeException("Business object and property name can not be null");
        }

        Object propertyValue = null;
        try {
            propertyValue = PropertyUtils.getProperty(businessObject, propertyName);
        } catch (NestedNullException e) {
            // continue and return null for propertyValue
        } catch (IllegalAccessException e1) {
            LOG.error("error getting property value for  " + businessObject.getClass() + "." + propertyName + " "
                    + e1.getMessage());
            throw new RuntimeException("error getting property value for  " + businessObject.getClass() + "."
                    + propertyName + " " + e1.getMessage(), e1);
        } catch (InvocationTargetException e1) {
            // continue and return null for propertyValue
        } catch (NoSuchMethodException e1) {
            LOG.error("error getting property value for  " + businessObject.getClass() + "." + propertyName + " "
                    + e1.getMessage());
            throw new RuntimeException("error getting property value for  " + businessObject.getClass() + "."
                    + propertyName + " " + e1.getMessage(), e1);
        }

        return propertyValue;
    }

    /**
     * Gets the property value from the business object, then based on the value
     * type select a formatter and format the value
     *
     * @param businessObject BusinessObject instance that contains the property
     * @param propertyName Name of property in BusinessObject to get value for
     * @param formatter Default formatter to use (or null)
     * @return Formatted property value as String, or empty string if value is null
     */
    @Deprecated
    public static String getFormattedPropertyValue(BusinessObject businessObject, String propertyName,
            Formatter formatter) {
        String propValue = KRADConstants.EMPTY_STRING;

        Object prop = ObjectUtils.getPropertyValue(businessObject, propertyName);
        if (formatter == null) {
            propValue = formatPropertyValue(prop);
        } else {
            final Object formattedValue = formatter.format(prop);
            if (formattedValue != null) {
                propValue = String.valueOf(formattedValue);
            }
        }

        return propValue;
    }

    /**
     * References the data dictionary to find any registered formatter class then if not found checks for associated
     * formatter for the
     * property type. Value is then formatted using the found Formatter
     *
     * @param businessObject BusinessObject instance that contains the property
     * @param propertyName Name of property in BusinessObject to get value for
     * @return Formatted property value as String, or empty string if value is null
     */
    public static String getFormattedPropertyValueUsingDataDictionary(BusinessObject businessObject,
            String propertyName) {
        Formatter formatter = getFormatterWithDataDictionary(businessObject, propertyName);

        return getFormattedPropertyValue(businessObject, propertyName, formatter);
    }

    /**
     * Based on the value type selects a formatter and returns the formatted
     * value as a string
     *
     * @param propertyValue Object value to be formatted
     * @return formatted value as a String
     */
    public static String formatPropertyValue(Object propertyValue) {
        Object propValue = KRADConstants.EMPTY_STRING;

        Formatter formatter = null;
        if (propertyValue != null) {
            if (propertyValue instanceof Collection) {
                formatter = new CollectionFormatter();
            } else {
                formatter = Formatter.getFormatter(propertyValue.getClass());
            }

            propValue = formatter != null ? formatter.format(propertyValue) : propertyValue;
        }

        return propValue != null ? String.valueOf(propValue) : KRADConstants.EMPTY_STRING;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the property of an object with the given value. Converts using the formatter of the type for the property.
     * Note: propertyType does not need passed, is found by util method.
     */
    public static void setObjectProperty(Object bo, String propertyName, Object propertyValue)
            throws FormatException, IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException, NoSuchMethodException {
        Class propertyType = easyGetPropertyType(bo, propertyName);
        setObjectProperty(bo, propertyName, propertyType, propertyValue);
    }

    /**
     * Sets the property of an object with the given value. Converts using the formatter of the given type if one is
     * found.
     *
     * @param bo
     * @param propertyName
     * @param propertyType
     * @param propertyValue
     * @throws NoSuchMethodException
     * @throws InvocationTargetException
     * @throws IllegalAccessException
     */
    public static void setObjectProperty(Object bo, String propertyName, Class propertyType, Object propertyValue)
            throws FormatException, IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException, NoSuchMethodException {
        // reformat propertyValue, if necessary
        boolean reformat = false;
        if (propertyType != null) {
            if (propertyValue != null && propertyType.isAssignableFrom(String.class)) {
                // always reformat if the destination is a String
                reformat = true;
            } else if (propertyValue != null && !propertyType.isAssignableFrom(propertyValue.getClass())) {
                // otherwise, only reformat if the propertyValue can't be assigned into the property
                reformat = true;
            }

            // attempting to set boolean fields to null throws an exception, set to false instead
            if (boolean.class.isAssignableFrom(propertyType) && propertyValue == null) {
                propertyValue = false;
            }
        }

        Formatter formatter = getFormatterWithDataDictionary(bo, propertyName);
        if (reformat && formatter != null) {
            LOG.debug("reformatting propertyValue using Formatter " + formatter.getClass().getName());
            propertyValue = formatter.convertFromPresentationFormat(propertyValue);
        }

        // set property in the object
        PropertyUtils.setNestedProperty(bo, propertyName, propertyValue);
    }

    /**
     * Sets the property of an object with the given value. Converts using the given formatter, if it isn't null.
     *
     * @param formatter
     * @param bo
     * @param propertyName
     * @param type
     * @param propertyValue
     * @throws NoSuchMethodException
     * @throws InvocationTargetException
     * @throws IllegalAccessException
     */
    public static void setObjectProperty(Formatter formatter, Object bo, String propertyName, Class type,
            Object propertyValue)
            throws FormatException, IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException, NoSuchMethodException {

        // convert value using formatter for type
        if (formatter != null) {
            propertyValue = formatter.convertFromPresentationFormat(propertyValue);
        }

        // KULRICE-8412 Changes so that values passed back through via the URL such as
        // lookups are decrypted where applicable
        if (propertyValue instanceof String) {
            String propVal = (String) propertyValue;

            if (propVal.endsWith(EncryptionService.ENCRYPTION_POST_PREFIX)) {
                propVal = StringUtils.removeEnd(propVal, EncryptionService.ENCRYPTION_POST_PREFIX);
            }

            if (KNSServiceLocator.getBusinessObjectAuthorizationService()
                    .attributeValueNeedsToBeEncryptedOnFormsAndLinks(bo.getClass(), propertyName)) {
                try {
                    if (CoreApiServiceLocator.getEncryptionService().isEnabled()) {
                        propertyValue = CoreApiServiceLocator.getEncryptionService().decrypt(propVal);
                    }
                } catch (GeneralSecurityException e) {
                    throw new RuntimeException(e);
                }
            }
        }

        // set property in the object
        PropertyUtils.setNestedProperty(bo, propertyName, propertyValue);
    }

    /**
     * Returns a Formatter instance for the given property name in the given given business object. First
     * checks if a formatter is defined for the attribute in the data dictionary, is not found then returns
     * the registered formatter for the property type in Formatter
     *
     * @param bo - business object instance with property to get formatter for
     * @param propertyName - name of property to get formatter for
     * @return Formatter instance
     */
    @Deprecated
    public static Formatter getFormatterWithDataDictionary(Object bo, String propertyName) {
        Formatter formatter = null;

        Class boClass = bo.getClass();
        String boPropertyName = propertyName;

        // for collections, formatter should come from property on the collection type
        if (StringUtils.contains(propertyName, "]")) {
            Object collectionParent = getNestedValue(bo, StringUtils.substringBeforeLast(propertyName, "].") + "]");
            if (collectionParent != null) {
                boClass = collectionParent.getClass();
                boPropertyName = StringUtils.substringAfterLast(propertyName, "].");
            }
        }

        Class<? extends Formatter> formatterClass = KRADServiceLocatorWeb.getDataDictionaryService()
                .getAttributeFormatter(boClass, boPropertyName);
        if (formatterClass == null) {
            try {
                formatterClass = Formatter.findFormatter(getPropertyType(boClass.newInstance(), boPropertyName,
                        KNSServiceLocator.getPersistenceStructureService()));
            } catch (InstantiationException e) {
                LOG.warn("Unable to find a formater for bo class " + boClass + " and property " + boPropertyName);
                // just swallow the exception and let formatter be null
            } catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
                LOG.warn("Unable to find a formater for bo class " + boClass + " and property " + boPropertyName);
                // just swallow the exception and let formatter be null
            }
        }

        if (formatterClass != null) {
            try {
                formatter = formatterClass.newInstance();
            } catch (Exception e) {
                throw new RuntimeException(
                        "cannot create new instance of formatter class " + formatterClass.toString(), e);
            }
        }

        return formatter;
    }

    /**
     * Recursive; sets all occurences of the property in the object, its nested objects and its object lists with the
     * given value.
     *
     * @param bo
     * @param propertyName
     * @param type
     * @param propertyValue
     * @throws NoSuchMethodException
     * @throws InvocationTargetException
     * @throws IllegalAccessException
     */
    public static void setObjectPropertyDeep(Object bo, String propertyName, Class type, Object propertyValue)
            throws FormatException, IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException, NoSuchMethodException {

        // Base return cases to avoid null pointers & infinite loops
        if (isNull(bo) || !PropertyUtils.isReadable(bo, propertyName)
                || (propertyValue != null && propertyValue.equals(getPropertyValue(bo, propertyName)))
                || (type != null && !type.equals(easyGetPropertyType(bo, propertyName)))) {
            return;
        }

        // need to materialize the updateable collections before resetting the property, because it may be used in the retrieval
        materializeUpdateableCollections(bo);

        // Set the property in the BO
        setObjectProperty(bo, propertyName, type, propertyValue);

        // Now drill down and check nested BOs and BO lists
        PropertyDescriptor[] propertyDescriptors = PropertyUtils.getPropertyDescriptors(bo.getClass());
        for (int i = 0; i < propertyDescriptors.length; i++) {

            PropertyDescriptor propertyDescriptor = propertyDescriptors[i];

            // Business Objects
            if (propertyDescriptor.getPropertyType() != null
                    && (BusinessObject.class).isAssignableFrom(propertyDescriptor.getPropertyType())
                    && PropertyUtils.isReadable(bo, propertyDescriptor.getName())) {
                Object nestedBo = getPropertyValue(bo, propertyDescriptor.getName());
                if (nestedBo instanceof BusinessObject) {
                    setObjectPropertyDeep(nestedBo, propertyName, type, propertyValue);
                }
            }

            // Lists
            else if (propertyDescriptor.getPropertyType() != null
                    && (List.class).isAssignableFrom(propertyDescriptor.getPropertyType())
                    && getPropertyValue(bo, propertyDescriptor.getName()) != null) {

                List propertyList = (List) getPropertyValue(bo, propertyDescriptor.getName());
                for (Object listedBo : propertyList) {
                    if (listedBo != null && listedBo instanceof BusinessObject) {
                        setObjectPropertyDeep(listedBo, propertyName, type, propertyValue);
                    }
                } // end for
            }
        } // end for
    }

    /*
    * Recursive up to a given depth; sets all occurences of the property in the object, its nested objects and its object lists with the given value.
    */
    public static void setObjectPropertyDeep(Object bo, String propertyName, Class type, Object propertyValue,
            int depth)
            throws FormatException, IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException, NoSuchMethodException {
        // Base return cases to avoid null pointers & infinite loops
        if (depth == 0 || isNull(bo) || !PropertyUtils.isReadable(bo, propertyName)) {
            return;
        }

        // need to materialize the updateable collections before resetting the property, because it may be used in the retrieval
        try {
            materializeUpdateableCollections(bo);
        } catch (ClassNotPersistableException ex) {
            //Not all classes will be persistable in a collection. For e.g. externalizable business objects.
            LOG.info("Not persistable dataObjectClass: " + bo.getClass().getName() + ", field: " + propertyName);
        }

        // Set the property in the BO
        setObjectProperty(bo, propertyName, type, propertyValue);

        // Now drill down and check nested BOs and BO lists
        PropertyDescriptor[] propertyDescriptors = PropertyUtils.getPropertyDescriptors(bo.getClass());
        for (int i = 0; i < propertyDescriptors.length; i++) {
            PropertyDescriptor propertyDescriptor = propertyDescriptors[i];

            // Business Objects
            if (propertyDescriptor.getPropertyType() != null
                    && (BusinessObject.class).isAssignableFrom(propertyDescriptor.getPropertyType())
                    && PropertyUtils.isReadable(bo, propertyDescriptor.getName())) {
                Object nestedBo = getPropertyValue(bo, propertyDescriptor.getName());
                if (nestedBo instanceof BusinessObject) {
                    setObjectPropertyDeep(nestedBo, propertyName, type, propertyValue, depth - 1);
                }
            }

            // Lists
            else if (propertyDescriptor.getPropertyType() != null
                    && (List.class).isAssignableFrom(propertyDescriptor.getPropertyType())
                    && getPropertyValue(bo, propertyDescriptor.getName()) != null) {

                List propertyList = (List) getPropertyValue(bo, propertyDescriptor.getName());

                // Complete Hibernate Hack - fetches the proxied List into the PersistenceContext and sets it on the BO Copy.
                //                if (propertyList instanceof PersistentBag) {
                //                    try {
                //                        PersistentBag bag = (PersistentBag) propertyList;
                //                        PersistableBusinessObject pbo =
                //                                (PersistableBusinessObject) KRADServiceLocator.getEntityManagerFactory()
                //                                        .createEntityManager().find(bo.getClass(), bag.getKey());
                //                        Field field1 = pbo.getClass().getDeclaredField(propertyDescriptor.getName());
                //                        Field field2 = bo.getClass().getDeclaredField(propertyDescriptor.getName());
                //                        field1.setAccessible(true);
                //                        field2.setAccessible(true);
                //                        field2.set(bo, field1.get(pbo));
                //                        propertyList = (List) getPropertyValue(bo, propertyDescriptor.getName());
                //                        ;
                //                    } catch (Exception e) {
                //                        LOG.error(e.getMessage(), e);
                //                    }
                //                }
                // End Complete Hibernate Hack

                for (Object listedBo : propertyList) {
                    if (listedBo != null && listedBo instanceof BusinessObject) {
                        setObjectPropertyDeep(listedBo, propertyName, type, propertyValue, depth - 1);
                    }
                } // end for
            }
        } // end for
    }

    /**
     * This method checks for updateable collections on the business object provided and materializes the corresponding
     * collection proxies
     *
     * @param bo The business object for which you want unpdateable, proxied collections materialized
     * @throws FormatException
     * @throws IllegalAccessException
     * @throws InvocationTargetException
     * @throws NoSuchMethodException
     */
    public static void materializeUpdateableCollections(Object bo)
            throws FormatException, IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException, NoSuchMethodException {
        if (isNotNull(bo)) {
            PropertyDescriptor[] propertyDescriptors = PropertyUtils.getPropertyDescriptors(bo.getClass());
            for (int i = 0; i < propertyDescriptors.length; i++) {
                if (KNSServiceLocator.getPersistenceStructureService().hasCollection(bo.getClass(),
                        propertyDescriptors[i].getName())
                        && KNSServiceLocator.getPersistenceStructureService().isCollectionUpdatable(bo.getClass(),
                                propertyDescriptors[i].getName())) {
                    Collection updateableCollection = (Collection) getPropertyValue(bo,
                            propertyDescriptors[i].getName());
                    if ((updateableCollection != null) && ProxyHelper.isCollectionProxy(updateableCollection)) {
                        materializeObjects(updateableCollection);
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Removes all query characters from a string.
     *
     * @param string
     * @return Cleaned string
     */
    public static String clean(String string) {
        for (SearchOperator op : SearchOperator.QUERY_CHARACTERS) {
            string = StringUtils.replace(string, op.op(), KRADConstants.EMPTY_STRING);
        }
        return string;
    }

    /**
     * Compares two {@link PersistableBusinessObject} instances for equality of type and key values.
     *
     * @param bo1
     * @param bo2
     * @return boolean indicating whether the two objects are equal.
     *
     * @deprecated use {@link org.kuali.rice.krad.data.DataObjectWrapper#equalsByPrimaryKey(Object)}
     */
    @Deprecated
    public static boolean equalByKeys(PersistableBusinessObject bo1, PersistableBusinessObject bo2) {
        boolean equal = true;

        if (bo1 == null && bo2 == null) {
            equal = true;
        } else if (bo1 == null || bo2 == null) {
            equal = false;
        } else if (!bo1.getClass().getName().equals(bo2.getClass().getName())) {
            equal = false;
        } else {
            Map bo1Keys = KNSServiceLocator.getPersistenceService().getPrimaryKeyFieldValues(bo1);
            Map bo2Keys = KNSServiceLocator.getPersistenceService().getPrimaryKeyFieldValues(bo2);
            for (Iterator iter = bo1Keys.keySet().iterator(); iter.hasNext();) {
                String keyName = (String) iter.next();
                if (bo1Keys.get(keyName) != null && bo2Keys.get(keyName) != null) {
                    if (!bo1Keys.get(keyName).toString().equals(bo2Keys.get(keyName).toString())) {
                        equal = false;
                    }
                } else {
                    equal = false;
                }
            }
        }

        return equal;
    }

    /**
     * Compares a business object with a List of {@link PersistableBusinessObject}s to determine if an object with the
     * same key as the BO exists in the list.
     *
     * @param controlList - The list of items to check
     * @param bo - The BO whose keys we are looking for in the controlList
     * @return boolean
     */
    @Deprecated
    public static boolean collectionContainsObjectWithIdentitcalKey(
            Collection<? extends PersistableBusinessObject> controlList, PersistableBusinessObject bo) {
        boolean objectExistsInList = false;

        for (Iterator i = controlList.iterator(); i.hasNext();) {
            if (equalByKeys((PersistableBusinessObject) i.next(), bo)) {
                return true;
            }
        }

        return objectExistsInList;
    }

    /**
     * Compares a business object with a Collection of {@link PersistableBusinessObject}s to count how many have the
     * same key as the BO.
     *
     * @param collection - The collection of items to check
     * @param bo - The BO whose keys we are looking for in the collection
     * @return how many have the same keys
     */
    public static int countObjectsWithIdentitcalKey(Collection<? extends PersistableBusinessObject> collection,
            PersistableBusinessObject bo) {
        // todo: genericize collectionContainsObjectWithIdentitcalKey() to leverage this method?
        int n = 0;
        for (PersistableBusinessObject item : collection) {
            if (equalByKeys(item, bo)) {
                n++;
            }
        }
        return n;
    }

    /**
     * Compares a business object with a List of {@link PersistableBusinessObject}s to determine if an object with the
     * same key as the BO exists in the list. If it
     * does, the item is removed from the List. This is functionally similar to List.remove() that operates only on Key
     * values.
     *
     * @param controlList - The list of items to check
     * @param bo - The BO whose keys we are looking for in the controlList
     *
     * @deprecated there is no replacement for this method
     */
    @Deprecated
    public static void removeObjectWithIdentitcalKey(Collection<? extends PersistableBusinessObject> controlList,
            PersistableBusinessObject bo) {
        for (Iterator<? extends PersistableBusinessObject> i = controlList.iterator(); i.hasNext();) {
            PersistableBusinessObject listBo = i.next();
            if (equalByKeys(listBo, bo)) {
                i.remove();
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Compares a business object with a List of BOs to determine if an object with the same key as the BO exists in the
     * list. If it
     * does, the item is returned.
     *
     * @param controlList - The list of items to check
     * @param bo - The BO whose keys we are looking for in the controlList
     *
     * @deprecated there is no replacement for this method
     */
    @Deprecated
    public static BusinessObject retrieveObjectWithIdentitcalKey(
            Collection<? extends PersistableBusinessObject> controlList, PersistableBusinessObject bo) {
        BusinessObject returnBo = null;

        for (Iterator<? extends PersistableBusinessObject> i = controlList.iterator(); i.hasNext();) {
            PersistableBusinessObject listBo = i.next();
            if (equalByKeys(listBo, bo)) {
                returnBo = listBo;
            }
        }

        return returnBo;
    }

    /**
     * Determines if a given string could represent a nested attribute of an object.
     *
     * @param attributeName
     * @return true if the attribute is nested
     */
    public static boolean isNestedAttribute(String attributeName) {
        boolean isNested = false;

        if (StringUtils.contains(attributeName, ".")) {
            isNested = true;
        }

        return isNested;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the prefix of a nested attribute name, or the empty string if the attribute name is not nested.
     *
     * @param attributeName
     * @return everything BEFORE the last "." character in attributeName
     */
    public static String getNestedAttributePrefix(String attributeName) {
        String prefix = "";

        if (StringUtils.contains(attributeName, ".")) {
            prefix = StringUtils.substringBeforeLast(attributeName, ".");
        }

        return prefix;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the primitive part of an attribute name string.
     *
     * @param attributeName
     * @return everything AFTER the last "." character in attributeName
     */
    public static String getNestedAttributePrimitive(String attributeName) {
        String primitive = attributeName;

        if (StringUtils.contains(attributeName, ".")) {
            primitive = StringUtils.substringAfterLast(attributeName, ".");
        }

        return primitive;
    }

    /**
     * This method is a OJB Proxy-safe way to test for null on a proxied object that may or may not be materialized yet.
     * It is safe
     * to use on a proxy (materialized or non-materialized) or on a non-proxy (ie, regular object). Note that this will
     * force a
     * materialization of the proxy if the object is a proxy and unmaterialized.
     *
     * @param object - any object, proxied or not, materialized or not
     * @return true if the object (or underlying materialized object) is null, false otherwise
     */
    public static boolean isNull(Object object) {

        // regardless, if its null, then its null
        if (object == null) {
            return true;
        }

        // only try to materialize the object to see if its null if this is a
        // proxy object
        if (ProxyHelper.isProxy(object) || ProxyHelper.isCollectionProxy(object)) {
            if (ProxyHelper.getRealObject(object) == null) {
                return true;
            }
        }

        // JPA does not provide a way to determine if an object is a proxy, instead we invoke
        // the equals method and catch an EntityNotFoundException
        try {
            object.equals(null);
        } catch (EntityNotFoundException e) {
            return true;
        }

        return false;
    }

    /**
     * This method is a OJB Proxy-safe way to test for notNull on a proxied object that may or may not be materialized
     * yet. It is
     * safe to use on a proxy (materialized or non-materialized) or on a non-proxy (ie, regular object). Note that this
     * will force a
     * materialization of the proxy if the object is a proxy and unmaterialized.
     *
     * @param object - any object, proxied or not, materialized or not
     * @return true if the object (or underlying materialized object) is not null, true if its null
     */
    public static boolean isNotNull(Object object) {
        return !ObjectUtils.isNull(object);
    }

    /**
     * Attempts to find the Class for the given potentially proxied object
     *
     * @param object the potentially proxied object to find the Class of
     * @return the best Class which could be found for the given object
     */
    public static Class materializeClassForProxiedObject(Object object) {
        if (object == null) {
            return null;
        }

        //        if (object instanceof HibernateProxy) {
        //            final Class realClass = ((HibernateProxy) object).getHibernateLazyInitializer().getPersistentClass();
        //            return realClass;
        //        }

        if (ProxyHelper.isProxy(object) || ProxyHelper.isCollectionProxy(object)) {
            return ProxyHelper.getRealClass(object);
        }

        return object.getClass();
    }

    /**
     * This method runs the ObjectUtils.isNotNull() method for each item in a list of BOs. ObjectUtils.isNotNull() will
     * materialize
     * the objects if they are currently OJB proxies.
     *
     * @param possiblyProxiedObjects - a Collection of objects that may be proxies
     */
    public static void materializeObjects(Collection possiblyProxiedObjects) {
        for (Iterator i = possiblyProxiedObjects.iterator(); i.hasNext();) {
            ObjectUtils.isNotNull(i.next());
        }
    }

    /**
     * This method attempts to materialize all of the proxied reference objects (ie, sub-objects) hanging off the
     * passed-in BO
     * object. It will do it down to the specified depth. An IllegalArgumentException will be thrown if the bo object
     * passed in is
     * itself a non-materialized proxy object. If the bo passed in has no proxied sub-objects, then the object will not
     * be modified,
     * and no errors will be thrown. WARNING: Be careful using depth any greater than 2. The number of DB hits, time,
     * and memory
     * consumed grows exponentially with each additional increment to depth. Make sure you really need that depth before
     * doing so.
     *
     * @param bo A valid, populated BusinessObject containing (possibly) proxied sub-objects. This object will be
     * modified in place.
     * @param depth int Value 0-5 indicating how deep to recurse the materialization. If a zero (0) is passed in, then
     * no work will
     * be done.
     */
    public static void materializeSubObjectsToDepth(PersistableBusinessObject bo, int depth) {
        if (bo == null) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("The bo passed in was null.");
        }
        if (depth < 0 || depth > 5) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("The depth passed in was out of bounds.  Only values "
                    + "between 0 and 5, inclusively, are allowed.");
        }

        // if depth is zero, then we're done recursing and can just exit
        if (depth == 0) {
            return;
        }

        // deal with the possibility that the bo passed in (ie, the parent object) is an un-materialized proxy
        if (ProxyHelper.isProxy(bo)) {
            if (!ProxyHelper.isMaterialized(bo)) {
                throw new IllegalArgumentException(
                        "The bo passed in is an un-materialized proxy, and cannot be used.");
            }
        }

        // get the list of reference objects hanging off the parent BO
        if (KRADServiceLocatorWeb.getLegacyDataAdapter().isPersistable(bo.getClass())) {
            Map<String, Class> references = KNSServiceLocator.getPersistenceStructureService()
                    .listReferenceObjectFields(bo);

            // initialize our in-loop objects
            String referenceName = "";
            Class referenceClass = null;
            Object referenceValue = null;
            Object realReferenceValue = null;

            // for each reference object on the parent bo
            for (Iterator iter = references.keySet().iterator(); iter.hasNext();) {
                referenceName = (String) iter.next();
                referenceClass = references.get(referenceName);

                // if its a proxy, replace it with a non-proxy
                referenceValue = getPropertyValue(bo, referenceName);
                if (referenceValue != null) {
                    if (ProxyHelper.isProxy(referenceValue)) {
                        realReferenceValue = ProxyHelper.getRealObject(referenceValue);
                        if (realReferenceValue != null) {
                            try {
                                setObjectProperty(bo, referenceName, referenceClass, realReferenceValue);
                            } catch (FormatException e) {
                                throw new RuntimeException(
                                        "FormatException: could not set the property '" + referenceName + "'.", e);
                            } catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
                                throw new RuntimeException("IllegalAccessException: could not set the property '"
                                        + referenceName + "'.", e);
                            } catch (InvocationTargetException e) {
                                throw new RuntimeException("InvocationTargetException: could not set the property '"
                                        + referenceName + "'.", e);
                            } catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {
                                throw new RuntimeException("NoSuchMethodException: could not set the property '"
                                        + referenceName + "'.", e);
                            }
                        }
                    }

                    // recurse down through this reference object
                    if (realReferenceValue instanceof PersistableBusinessObject && depth > 1) {
                        materializeSubObjectsToDepth((PersistableBusinessObject) realReferenceValue, depth - 1);
                    }
                }

            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * This method attempts to materialize all of the proxied reference objects (ie, sub-objects) hanging off the
     * passed-in BO
     * object. It will do it just three levels down. In other words, it will only materialize the objects that are
     * direct members of
     * the bo, objects that are direct members of those bos, that one more time, and no further down. An
     * IllegalArgumentException
     * will be thrown if the bo object passed in is itself a non-materialized proxy object. If the bo passed in has no
     * proxied
     * sub-objects, then the object will not be modified, and no errors will be thrown.
     *
     * @param bo A valid, populated BusinessObject containing (possibly) proxied sub-objects. This object will be
     * modified in place.
     */
    public static void materializeAllSubObjects(PersistableBusinessObject bo) {
        materializeSubObjectsToDepth(bo, 3);
    }

    /**
     * This method safely extracts either simple values OR nested values. For example, if the bo is SubAccount, and the
     * fieldName is
     * a21SubAccount.subAccountTypeCode, this thing makes sure it gets the value off the very end attribute, no matter
     * how deeply
     * nested it is. The code would be slightly simpler if this was done recursively, but this is safer, and consumes a
     * constant
     * amount of memory, no matter how deeply nested it goes.
     *
     * @param bo
     * @param fieldName
     * @return The field value if it exists. If it doesnt, and the name is invalid, and
     */
    public static Object getNestedValue(Object bo, String fieldName) {

        if (bo == null) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("The bo passed in was null.");
        }
        if (StringUtils.isBlank(fieldName)) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("The fieldName passed in was blank.");
        }

        // okay, this section of code is to handle sub-object values, like
        // SubAccount.a21SubAccount.subAccountTypeCode. it basically walks
        // through the period-delimited list of names, and ends up with the
        // final value.
        String[] fieldNameParts = fieldName.split("\\.");
        Object currentObject = null;
        Object priorObject = bo;
        for (int i = 0; i < fieldNameParts.length; i++) {
            String fieldNamePart = fieldNameParts[i];

            try {
                if (fieldNamePart.indexOf("]") > 0) {
                    currentObject = PropertyUtils.getIndexedProperty(priorObject, fieldNamePart);
                } else {
                    currentObject = PropertyUtils.getSimpleProperty(priorObject, fieldNamePart);
                }
            } catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
                throw new RuntimeException("Caller does not have access to the property accessor method.", e);
            } catch (InvocationTargetException e) {
                throw new RuntimeException("Property accessor method threw an exception.", e);
            } catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {
                throw new RuntimeException("The accessor method requested for this property cannot be found.", e);
            }

            // materialize the proxy, if it is a proxy
            if (ProxyHelper.isProxy(currentObject)) {
                currentObject = ProxyHelper.getRealObject(currentObject);
            }

            // if a node or the leaf is null, then we're done, there's no need to
            // continue accessing null things
            if (currentObject == null) {
                return currentObject;
            }

            priorObject = currentObject;
        }
        return currentObject;
    }

    /**
     * This method safely creates a object from a class
     * Convenience method to create new object and throw a runtime exception if it cannot
     * If the class is an {@link ExternalizableBusinessObject}, this method will determine the interface for the EBO and
     * query the
     * appropriate module service to create a new instance.
     *
     * @param clazz
     * @return a newInstance() of clazz
     */
    public static Object createNewObjectFromClass(Class clazz) {
        if (clazz == null) {
            throw new RuntimeException("BO class was passed in as null");
        }
        try {
            if (ExternalizableBusinessObject.class.isAssignableFrom(clazz)) {
                Class eboInterface = ExternalizableBusinessObjectUtils
                        .determineExternalizableBusinessObjectSubInterface(clazz);
                ModuleService moduleService = KRADServiceLocatorWeb.getKualiModuleService()
                        .getResponsibleModuleService(eboInterface);
                return moduleService.createNewObjectFromExternalizableClass(eboInterface);
            } else {
                return clazz.newInstance();
            }
        } catch (Exception e) {
            throw new RuntimeException("Error occured while trying to create a new instance for class " + clazz, e);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Return whether or not an attribute is writeable. This method is aware that that Collections may be involved and
     * handles them
     * consistently with the way in which OJB handles specifying the attributes of elements of a Collection.
     *
     * @param object
     * @param property
     * @return
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException
     */
    public static boolean isWriteable(Object object, String property,
            PersistenceStructureService persistenceStructureService) throws IllegalArgumentException {
        if (null == object || null == property) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot check writeable status with null arguments.");
        }

        // Try the easy way.
        try {
            if (!(PropertyUtils.isWriteable(object, property))) {
                // If that fails lets try to be a bit smarter, understanding that Collections may be involved.
                return isWriteableHelper(object, property, persistenceStructureService);
            } else {
                return true;
            }
        } catch (NestedNullException nestedNullException) {
            // If a NestedNullException is thrown then the property has a null
            // value.  Call the helper to find the class of the property and
            // get a newInstance of it.
            return isWriteableHelper(object, property, persistenceStructureService);
        }
    }

    /**
     * This method handles the cases where PropertyUtils.isWriteable is not
     * sufficient.  It handles cases where the parameter in question is a
     * collection or if the parameter value is null.
     * @param object
     * @param property
     * @param persistenceStructureService
     * @return
     */
    private static boolean isWriteableHelper(Object object, String property,
            PersistenceStructureService persistenceStructureService) {
        if (property.contains(".")) {
            String propertyName = StringUtils.substringBefore(property, ".");

            // Get the type of the attribute.
            Class<?> c = ObjectUtils.getPropertyType(object, propertyName, persistenceStructureService);

            if (c != null) {
                Object i = null;

                // If the next level is a Collection, look into the collection, to find out what type its elements are.
                if (Collection.class.isAssignableFrom(c)) {
                    Map<String, Class> m = persistenceStructureService.listCollectionObjectTypes(object.getClass());
                    c = m.get(propertyName);
                }

                // Look into the attribute class to see if it is writeable.
                try {
                    i = c.newInstance();
                    return isWriteable(i, StringUtils.substringAfter(property, "."), persistenceStructureService);
                } catch (Exception ex) {
                    LOG.error("Skipping Criteria: " + property + " - Unable to instantiate class : " + c.getName(),
                            ex);
                }
            } else {
                LOG.error("Skipping Criteria: " + property + " - Unable to determine class for object: "
                        + object.getClass().getName() + " - " + propertyName);
            }
        }
        return false;
    }

    /**
     * Helper method for creating a new instance of the given class
     *
     * @param clazz - class of object to create
     * @return T object of type given by the clazz parameter
     */
    public static <T> T newInstance(Class<T> clazz) {
        T object = null;
        try {
            object = clazz.newInstance();
        } catch (InstantiationException e) {
            LOG.error("Unable to create new instance of class: " + clazz.getName());
            throw new RuntimeException(e);
        } catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
            LOG.error("Unable to create new instance of class: " + clazz.getName());
            throw new RuntimeException(e);
        }

        return object;
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves all fields including the inherited fields for a given class. The recursion stops if either  Object class is reached
     * or if stopAt is reached first.
     *
     * @param fields  List of fields (public, private and protected)
     * @param type   Class from which fields retrieval has to start
     * @param stopAt Parent class where the recursion should stop
     * @return
     */
    public static List<Field> getAllFields(List<Field> fields, Class<?> type, Class<?> stopAt) {
        for (Field field : type.getDeclaredFields()) {
            fields.add(field);
        }

        if (type.getSuperclass() != null && !type.getName().equals(stopAt.getName())) {
            fields = getAllFields(fields, type.getSuperclass(), stopAt);
        }

        return fields;
    }

}