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import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.api.service.ITermService;

import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.description.FeatureNode;

import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.description.FeatureTree;

    private OrderedTermVocabulary<PresenceAbsenceTerm> statusVoc;

    private PresenceAbsenceTerm rangeRestricted;

    private PresenceAbsenceTerm doubtfullyRangeRestricted;

    private Map<String, State> chorologyMap = new HashMap<>();

        initStatusVocabulary(state);

        makeFeatureTree(state);

    boolean hasFeatureTree = false;

    /**

     * @param state

     */

    private void makeFeatureTree(SimpleExcelTaxonImportState<CONFIG> state) {

        if (hasFeatureTree  ){

            return;

        }

        if (getFeatureTreeService().find(state.getConfig().getUuidFeatureTree()) != null){

            hasFeatureTree = true;

            return;

        }

        FeatureTree result = FeatureTree.NewInstance(state.getConfig().getUuidFeatureTree());

        result.setTitleCache(state.getConfig().getFeatureTreeTitle(), true);

        FeatureNode root = result.getRoot();

        FeatureNode newNode;

        ITermService service = getTermService();

        Feature newFeature = (Feature)service.find(Feature.DISTRIBUTION().getUuid());

        newNode = FeatureNode.NewInstance(newFeature);

        root.addChild(newNode);

        newFeature = (Feature)service.find(FloraHellenicaTransformer.uuidFloraHellenicaChorologyFeature);

        newNode = FeatureNode.NewInstance(newFeature);

        root.addChild(newNode);

        newFeature = (Feature)service.find(Feature.LIFEFORM().getUuid());

        newNode = FeatureNode.NewInstance(newFeature);

        root.addChild(newNode);

        newFeature = (Feature)service.find(Feature.HABITAT().getUuid());

        newNode = FeatureNode.NewInstance(newFeature);

        root.addChild(newNode);

        newFeature = (Feature)service.find(Feature.NOTES().getUuid());

        newNode = FeatureNode.NewInstance(newFeature);

        root.addChild(newNode);

        getFeatureTreeService().saveOrUpdate(result);

        hasFeatureTree = true;

    }

        String valueStr = getValue(record, CHOROLOGICAL_CATEGOGY);

        String value = valueStr;

        if (value == null){

            return;

        }

        Feature choroFeature = getFeature(state, FloraHellenicaTransformer.uuidFloraHellenicaChorologyFeature,

                "Chorology", "The Chorological Category", "Choro", null);

        CategoricalData catData = CategoricalData.NewInstance(choroFeature);

        String[] splits = value.split(" & ");

        replaceDirection(splits, line);

        for (String split: splits){

            String[] splitsA = split.split("/");

            for (String splitA : splitsA){

                String[] splitsB = splitA.split(", ");

                for (String splitB : splitsB){

                    splitB = normalizeChorology(splitB);

                    State choroTerm = chorologyMap.get(splitB);

                    if (choroTerm == null){

                        logger.warn(line + "Some chorology could not be recognized in: " + value + "; Term was: " +splitB);

                    }else{

                        catData.addStateData(choroTerm);

                    }

                }

            }

        }

        desc.addElement(catData);

    }

    /**

     * @param splitB

     * @return

     */

    private String normalizeChorology(String choroStr) {

        choroStr = choroStr.trim()

                .replace("BK", "Bk")

                .replace("Austral.", "Austr.")

                .replace("trop.As.", "trop. As.");

        if (choroStr.startsWith("[") && !choroStr.endsWith("]")){

            choroStr += "]";

        }else if (!choroStr.startsWith("[") && choroStr.endsWith("]")){

            choroStr = "[" + choroStr;

        }

        return choroStr;

    }

    /**

     * @param splits

     * @param line

     */

    private void replaceDirection(String[] splits, String line) {

        if (splits.length > 1){

            String[] divs = splits[1].split("-");

            if (divs.length == 2){

                splits[0] = splits[0] + "-" + divs[1];

            }else{

                logger.warn(line + "Splits[1] has not expected format: " + splits[1]);

            }

        }

        NamedArea area = getNamedArea(state, uuid, null, null, null, null, null);

        Distribution dist;

        if (value == null || ".".equals(value) ){

            dist = Distribution.NewInstance(area, PresenceAbsenceTerm.NATIVE());

        }else if ("Range-restricted".equals(value)){

            dist = Distribution.NewInstance(area, rangeRestricted);

        }else if ("?Range-restricted".equals(value)){

            dist = Distribution.NewInstance(area, doubtfullyRangeRestricted);

        }else if ("Xenophyte".equals(value)){

            dist = Distribution.NewInstance(area, PresenceAbsenceTerm.INTRODUCED());

        }else if ("?Xenophyte".equals(value)){

            dist = Distribution.NewInstance(area, PresenceAbsenceTerm.INTRODUCED_DOUBTFULLY_INTRODUCED());

        }else {

            logger.warn(line + "Not matching status. This should not happpen '" + value + "' for " + key);

            return;

        desc.addElement(dist);

        dist.addImportSource(id, getWorksheetName(), getSourceCitation(state), line);

        addChorological(state, "Bk", "Balkan", "Taxa restricted to Balkan countries, occasionally extending to adjacent parts of SE Europe", FloraHellenicaTransformer.uuidChorologicalBk);

        addChorological(state, "BI", "Balkan-Italy", "Taxa restricted to Balkan countries and Italy (amphi-Adreatic)", FloraHellenicaTransformer.uuidChorologicalBI);

        addChorological(state, "BA", "Balkan-Anatolia", "Taxa restricted to Balkan countries and to Asia minor (Anatolia), occasionally extending to S Ukraine (Crimea), adjacent Caucasian countries (Georgia, Armenia) or N Iraq", FloraHellenicaTransformer.uuidChorologicalBA);

        addChorological(state, "BC", "Balkan-Central Europe", "Taxa distributed in the Balkans, Carpathians, Alps and adjacent areas (mainly in the mountains)", FloraHellenicaTransformer.uuidChorologicalBC);

        addChorological(state, "EM", "East Mediterranean", "Taxa restricted to the E Mediterranean, occasionally extending to S Italy or adjacent Caucasian countries", FloraHellenicaTransformer.uuidChorologicalEM);

        addChorological(state, "Me", "Mediterranean", "Taxa with a circum-Mediterranean distribution including Portugal, occasionally extending to the Caucasus area and N Iran", FloraHellenicaTransformer.uuidChorologicalMe);

        addChorological(state, "MA", "Mediterranean-Atlantic", "Taxa restricted to maritime W Europe and the Mediterranean", FloraHellenicaTransformer.uuidChorologicalMA);

        addChorological(state, "ME", "Mediterranean-European", "Taxa restricted to the Mediterranean and temperate Europe, occasionally extending to NW Africa and the Caucasus area", FloraHellenicaTransformer.uuidChorologicalME);

        addChorological(state, "MS", "Mediterranean-SW Asian", "Taxa distributed in one or more Mediterranean countries and extending to SW and C Asia", FloraHellenicaTransformer.uuidChorologicalMS);

        addChorological(state, "EA", "European-SW Asian", "Eruopean taxa (occasionally reachin N Africa) with a distribution extending to SW Asia, occasionally reaching C Asia", FloraHellenicaTransformer.uuidChorologicalEA);

        addChorological(state, "ES", "Euro-Siberian", "Taxa with main distribution in temperate Eurasia (occasionally reaching the Caucasus area)", FloraHellenicaTransformer.uuidChorologicalES);

        addChorological(state, "Eu", "European", "Taxa with a distribution all over Europe. In S European countries this category in fact represents the C European element", FloraHellenicaTransformer.uuidChorologicalEu);

        addChorological(state, "Pt", "Paleotemperate", "Taxa of extratropical Eurasia including the Himalaya and E Asia, not (or at most marginally) extending to North America", FloraHellenicaTransformer.uuidChorologicalPt);

        addChorological(state, "Ct", "Circumtemperate", "Taxa of both extratropical Eurasia and North America", FloraHellenicaTransformer.uuidChorologicalCt);

        addChorological(state, "IT", "Irano-Turanian", "Taxa with main distribution in arid SW and C Asia, extrazonally extending to the Mediterranean", FloraHellenicaTransformer.uuidChorologicalIT);

        addChorological(state, "SS", "Saharo-Sindian", "Taxa with main distribution in arid N Africa and SQ Asia, extrazonally extending to the Mediterranean", FloraHellenicaTransformer.uuidChorologicalSS);

        addChorological(state, "ST", "Subtropical-tropical", "Taxa widespread in the warmer regions of both hemispheres", FloraHellenicaTransformer.uuidChorologicalST);

        addChorological(state, "Bo", "(Circum-)Boreal", "Taxa with main distribution in N and high-montane Eurasia (occasionally extending to North America)", FloraHellenicaTransformer.uuidChorologicalBo);

        addChorological(state, "AA", "Arctic-Alpine", "Taxa with main distribution beyound the N and aove the high-montane timerlines o fEurasia (occasionally extending to North America)", FloraHellenicaTransformer.uuidChorologicalAA);

        addChorological(state, "Co", "Cosmopolitan", "Taxa distributed in all continents, i.e. beyond the N hemisphere. This category may be given in brackets after the known or supposed native distribution in cases of taxa that have been spread worldwide by humans", FloraHellenicaTransformer.uuidChorologicalCo);

        addChorological(state, "[trop.]", "[tropical]", "", FloraHellenicaTransformer.uuidChorologicaltrop);

        addChorological(state, "[subtrop.]", "[subtropical]", "", FloraHellenicaTransformer.uuidChorologicalsubtrop);

        addChorological(state, "[paleotrop.]", "[paleotropical]", "", FloraHellenicaTransformer.uuidChorologicalpaleotrop);

        addChorological(state, "[neotrop.]", "[neotropical]", "", FloraHellenicaTransformer.uuidChorologicalneotrop);

        addChorological(state, "[pantrop.]", "[pantropical]", "", FloraHellenicaTransformer.uuidChorologicalpantrop);

        addChorological(state, "[N-Am.]", "[North American]", "", FloraHellenicaTransformer.uuidChorologicalN_Am);

        addChorological(state, "[S-Am.]", "[South American]", "", FloraHellenicaTransformer.uuidChorologicalS_Am);

        addChorological(state, "[E-As.]", "[East Asian]", "", FloraHellenicaTransformer.uuidChorologicalE_As);

        addChorological(state, "[SE-As.", "[South East Asian]", "", FloraHellenicaTransformer.uuidChorologicalSE_As);

        addChorological(state, "[S-Afr.]", "[South African]", "", FloraHellenicaTransformer.uuidChorologicalS_Afr);

        addChorological(state, "[Arab.]", "[Arabian]", "", FloraHellenicaTransformer.uuidChorologicalArab);

        addChorological(state, "[Arab. NE-Afr.]", "[Arabian and North East African]", "", FloraHellenicaTransformer.uuidChorologicalArab_NE_Afr);

        addChorological(state, "[Caucas.]", "[Caucasian]", "", FloraHellenicaTransformer.uuidChorologicalCaucas);

        addChorological(state, "[Pontic]", "[Pontic]", "", FloraHellenicaTransformer.uuidChorologicalPontic);

        addChorological(state, "[Europ.]", "[European]", "", FloraHellenicaTransformer.uuidChorologicalEurop);

        addChorological(state, "[Austr.]", "[Australian]", "", FloraHellenicaTransformer.uuidChorologicalAustral);

        addChorological(state, "[W-Med.]", "[West Mediterranean]", "", FloraHellenicaTransformer.uuidChorologicalW_Med);

        addChorological(state, "[C-Med.]", "[Central Mediterranean]", "", FloraHellenicaTransformer.uuidChorologicalC_Med);

        addChorological(state, "[W-Eur.]", "[West European]", "", FloraHellenicaTransformer.uuidChorologicalW_Eur);

        addChorological(state, "[S-Eur.]", "[South European]", "", FloraHellenicaTransformer.uuidChorologicalS_Eur);

        addChorological(state, "[C-Am.]", "[Central American]", "", FloraHellenicaTransformer.uuidChorologicalC_Am);

        addChorological(state, "[C-As.]", "[Central Asian]", "", FloraHellenicaTransformer.uuidChorologicalC_As);

        addChorological(state, "[SW-As.]", "[South West Asian]", "", FloraHellenicaTransformer.uuidChorologicalSW_As);

        addChorological(state, "[unknown]", "[unknown]", "", FloraHellenicaTransformer.uuidChorologicalUnknown);

        addChorological(state, "[N-Afr.]", "[North African]", "", FloraHellenicaTransformer.uuidChorologicalN_Afr);

        addChorological(state, "[Am.]", "[American]", "", FloraHellenicaTransformer.uuidChorologicalAm);

        addChorological(state, "[paleosubtrop.]", "[paleosubtropical]", "", FloraHellenicaTransformer.uuidChorologicalPaleosubtrop);

        addChorological(state, "[SW-Eur.]", "[South West European]", "", FloraHellenicaTransformer.uuidChorologicalSW_Eur);

        addChorological(state, "[S-As.]", "[South Asian]", "", FloraHellenicaTransformer.uuidChorologicalS_As);

        addChorological(state, "[NE-Afr.]", "[North East African]", "", FloraHellenicaTransformer.uuidChorologicalNE_Afr);

        addChorological(state, "[NW-Afr.]", "[North West African]", "", FloraHellenicaTransformer.uuidChorologicalNW_Afr);

        addChorological(state, "[trop. Afr.]", "[tropical African]", "", FloraHellenicaTransformer.uuidChorologicalTrop_Afr);

        addChorological(state, "[Afr.]", "[Arican]", "", FloraHellenicaTransformer.uuidChorologicalAfr);

        addChorological(state, "[As.]", "[Asian]", "", FloraHellenicaTransformer.uuidChorologicalAs);

        addChorological(state, "[W-As.]", "[West Asian]", "", FloraHellenicaTransformer.uuidChorologicalW_As);

        addChorological(state, "[C-Eur.]", "[Central European]", "", FloraHellenicaTransformer.uuidChorologicalC_Eur);

        addChorological(state, "[E-Afr.]", "[East African]", "", FloraHellenicaTransformer.uuidChorologicalE_Afr);

        addChorological(state, "[W-Austr.]", "[West Australian]", "", FloraHellenicaTransformer.uuidChorologicalW_Austr);

        addChorological(state, "[trop. As.]", "[tropical Asian]", "", FloraHellenicaTransformer.uuidChorologicaltrop_As);

        addChorological(state, "[Co]", "[Cosmopolitan]", "Taxa distributed in all continents, i.e. beyond the N hemisphere. This category may be given in brackets after the known or supposed native distribution in cases of taxa that have been spread worldwide by humans", FloraHellenicaTransformer.uuidChorological__Co_);

            String desc, UUID uuidChorological) {

        desc = isBlank(desc)? label : desc;

        State chorologyTerm = addState(state, abbrevLabel, label, desc, uuidChorological, chorologicalVoc);

        chorologyMap.put(abbrevLabel, chorologyTerm);

    private PresenceAbsenceTerm addStatus(SimpleExcelTaxonImportState<CONFIG> state,

            String abbrev, String stateLabel, String description, UUID uuid, OrderedTermVocabulary<PresenceAbsenceTerm> voc) {

        PresenceAbsenceTerm newStatus = PresenceAbsenceTerm.NewPresenceInstance(

                description, stateLabel, abbrev);

        newStatus.setUuid(uuid);

        newStatus.setIdInVocabulary(abbrev);

        newStatus.setSymbol(abbrev);

        voc.addTerm(newStatus);

        return newStatus;

    }

    private void initStatusVocabulary(SimpleExcelTaxonImportState<CONFIG> state) {

        if (statusVoc == null){

            UUID uuid = FloraHellenicaTransformer.uuidFloraHellenicaStatusVoc;

            statusVoc = (OrderedTermVocabulary<PresenceAbsenceTerm>)this.getVocabularyService().find(uuid);

            if (statusVoc == null){

                createStatusVoc(state, uuid);

            }

        }

    }

    /**

     * @param state

     */

    private void createStatusVoc(SimpleExcelTaxonImportState<CONFIG> state, UUID vocUuid) {

        //voc

        URI termSourceUri = null;

        String label = "Checklist of Greece Status";

        String description = "Status as used in the Checklist of Greece";

        statusVoc = OrderedTermVocabulary.NewInstance(TermType.PresenceAbsenceTerm,

                description, label, null, termSourceUri);

        statusVoc.setUuid(vocUuid);

        rangeRestricted = addStatus(state, "RR", "Range-restricted", "", FloraHellenicaTransformer.uuidStatusRangeRestricted, statusVoc);

        doubtfullyRangeRestricted = addStatus(state, "?RR", "?Range-restricted", "", FloraHellenicaTransformer.uuidStatusRangeRestrictedDoubtfully, statusVoc);

        this.getVocabularyService().save(statusVoc);

        return;

    }

        greece = NamedArea.NewInstance(countryLabel, countryLabel, "GR");

        greece.setIdInVocabulary("GR");

        greece.setSymbol("GR");