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/**

 * @author k.luther

 * @since 27.08.2015

 */

public class ConvertMergeStrategy extends DefaultMergeStrategy {

   private static final long serialVersionUID = -1046274562281576696L;

   private boolean deleteSecondObject = false;

    protected ConvertMergeStrategy(Class<? extends CdmBase> mergeClazz) {

        super(mergeClazz);

    }

    public static ConvertMergeStrategy NewInstance(Class<? extends CdmBase> mergeClazz){

    protected <T extends IMergable> void mergeCollectionFieldNoFirst(T mergeFirst, T mergeSecond, Field field, MergeMode mergeMode, Set<ICdmBase> deleteSet, Set<ICdmBase> clonedObjects) throws Exception{

        super.mergeCollectionFieldNoFirst(mergeFirst, mergeSecond, field, mergeMode, deleteSet, clonedObjects);

    }

}

 */

public interface ICdmEntityDao<T extends CdmBase> {

    public UUID saveOrUpdate(T transientObject) throws DataAccessException;

    /**

 *         with @Repository?

 */

@Repository

    private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(CdmEntityDaoBase.class);

		getSession().saveOrUpdate(cdmMetaData);

	}

	@Override

    public List<CdmMetaData> getMetaData() {

		Session session = getSession();

		strategy.setDefaultCollectionMergeMode(MergeMode.SECOND);

		strategy.setDeleteSecondObject(true);

		if (! genericDao.isMergeable(team, person, strategy)){

			throw new MergeException("Person can not be transformed into team.");

		}

		try {

			team.setProtectedNomenclaturalTitleCache(false);

			team.setProtectedTitleCache(true);

			team.setTitleCache(person.getTitleCache(), true);

* The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License Version 1.1

* See LICENSE.TXT at the top of this package for the full license terms.

*/

package eu.etaxonomy.cdm.api.service;

import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;

 */

public class AgentServiceImplTest extends CdmTransactionalIntegrationTest{

    private static final UUID UUID_EHRENBERG = UUID.fromString("6363ae88-ec57-4b23-8235-6c86fbe59446");

    @SuppressWarnings("unused")

    @SpringBeanByType

    private INameService nameSerivce;

    @Test

    @DataSets({

        @DataSet(loadStrategy=CleanSweepInsertLoadStrategy.class, value="/eu/etaxonomy/cdm/database/ClearDB_with_Terms_DataSet.xml"),

        @DataSet(value="/eu/etaxonomy/cdm/database/TermsDataSet-with_auditing_info.xml")

    })

    public void testConvertPerson2Team(){

    	String nomTitle = "Abrev. aut.";

    	Person person = Person.NewTitledInstance(fullAuthor);

    	person.setNomenclaturalTitle(nomTitle);

    	service.save(person);

    	nameSerivce.save(name);

    	Team team = null;

    	UpdateResult result = null;

		try {

    	Assert.assertEquals("Annotations should be moved", 1, team.getAnnotations().size());

       	Assert.assertNotNull("Contact must be copied too", team.getContact());

    	Assert.assertEquals("Team must be combination author now", team, name.getCombinationAuthorship());

    }

    private Contact getContact(){