public Set<Entity> search(String entityType, String searchTerm) {
Set<Entity> results = new HashSet<Entity>();
EntityEnum entityEnum = EntityEnum.getEntityEnum(entityType);
EntityIdentifier[] identifiers;
Class identifierType;
// if the entity type is a group, use the group service's findGroup method
// to locate it
if (entityEnum.isGroup()) {
identifiers =
GroupService.searchForGroups(searchTerm, GroupService.CONTAINS, entityEnum.getClazz());
identifierType = IEntityGroup.class;
}
// otherwise use the getGroupMember method
else {
identifiers =
GroupService.searchForEntities(searchTerm, GroupService.CONTAINS, entityEnum.getClazz());
identifierType = entityEnum.getClazz();
}
for (EntityIdentifier entityIdentifier : identifiers) {
if (entityIdentifier.getType().equals(identifierType)) {
IGroupMember groupMember = GroupService.getGroupMember(entityIdentifier);
Entity entity = getEntity(groupMember);
results.add(entity);
}
}
return results;
}
