private CustomField buildCustomFieldFromAttribute(EntityAttribute attrib) {
   CustomField field = new CustomField();
   field.setEntityName(attrib.getEntity().getName());
   field.setFieldName(attrib.getName());
   field.setSourceFieldName(attrib.getSourceName());
   field.setTransformationFunctionName(attrib.getTransformationFunction());
   if (attrib.getFunctionParameters() != null) {
     field.setConfigurationParameters(deserializeParameters(attrib.getFunctionParameters()));
   }
   return field;
 }
 @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
 public void update(Observable o, Object eventData) {
   if (!(o instanceof EventObservable)
       || eventData == null
       || !(eventData instanceof CustomField)) {
     log.warn("Received unexpected event with data of " + eventData);
     return;
   }
   EventObservable event = (EventObservable) o;
   CustomField customField = (CustomField) eventData;
   Map<String, List<CustomField>> customFieldsListByEntityName =
       (Map<String, List<CustomField>>)
           Context.getConfiguration()
               .lookupConfigurationEntry(
                   customField.getEntityName(),
                   ConfigurationRegistry.CUSTOM_FIELD_LIST_BY_ENTITY_NAME_MAP);
   Map<String, Map<String, CustomField>> customFieldsMapByEntityName =
       (Map<String, Map<String, CustomField>>)
           Context.getConfiguration()
               .lookupConfigurationEntry(
                   customField.getEntityName(),
                   ConfigurationRegistry.CUSTOM_FIELD_MAP_BY_ENTITY_NAME_MAP);
   List<CustomField> fieldList = customFieldsListByEntityName.get(customField.getEntityName());
   Map<String, CustomField> fieldMap =
       customFieldsMapByEntityName.get(customField.getEntityName());
   if (event.getType() == ObservationEventType.CUSTOM_FIELD_ADD_EVENT) {
     log.debug(
         "A new custom field was added; we need to update the in-memory registry: " + customField);
     fieldList.add(customField);
     fieldMap.put(customField.getFieldName(), customField);
   } else if (event.getType() == ObservationEventType.CUSTOM_FIELD_UPDATE_EVENT) {
     log.debug(
         "A custom field was updated; we need to update the in-memory registry: " + customField);
     boolean found = false;
     for (CustomField item : fieldList) {
       if (item.getFieldName().equals(customField.getFieldName())) {
         found = true;
         item.setConfigurationParameters(customField.getConfigurationParameters());
         item.setSourceFieldName(customField.getSourceFieldName());
         item.setTransformationFunctionName(customField.getTransformationFunctionName());
         log.debug(
             "As a result of an update custom field event, update field "
                 + item
                 + " in the list.");
       }
     }
     if (!found) {
       log.warn(
           "Received an event to update an existing custom field but the field is not found in the registry.");
     }
     fieldMap.put(customField.getFieldName(), customField);
   } else if (event.getType() == ObservationEventType.CUSTOM_FIELD_DELETE_EVENT) {
     log.debug(
         "A new custom field was deleted; we need to update the in-memory registry: "
             + customField);
     CustomField foundField = null;
     for (CustomField item : fieldList) {
       if (item.getFieldName().equals(customField.getFieldName())) {
         foundField = item;
       }
     }
     if (foundField != null) {
       fieldList.remove(foundField);
       log.debug(
           "As a result of a delete custom field event, deleted field "
               + foundField
               + " from the list.");
     }
     fieldMap.remove(customField.getFieldName());
   }
 }