public static QueryMetadataContext buildQueryMetadataContext(
      final EObject eObject, final boolean restrictSearch) {
    Collection resources = null;
    Container container = null;
    try {
      // assume model container...modler metadata is for workspace
      container = ModelerCore.getModelContainer();
      ModelWorkspace workspace = ModelerCore.getModelWorkspace();
      if (workspace.isOpen()) {
        resources = Arrays.asList(workspace.getEmfResources());
      } else {
        resources = container.getResources();
      }
    } catch (CoreException e) {
      TransformationPlugin.Util.log(e);
    }

    // find the resoucre for the eObject in the container
    Resource resource = ModelerCore.getModelEditor().findResource(container, eObject);
    // create a indexSelector for this resource and instantiate transformation validator
    ModelResourceIndexSelector selector = new ModelResourceIndexSelector(resource);
    QueryMetadataContext context = new QueryMetadataContext(selector);
    // set the resource scope (all model resources in open model projects)
    context.setResources(resources);
    // set the restrict search flag
    context.setRestrictedSearch(restrictSearch);
    return context;
  }
  /**
   * Return all metadata records for the entity that matches the given entity name and is of the
   * type specified by the record type.
   *
   * @param recordType
   * @param entityName the name to match
   * @param isPartialName true if the entity name is a partially qualified
   * @throws Exception
   */
  @Override
  protected Collection findMetadataRecords(
      final char recordType, final String entityName, final boolean isPartialName)
      throws Exception {

    Collection eObjects = new ArrayList();

    String uuid = null;
    if (CoreStringUtil.startsWithIgnoreCase(entityName, UUID.PROTOCOL)) {
      uuid = entityName.toLowerCase();
    } else {
      String shortName = getShortElementName(entityName);
      if (CoreStringUtil.startsWithIgnoreCase(shortName, UUID.PROTOCOL)) {
        uuid = shortName.toLowerCase();
      }
    }
    // if it the element is a UUID
    if (uuid != null) {
      EObject eObj = lookupEObject(uuid);
      if (eObj != null) {
        // 12/31/03 (LLP) : fix for 10825. Prevent NPE when column has been deleted.
        if (eObj.eContainer() != null || eObj.eResource() != null) {
          eObjects.add(eObj);
        }
      }
    }

    // no eObjects found, could be cause the name is a "user string" or Eobject for UUID could
    // not be found in any of open resources
    if (eObjects.isEmpty()) {

      Collection sysObjects = findSystemMetadataRecords(recordType, entityName, isPartialName);

      if (!sysObjects.isEmpty()) {
        return sysObjects;
      }

      // model name is first token
      List tokens = CoreStringUtil.getTokens(entityName, DELIMITER_STRING);
      String firstSegment = (String) tokens.get(0);

      // check if a modelResource exists on the index selector,
      // if so there are indexes to be queried
      if (eObjects.isEmpty() && getIndexSelector() instanceof ModelResourceIndexSelector) {
        if (ModelerCore.DEBUG_QUERY_RESOLUTION) {
          final String debugMsg =
              TransformationPlugin.Util.getString(
                  "ModelerMetadata.Resolving_entity_{0}_using_index_files_1",
                  entityName); //$NON-NLS-1$
          TransformationPlugin.Util.log(IStatus.INFO, debugMsg);
        }
        ModelResourceIndexSelector resourceSelector =
            (ModelResourceIndexSelector) getIndexSelector();
        Object modelResource =
            ModelerCore.getModelWorkspace().findModelResource(resourceSelector.getResource());
        if (modelResource != null) {
          // look up the index files instead of navigating the resources.
          Collection records = super.findMetadataRecords(recordType, entityName, isPartialName);
          if (!super.getContext().isRestrictedSearch() && records.isEmpty()) {
            // if cant find query all files, there may have been no imports added
            // some one is trying to resolved a query containing groups for which there are no
            // imports
            IndexSelector workspaceSelector = new ModelWorkspaceIndexSelector();
            super.getContext().setIndexSelector(workspaceSelector);
            // look up the index files for the whole workspace instead of looking at imported
            // resources
            records = super.findMetadataRecords(recordType, entityName, isPartialName);
            // set back the resource selector for subsequent metadata lookup
            super.getContext().setIndexSelector(resourceSelector);
          }
          if (ModelerCore.DEBUG_QUERY_RESOLUTION) {
            final Object[] params = new Object[] {Integer.toString(records.size()), entityName};
            final String debugMsg =
                TransformationPlugin.Util.getString(
                    "ModelerMetadata.Found_{0}_records_for_the_entity_{1}_1",
                    params); //$NON-NLS-1$
            ModelerCore.Util.log(IStatus.INFO, debugMsg);
          }
          if (!records.isEmpty()) {
            return records;
          }
          if (uuid != null) {
            ResourceSet[] resourceSets = this.getContainer().getExternalResourceSets();
            for (int i = 0; i < resourceSets.length; i++) {
              ResourceSet currentResourceSet = resourceSets[i];
              if (currentResourceSet != null && currentResourceSet instanceof Container) {
                Container externalContainer = (Container) currentResourceSet;
                EObject externalEObj = (EObject) externalContainer.getEObjectFinder().find(uuid);
                if (externalEObj != null) {
                  // 12/31/03 (LLP) : fix for 10825. Prevent NPE when column has been deleted.
                  if (externalEObj.eContainer() != null || externalEObj.eResource() != null) {
                    eObjects.add(externalEObj);
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }

      if (ModelerCore.DEBUG_QUERY_RESOLUTION) {
        final String debugMsg =
            TransformationPlugin.Util.getString(
                "ModelerMetadata.Resolving_entity_{0}_by_navigating_the_workspace_1",
                entityName); //$NON-NLS-1$
        TransformationPlugin.Util.log(IStatus.INFO, debugMsg);
      }

      // Look up the EObject by path assuming the first path segement
      // is the model name and the remaining segments are the path within
      // the model
      // find all resources for model name
      Iterator resourceIter = this.findResourcesByName(firstSegment).iterator();
      while (resourceIter.hasNext()) {
        Resource resource = (Resource) resourceIter.next();
        // find EObjects in each resource
        if (resource != null) {
          Collection entities = findEntitiesByName(resource, entityName, recordType, isPartialName);
          for (Iterator iter = entities.iterator(); iter.hasNext(); ) {
            EObject eObj = (EObject) iter.next();
            if (eObj != null && (eObj.eContainer() != null || eObj.eResource() != null)) {
              eObjects.add(eObj);
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }

    // find metadata records for the Eobjects collected
    if (!eObjects.isEmpty()) {
      Collection records = createMetadataRecords(recordType, eObjects);
      if (ModelerCore.DEBUG_QUERY_RESOLUTION) {
        final Object[] params = new Object[] {Integer.toString(records.size()), entityName};
        final String debugMsg =
            TransformationPlugin.Util.getString(
                "ModelerMetadata.Found_{0}_records_for_the_entity_{1}_1", params); // $NON-NLS-1$
        ModelerCore.Util.log(IStatus.INFO, debugMsg);
      }
      return records;
    }
    return Collections.EMPTY_LIST;
  }