/**
* Fetch a synonym from the local cache. Failing that, create a new one.
*
* @param synonymType the synonym type (should be a term in the <code>genedb_synonym_type</code>
* CV).
* @param synonymString the actual synonym
* @return the cached or newly-created synonym object
*/
public synchronized Synonym getSynonym(String synonymType, String synonymString) {
logger.debug(String.format("Looking for synonym '%s:%s'", synonymType, synonymString));
if (session == null) {
throw new IllegalStateException("getSynonym called with no session");
}
if (synonymsByType.containsKey(synonymType, synonymString)) {
logger.debug("Synonym found in cache");
return synonymsByType.get(synonymType, synonymString);
}
if (detachedSynonymsByType.containsKey(synonymType, synonymString)) {
logger.debug("Synonym found in detached cache. Merging");
Synonym mergedSynonym =
(Synonym) session.merge(detachedSynonymsByType.get(synonymType, synonymString));
detachedSynonymsByType.remove(synonymType, synonymString);
synonymsByType.put(synonymType, synonymString, mergedSynonym);
return mergedSynonym;
}
logger.debug(String.format("Synonym '%s:%s' not found in cache", synonymType, synonymString));
CvTerm synonymTypeCvTerm =
(CvTerm)
session.load(
CvTerm.class,
objectManager.getIdOfExistingCvTerm("genedb_synonym_type", synonymType));
Synonym synonym = new Synonym(synonymTypeCvTerm, synonymString, synonymString);
synonymsByType.put(synonymType, synonymString, synonym);
return synonym;
}
