/** Delete all of the objects with the matching class. */
  public void deleteAllObjects(Class theClass, List objects, AbstractSession session) {
    ClassDescriptor descriptor = null;

    if (((UnitOfWorkImpl) session).shouldOrderUpdates()) { // bug 331064 - Sort the delete order
      objects = sort(theClass, objects);
    }

    int size = objects.size();
    for (int index = 0; index < size; index++) {
      Object objectToDelete = objects.get(index);
      if (objectToDelete.getClass() == theClass) {
        if (descriptor == null) {
          descriptor = session.getDescriptor(theClass);
        }
        // PERF: Get the descriptor query, to avoid extra query creation.
        DeleteObjectQuery deleteQuery = descriptor.getQueryManager().getDeleteQuery();
        if (deleteQuery == null) {
          deleteQuery = new DeleteObjectQuery();
          deleteQuery.setDescriptor(descriptor);
        } else {
          // Ensure original query has been prepared.
          deleteQuery.checkPrepare(session, deleteQuery.getTranslationRow());
          deleteQuery = (DeleteObjectQuery) deleteQuery.clone();
        }
        deleteQuery.setIsExecutionClone(true);
        deleteQuery.setObject(objectToDelete);
        session.executeQuery(deleteQuery);
      }
    }
  }
  /**
   * INTERNAL: Perform the work to delete an object.
   *
   * @return object - the object being deleted.
   */
  public Object executeDatabaseQuery() throws DatabaseException, OptimisticLockException {
    AbstractSession session = getSession();
    CommitManager commitManager = session.getCommitManager();
    Object object = getObject();
    boolean isUnitOfWork = session.isUnitOfWork();
    try {
      // Check if the object has already been deleted, then no work is required.
      if (commitManager.isCommitCompletedInPostOrIgnore(object)) {
        return object;
      }
      ClassDescriptor descriptor = this.descriptor;
      // Check whether the object is already being deleted,
      // if it is, then there is a cycle, and the foreign keys must be nulled.
      if (commitManager.isCommitInPreModify(object)) {
        if (!commitManager.isShallowCommitted(object)) {
          getQueryMechanism().updateForeignKeyFieldBeforeDelete();
          if ((descriptor.getHistoryPolicy() != null)
              && descriptor.getHistoryPolicy().shouldHandleWrites()) {
            descriptor.getHistoryPolicy().postUpdate(this);
          }
          commitManager.markShallowCommit(object);
        }
        return object;
      }
      commitManager.markPreModifyCommitInProgress(getObject());
      if (!isUnitOfWork) {
        session.beginTransaction();
      }
      DescriptorEventManager eventManager = descriptor.getEventManager();
      // PERF: Avoid events if no listeners.
      if (eventManager.hasAnyEventListeners()) {
        // Need to run pre-delete selector if available
        eventManager.executeEvent(new DescriptorEvent(DescriptorEventManager.PreDeleteEvent, this));
      }

      // Verify if deep shallow modify is turned on
      if (shouldCascadeParts()) {
        descriptor.getQueryManager().preDelete(this);
      }

      // Check for deletion dependencies.
      if (isUnitOfWork) {
        Set dependencies = ((UnitOfWorkImpl) session).getDeletionDependencies(object);
        if (dependencies != null) {
          for (Object dependency : dependencies) {
            if (!commitManager.isCommitCompletedInPostOrIgnore(dependency)) {
              ClassDescriptor dependencyDescriptor = session.getDescriptor(dependency);
              // PERF: Get the descriptor query, to avoid extra query creation.
              DeleteObjectQuery deleteQuery =
                  dependencyDescriptor.getQueryManager().getDeleteQuery();
              if (deleteQuery == null) {
                deleteQuery = new DeleteObjectQuery();
                deleteQuery.setDescriptor(dependencyDescriptor);
              } else {
                // Ensure original query has been prepared.
                deleteQuery.checkPrepare(session, deleteQuery.getTranslationRow());
                deleteQuery = (DeleteObjectQuery) deleteQuery.clone();
              }
              deleteQuery.setIsExecutionClone(true);
              deleteQuery.setObject(dependency);
              session.executeQuery(deleteQuery);
            }
          }
        }
      }

      // CR#2660080 missing aboutToDelete event.
      // PERF: Avoid events if no listeners.
      if (eventManager.hasAnyEventListeners()) {
        DescriptorEvent event =
            new DescriptorEvent(DescriptorEventManager.AboutToDeleteEvent, this);
        event.setRecord(getModifyRow());
        eventManager.executeEvent(event);
      }

      if (QueryMonitor.shouldMonitor()) {
        QueryMonitor.incrementDelete(this);
      }
      int rowCount = 0;
      // If the object was/will be deleted from a cascade delete constraint, ignore it.
      if (isUnitOfWork
          && ((UnitOfWorkImpl) session).hasCascadeDeleteObjects()
          && ((UnitOfWorkImpl) session).getCascadeDeleteObjects().contains(object)) {
        // Cascade delete does not check optimistic lock, assume ok.
        rowCount = 1;
      } else {
        rowCount = getQueryMechanism().deleteObject().intValue();
      }

      if (rowCount < 1) {
        if (session.hasEventManager()) {
          session.getEventManager().noRowsModified(this, object);
        }
      }

      if (this.usesOptimisticLocking) {
        descriptor.getOptimisticLockingPolicy().validateDelete(rowCount, object, this);
      }

      commitManager.markPostModifyCommitInProgress(getObject());
      // Verify if deep shallow modify is turned on
      if (shouldCascadeParts()) {
        descriptor.getQueryManager().postDelete(this);
      }

      if ((descriptor.getHistoryPolicy() != null)
          && descriptor.getHistoryPolicy().shouldHandleWrites()) {
        descriptor.getHistoryPolicy().postDelete(this);
      }

      // PERF: Avoid events if no listeners.
      if (eventManager.hasAnyEventListeners()) {
        // Need to run post-delete selector if available
        eventManager.executeEvent(
            new DescriptorEvent(DescriptorEventManager.PostDeleteEvent, this));
      }

      if (!isUnitOfWork) {
        session.commitTransaction();
      }
      commitManager.markCommitCompleted(object);

      // CR3510313, avoid removing aggregate collections from cache (maintain cache is false).
      if (shouldMaintainCache()) {
        if (isUnitOfWork) {
          ((UnitOfWorkImpl) session).addObjectDeletedDuringCommit(object, descriptor);
        } else {
          session
              .getIdentityMapAccessorInstance()
              .removeFromIdentityMap(
                  getPrimaryKey(), descriptor.getJavaClass(), descriptor, object);
        }
      }
      return object;

    } catch (RuntimeException exception) {
      if (!isUnitOfWork) {
        session.rollbackTransaction();
      }
      commitManager.markCommitCompleted(object);
      throw exception;
    }
  }