private Label[] toLabels(Collection<String> labels) {
     if (labels==null || labels.isEmpty()) return NO_LABELS;
     Label[] labelArray = new Label[labels.size()];
     int i=0;
     for (String label : labels) {
         labelArray[i++]= DynamicLabel.label(label);
     }
     return labelArray;
 }
 private Node setLabels(Node node, Collection<String> labels) {
     if (labels==null || labels.isEmpty()) return node;
     for (String label : labels) {
         node.addLabel(DynamicLabel.label(label));
     }
     return node;
 }