/**
* Validates the tag type create request. This method also trims the request parameters.
*
* @param request the tag type create request
*/
private void validateTagTypeCreateRequest(TagTypeCreateRequest request) {
Assert.notNull(request, "A tag type create request must be specified.");
tagTypeHelper.validateTagTypeKey(request.getTagTypeKey());
request.setDisplayName(
alternateKeyHelper.validateStringParameter("display name", request.getDisplayName()));
Assert.notNull(request.getTagTypeOrder(), "A tag type order must be specified.");
}
@Override
public TagType createTagType(TagTypeCreateRequest request) {
// Validate and trim the request parameters.
validateTagTypeCreateRequest(request);
// Validate the tag type does not already exist in the database.
TagTypeEntity tagTypeEntity = tagTypeDao.getTagTypeByKey(request.getTagTypeKey());
if (tagTypeEntity != null) {
throw new AlreadyExistsException(
String.format(
"Unable to create tag type with code \"%s\" because it already exists.",
request.getTagTypeKey().getTagTypeCode()));
}
// Validate the display name does not already exist in the database
tagTypeDaoHelper.assertTagTypeDisplayNameDoesNotExist(request.getDisplayName());
// Create and persist a new tag type entity from the request information.
tagTypeEntity =
createTagTypeEntity(
request.getTagTypeKey().getTagTypeCode(),
request.getDisplayName(),
request.getTagTypeOrder());
// Create and return the tag type object from the persisted entity.
return createTagTypeFromEntity(tagTypeEntity);
}
