/**
* Grabs <em>all</em> entity instances held in the {@link EntityBeanFactory} of the given type
* then adds them to the graph.
*
* @param <E>
* @param entityType
* @return The generated entity set that was added to the graph.
*/
protected final <E extends IEntity> Set<E> addAll(Class<E> entityType) {
final Set<E> set = entityBeanFactory.getAllEntityCopies(entityType);
for (final E e : set) {
addEntity(e);
}
return set;
}
/**
* Generates N unique entity copies of the given type then adds them to the graph.
*
* @param <E>
* @param entityType
* @param makeUnique Attempt to make the entities business key unique before adding?
* @param n The number of copies to generate
* @return The generated entity set that was added to the graph.
*/
protected final <E extends IEntity> Set<E> addN(Class<E> entityType, boolean makeUnique, int n) {
final Set<E> set = entityBeanFactory.getNEntityCopies(entityType, n);
for (final E e : set) {
if (makeUnique) makeUnique(e);
addEntity(e);
}
return set;
}
/**
* Generates a fresh entity that is <em>not</em> added to the graph.
*
* @param <E>
* @param entityType
* @param makeUnique
* @return The generated entity.
*/
protected final <E extends IEntity> E generateEntity(Class<E> entityType, boolean makeUnique) {
E e = entityBeanFactory.getEntityCopy(entityType);
if (makeUnique) makeUnique(e);
return e;
}