private String getGene(String identifierType, String id, String taxonId)
throws ObjectStoreException {
String identifier = id;
if (rslv != null && rslv.hasTaxon(taxonId)) {
identifier = resolveGene(identifier, taxonId);
if (identifier == null) {
return null;
}
}
String refId = identifiersToGenes.get(identifier);
if (refId == null) {
Item gene = createItem("Gene");
refId = gene.getIdentifier();
gene.setAttribute(identifierType, identifier);
gene.setReference("organism", getOrganism(taxonId));
identifiersToGenes.put(identifier, refId);
try {
store(gene);
} catch (ObjectStoreException e) {
throw new ObjectStoreException(e);
}
}
return refId;
}
