@Override
  public T getProperty(
      final SecurityContext securityContext,
      final GraphObject obj,
      final boolean applyConverter,
      final Predicate<GraphObject> predicate) {

    Object value = null;

    final PropertyContainer propertyContainer = obj.getPropertyContainer();
    if (propertyContainer != null) {

      // this may throw a java.lang.IllegalStateException: Relationship[<id>] has been deleted in
      // this tx
      if (propertyContainer.hasProperty(dbName())) {

        value = propertyContainer.getProperty(dbName());
      }
    }

    if (applyConverter) {

      // apply property converters
      PropertyConverter converter = databaseConverter(securityContext, obj);
      if (converter != null) {

        try {
          value = converter.revert(value);

        } catch (Throwable t) {

          logger.warn(
              "Unable to convert property {} of type {}: {}",
              new Object[] {dbName(), getClass().getSimpleName(), t});
          logger.warn("", t);
        }
      }
    }

    // no value found, use schema default
    if (value == null) {
      value = defaultValue();
    }

    return (T) value;
  }
  @Override
  public Object setProperty(
      final SecurityContext securityContext, final GraphObject obj, final T value)
      throws FrameworkException {

    final PropertyConverter converter = databaseConverter(securityContext, obj);
    final Object convertedValue;

    if (converter != null) {

      convertedValue = converter.convert(value);

    } else {

      convertedValue = value;
    }

    final PropertyContainer propertyContainer = obj.getPropertyContainer();
    if (propertyContainer != null) {

      if (!TransactionCommand.inTransaction()) {

        throw new NotInTransactionException("setProperty outside of transaction");
      }

      boolean internalSystemPropertiesUnlocked = (obj instanceof CreationContainer);

      // notify only non-system properties

      // collect modified properties
      if (obj instanceof AbstractNode) {

        if (!unvalidated) {

          TransactionCommand.nodeModified(
              securityContext.getCachedUser(),
              (AbstractNode) obj,
              AbstractPrimitiveProperty.this,
              propertyContainer.hasProperty(dbName())
                  ? propertyContainer.getProperty(dbName())
                  : null,
              value);
        }

        internalSystemPropertiesUnlocked = ((AbstractNode) obj).internalSystemPropertiesUnlocked;

      } else if (obj instanceof AbstractRelationship) {

        if (!unvalidated) {

          TransactionCommand.relationshipModified(
              securityContext.getCachedUser(),
              (AbstractRelationship) obj,
              AbstractPrimitiveProperty.this,
              propertyContainer.hasProperty(dbName())
                  ? propertyContainer.getProperty(dbName())
                  : null,
              value);
        }

        internalSystemPropertiesUnlocked =
            ((AbstractRelationship) obj).internalSystemPropertiesUnlocked;
      }

      // catch all sorts of errors and wrap them in a FrameworkException
      try {

        // save space
        if (convertedValue == null) {

          propertyContainer.removeProperty(dbName());

        } else {

          if (!isSystemInternal() || internalSystemPropertiesUnlocked) {

            propertyContainer.setProperty(dbName(), convertedValue);

          } else {

            logger.warn(
                "Tried to set internal system property {} to {}. Action was denied.",
                new Object[] {dbName(), convertedValue});
          }
        }

        updateAccessInformation(securityContext, propertyContainer);

      } catch (Throwable t) {

        // throw FrameworkException with the given cause
        final FrameworkException fex =
            new FrameworkException(
                500,
                "Unable to set property "
                    + jsonName()
                    + " on entity with ID "
                    + obj.getUuid()
                    + ": "
                    + t.toString());
        fex.initCause(t);

        throw fex;
      }

      if (isIndexed()) {

        // do indexing, needs to be done after
        // setProperty to make spatial index
        // work
        if (!isPassivelyIndexed()) {

          index(obj, convertedValue);
        }
      }
    }

    return null;
  }