public Entity addEntity(Entity entity) throws ApplicationException {
if (entity == null) {
return null;
}
if (entity.getEntityVersionId() != null) {
throw new ApplicationException(
"This entity definition already exists so it can only be updated.");
}
validateNameUniqueness(entity);
try {
entity.setUserCreatedBy(Context.getUserContext().getUser());
Date dateCreated = new Date();
entity.setDateCreated(dateCreated);
for (EntityAttribute attribute : entity.getAttributes()) {
attribute.setDateCreated(dateCreated);
attribute.setUserCreatedBy(Context.getUserContext().getUser());
attribute.setEntity(entity);
}
entityDefinitionDao.addEntity(entity);
addToCache(entity);
Context.notifyObserver(ObservationEventType.ENTITY_ADD_EVENT, entity);
return entity;
} catch (DaoException e) {
throw new ApplicationException(e.getMessage());
}
}
