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// $Id: HbmBinder.java 11495 2007-05-09 03:52:56Z [email protected] $
package org.hibernate.cfg;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.Properties;
import java.util.StringTokenizer;

import org.apache.commons.collections.SequencedHashMap;
import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
import org.dom4j.Attribute;
import org.dom4j.Document;
import org.dom4j.Element;
import org.hibernate.CacheMode;
import org.hibernate.EntityMode;
import org.hibernate.FetchMode;
import org.hibernate.FlushMode;
import org.hibernate.MappingException;
import org.hibernate.engine.FilterDefinition;
import org.hibernate.engine.NamedQueryDefinition;
import org.hibernate.engine.Versioning;
import org.hibernate.engine.ExecuteUpdateResultCheckStyle;
import org.hibernate.id.PersistentIdentifierGenerator;
import org.hibernate.mapping.Any;
import org.hibernate.mapping.Array;
import org.hibernate.mapping.AuxiliaryDatabaseObject;
import org.hibernate.mapping.Backref;
import org.hibernate.mapping.Bag;
import org.hibernate.mapping.Collection;
import org.hibernate.mapping.Column;
import org.hibernate.mapping.Component;
import org.hibernate.mapping.DependantValue;
import org.hibernate.mapping.Fetchable;
import org.hibernate.mapping.Filterable;
import org.hibernate.mapping.Formula;
import org.hibernate.mapping.IdentifierBag;
import org.hibernate.mapping.IdentifierCollection;
import org.hibernate.mapping.IndexBackref;
import org.hibernate.mapping.IndexedCollection;
import org.hibernate.mapping.Join;
import org.hibernate.mapping.JoinedSubclass;
import org.hibernate.mapping.KeyValue;
import org.hibernate.mapping.List;
import org.hibernate.mapping.ManyToOne;
import org.hibernate.mapping.Map;
import org.hibernate.mapping.MetaAttribute;
import org.hibernate.mapping.OneToMany;
import org.hibernate.mapping.OneToOne;
import org.hibernate.mapping.PersistentClass;
import org.hibernate.mapping.PrimitiveArray;
import org.hibernate.mapping.Property;
import org.hibernate.mapping.PropertyGeneration;
import org.hibernate.mapping.RootClass;
import org.hibernate.mapping.Selectable;
import org.hibernate.mapping.Set;
import org.hibernate.mapping.SimpleAuxiliaryDatabaseObject;
import org.hibernate.mapping.SimpleValue;
import org.hibernate.mapping.SingleTableSubclass;
import org.hibernate.mapping.Subclass;
import org.hibernate.mapping.Table;
import org.hibernate.mapping.ToOne;
import org.hibernate.mapping.TypeDef;
import org.hibernate.mapping.UnionSubclass;
import org.hibernate.mapping.UniqueKey;
import org.hibernate.mapping.Value;
import org.hibernate.persister.entity.JoinedSubclassEntityPersister;
import org.hibernate.persister.entity.SingleTableEntityPersister;
import org.hibernate.persister.entity.UnionSubclassEntityPersister;
import org.hibernate.type.DiscriminatorType;
import org.hibernate.type.ForeignKeyDirection;
import org.hibernate.type.Type;
import org.hibernate.type.TypeFactory;
import org.hibernate.util.JoinedIterator;
import org.hibernate.util.ReflectHelper;
import org.hibernate.util.StringHelper;

/**
 * Walks an XML mapping document and produces the Hibernate configuration-time metamodel (the
 * classes in the mapping package)
 *
 * @author Gavin King
 */
public final class HbmBinder {

	private static final Log log = LogFactory.getLog( HbmBinder.class );

	/**
	 * Private constructor to disallow instantiation.
	 */
	private HbmBinder() {
	}

	/**
	 * The main contract into the hbm.xml-based binder. Performs necessary binding operations
	 * represented by the given DOM.
	 *
	 * @param doc The DOM to be parsed and bound.
	 * @param mappings Current bind state.
	 * @param inheritedMetas Any inherited meta-tag information.
	 * @throws MappingException
	 */
	public static void bindRoot(Document doc, Mappings mappings, java.util.Map inheritedMetas)
			throws MappingException {

		java.util.List names = HbmBinder.getExtendsNeeded( doc, mappings );
		if ( !names.isEmpty() ) {
			// classes mentioned in extends not available - so put it in queue
			Element hmNode = doc.getRootElement();
			Attribute packNode = hmNode.attribute( "package" );
			String packageName = null;
			if ( packNode != null ) {
				packageName = packNode.getValue();
			}
			Iterator itr = names.iterator();
			while ( itr.hasNext() ) {
				String extendsName = (String) itr.next();
				mappings.addToExtendsQueue( new ExtendsQueueEntry( extendsName, packageName, doc ) );
			}
			return;
		}

		Element hmNode = doc.getRootElement();
		// get meta's from 
		inheritedMetas = getMetas( hmNode, inheritedMetas, true );
		extractRootAttributes( hmNode, mappings );

		Iterator rootChildren = hmNode.elementIterator();
		while ( rootChildren.hasNext() ) {
			final Element element = (Element) rootChildren.next();
			final String elementName = element.getName();

			if ( "filter-def".equals( elementName ) ) {
				parseFilterDef( element, mappings );
			}
			else if ( "typedef".equals( elementName ) ) {
				bindTypeDef( element, mappings );
			}
			else if ( "class".equals( elementName ) ) {
				RootClass rootclass = new RootClass();
				bindRootClass( element, rootclass, mappings, inheritedMetas );
				mappings.addClass( rootclass );
			}
			else if ( "subclass".equals( elementName ) ) {
				PersistentClass superModel = getSuperclass( mappings, element );
				handleSubclass( superModel, mappings, element, inheritedMetas );
			}
			else if ( "joined-subclass".equals( elementName ) ) {
				PersistentClass superModel = getSuperclass( mappings, element );
				handleJoinedSubclass( superModel, mappings, element, inheritedMetas );
			}
			else if ( "union-subclass".equals( elementName ) ) {
				PersistentClass superModel = getSuperclass( mappings, element );
				handleUnionSubclass( superModel, mappings, element, inheritedMetas );
			}
			else if ( "query".equals( elementName ) ) {
				bindNamedQuery( element, null, mappings );
			}
			else if ( "sql-query".equals( elementName ) ) {
				bindNamedSQLQuery( element, null, mappings );
			}
			else if ( "resultset".equals( elementName ) ) {
				bindResultSetMappingDefinition( element, null, mappings );
			}
			else if ( "import".equals( elementName ) ) {
				bindImport( element, mappings );
			}
			else if ( "database-object".equals( elementName ) ) {
				bindAuxiliaryDatabaseObject( element, mappings );
			}
		}
	}

	private static void bindImport(Element importNode, Mappings mappings) {
		String className = getClassName( importNode.attribute( "class" ), mappings );
		Attribute renameNode = importNode.attribute( "rename" );
		String rename = ( renameNode == null ) ?
						StringHelper.unqualify( className ) :
						renameNode.getValue();
		log.debug( "Import: " + rename + " -> " + className );
		mappings.addImport( className, rename );
	}

	private static void bindTypeDef(Element typedefNode, Mappings mappings) {
		String typeClass = typedefNode.attributeValue( "class" );
		String typeName = typedefNode.attributeValue( "name" );
		Iterator paramIter = typedefNode.elementIterator( "param" );
		Properties parameters = new Properties();
		while ( paramIter.hasNext() ) {
			Element param = (Element) paramIter.next();
			parameters.setProperty( param.attributeValue( "name" ), param.getTextTrim() );
		}
		mappings.addTypeDef( typeName, typeClass, parameters );
	}

	private static void bindAuxiliaryDatabaseObject(Element auxDbObjectNode, Mappings mappings) {
		AuxiliaryDatabaseObject auxDbObject = null;
		Element definitionNode = auxDbObjectNode.element( "definition" );
		if ( definitionNode != null ) {
			try {
				auxDbObject = ( AuxiliaryDatabaseObject ) ReflectHelper
						.classForName( definitionNode.attributeValue( "class" ) )
						.newInstance();
			}
			catch( ClassNotFoundException e ) {
				throw new MappingException(
						"could not locate custom database object class [" +
						definitionNode.attributeValue( "class" ) + "]"
					);
			}
			catch( Throwable t ) {
				throw new MappingException(
						"could not instantiate custom database object class [" +
						definitionNode.attributeValue( "class" ) + "]"
					);
			}
		}
		else {
			auxDbObject = new SimpleAuxiliaryDatabaseObject(
					auxDbObjectNode.elementTextTrim( "create" ),
					auxDbObjectNode.elementTextTrim( "drop" )
				);
		}

		Iterator dialectScopings = auxDbObjectNode.elementIterator( "dialect-scope" );
		while ( dialectScopings.hasNext() ) {
			Element dialectScoping = ( Element ) dialectScopings.next();
			auxDbObject.addDialectScope( dialectScoping.attributeValue( "name" ) );
		}

		mappings.addAuxiliaryDatabaseObject( auxDbObject );
	}

	private static void extractRootAttributes(Element hmNode, Mappings mappings) {
		Attribute schemaNode = hmNode.attribute( "schema" );
		mappings.setSchemaName( ( schemaNode == null ) ? null : schemaNode.getValue() );

		Attribute catalogNode = hmNode.attribute( "catalog" );
		mappings.setCatalogName( ( catalogNode == null ) ? null : catalogNode.getValue() );

		Attribute dcNode = hmNode.attribute( "default-cascade" );
		mappings.setDefaultCascade( ( dcNode == null ) ? "none" : dcNode.getValue() );

		Attribute daNode = hmNode.attribute( "default-access" );
		mappings.setDefaultAccess( ( daNode == null ) ? "property" : daNode.getValue() );

		Attribute dlNode = hmNode.attribute( "default-lazy" );
		mappings.setDefaultLazy( dlNode == null || dlNode.getValue().equals( "true" ) );

		Attribute aiNode = hmNode.attribute( "auto-import" );
		mappings.setAutoImport( ( aiNode == null ) || "true".equals( aiNode.getValue() ) );

		Attribute packNode = hmNode.attribute( "package" );
		if ( packNode != null ) mappings.setDefaultPackage( packNode.getValue() );
	}

	/**
	 * Responsible for perfoming the bind operation related to an <class/> mapping element.
	 *
	 * @param node The DOM Element for the <class/> element.
	 * @param rootClass The mapping instance to which to bind the information.
	 * @param mappings The current bind state.
	 * @param inheritedMetas Any inherited meta-tag information.
	 * @throws MappingException
	 */
	public static void bindRootClass(Element node, RootClass rootClass, Mappings mappings,
			java.util.Map inheritedMetas) throws MappingException {
		bindClass( node, rootClass, mappings, inheritedMetas );
		inheritedMetas = getMetas( node, inheritedMetas, true ); // get meta's from 
		bindRootPersistentClassCommonValues( node, inheritedMetas, mappings, rootClass );
	}

	private static void bindRootPersistentClassCommonValues(Element node,
			java.util.Map inheritedMetas, Mappings mappings, RootClass entity)
			throws MappingException {

		// DB-OBJECTNAME

		Attribute schemaNode = node.attribute( "schema" );
		String schema = schemaNode == null ?
				mappings.getSchemaName() : schemaNode.getValue();

		Attribute catalogNode = node.attribute( "catalog" );
		String catalog = catalogNode == null ?
				mappings.getCatalogName() : catalogNode.getValue();

		Table table = mappings.addTable(
				schema,
				catalog,
				getClassTableName( entity, node, schema, catalog, null, mappings ),
				getSubselect( node ),
		        entity.isAbstract() != null && entity.isAbstract().booleanValue()
			);
		entity.setTable( table );
		bindComment(table, node);

		log.info(
				"Mapping class: " + entity.getEntityName() +
				" -> " + entity.getTable().getName()
			);

		// MUTABLE
		Attribute mutableNode = node.attribute( "mutable" );
		entity.setMutable( ( mutableNode == null ) || mutableNode.getValue().equals( "true" ) );

		// WHERE
		Attribute whereNode = node.attribute( "where" );
		if ( whereNode != null ) entity.setWhere( whereNode.getValue() );

		// CHECK
		Attribute chNode = node.attribute( "check" );
		if ( chNode != null ) table.addCheckConstraint( chNode.getValue() );

		// POLYMORPHISM
		Attribute polyNode = node.attribute( "polymorphism" );
		entity.setExplicitPolymorphism( ( polyNode != null )
			&& polyNode.getValue().equals( "explicit" ) );

		// ROW ID
		Attribute rowidNode = node.attribute( "rowid" );
		if ( rowidNode != null ) table.setRowId( rowidNode.getValue() );

		Iterator subnodes = node.elementIterator();
		while ( subnodes.hasNext() ) {

			Element subnode = (Element) subnodes.next();
			String name = subnode.getName();

			if ( "id".equals( name ) ) {
				// ID
				bindSimpleId( subnode, entity, mappings, inheritedMetas );
			}
			else if ( "composite-id".equals( name ) ) {
				// COMPOSITE-ID
				bindCompositeId( subnode, entity, mappings, inheritedMetas );
			}
			else if ( "version".equals( name ) || "timestamp".equals( name ) ) {
				// VERSION / TIMESTAMP
				bindVersioningProperty( table, subnode, mappings, name, entity, inheritedMetas );
			}
			else if ( "discriminator".equals( name ) ) {
				// DISCRIMINATOR
				bindDiscriminatorProperty( table, entity, subnode, mappings );
			}
			else if ( "cache".equals( name ) ) {
				entity.setCacheConcurrencyStrategy( subnode.attributeValue( "usage" ) );
				entity.setCacheRegionName( subnode.attributeValue( "region" ) );
				entity.setLazyPropertiesCacheable( !"non-lazy".equals( subnode.attributeValue( "include" ) ) );
			}

		}

		// Primary key constraint
		entity.createPrimaryKey();

		createClassProperties( node, entity, mappings, inheritedMetas );
	}

	private static void bindSimpleId(Element idNode, RootClass entity, Mappings mappings,
			java.util.Map inheritedMetas) throws MappingException {
		String propertyName = idNode.attributeValue( "name" );

		SimpleValue id = new SimpleValue( entity.getTable() );
		entity.setIdentifier( id );

		// if ( propertyName == null || entity.getPojoRepresentation() == null ) {
		// bindSimpleValue( idNode, id, false, RootClass.DEFAULT_IDENTIFIER_COLUMN_NAME, mappings );
		// if ( !id.isTypeSpecified() ) {
		// throw new MappingException( "must specify an identifier type: " + entity.getEntityName()
		// );
		// }
		// }
		// else {
		// bindSimpleValue( idNode, id, false, propertyName, mappings );
		// PojoRepresentation pojo = entity.getPojoRepresentation();
		// id.setTypeUsingReflection( pojo.getClassName(), propertyName );
		//
		// Property prop = new Property();
		// prop.setValue( id );
		// bindProperty( idNode, prop, mappings, inheritedMetas );
		// entity.setIdentifierProperty( prop );
		// }

		if ( propertyName == null ) {
			bindSimpleValue( idNode, id, false, RootClass.DEFAULT_IDENTIFIER_COLUMN_NAME, mappings );
		}
		else {
			bindSimpleValue( idNode, id, false, propertyName, mappings );
		}

		if ( propertyName == null || !entity.hasPojoRepresentation() ) {
			if ( !id.isTypeSpecified() ) {
				throw new MappingException( "must specify an identifier type: "
					+ entity.getEntityName() );
			}
		}
		else {
			id.setTypeUsingReflection( entity.getClassName(), propertyName );
		}

		if ( propertyName != null ) {
			Property prop = new Property();
			prop.setValue( id );
			bindProperty( idNode, prop, mappings, inheritedMetas );
			entity.setIdentifierProperty( prop );
		}

		// TODO:
		/*
		 * if ( id.getHibernateType().getReturnedClass().isArray() ) throw new MappingException(
		 * "illegal use of an array as an identifier (arrays don't reimplement equals)" );
		 */
		makeIdentifier( idNode, id, mappings );
	}

	private static void bindCompositeId(Element idNode, RootClass entity, Mappings mappings,
			java.util.Map inheritedMetas) throws MappingException {
		String propertyName = idNode.attributeValue( "name" );
		Component id = new Component( entity );
		entity.setIdentifier( id );
		bindCompositeId( idNode, id, entity, propertyName, mappings, inheritedMetas );
		if ( propertyName == null ) {
			entity.setEmbeddedIdentifier( id.isEmbedded() );
			if ( id.isEmbedded() ) {
				// todo : what is the implication of this?
				id.setDynamic( !entity.hasPojoRepresentation() );
				/*
				 * Property prop = new Property(); prop.setName("id");
				 * prop.setPropertyAccessorName("embedded"); prop.setValue(id);
				 * entity.setIdentifierProperty(prop);
				 */
			}
		}
		else {
			Property prop = new Property();
			prop.setValue( id );
			bindProperty( idNode, prop, mappings, inheritedMetas );
			entity.setIdentifierProperty( prop );
		}

		makeIdentifier( idNode, id, mappings );

	}

	private static void bindVersioningProperty(Table table, Element subnode, Mappings mappings,
			String name, RootClass entity, java.util.Map inheritedMetas) {

		String propertyName = subnode.attributeValue( "name" );
		SimpleValue val = new SimpleValue( table );
		bindSimpleValue( subnode, val, false, propertyName, mappings );
		if ( !val.isTypeSpecified() ) {
			// this is either a  tag with no type attribute,
			// or a  tag
			if ( "version".equals( name ) ) {
				val.setTypeName( "integer" );
			}
			else {
				if ( "db".equals( subnode.attributeValue( "source" ) ) ) {
					val.setTypeName( "dbtimestamp" );
				}
				else {
					val.setTypeName( "timestamp" );
				}
			}
		}
		Property prop = new Property();
		prop.setValue( val );
		bindProperty( subnode, prop, mappings, inheritedMetas );
		// for version properties marked as being generated, make sure they are "always"
		// generated; aka, "insert" is invalid; this is dis-allowed by the DTD,
		// but just to make sure...
		if ( prop.getGeneration() == PropertyGeneration.INSERT ) {
			throw new MappingException( "'generated' attribute cannot be 'insert' for versioning property" );
		}
		makeVersion( subnode, val );
		entity.setVersion( prop );
		entity.addProperty( prop );
	}

	private static void bindDiscriminatorProperty(Table table, RootClass entity, Element subnode,
			Mappings mappings) {
		SimpleValue discrim = new SimpleValue( table );
		entity.setDiscriminator( discrim );
		bindSimpleValue(
				subnode,
				discrim,
				false,
				RootClass.DEFAULT_DISCRIMINATOR_COLUMN_NAME,
				mappings
			);
		if ( !discrim.isTypeSpecified() ) {
			discrim.setTypeName( "string" );
			// ( (Column) discrim.getColumnIterator().next() ).setType(type);
		}
		entity.setPolymorphic( true );
		if ( "true".equals( subnode.attributeValue( "force" ) ) )
			entity.setForceDiscriminator( true );
		if ( "false".equals( subnode.attributeValue( "insert" ) ) )
			entity.setDiscriminatorInsertable( false );
	}

	public static void bindClass(Element node, PersistentClass persistentClass, Mappings mappings,
			java.util.Map inheritedMetas) throws MappingException {
		// transfer an explicitly defined entity name
		// handle the lazy attribute
		Attribute lazyNode = node.attribute( "lazy" );
		boolean lazy = lazyNode == null ?
				mappings.isDefaultLazy() :
				"true".equals( lazyNode.getValue() );
		// go ahead and set the lazy here, since pojo.proxy can override it.
		persistentClass.setLazy( lazy );

		String entityName = node.attributeValue( "entity-name" );
		if ( entityName == null ) entityName = getClassName( node.attribute("name"), mappings );
		if ( entityName==null ) {
			throw new MappingException( "Unable to determine entity name" );
		}
		persistentClass.setEntityName( entityName );

		bindPojoRepresentation( node, persistentClass, mappings, inheritedMetas );
		bindDom4jRepresentation( node, persistentClass, mappings, inheritedMetas );
		bindMapRepresentation( node, persistentClass, mappings, inheritedMetas );

		bindPersistentClassCommonValues( node, persistentClass, mappings, inheritedMetas );

	}

	private static void bindPojoRepresentation(Element node, PersistentClass entity,
			Mappings mappings, java.util.Map metaTags) {

		String className = getClassName( node.attribute( "name" ), mappings );
		String proxyName = getClassName( node.attribute( "proxy" ), mappings );

		entity.setClassName( className );

		if ( proxyName != null ) {
			entity.setProxyInterfaceName( proxyName );
			entity.setLazy( true );
		}
		else if ( entity.isLazy() ) {
			entity.setProxyInterfaceName( className );
		}

		Element tuplizer = locateTuplizerDefinition( node, EntityMode.POJO );
		if ( tuplizer != null ) {
			entity.addTuplizer( EntityMode.POJO, tuplizer.attributeValue( "class" ) );
		}
	}

	private static void bindDom4jRepresentation(Element node, PersistentClass entity,
			Mappings mappings, java.util.Map inheritedMetas) {
		String nodeName = node.attributeValue( "node" );
		if (nodeName==null) nodeName = StringHelper.unqualify( entity.getEntityName() );
		entity.setNodeName(nodeName);

		Element tuplizer = locateTuplizerDefinition( node, EntityMode.DOM4J );
		if ( tuplizer != null ) {
			entity.addTuplizer( EntityMode.DOM4J, tuplizer.attributeValue( "class" ) );
		}
	}

	private static void bindMapRepresentation(Element node, PersistentClass entity,
			Mappings mappings, java.util.Map inheritedMetas) {
		Element tuplizer = locateTuplizerDefinition( node, EntityMode.MAP );
		if ( tuplizer != null ) {
			entity.addTuplizer( EntityMode.MAP, tuplizer.attributeValue( "class" ) );
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Locate any explicit tuplizer definition in the metadata, for the given entity-mode.
	 *
	 * @param container The containing element (representing the entity/component)
	 * @param entityMode The entity-mode for which to locate the tuplizer element
	 * @return The tuplizer element, or null.
	 */
	private static Element locateTuplizerDefinition(Element container, EntityMode entityMode) {
		Iterator itr = container.elements( "tuplizer" ).iterator();
		while( itr.hasNext() ) {
			final Element tuplizerElem = ( Element ) itr.next();
			if ( entityMode.toString().equals( tuplizerElem.attributeValue( "entity-mode") ) ) {
				return tuplizerElem;
			}
		}
		return null;
	}

	private static void bindPersistentClassCommonValues(Element node, PersistentClass entity,
			Mappings mappings, java.util.Map inheritedMetas) throws MappingException {
		// DISCRIMINATOR
		Attribute discriminatorNode = node.attribute( "discriminator-value" );
		entity.setDiscriminatorValue( ( discriminatorNode == null )
			? entity.getEntityName()
			: discriminatorNode.getValue() );

		// DYNAMIC UPDATE
		Attribute dynamicNode = node.attribute( "dynamic-update" );
		entity.setDynamicUpdate(
				dynamicNode != null && "true".equals( dynamicNode.getValue() )
		);

		// DYNAMIC INSERT
		Attribute insertNode = node.attribute( "dynamic-insert" );
		entity.setDynamicInsert(
				insertNode != null && "true".equals( insertNode.getValue() )
		);

		// IMPORT
		mappings.addImport( entity.getEntityName(), entity.getEntityName() );
		if ( mappings.isAutoImport() && entity.getEntityName().indexOf( '.' ) > 0 ) {
			mappings.addImport(
					entity.getEntityName(),
					StringHelper.unqualify( entity.getEntityName() )
				);
		}

		// BATCH SIZE
		Attribute batchNode = node.attribute( "batch-size" );
		if ( batchNode != null ) entity.setBatchSize( Integer.parseInt( batchNode.getValue() ) );

		// SELECT BEFORE UPDATE
		Attribute sbuNode = node.attribute( "select-before-update" );
		if ( sbuNode != null ) entity.setSelectBeforeUpdate( "true".equals( sbuNode.getValue() ) );

		// OPTIMISTIC LOCK MODE
		Attribute olNode = node.attribute( "optimistic-lock" );
		entity.setOptimisticLockMode( getOptimisticLockMode( olNode ) );

		entity.setMetaAttributes( getMetas( node, inheritedMetas ) );

		// PERSISTER
		Attribute persisterNode = node.attribute( "persister" );
		if ( persisterNode == null ) {
			// persister = SingleTableEntityPersister.class;
		}
		else {
			try {
				entity.setEntityPersisterClass( ReflectHelper.classForName( persisterNode
					.getValue() ) );
			}
			catch (ClassNotFoundException cnfe) {
				throw new MappingException( "Could not find persister class: "
					+ persisterNode.getValue() );
			}
		}

		// CUSTOM SQL
		handleCustomSQL( node, entity );

		Iterator tables = node.elementIterator( "synchronize" );
		while ( tables.hasNext() ) {
			entity.addSynchronizedTable( ( (Element) tables.next() ).attributeValue( "table" ) );
		}

		Attribute abstractNode = node.attribute( "abstract" );
		Boolean isAbstract = abstractNode == null
				? null
		        : "true".equals( abstractNode.getValue() )
						? Boolean.TRUE
	                    : "false".equals( abstractNode.getValue() )
								? Boolean.FALSE
	                            : null;
		entity.setAbstract( isAbstract );
	}

	private static void handleCustomSQL(Element node, PersistentClass model)
			throws MappingException {
		Element element = node.element( "sql-insert" );
		if ( element != null ) {
			boolean callable = isCallable( element );
			model.setCustomSQLInsert( element.getTextTrim(), callable, getResultCheckStyle( element, callable ) );
		}

		element = node.element( "sql-delete" );
		if ( element != null ) {
			boolean callable = isCallable( element );
			model.setCustomSQLDelete( element.getTextTrim(), callable, getResultCheckStyle( element, callable ) );
		}

		element = node.element( "sql-update" );
		if ( element != null ) {
			boolean callable = isCallable( element );
			model.setCustomSQLUpdate( element.getTextTrim(), callable, getResultCheckStyle( element, callable ) );
		}

		element = node.element( "loader" );
		if ( element != null ) {
			model.setLoaderName( element.attributeValue( "query-ref" ) );
		}
	}

	private static void handleCustomSQL(Element node, Join model) throws MappingException {
		Element element = node.element( "sql-insert" );
		if ( element != null ) {
			boolean callable = isCallable( element );
			model.setCustomSQLInsert( element.getTextTrim(), callable, getResultCheckStyle( element, callable ) );
		}

		element = node.element( "sql-delete" );
		if ( element != null ) {
			boolean callable = isCallable( element );
			model.setCustomSQLDelete( element.getTextTrim(), callable, getResultCheckStyle( element, callable ) );
		}

		element = node.element( "sql-update" );
		if ( element != null ) {
			boolean callable = isCallable( element );
			model.setCustomSQLUpdate( element.getTextTrim(), callable, getResultCheckStyle( element, callable ) );
		}
	}

	private static void handleCustomSQL(Element node, Collection model) throws MappingException {
		Element element = node.element( "sql-insert" );
		if ( element != null ) {
			boolean callable = isCallable( element, true );
			model.setCustomSQLInsert( element.getTextTrim(), callable, getResultCheckStyle( element, callable ) );
		}

		element = node.element( "sql-delete" );
		if ( element != null ) {
			boolean callable = isCallable( element, true );
			model.setCustomSQLDelete( element.getTextTrim(), callable, getResultCheckStyle( element, callable ) );
		}

		element = node.element( "sql-update" );
		if ( element != null ) {
			boolean callable = isCallable( element, true );
			model.setCustomSQLUpdate( element.getTextTrim(), callable, getResultCheckStyle( element, callable ) );
		}

		element = node.element( "sql-delete-all" );
		if ( element != null ) {
			boolean callable = isCallable( element, true );
			model.setCustomSQLDeleteAll( element.getTextTrim(), callable, getResultCheckStyle( element, callable ) );
		}
	}

	private static boolean isCallable(Element e) throws MappingException {
		return isCallable( e, true );
	}

	private static boolean isCallable(Element element, boolean supportsCallable)
			throws MappingException {
		Attribute attrib = element.attribute( "callable" );
		if ( attrib != null && "true".equals( attrib.getValue() ) ) {
			if ( !supportsCallable ) {
				throw new MappingException( "callable attribute not supported yet!" );
			}
			return true;
		}
		return false;
	}

	private static ExecuteUpdateResultCheckStyle getResultCheckStyle(Element element, boolean callable) throws MappingException {
		Attribute attr = element.attribute( "check" );
		if ( attr == null ) {
			// use COUNT as the default.  This mimics the old behavior, although
			// NONE might be a better option moving forward in the case of callable
			return ExecuteUpdateResultCheckStyle.COUNT;
		}
		return ExecuteUpdateResultCheckStyle.parse( attr.getValue() );
	}

	public static void bindUnionSubclass(Element node, UnionSubclass unionSubclass,
			Mappings mappings, java.util.Map inheritedMetas) throws MappingException {

		bindClass( node, unionSubclass, mappings, inheritedMetas );
		inheritedMetas = getMetas( node, inheritedMetas, true ); // get meta's from 

		if ( unionSubclass.getEntityPersisterClass() == null ) {
			unionSubclass.getRootClass().setEntityPersisterClass(
				UnionSubclassEntityPersister.class );
		}

		Attribute schemaNode = node.attribute( "schema" );
		String schema = schemaNode == null ?
				mappings.getSchemaName() : schemaNode.getValue();

		Attribute catalogNode = node.attribute( "catalog" );
		String catalog = catalogNode == null ?
				mappings.getCatalogName() : catalogNode.getValue();

		Table denormalizedSuperTable = unionSubclass.getSuperclass().getTable();
		Table mytable = mappings.addDenormalizedTable(
				schema,
				catalog,
				getClassTableName(unionSubclass, node, schema, catalog, denormalizedSuperTable, mappings ),
		        unionSubclass.isAbstract() != null && unionSubclass.isAbstract().booleanValue(),
				getSubselect( node ),
				denormalizedSuperTable
			);
		unionSubclass.setTable( mytable );

		log.info(
				"Mapping union-subclass: " + unionSubclass.getEntityName() +
				" -> " + unionSubclass.getTable().getName()
			);

		createClassProperties( node, unionSubclass, mappings, inheritedMetas );

	}

	public static void bindSubclass(Element node, Subclass subclass, Mappings mappings,
			java.util.Map inheritedMetas) throws MappingException {

		bindClass( node, subclass, mappings, inheritedMetas );
		inheritedMetas = getMetas( node, inheritedMetas, true ); // get meta's from 

		if ( subclass.getEntityPersisterClass() == null ) {
			subclass.getRootClass()
					.setEntityPersisterClass( SingleTableEntityPersister.class );
		}

		log.info(
				"Mapping subclass: " + subclass.getEntityName() +
				" -> " + subclass.getTable().getName()
			);

		// properties
		createClassProperties( node, subclass, mappings, inheritedMetas );
	}

	private static String getClassTableName(
			PersistentClass model, Element node, String schema, String catalog, Table denormalizedSuperTable,
			Mappings mappings
	) {
		Attribute tableNameNode = node.attribute( "table" );
		String logicalTableName;
		String physicalTableName;
		if ( tableNameNode == null ) {
			logicalTableName = StringHelper.unqualify( model.getEntityName() );
			physicalTableName = mappings.getNamingStrategy().classToTableName( model.getEntityName() );
		}
		else {
			logicalTableName = tableNameNode.getValue();
			physicalTableName = mappings.getNamingStrategy().tableName( logicalTableName );
		}
		mappings.addTableBinding( schema, catalog, logicalTableName, physicalTableName, denormalizedSuperTable );
		return physicalTableName;
	}

	public static void bindJoinedSubclass(Element node, JoinedSubclass joinedSubclass,
			Mappings mappings, java.util.Map inheritedMetas) throws MappingException {

		bindClass( node, joinedSubclass, mappings, inheritedMetas );
		inheritedMetas = getMetas( node, inheritedMetas, true ); // get meta's from
																	// 

		// joined subclasses
		if ( joinedSubclass.getEntityPersisterClass() == null ) {
			joinedSubclass.getRootClass()
				.setEntityPersisterClass( JoinedSubclassEntityPersister.class );
		}

		Attribute schemaNode = node.attribute( "schema" );
		String schema = schemaNode == null ?
				mappings.getSchemaName() : schemaNode.getValue();

		Attribute catalogNode = node.attribute( "catalog" );
		String catalog = catalogNode == null ?
				mappings.getCatalogName() : catalogNode.getValue();

		Table mytable = mappings.addTable(
				schema,
				catalog,
				getClassTableName( joinedSubclass, node, schema, catalog, null, mappings ),
				getSubselect( node ),
				false
			);
		joinedSubclass.setTable( mytable );
		bindComment(mytable, node);

		log.info(
				"Mapping joined-subclass: " + joinedSubclass.getEntityName() +
				" -> " + joinedSubclass.getTable().getName()
			);

		// KEY
		Element keyNode = node.element( "key" );
		SimpleValue key = new DependantValue( mytable, joinedSubclass.getIdentifier() );
		joinedSubclass.setKey( key );
		key.setCascadeDeleteEnabled( "cascade".equals( keyNode.attributeValue( "on-delete" ) ) );
		bindSimpleValue( keyNode, key, false, joinedSubclass.getEntityName(), mappings );

		// model.getKey().setType( new Type( model.getIdentifier() ) );
		joinedSubclass.createPrimaryKey();
		joinedSubclass.createForeignKey();

		// CHECK
		Attribute chNode = node.attribute( "check" );
		if ( chNode != null ) mytable.addCheckConstraint( chNode.getValue() );

		// properties
		createClassProperties( node, joinedSubclass, mappings, inheritedMetas );

	}

	private static void bindJoin(Element node, Join join, Mappings mappings,
			java.util.Map inheritedMetas) throws MappingException {

		PersistentClass persistentClass = join.getPersistentClass();
		String path = persistentClass.getEntityName();

		// TABLENAME

		Attribute schemaNode = node.attribute( "schema" );
		String schema = schemaNode == null ?
				mappings.getSchemaName() : schemaNode.getValue();
		Attribute catalogNode = node.attribute( "catalog" );
		String catalog = catalogNode == null ?
				mappings.getCatalogName() : catalogNode.getValue();
		Table primaryTable = persistentClass.getTable();
		Table table = mappings.addTable(
				schema,
				catalog,
				getClassTableName( persistentClass, node, schema, catalog, primaryTable, mappings ),
				getSubselect( node ),
				false
			);
		join.setTable( table );
		bindComment(table, node);

		Attribute fetchNode = node.attribute( "fetch" );
		if ( fetchNode != null ) {
			join.setSequentialSelect( "select".equals( fetchNode.getValue() ) );
		}

		Attribute invNode = node.attribute( "inverse" );
		if ( invNode != null ) {
			join.setInverse( "true".equals( invNode.getValue() ) );
		}

		Attribute nullNode = node.attribute( "optional" );
		if ( nullNode != null ) {
			join.setOptional( "true".equals( nullNode.getValue() ) );
		}

		log.info(
				"Mapping class join: " + persistentClass.getEntityName() +
				" -> " + join.getTable().getName()
			);

		// KEY
		Element keyNode = node.element( "key" );
		SimpleValue key = new DependantValue( table, persistentClass.getIdentifier() );
		join.setKey( key );
		key.setCascadeDeleteEnabled( "cascade".equals( keyNode.attributeValue( "on-delete" ) ) );
		bindSimpleValue( keyNode, key, false, persistentClass.getEntityName(), mappings );

		// join.getKey().setType( new Type( lazz.getIdentifier() ) );
		join.createPrimaryKey();
		join.createForeignKey();

		// PROPERTIES
		Iterator iter = node.elementIterator();
		while ( iter.hasNext() ) {
			Element subnode = (Element) iter.next();
			String name = subnode.getName();
			String propertyName = subnode.attributeValue( "name" );

			Value value = null;
			if ( "many-to-one".equals( name ) ) {
				value = new ManyToOne( table );
				bindManyToOne( subnode, (ManyToOne) value, propertyName, true, mappings );
			}
			else if ( "any".equals( name ) ) {
				value = new Any( table );
				bindAny( subnode, (Any) value, true, mappings );
			}
			else if ( "property".equals( name ) ) {
				value = new SimpleValue( table );
				bindSimpleValue( subnode, (SimpleValue) value, true, propertyName, mappings );
			}
			else if ( "component".equals( name ) || "dynamic-component".equals( name ) ) {
				String subpath = StringHelper.qualify( path, propertyName );
				value = new Component( join );
				bindComponent(
						subnode,
						(Component) value,
						join.getPersistentClass().getClassName(),
						propertyName,
						subpath,
						true,
						false,
						mappings,
						inheritedMetas,
						false
					);
			}

			if ( value != null ) {
				Property prop = createProperty( value, propertyName, persistentClass
					.getEntityName(), subnode, mappings, inheritedMetas );
				prop.setOptional( join.isOptional() );
				join.addProperty( prop );
			}

		}

		// CUSTOM SQL
		handleCustomSQL( node, join );

	}

	public static void bindColumns(final Element node, final SimpleValue simpleValue,
			final boolean isNullable, final boolean autoColumn, final String propertyPath,
			final Mappings mappings) throws MappingException {

		Table table = simpleValue.getTable();

		// COLUMN(S)
		Attribute columnAttribute = node.attribute( "column" );
		if ( columnAttribute == null ) {
			Iterator iter = node.elementIterator();
			int count = 0;
			while ( iter.hasNext() ) {
				Element columnElement = (Element) iter.next();
				if ( columnElement.getName().equals( "column" ) ) {
					Column column = new Column();
					column.setValue( simpleValue );
					column.setTypeIndex( count++ );
					bindColumn( columnElement, column, isNullable );
					String logicalColumnName = mappings.getNamingStrategy().logicalColumnName(
							columnElement.attributeValue( "name" ), propertyPath
					);
					column.setName( mappings.getNamingStrategy().columnName(
						logicalColumnName ) );
					if ( table != null ) {
						table.addColumn( column ); // table=null -> an association
						                           // - fill it in later
						//TODO fill in the mappings for table == null
						mappings.addColumnBinding( logicalColumnName, column, table );
					}


					simpleValue.addColumn( column );
					// column index
					bindIndex( columnElement.attribute( "index" ), table, column, mappings );
					bindIndex( node.attribute( "index" ), table, column, mappings );
					//column unique-key
					bindUniqueKey( columnElement.attribute( "unique-key" ), table, column, mappings );
					bindUniqueKey( node.attribute( "unique-key" ), table, column, mappings );
				}
				else if ( columnElement.getName().equals( "formula" ) ) {
					Formula formula = new Formula();
					formula.setFormula( columnElement.getText() );
					simpleValue.addFormula( formula );
				}
			}
		}
		else {
			if ( node.elementIterator( "column" ).hasNext() ) {
				throw new MappingException(
					"column attribute may not be used together with  subelement" );
			}
			if ( node.elementIterator( "formula" ).hasNext() ) {
				throw new MappingException(
					"column attribute may not be used together with  subelement" );
			}

			Column column = new Column();
			column.setValue( simpleValue );
			bindColumn( node, column, isNullable );
			String logicalColumnName = mappings.getNamingStrategy().logicalColumnName(
					columnAttribute.getValue(), propertyPath
			);
			column.setName( mappings.getNamingStrategy().columnName( logicalColumnName ) );
			if ( table != null ) {
				table.addColumn( column ); // table=null -> an association - fill
				                           // it in later
				//TODO fill in the mappings for table == null
				mappings.addColumnBinding( logicalColumnName, column, table );
			}
			simpleValue.addColumn( column );
			bindIndex( node.attribute( "index" ), table, column, mappings );
			bindUniqueKey( node.attribute( "unique-key" ), table, column, mappings );
		}

		if ( autoColumn && simpleValue.getColumnSpan() == 0 ) {
			Column column = new Column();
			column.setValue( simpleValue );
			bindColumn( node, column, isNullable );
			column.setName( mappings.getNamingStrategy().propertyToColumnName( propertyPath ) );
			String logicalName = mappings.getNamingStrategy().logicalColumnName( null, propertyPath );
			mappings.addColumnBinding( logicalName, column, table );
			/* TODO: joinKeyColumnName & foreignKeyColumnName should be called either here or at a
			 * slightly higer level in the stack (to get all the information we need)
			 * Right now HbmBinder does not support the
			 */
			simpleValue.getTable().addColumn( column );
			simpleValue.addColumn( column );
			bindIndex( node.attribute( "index" ), table, column, mappings );
			bindUniqueKey( node.attribute( "unique-key" ), table, column, mappings );
		}

	}

	private static void bindIndex(Attribute indexAttribute, Table table, Column column, Mappings mappings) {
		if ( indexAttribute != null && table != null ) {
			StringTokenizer tokens = new StringTokenizer( indexAttribute.getValue(), ", " );
			while ( tokens.hasMoreTokens() ) {
				table.getOrCreateIndex( tokens.nextToken() ).addColumn( column );
			}
		}
	}

	private static void bindUniqueKey(Attribute uniqueKeyAttribute, Table table, Column column, Mappings mappings) {
		if ( uniqueKeyAttribute != null && table != null ) {
			StringTokenizer tokens = new StringTokenizer( uniqueKeyAttribute.getValue(), ", " );
			while ( tokens.hasMoreTokens() ) {
				table.getOrCreateUniqueKey( tokens.nextToken() ).addColumn( column );
			}
		}
	}

	// automatically makes a column with the default name if none is specifed by XML
	public static void bindSimpleValue(Element node, SimpleValue simpleValue, boolean isNullable,
			String path, Mappings mappings) throws MappingException {
		bindSimpleValueType( node, simpleValue, mappings );

		bindColumnsOrFormula( node, simpleValue, path, isNullable, mappings );

		Attribute fkNode = node.attribute( "foreign-key" );
		if ( fkNode != null ) simpleValue.setForeignKeyName( fkNode.getValue() );
	}

	private static void bindSimpleValueType(Element node, SimpleValue simpleValue, Mappings mappings)
			throws MappingException {
		String typeName = null;

		Properties parameters = new Properties();

		Attribute typeNode = node.attribute( "type" );
		if ( typeNode == null ) typeNode = node.attribute( "id-type" ); // for an any
		if ( typeNode != null ) typeName = typeNode.getValue();

		Element typeChild = node.element( "type" );
		if ( typeName == null && typeChild != null ) {
			typeName = typeChild.attribute( "name" ).getValue();
			Iterator typeParameters = typeChild.elementIterator( "param" );

			while ( typeParameters.hasNext() ) {
				Element paramElement = (Element) typeParameters.next();
				parameters.setProperty(
						paramElement.attributeValue( "name" ),
						paramElement.getTextTrim()
					);
			}
		}

		TypeDef typeDef = mappings.getTypeDef( typeName );
		if ( typeDef != null ) {
			typeName = typeDef.getTypeClass();
			// parameters on the property mapping should
			// override parameters in the typedef
			Properties allParameters = new Properties();
			allParameters.putAll( typeDef.getParameters() );
			allParameters.putAll( parameters );
			parameters = allParameters;
		}

		if ( !parameters.isEmpty() ) simpleValue.setTypeParameters( parameters );

		if ( typeName != null ) simpleValue.setTypeName( typeName );
	}

	public static void bindProperty(
			Element node,
	        Property property,
	        Mappings mappings,
			java.util.Map inheritedMetas) throws MappingException {

		String propName = node.attributeValue( "name" );
		property.setName( propName );
		String nodeName = node.attributeValue( "node" );
		if (nodeName==null) nodeName = propName;
		property.setNodeName( nodeName );

		// TODO:
		//Type type = model.getValue().getType();
		//if (type==null) throw new MappingException(
		//"Could not determine a property type for: " + model.getName() );

		Attribute accessNode = node.attribute( "access" );
		if ( accessNode != null ) {
			property.setPropertyAccessorName( accessNode.getValue() );
		}
		else if ( node.getName().equals( "properties" ) ) {
			property.setPropertyAccessorName( "embedded" );
		}
		else {
			property.setPropertyAccessorName( mappings.getDefaultAccess() );
		}

		Attribute cascadeNode = node.attribute( "cascade" );
		property.setCascade( cascadeNode == null ? mappings.getDefaultCascade() : cascadeNode
			.getValue() );

		Attribute updateNode = node.attribute( "update" );
		property.setUpdateable( updateNode == null || "true".equals( updateNode.getValue() ) );

		Attribute insertNode = node.attribute( "insert" );
		property.setInsertable( insertNode == null || "true".equals( insertNode.getValue() ) );

		Attribute lockNode = node.attribute( "optimistic-lock" );
		property.setOptimisticLocked( lockNode == null || "true".equals( lockNode.getValue() ) );

		Attribute generatedNode = node.attribute( "generated" );
        String generationName = generatedNode == null ? null : generatedNode.getValue();
        PropertyGeneration generation = PropertyGeneration.parse( generationName );
		property.setGeneration( generation );

        if ( generation == PropertyGeneration.ALWAYS || generation == PropertyGeneration.INSERT ) {
	        // generated properties can *never* be insertable...
	        if ( property.isInsertable() ) {
		        if ( insertNode == null ) {
			        // insertable simply because that is the user did not specify
			        // anything; just override it
					property.setInsertable( false );
		        }
		        else {
			        // the user specifically supplied insert="true",
			        // which constitutes an illegal combo
					throw new MappingException(
							"cannot specify both insert=\"true\" and generated=\"" + generation.getName() +
							"\" for property: " +
							propName
					);
		        }
	        }

	        // properties generated on update can never be updateable...
	        if ( property.isUpdateable() && generation == PropertyGeneration.ALWAYS ) {
		        if ( updateNode == null ) {
			        // updateable only because the user did not specify 
			        // anything; just override it
			        property.setUpdateable( false );
		        }
		        else {
			        // the user specifically supplied update="true",
			        // which constitutes an illegal combo
					throw new MappingException(
							"cannot specify both update=\"true\" and generated=\"" + generation.getName() +
							"\" for property: " +
							propName
					);
		        }
	        }
        }

		boolean isLazyable = "property".equals( node.getName() ) ||
				"component".equals( node.getName() ) ||
				"many-to-one".equals( node.getName() ) ||
				"one-to-one".equals( node.getName() ) ||
				"any".equals( node.getName() );
		if ( isLazyable ) {
			Attribute lazyNode = node.attribute( "lazy" );
			property.setLazy( lazyNode != null && "true".equals( lazyNode.getValue() ) );
		}

		if ( log.isDebugEnabled() ) {
			String msg = "Mapped property: " + property.getName();
			String columns = columns( property.getValue() );
			if ( columns.length() > 0 ) msg += " -> " + columns;
			// TODO: this fails if we run with debug on!
			// if ( model.getType()!=null ) msg += ", type: " + model.getType().getName();
			log.debug( msg );
		}

		property.setMetaAttributes( getMetas( node, inheritedMetas ) );

	}

	private static String columns(Value val) {
		StringBuffer columns = new StringBuffer();
		Iterator iter = val.getColumnIterator();
		while ( iter.hasNext() ) {
			columns.append( ( (Selectable) iter.next() ).getText() );
			if ( iter.hasNext() ) columns.append( ", " );
		}
		return columns.toString();
	}

	/**
	 * Called for all collections
	 */
	public static void bindCollection(Element node, Collection collection, String className,
			String path, Mappings mappings, java.util.Map inheritedMetas) throws MappingException {

		// ROLENAME
		collection.setRole(path);

		Attribute inverseNode = node.attribute( "inverse" );
		if ( inverseNode != null ) {
			collection.setInverse( "true".equals( inverseNode.getValue() ) );
		}

		Attribute mutableNode = node.attribute( "mutable" );
		if ( mutableNode != null ) {
			collection.setMutable( !"false".equals( mutableNode.getValue() ) );
		}

		Attribute olNode = node.attribute( "optimistic-lock" );
		collection.setOptimisticLocked( olNode == null || "true".equals( olNode.getValue() ) );

		Attribute orderNode = node.attribute( "order-by" );
		if ( orderNode != null ) {
			if ( Environment.jvmSupportsLinkedHashCollections() || ( collection instanceof Bag ) ) {
				collection.setOrderBy( orderNode.getValue() );
			}
			else {
				log.warn( "Attribute \"order-by\" ignored in JDK1.3 or less" );
			}
		}
		Attribute whereNode = node.attribute( "where" );
		if ( whereNode != null ) {
			collection.setWhere( whereNode.getValue() );
		}
		Attribute batchNode = node.attribute( "batch-size" );
		if ( batchNode != null ) {
			collection.setBatchSize( Integer.parseInt( batchNode.getValue() ) );
		}

		String nodeName = node.attributeValue( "node" );
		if ( nodeName == null ) nodeName = node.attributeValue( "name" );
		collection.setNodeName( nodeName );
		String embed = node.attributeValue( "embed-xml" );
		collection.setEmbedded( embed==null || "true".equals(embed) );


		// PERSISTER
		Attribute persisterNode = node.attribute( "persister" );
		if ( persisterNode != null ) {
			try {
				collection.setCollectionPersisterClass( ReflectHelper.classForName( persisterNode
					.getValue() ) );
			}
			catch (ClassNotFoundException cnfe) {
				throw new MappingException( "Could not find collection persister class: "
					+ persisterNode.getValue() );
			}
		}

		Attribute typeNode = node.attribute( "collection-type" );
		if ( typeNode != null ) {
			String typeName = typeNode.getValue();
			TypeDef typeDef = mappings.getTypeDef( typeName );
			if ( typeDef != null ) {
				collection.setTypeName( typeDef.getTypeClass() );
				collection.setTypeParameters( typeDef.getParameters() );
			}
			else {
				collection.setTypeName( typeName );
			}
		}

		// FETCH STRATEGY

		initOuterJoinFetchSetting( node, collection );

		if ( "subselect".equals( node.attributeValue("fetch") ) ) {
			collection.setSubselectLoadable(true);
			collection.getOwner().setSubselectLoadableCollections(true);
		}

		initLaziness( node, collection, mappings, "true", mappings.isDefaultLazy() );
		//TODO: suck this into initLaziness!
		if ( "extra".equals( node.attributeValue("lazy") ) ) {
			collection.setLazy(true);
			collection.setExtraLazy(true);
		}

		Element oneToManyNode = node.element( "one-to-many" );
		if ( oneToManyNode != null ) {
			OneToMany oneToMany = new OneToMany( collection.getOwner() );
			collection.setElement( oneToMany );
			bindOneToMany( oneToManyNode, oneToMany, mappings );
			// we have to set up the table later!! yuck
		}
		else {
			// TABLE
			Attribute tableNode = node.attribute( "table" );
			String tableName;
			if ( tableNode != null ) {
				tableName = mappings.getNamingStrategy().tableName( tableNode.getValue() );
			}
			else {
				//tableName = mappings.getNamingStrategy().propertyToTableName( className, path );
				Table ownerTable = collection.getOwner().getTable();
				//TODO mappings.getLogicalTableName(ownerTable)
				String logicalOwnerTableName = ownerTable.getName();
				//FIXME we don't have the associated entity table name here, has to be done in a second pass
				tableName = mappings.getNamingStrategy().collectionTableName(
						collection.getOwner().getEntityName(),
						logicalOwnerTableName ,
						null,
						null,
						path
				);
			}
			Attribute schemaNode = node.attribute( "schema" );
			String schema = schemaNode == null ?
					mappings.getSchemaName() : schemaNode.getValue();

			Attribute catalogNode = node.attribute( "catalog" );
			String catalog = catalogNode == null ?
					mappings.getCatalogName() : catalogNode.getValue();

			Table table = mappings.addTable(
					schema,
					catalog,
					tableName,
					getSubselect( node ),
					false
				);
			collection.setCollectionTable( table );
			bindComment(table, node);

			log.info(
					"Mapping collection: " + collection.getRole() +
					" -> " + collection.getCollectionTable().getName()
				);
		}

		// SORT
		Attribute sortedAtt = node.attribute( "sort" );
		// unsorted, natural, comparator.class.name
		if ( sortedAtt == null || sortedAtt.getValue().equals( "unsorted" ) ) {
			collection.setSorted( false );
		}
		else {
			collection.setSorted( true );
			String comparatorClassName = sortedAtt.getValue();
			if ( !comparatorClassName.equals( "natural" ) ) {
				collection.setComparatorClassName(comparatorClassName);
			}
		}

		// ORPHAN DELETE (used for programmer error detection)
		Attribute cascadeAtt = node.attribute( "cascade" );
		if ( cascadeAtt != null && cascadeAtt.getValue().indexOf( "delete-orphan" ) >= 0 ) {
			collection.setOrphanDelete( true );
		}

		// CUSTOM SQL
		handleCustomSQL( node, collection );
		// set up second pass
		if ( collection instanceof List ) {
			mappings.addSecondPass( new ListSecondPass( node, mappings, (List) collection, inheritedMetas ) );
		}
		else if ( collection instanceof Map ) {
			mappings.addSecondPass( new MapSecondPass( node, mappings, (Map) collection, inheritedMetas ) );
		}
		else if ( collection instanceof IdentifierCollection ) {
			mappings.addSecondPass( new IdentifierCollectionSecondPass(
					node,
					mappings,
					collection,
					inheritedMetas
				) );
		}
		else {
			mappings.addSecondPass( new CollectionSecondPass( node, mappings, collection, inheritedMetas ) );
		}

		Iterator iter = node.elementIterator( "filter" );
		while ( iter.hasNext() ) {
			final Element filter = (Element) iter.next();
			parseFilter( filter, collection, mappings );
		}

		Iterator tables = node.elementIterator( "synchronize" );
		while ( tables.hasNext() ) {
			collection.getSynchronizedTables().add(
				( (Element) tables.next() ).attributeValue( "table" ) );
		}

		Element element = node.element( "loader" );
		if ( element != null ) {
			collection.setLoaderName( element.attributeValue( "query-ref" ) );
		}

		collection.setReferencedPropertyName( node.element( "key" ).attributeValue( "property-ref" ) );
	}

	private static void initLaziness(
			Element node,
			Fetchable fetchable,
			Mappings mappings,
			String proxyVal,
			boolean defaultLazy
	) {
		Attribute lazyNode = node.attribute( "lazy" );
		boolean isLazyTrue = lazyNode == null ?
				defaultLazy && fetchable.isLazy() : //fetch="join" overrides default laziness
				lazyNode.getValue().equals(proxyVal); //fetch="join" overrides default laziness
		fetchable.setLazy( isLazyTrue );
	}

	private static void initLaziness(
			Element node,
			ToOne fetchable,
			Mappings mappings,
			boolean defaultLazy
	) {
		if ( "no-proxy".equals( node.attributeValue( "lazy" ) ) ) {
			fetchable.setUnwrapProxy(true);
			fetchable.setLazy(true);
			//TODO: better to degrade to lazy="false" if uninstrumented
		}
		else {
			initLaziness(node, fetchable, mappings, "proxy", defaultLazy);
		}
	}

	private static void bindColumnsOrFormula(Element node, SimpleValue simpleValue, String path,
			boolean isNullable, Mappings mappings) {
		Attribute formulaNode = node.attribute( "formula" );
		if ( formulaNode != null ) {
			Formula f = new Formula();
			f.setFormula( formulaNode.getText() );
			simpleValue.addFormula( f );
		}
		else {
			bindColumns( node, simpleValue, isNullable, true, path, mappings );
		}
	}

	private static void bindComment(Table table, Element node) {
		Element comment = node.element("comment");
		if (comment!=null) table.setComment( comment.getTextTrim() );
	}

	public static void bindManyToOne(Element node, ManyToOne manyToOne, String path,
			boolean isNullable, Mappings mappings) throws MappingException {

		bindColumnsOrFormula( node, manyToOne, path, isNullable, mappings );
		initOuterJoinFetchSetting( node, manyToOne );
		initLaziness( node, manyToOne, mappings, true );

		Attribute ukName = node.attribute( "property-ref" );
		if ( ukName != null ) {
			manyToOne.setReferencedPropertyName( ukName.getValue() );
		}

		manyToOne.setReferencedEntityName( getEntityName( node, mappings ) );

		String embed = node.attributeValue( "embed-xml" );
		manyToOne.setEmbedded( embed == null || "true".equals( embed ) );

		String notFound = node.attributeValue( "not-found" );
		manyToOne.setIgnoreNotFound( "ignore".equals( notFound ) );

		if( ukName != null && !manyToOne.isIgnoreNotFound() ) {
			if ( !node.getName().equals("many-to-many") ) { //TODO: really bad, evil hack to fix!!!
				mappings.addSecondPass( new ManyToOneSecondPass(manyToOne) );
			}
		}

		Attribute fkNode = node.attribute( "foreign-key" );
		if ( fkNode != null ) manyToOne.setForeignKeyName( fkNode.getValue() );

		validateCascade( node, path );
	}

	private static void validateCascade(Element node, String path) {
		String cascade = node.attributeValue("cascade");
		if ( cascade!=null && cascade.indexOf("delete-orphan")>0 ) {
			throw new MappingException("single-valued associations do not support orphan delete: " + path);
		}
	}

	public static void bindAny(Element node, Any any, boolean isNullable, Mappings mappings)
			throws MappingException {
		any.setIdentifierType( getTypeFromXML( node ) );
		Attribute metaAttribute = node.attribute( "meta-type" );
		if ( metaAttribute != null ) {
			any.setMetaType( metaAttribute.getValue() );

			Iterator iter = node.elementIterator( "meta-value" );
			if ( iter.hasNext() ) {
				HashMap values = new HashMap();
				org.hibernate.type.Type metaType = TypeFactory.heuristicType( any.getMetaType() );
				while ( iter.hasNext() ) {
					Element metaValue = (Element) iter.next();
					try {
						Object value = ( (DiscriminatorType) metaType ).stringToObject( metaValue
							.attributeValue( "value" ) );
						String entityName = getClassName( metaValue.attribute( "class" ), mappings );
						values.put( value, entityName );
					}
					catch (ClassCastException cce) {
						throw new MappingException( "meta-type was not a DiscriminatorType: "
							+ metaType.getName() );
					}
					catch (Exception e) {
						throw new MappingException( "could not interpret meta-value", e );
					}
				}
				any.setMetaValues( values );
			}

		}

		bindColumns( node, any, isNullable, false, null, mappings );
	}

	public static void bindOneToOne(Element node, OneToOne oneToOne, String path, boolean isNullable,
			Mappings mappings) throws MappingException {

		bindColumns( node, oneToOne, isNullable, false, null, mappings );

		Attribute constrNode = node.attribute( "constrained" );
		boolean constrained = constrNode != null && constrNode.getValue().equals( "true" );
		oneToOne.setConstrained( constrained );

		oneToOne.setForeignKeyType( constrained ?
				ForeignKeyDirection.FOREIGN_KEY_FROM_PARENT :
				ForeignKeyDirection.FOREIGN_KEY_TO_PARENT );

		initOuterJoinFetchSetting( node, oneToOne );
		initLaziness( node, oneToOne, mappings, true );

		oneToOne.setEmbedded( "true".equals( node.attributeValue( "embed-xml" ) ) );

		Attribute fkNode = node.attribute( "foreign-key" );
		if ( fkNode != null ) oneToOne.setForeignKeyName( fkNode.getValue() );

		Attribute ukName = node.attribute( "property-ref" );
		if ( ukName != null ) oneToOne.setReferencedPropertyName( ukName.getValue() );

		oneToOne.setPropertyName( node.attributeValue( "name" ) );

		oneToOne.setReferencedEntityName( getEntityName( node, mappings ) );

		validateCascade( node, path );
	}

	public static void bindOneToMany(Element node, OneToMany oneToMany, Mappings mappings)
			throws MappingException {

		oneToMany.setReferencedEntityName( getEntityName( node, mappings ) );

		String embed = node.attributeValue( "embed-xml" );
		oneToMany.setEmbedded( embed == null || "true".equals( embed ) );

		String notFound = node.attributeValue( "not-found" );
		oneToMany.setIgnoreNotFound( "ignore".equals( notFound ) );

	}

	public static void bindColumn(Element node, Column column, boolean isNullable) {
		Attribute lengthNode = node.attribute( "length" );
		if ( lengthNode != null ) column.setLength( Integer.parseInt( lengthNode.getValue() ) );
		Attribute scalNode = node.attribute( "scale" );
		if ( scalNode != null ) column.setScale( Integer.parseInt( scalNode.getValue() ) );
		Attribute precNode = node.attribute( "precision" );
		if ( precNode != null ) column.setPrecision( Integer.parseInt( precNode.getValue() ) );

		Attribute nullNode = node.attribute( "not-null" );
		column.setNullable( nullNode == null ? isNullable : nullNode.getValue().equals( "false" ) );

		Attribute unqNode = node.attribute( "unique" );
		if ( unqNode != null ) column.setUnique( unqNode.getValue().equals( "true" ) );

		column.setCheckConstraint( node.attributeValue( "check" ) );
		column.setDefaultValue( node.attributeValue( "default" ) );

		Attribute typeNode = node.attribute( "sql-type" );
		if ( typeNode != null ) column.setSqlType( typeNode.getValue() );

		Element comment = node.element("comment");
		if (comment!=null) column.setComment( comment.getTextTrim() );

	}

	/**
	 * Called for arrays and primitive arrays
	 */
	public static void bindArray(Element node, Array array, String prefix, String path,
			Mappings mappings, java.util.Map inheritedMetas) throws MappingException {

		bindCollection( node, array, prefix, path, mappings, inheritedMetas );

		Attribute att = node.attribute( "element-class" );
		if ( att != null ) array.setElementClassName( getClassName( att, mappings ) );

	}

	private static Class reflectedPropertyClass(String className, String propertyName)
			throws MappingException {
		if ( className == null ) return null;
		return ReflectHelper.reflectedPropertyClass( className, propertyName );
	}

	public static void bindComposite(Element node, Component component, String path,
			boolean isNullable, Mappings mappings, java.util.Map inheritedMetas)
			throws MappingException {
		bindComponent(
				node,
				component,
				null,
				null,
				path,
				isNullable,
				false,
				mappings,
				inheritedMetas,
				false
			);
	}

	public static void bindCompositeId(Element node, Component component,
			PersistentClass persistentClass, String propertyName, Mappings mappings,
			java.util.Map inheritedMetas) throws MappingException {

		component.setKey( true );

		String path = StringHelper.qualify(
				persistentClass.getEntityName(),
				propertyName == null ? "id" : propertyName );

		bindComponent(
				node,
				component,
				persistentClass.getClassName(),
				propertyName,
				path,
				false,
				node.attribute( "class" ) == null
						&& propertyName == null,
				mappings,
				inheritedMetas,
				false
			);

		if ( "true".equals( node.attributeValue("mapped") ) ) {
			if ( propertyName!=null ) {
				throw new MappingException("cannot combine mapped=\"true\" with specified name");
			}
			Component mapper = new Component(persistentClass);
			bindComponent(
					node,
					mapper,
					persistentClass.getClassName(),
					null,
					path,
					false,
					true,
					mappings,
					inheritedMetas,
					true
				);
			persistentClass.setIdentifierMapper(mapper);
			Property property = new Property();
			property.setName("_identifierMapper");
			property.setNodeName("id");
			property.setUpdateable(false);
			property.setInsertable(false);
			property.setValue(mapper);
			property.setPropertyAccessorName( "embedded" );
			persistentClass.addProperty(property);
		}

	}

	public static void bindComponent(
			Element node,
			Component component,
			String ownerClassName,
			String parentProperty,
			String path,
			boolean isNullable,
			boolean isEmbedded,
			Mappings mappings,
			java.util.Map inheritedMetas,
			boolean isIdentifierMapper) throws MappingException {

		component.setEmbedded( isEmbedded );
		component.setRoleName( path );

		inheritedMetas = getMetas( node, inheritedMetas );
		component.setMetaAttributes( inheritedMetas );

		Attribute classNode = isIdentifierMapper ? null : node.attribute( "class" );
		if ( classNode != null ) {
			component.setComponentClassName( getClassName( classNode, mappings ) );
		}
		else if ( "dynamic-component".equals( node.getName() ) ) {
			component.setDynamic( true );
		}
		else if ( isEmbedded ) {
			// an "embedded" component (composite ids and unique)
			// note that this does not handle nested components
			if ( component.getOwner().hasPojoRepresentation() ) {
				component.setComponentClassName( component.getOwner().getClassName() );
			}
			else {
				component.setDynamic(true);
			}
		}
		else {
			// todo : again, how *should* this work for non-pojo entities?
			if ( component.getOwner().hasPojoRepresentation() ) {
				Class reflectedClass = reflectedPropertyClass( ownerClassName, parentProperty );
				if ( reflectedClass != null ) {
					component.setComponentClassName( reflectedClass.getName() );
				}
			}
			else {
				component.setDynamic(true);
			}
		}

		String nodeName = node.attributeValue( "node" );
		if ( nodeName == null ) nodeName = node.attributeValue( "name" );
		if ( nodeName == null ) nodeName = component.getOwner().getNodeName();
		component.setNodeName( nodeName );

		Iterator iter = node.elementIterator();
		while ( iter.hasNext() ) {

			Element subnode = (Element) iter.next();
			String name = subnode.getName();
			String propertyName = getPropertyName( subnode );
			String subpath = propertyName == null ? null : StringHelper
				.qualify( path, propertyName );

			CollectionType collectType = CollectionType.collectionTypeFromString( name );
			Value value = null;
			if ( collectType != null ) {
				Collection collection = collectType.create(
						subnode,
						subpath,
						component.getOwner(),
						mappings, inheritedMetas
					);
				mappings.addCollection( collection );
				value = collection;
			}
			else if ( "many-to-one".equals( name ) || "key-many-to-one".equals( name ) ) {
				value = new ManyToOne( component.getTable() );
				String relativePath;
				if (isEmbedded) {
					relativePath = propertyName;
				}
				else {
					relativePath = subpath.substring( component.getOwner().getEntityName().length() + 1 );
				}
				bindManyToOne( subnode, (ManyToOne) value, relativePath, isNullable, mappings );
			}
			else if ( "one-to-one".equals( name ) ) {
				value = new OneToOne( component.getTable(), component.getOwner() );
				String relativePath;
				if (isEmbedded) {
					relativePath = propertyName;
				}
				else {
					relativePath = subpath.substring( component.getOwner().getEntityName().length() + 1 );
				}
				bindOneToOne( subnode, (OneToOne) value, relativePath, isNullable, mappings );
			}
			else if ( "any".equals( name ) ) {
				value = new Any( component.getTable() );
				bindAny( subnode, (Any) value, isNullable, mappings );
			}
			else if ( "property".equals( name ) || "key-property".equals( name ) ) {
				value = new SimpleValue( component.getTable() );
				String relativePath;
				if (isEmbedded) {
					relativePath = propertyName;
				}
				else {
					relativePath = subpath.substring( component.getOwner().getEntityName().length() + 1 );
				}
				bindSimpleValue( subnode, (SimpleValue) value, isNullable, relativePath, mappings );
			}
			else if ( "component".equals( name )
				|| "dynamic-component".equals( name )
				|| "nested-composite-element".equals( name ) ) {
				value = new Component( component ); // a nested composite element
				bindComponent(
						subnode,
						(Component) value,
						component.getComponentClassName(),
						propertyName,
						subpath,
						isNullable,
						isEmbedded,
						mappings,
						inheritedMetas,
						isIdentifierMapper
					);
			}
			else if ( "parent".equals( name ) ) {
				component.setParentProperty( propertyName );
			}

			if ( value != null ) {
				Property property = createProperty( value, propertyName, component
					.getComponentClassName(), subnode, mappings, inheritedMetas );
				if (isIdentifierMapper) {
					property.setInsertable(false);
					property.setUpdateable(false);
				}
				component.addProperty( property );
			}
		}

		if ( "true".equals( node.attributeValue( "unique" ) ) ) {
			iter = component.getColumnIterator();
			ArrayList cols = new ArrayList();
			while ( iter.hasNext() ) {
				cols.add( iter.next() );
			}
			component.getOwner().getTable().createUniqueKey( cols );
		}

		iter = node.elementIterator( "tuplizer" );
		while ( iter.hasNext() ) {
			final Element tuplizerElem = ( Element ) iter.next();
			EntityMode mode = EntityMode.parse( tuplizerElem.attributeValue( "entity-mode" ) );
			component.addTuplizer( mode, tuplizerElem.attributeValue( "class" ) );
		}
	}

	public static String getTypeFromXML(Element node) throws MappingException {
		// TODO: handle TypeDefs
		Attribute typeNode = node.attribute( "type" );
		if ( typeNode == null ) typeNode = node.attribute( "id-type" ); // for an any
		if ( typeNode == null ) return null; // we will have to use reflection
		return typeNode.getValue();
	}

	private static void initOuterJoinFetchSetting(Element node, Fetchable model) {
		Attribute fetchNode = node.attribute( "fetch" );
		final FetchMode fetchStyle;
		boolean lazy = true;
		if ( fetchNode == null ) {
			Attribute jfNode = node.attribute( "outer-join" );
			if ( jfNode == null ) {
				if ( "many-to-many".equals( node.getName() ) ) {
					//NOTE SPECIAL CASE:
					// default to join and non-lazy for the "second join"
					// of the many-to-many
					lazy = false;
					fetchStyle = FetchMode.JOIN;
				}
				else if ( "one-to-one".equals( node.getName() ) ) {
					//NOTE SPECIAL CASE:
					// one-to-one constrained=false cannot be proxied,
					// so default to join and non-lazy
					lazy = ( (OneToOne) model ).isConstrained();
					fetchStyle = lazy ? FetchMode.DEFAULT : FetchMode.JOIN;
				}
				else {
					fetchStyle = FetchMode.DEFAULT;
				}
			}
			else {
				// use old (HB 2.1) defaults if outer-join is specified
				String eoj = jfNode.getValue();
				if ( "auto".equals( eoj ) ) {
					fetchStyle = FetchMode.DEFAULT;
				}
				else {
					boolean join = "true".equals( eoj );
					fetchStyle = join ? FetchMode.JOIN : FetchMode.SELECT;
				}
			}
		}
		else {
			boolean join = "join".equals( fetchNode.getValue() );
			//lazy = !join;
			fetchStyle = join ? FetchMode.JOIN : FetchMode.SELECT;
		}
		model.setFetchMode( fetchStyle );
		model.setLazy(lazy);
	}

	private static void makeIdentifier(Element node, SimpleValue model, Mappings mappings) {

		// GENERATOR
		Element subnode = node.element( "generator" );
		if ( subnode != null ) {
			model.setIdentifierGeneratorStrategy( subnode.attributeValue( "class" ) );

			Properties params = new Properties();

			if ( mappings.getSchemaName() != null ) {
				params.setProperty( PersistentIdentifierGenerator.SCHEMA, mappings.getSchemaName() );
			}
			if ( mappings.getCatalogName() != null ) {
				params.setProperty( PersistentIdentifierGenerator.CATALOG, mappings.getCatalogName() );
			}

			Iterator iter = subnode.elementIterator( "param" );
			while ( iter.hasNext() ) {
				Element childNode = (Element) iter.next();
				params.setProperty( childNode.attributeValue( "name" ), childNode.getText() );
			}

			model.setIdentifierGeneratorProperties( params );
		}

		model.getTable().setIdentifierValue( model );

		// ID UNSAVED-VALUE
		Attribute nullValueNode = node.attribute( "unsaved-value" );
		if ( nullValueNode != null ) {
			model.setNullValue( nullValueNode.getValue() );
		}
		else {
			if ( "assigned".equals( model.getIdentifierGeneratorStrategy() ) ) {
				model.setNullValue( "undefined" );
			}
			else {
				model.setNullValue( null );
			}
		}
	}

	private static final void makeVersion(Element node, SimpleValue model) {

		// VERSION UNSAVED-VALUE
		Attribute nullValueNode = node.attribute( "unsaved-value" );
		if ( nullValueNode != null ) {
			model.setNullValue( nullValueNode.getValue() );
		}
		else {
			model.setNullValue( "undefined" );
		}

	}

	protected static void createClassProperties(Element node, PersistentClass persistentClass,
			Mappings mappings, java.util.Map inheritedMetas) throws MappingException {
		createClassProperties(node, persistentClass, mappings, inheritedMetas, null, true, true, false);
	}

	protected static void createClassProperties(Element node, PersistentClass persistentClass,
			Mappings mappings, java.util.Map inheritedMetas, UniqueKey uniqueKey,
			boolean mutable, boolean nullable, boolean naturalId) throws MappingException {

		String entityName = persistentClass.getEntityName();
		Table table = persistentClass.getTable();

		Iterator iter = node.elementIterator();
		while ( iter.hasNext() ) {
			Element subnode = (Element) iter.next();
			String name = subnode.getName();
			String propertyName = subnode.attributeValue( "name" );

			CollectionType collectType = CollectionType.collectionTypeFromString( name );
			Value value = null;
			if ( collectType != null ) {
				Collection collection = collectType.create(
						subnode,
						StringHelper.qualify( entityName, propertyName ),
						persistentClass,
						mappings, inheritedMetas
					);
				mappings.addCollection( collection );
				value = collection;
			}
			else if ( "many-to-one".equals( name ) ) {
				value = new ManyToOne( table );
				bindManyToOne( subnode, (ManyToOne) value, propertyName, nullable, mappings );
			}
			else if ( "any".equals( name ) ) {
				value = new Any( table );
				bindAny( subnode, (Any) value, nullable, mappings );
			}
			else if ( "one-to-one".equals( name ) ) {
				value = new OneToOne( table, persistentClass );
				bindOneToOne( subnode, (OneToOne) value, propertyName, true, mappings );
			}
			else if ( "property".equals( name ) ) {
				value = new SimpleValue( table );
				bindSimpleValue( subnode, (SimpleValue) value, nullable, propertyName, mappings );
			}
			else if ( "component".equals( name )
				|| "dynamic-component".equals( name )
				|| "properties".equals( name ) ) {
				String subpath = StringHelper.qualify( entityName, propertyName );
				value = new Component( persistentClass );

				bindComponent(
						subnode,
						(Component) value,
						persistentClass.getClassName(),
						propertyName,
						subpath,
						true,
						"properties".equals( name ),
						mappings,
						inheritedMetas,
						false
					);
			}
			else if ( "join".equals( name ) ) {
				Join join = new Join();
				join.setPersistentClass( persistentClass );
				bindJoin( subnode, join, mappings, inheritedMetas );
				persistentClass.addJoin( join );
			}
			else if ( "subclass".equals( name ) ) {
				handleSubclass( persistentClass, mappings, subnode, inheritedMetas );
			}
			else if ( "joined-subclass".equals( name ) ) {
				handleJoinedSubclass( persistentClass, mappings, subnode, inheritedMetas );
			}
			else if ( "union-subclass".equals( name ) ) {
				handleUnionSubclass( persistentClass, mappings, subnode, inheritedMetas );
			}
			else if ( "filter".equals( name ) ) {
				parseFilter( subnode, persistentClass, mappings );
			}
			else if ( "natural-id".equals( name ) ) {
				UniqueKey uk = new UniqueKey();
				uk.setName("_UniqueKey");
				uk.setTable(table);
				//by default, natural-ids are "immutable" (constant)
				boolean mutableId = "true".equals( subnode.attributeValue("mutable") );
				createClassProperties(
						subnode,
						persistentClass,
						mappings,
						inheritedMetas,
						uk,
						mutableId,
						false,
						true
					);
				table.addUniqueKey(uk);
			}
			else if ( "query".equals(name) ) {
				bindNamedQuery(subnode, persistentClass.getEntityName(), mappings);
			}
			else if ( "sql-query".equals(name) ) {
				bindNamedSQLQuery(subnode, persistentClass.getEntityName(), mappings);
			}
			else if ( "resultset".equals(name) ) {
				bindResultSetMappingDefinition( subnode, persistentClass.getEntityName(), mappings );
			}

			if ( value != null ) {
				Property property = createProperty( value, propertyName, persistentClass
					.getClassName(), subnode, mappings, inheritedMetas );
				if ( !mutable ) property.setUpdateable(false);
				if ( naturalId ) property.setNaturalIdentifier(true);
				persistentClass.addProperty( property );
				if ( uniqueKey!=null ) uniqueKey.addColumns( property.getColumnIterator() );
			}

		}
	}

	private static Property createProperty(
			final Value value,
	        final String propertyName,
			final String className,
	        final Element subnode,
	        final Mappings mappings,
			java.util.Map inheritedMetas) throws MappingException {

		if ( StringHelper.isEmpty( propertyName ) ) {
			throw new MappingException( subnode.getName() + " mapping must defined a name attribute [" + className + "]" );
		}

		value.setTypeUsingReflection( className, propertyName );

		// this is done here 'cos we might only know the type here (ugly!)
		// TODO: improve this a lot:
		if ( value instanceof ToOne ) {
			ToOne toOne = (ToOne) value;
			String propertyRef = toOne.getReferencedPropertyName();
			if ( propertyRef != null ) {
				mappings.addUniquePropertyReference( toOne.getReferencedEntityName(), propertyRef );
			}
		}
		else if ( value instanceof Collection ) {
			Collection coll = (Collection) value;
			String propertyRef = coll.getReferencedPropertyName();
			// not necessarily a *unique* property reference
			if ( propertyRef != null ) {
				mappings.addPropertyReference( coll.getOwnerEntityName(), propertyRef );
			}
		}

		value.createForeignKey();
		Property prop = new Property();
		prop.setValue( value );
		bindProperty( subnode, prop, mappings, inheritedMetas );
		return prop;
	}

	private static void handleUnionSubclass(PersistentClass model, Mappings mappings,
			Element subnode, java.util.Map inheritedMetas) throws MappingException {
		UnionSubclass subclass = new UnionSubclass( model );
		bindUnionSubclass( subnode, subclass, mappings, inheritedMetas );
		model.addSubclass( subclass );
		mappings.addClass( subclass );
	}

	private static void handleJoinedSubclass(PersistentClass model, Mappings mappings,
			Element subnode, java.util.Map inheritedMetas) throws MappingException {
		JoinedSubclass subclass = new JoinedSubclass( model );
		bindJoinedSubclass( subnode, subclass, mappings, inheritedMetas );
		model.addSubclass( subclass );
		mappings.addClass( subclass );
	}

	private static void handleSubclass(PersistentClass model, Mappings mappings, Element subnode,
			java.util.Map inheritedMetas) throws MappingException {
		Subclass subclass = new SingleTableSubclass( model );
		bindSubclass( subnode, subclass, mappings, inheritedMetas );
		model.addSubclass( subclass );
		mappings.addClass( subclass );
	}

	/**
	 * Called for Lists, arrays, primitive arrays
	 */
	public static void bindListSecondPass(Element node, List list, java.util.Map classes,
			Mappings mappings, java.util.Map inheritedMetas) throws MappingException {

		bindCollectionSecondPass( node, list, classes, mappings, inheritedMetas );

		Element subnode = node.element( "list-index" );
		if ( subnode == null ) subnode = node.element( "index" );
		SimpleValue iv = new SimpleValue( list.getCollectionTable() );
		bindSimpleValue(
				subnode,
				iv,
				list.isOneToMany(),
				IndexedCollection.DEFAULT_INDEX_COLUMN_NAME,
				mappings
			);
		iv.setTypeName( "integer" );
		list.setIndex( iv );
		String baseIndex = subnode.attributeValue( "base" );
		if ( baseIndex != null ) list.setBaseIndex( Integer.parseInt( baseIndex ) );
		list.setIndexNodeName( subnode.attributeValue("node") );

		if ( list.isOneToMany() && !list.getKey().isNullable() && !list.isInverse() ) {
			String entityName = ( (OneToMany) list.getElement() ).getReferencedEntityName();
			PersistentClass referenced = mappings.getClass( entityName );
			IndexBackref ib = new IndexBackref();
			ib.setName( '_' + node.attributeValue( "name" ) + "IndexBackref" );
			ib.setUpdateable( false );
			ib.setSelectable( false );
			ib.setCollectionRole( list.getRole() );
			ib.setEntityName( list.getOwner().getEntityName() );
			ib.setValue( list.getIndex() );
			// ( (Column) ( (SimpleValue) ic.getIndex() ).getColumnIterator().next()
			// ).setNullable(false);
			referenced.addProperty( ib );
		}
	}

	public static void bindIdentifierCollectionSecondPass(Element node,
			IdentifierCollection collection, java.util.Map persistentClasses, Mappings mappings,
			java.util.Map inheritedMetas) throws MappingException {

		bindCollectionSecondPass( node, collection, persistentClasses, mappings, inheritedMetas );

		Element subnode = node.element( "collection-id" );
		SimpleValue id = new SimpleValue( collection.getCollectionTable() );
		bindSimpleValue(
				subnode,
				id,
				false,
				IdentifierCollection.DEFAULT_IDENTIFIER_COLUMN_NAME,
				mappings
			);
		collection.setIdentifier( id );
		makeIdentifier( subnode, id, mappings );

	}

	/**
	 * Called for Maps
	 */
	public static void bindMapSecondPass(Element node, Map map, java.util.Map classes,
			Mappings mappings, java.util.Map inheritedMetas) throws MappingException {

		bindCollectionSecondPass( node, map, classes, mappings, inheritedMetas );

		Iterator iter = node.elementIterator();
		while ( iter.hasNext() ) {
			Element subnode = (Element) iter.next();
			String name = subnode.getName();

			if ( "index".equals( name ) || "map-key".equals( name ) ) {
				SimpleValue value = new SimpleValue( map.getCollectionTable() );
				bindSimpleValue(
						subnode,
						value,
						map.isOneToMany(),
						IndexedCollection.DEFAULT_INDEX_COLUMN_NAME,
						mappings
					);
				if ( !value.isTypeSpecified() ) {
					throw new MappingException( "map index element must specify a type: "
						+ map.getRole() );
				}
				map.setIndex( value );
				map.setIndexNodeName( subnode.attributeValue("node") );
			}
			else if ( "index-many-to-many".equals( name ) || "map-key-many-to-many".equals( name ) ) {
				ManyToOne mto = new ManyToOne( map.getCollectionTable() );
				bindManyToOne(
						subnode,
						mto,
						IndexedCollection.DEFAULT_INDEX_COLUMN_NAME,
						map.isOneToMany(),
						mappings
					);
				map.setIndex( mto );

			}
			else if ( "composite-index".equals( name ) || "composite-map-key".equals( name ) ) {
				Component component = new Component( map );
				bindComposite(
						subnode,
						component,
						map.getRole() + ".index",
						map.isOneToMany(),
						mappings,
						inheritedMetas
					);
				map.setIndex( component );
			}
			else if ( "index-many-to-any".equals( name ) ) {
				Any any = new Any( map.getCollectionTable() );
				bindAny( subnode, any, map.isOneToMany(), mappings );
				map.setIndex( any );
			}
		}

		// TODO: this is a bit of copy/paste from IndexedCollection.createPrimaryKey()
		boolean indexIsFormula = false;
		Iterator colIter = map.getIndex().getColumnIterator();
		while ( colIter.hasNext() ) {
			if ( ( (Selectable) colIter.next() ).isFormula() ) indexIsFormula = true;
		}

		if ( map.isOneToMany() && !map.getKey().isNullable() && !map.isInverse() && !indexIsFormula ) {
			String entityName = ( (OneToMany) map.getElement() ).getReferencedEntityName();
			PersistentClass referenced = mappings.getClass( entityName );
			IndexBackref ib = new IndexBackref();
			ib.setName( '_' + node.attributeValue( "name" ) + "IndexBackref" );
			ib.setUpdateable( false );
			ib.setSelectable( false );
			ib.setCollectionRole( map.getRole() );
			ib.setEntityName( map.getOwner().getEntityName() );
			ib.setValue( map.getIndex() );
			// ( (Column) ( (SimpleValue) ic.getIndex() ).getColumnIterator().next()
			// ).setNullable(false);
			referenced.addProperty( ib );
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Called for all collections
	 */
	public static void bindCollectionSecondPass(Element node, Collection collection,
			java.util.Map persistentClasses, Mappings mappings, java.util.Map inheritedMetas)
			throws MappingException {

		if ( collection.isOneToMany() ) {
			OneToMany oneToMany = (OneToMany) collection.getElement();
			String assocClass = oneToMany.getReferencedEntityName();
			PersistentClass persistentClass = (PersistentClass) persistentClasses.get( assocClass );
			if ( persistentClass == null ) {
				throw new MappingException( "Association references unmapped class: " + assocClass );
			}
			oneToMany.setAssociatedClass( persistentClass );
			collection.setCollectionTable( persistentClass.getTable() );

			log.info(
					"Mapping collection: " + collection.getRole() +
					" -> " + collection.getCollectionTable().getName()
				);
		}

		// CHECK
		Attribute chNode = node.attribute( "check" );
		if ( chNode != null ) {
			collection.getCollectionTable().addCheckConstraint( chNode.getValue() );
		}

		// contained elements:
		Iterator iter = node.elementIterator();
		while ( iter.hasNext() ) {
			Element subnode = (Element) iter.next();
			String name = subnode.getName();

			if ( "key".equals( name ) ) {
				KeyValue keyVal;
				String propRef = collection.getReferencedPropertyName();
				if ( propRef == null ) {
					keyVal = collection.getOwner().getIdentifier();
				}
				else {
					keyVal = (KeyValue) collection.getOwner().getReferencedProperty( propRef ).getValue();
				}
				SimpleValue key = new DependantValue( collection.getCollectionTable(), keyVal );
				key.setCascadeDeleteEnabled( "cascade"
					.equals( subnode.attributeValue( "on-delete" ) ) );
				bindSimpleValue(
						subnode,
						key,
						collection.isOneToMany(),
						Collection.DEFAULT_KEY_COLUMN_NAME,
						mappings
					);
				collection.setKey( key );

				Attribute notNull = subnode.attribute( "not-null" );
				( (DependantValue) key ).setNullable( notNull == null
					|| notNull.getValue().equals( "false" ) );
				Attribute updateable = subnode.attribute( "update" );
				( (DependantValue) key ).setUpdateable( updateable == null
					|| updateable.getValue().equals( "true" ) );

			}
			else if ( "element".equals( name ) ) {
				SimpleValue elt = new SimpleValue( collection.getCollectionTable() );
				collection.setElement( elt );
				bindSimpleValue(
						subnode,
						elt,
						true,
						Collection.DEFAULT_ELEMENT_COLUMN_NAME,
						mappings
					);
			}
			else if ( "many-to-many".equals( name ) ) {
				ManyToOne element = new ManyToOne( collection.getCollectionTable() );
				collection.setElement( element );
				bindManyToOne(
						subnode,
						element,
						Collection.DEFAULT_ELEMENT_COLUMN_NAME,
						false,
						mappings
					);
				bindManyToManySubelements( collection, subnode, mappings );
			}
			else if ( "composite-element".equals( name ) ) {
				Component element = new Component( collection );
				collection.setElement( element );
				bindComposite(
						subnode,
						element,
						collection.getRole() + ".element",
						true,
						mappings,
						inheritedMetas
					);
			}
			else if ( "many-to-any".equals( name ) ) {
				Any element = new Any( collection.getCollectionTable() );
				collection.setElement( element );
				bindAny( subnode, element, true, mappings );
			}
			else if ( "cache".equals( name ) ) {
				collection.setCacheConcurrencyStrategy( subnode.attributeValue( "usage" ) );
				collection.setCacheRegionName( subnode.attributeValue( "region" ) );
			}

			String nodeName = subnode.attributeValue( "node" );
			if ( nodeName != null ) collection.setElementNodeName( nodeName );

		}

		if ( collection.isOneToMany()
			&& !collection.isInverse()
			&& !collection.getKey().isNullable() ) {
			// for non-inverse one-to-many, with a not-null fk, add a backref!
			String entityName = ( (OneToMany) collection.getElement() ).getReferencedEntityName();
			PersistentClass referenced = mappings.getClass( entityName );
			Backref prop = new Backref();
			prop.setName( '_' + node.attributeValue( "name" ) + "Backref" );
			prop.setUpdateable( false );
			prop.setSelectable( false );
			prop.setCollectionRole( collection.getRole() );
			prop.setEntityName( collection.getOwner().getEntityName() );
			prop.setValue( collection.getKey() );
			referenced.addProperty( prop );
		}
	}

	private static void bindManyToManySubelements(
	        Collection collection,
	        Element manyToManyNode,
	        Mappings model) throws MappingException {
		// Bind the where
		Attribute where = manyToManyNode.attribute( "where" );
		String whereCondition = where == null ? null : where.getValue();
		collection.setManyToManyWhere( whereCondition );

		// Bind the order-by
		Attribute order = manyToManyNode.attribute( "order-by" );
		String orderFragment = order == null ? null : order.getValue();
		collection.setManyToManyOrdering( orderFragment );

		// Bind the filters
		Iterator filters = manyToManyNode.elementIterator( "filter" );
		if ( ( filters.hasNext() || whereCondition != null ) &&
		        collection.getFetchMode() == FetchMode.JOIN &&
		        collection.getElement().getFetchMode() != FetchMode.JOIN ) {
			throw new MappingException(
			        "many-to-many defining filter or where without join fetching " +
			        "not valid within collection using join fetching [" + collection.getRole() + "]"
				);
		}
		while ( filters.hasNext() ) {
			final Element filterElement = ( Element ) filters.next();
			final String name = filterElement.attributeValue( "name" );
			String condition = filterElement.getTextTrim();
			if ( StringHelper.isEmpty(condition) ) condition = filterElement.attributeValue( "condition" );
			if ( StringHelper.isEmpty(condition) ) {
				condition = model.getFilterDefinition(name).getDefaultFilterCondition();
			}
			if ( condition==null) {
				throw new MappingException("no filter condition found for filter: " + name);
			}
			log.debug(
					"Applying many-to-many filter [" + name +
					"] as [" + condition +
					"] to role [" + collection.getRole() + "]"
				);
			collection.addManyToManyFilter( name, condition );
		}
	}

	public static final FlushMode getFlushMode(String flushMode) {
		if ( flushMode == null ) {
			return null;
		}
		else if ( "auto".equals( flushMode ) ) {
			return FlushMode.AUTO;
		}
		else if ( "commit".equals( flushMode ) ) {
			return FlushMode.COMMIT;
		}
		else if ( "never".equals( flushMode ) ) {
			return FlushMode.NEVER;
		}
		else if ( "manual".equals( flushMode ) ) {
			return FlushMode.MANUAL;
		}
		else if ( "always".equals( flushMode ) ) {
			return FlushMode.ALWAYS;
		}
		else {
			throw new MappingException( "unknown flushmode" );
		}
	}

	private static void bindNamedQuery(Element queryElem, String path, Mappings mappings) {
		String queryName = queryElem.attributeValue( "name" );
		if (path!=null) queryName = path + '.' + queryName;
		String query = queryElem.getText();
		log.debug( "Named query: " + queryName + " -> " + query );

		boolean cacheable = "true".equals( queryElem.attributeValue( "cacheable" ) );
		String region = queryElem.attributeValue( "cache-region" );
		Attribute tAtt = queryElem.attribute( "timeout" );
		Integer timeout = tAtt == null ? null : new Integer( tAtt.getValue() );
		Attribute fsAtt = queryElem.attribute( "fetch-size" );
		Integer fetchSize = fsAtt == null ? null : new Integer( fsAtt.getValue() );
		Attribute roAttr = queryElem.attribute( "read-only" );
		boolean readOnly = roAttr != null && "true".equals( roAttr.getValue() );
		Attribute cacheModeAtt = queryElem.attribute( "cache-mode" );
		String cacheMode = cacheModeAtt == null ? null : cacheModeAtt.getValue();
		Attribute cmAtt = queryElem.attribute( "comment" );
		String comment = cmAtt == null ? null : cmAtt.getValue();

		NamedQueryDefinition namedQuery = new NamedQueryDefinition(
				query,
				cacheable,
				region,
				timeout,
				fetchSize,
				getFlushMode( queryElem.attributeValue( "flush-mode" ) ) ,
				getCacheMode( cacheMode ),
				readOnly,
				comment,
				getParameterTypes(queryElem)
			);

		mappings.addQuery( queryName, namedQuery );
	}

	public static CacheMode getCacheMode(String cacheMode) {
		if (cacheMode == null) return null;
		if ( "get".equals( cacheMode ) ) return CacheMode.GET;
		if ( "ignore".equals( cacheMode ) ) return CacheMode.IGNORE;
		if ( "normal".equals( cacheMode ) ) return CacheMode.NORMAL;
		if ( "put".equals( cacheMode ) ) return CacheMode.PUT;
		if ( "refresh".equals( cacheMode ) ) return CacheMode.REFRESH;
		throw new MappingException("Unknown Cache Mode: " + cacheMode);
	}

	public static java.util.Map getParameterTypes(Element queryElem) {
		java.util.Map result = new SequencedHashMap();
		Iterator iter = queryElem.elementIterator("query-param");
		while ( iter.hasNext() ) {
			Element element = (Element) iter.next();
			result.put(
					element.attributeValue("name"),
					element.attributeValue("type") 
				);
		}
		return result;
	}

	private static void bindResultSetMappingDefinition(Element resultSetElem, String path, Mappings mappings) {
		mappings.addSecondPass( new ResultSetMappingSecondPass( resultSetElem, path, mappings ) );
	}

	private static void bindNamedSQLQuery(Element queryElem, String path, Mappings mappings) {
		mappings.addSecondPass( new NamedSQLQuerySecondPass( queryElem, path, mappings ) );
	}

	private static String getPropertyName(Element node) {
		return node.attributeValue( "name" );
	}

	private static PersistentClass getSuperclass(Mappings mappings, Element subnode)
			throws MappingException {
		String extendsName = subnode.attributeValue( "extends" );
		PersistentClass superModel = mappings.getClass( extendsName );
		if ( superModel == null ) {
			String qualifiedExtendsName = getClassName( extendsName, mappings );
			superModel = mappings.getClass( qualifiedExtendsName );
		}

		if ( superModel == null ) {
			throw new MappingException( "Cannot extend unmapped class " + extendsName );
		}
		return superModel;
	}

	static class CollectionSecondPass extends org.hibernate.cfg.CollectionSecondPass {
		Element node;

		CollectionSecondPass(Element node, Mappings mappings, Collection collection, java.util.Map inheritedMetas) {
			super(mappings, collection, inheritedMetas);
			this.node = node;
		}

		public void secondPass(java.util.Map persistentClasses, java.util.Map inheritedMetas)
				throws MappingException {
			HbmBinder.bindCollectionSecondPass(
					node,
					collection,
					persistentClasses,
					mappings,
					inheritedMetas
				);
		}
	}

	static class IdentifierCollectionSecondPass extends CollectionSecondPass {
		IdentifierCollectionSecondPass(Element node, Mappings mappings, Collection collection, java.util.Map inheritedMetas) {
			super( node, mappings, collection, inheritedMetas );
		}

		public void secondPass(java.util.Map persistentClasses, java.util.Map inheritedMetas)
				throws MappingException {
			HbmBinder.bindIdentifierCollectionSecondPass(
					node,
					(IdentifierCollection) collection,
					persistentClasses,
					mappings,
					inheritedMetas 
				);
		}

	}

	static class MapSecondPass extends CollectionSecondPass {
		MapSecondPass(Element node, Mappings mappings, Map collection, java.util.Map inheritedMetas) {
			super( node, mappings, collection, inheritedMetas );
		}

		public void secondPass(java.util.Map persistentClasses, java.util.Map inheritedMetas)
				throws MappingException {
			HbmBinder.bindMapSecondPass(
					node,
					(Map) collection,
					persistentClasses,
					mappings,
					inheritedMetas 
				);
		}

	}


	static class ManyToOneSecondPass implements SecondPass {
		private final ManyToOne manyToOne;

		ManyToOneSecondPass(ManyToOne manyToOne) {
			this.manyToOne = manyToOne;
		}

		public void doSecondPass(java.util.Map persistentClasses) throws MappingException {
			manyToOne.createPropertyRefConstraints(persistentClasses);
		}

	}
	
	static class ListSecondPass extends CollectionSecondPass {
		ListSecondPass(Element node, Mappings mappings, List collection, java.util.Map inheritedMetas) {
			super( node, mappings, collection, inheritedMetas );
		}

		public void secondPass(java.util.Map persistentClasses, java.util.Map inheritedMetas)
				throws MappingException {
			HbmBinder.bindListSecondPass(
					node,
					(List) collection,
					persistentClasses,
					mappings,
					inheritedMetas 
				);
		}

	}

	// This inner class implements a case statement....perhaps im being a bit over-clever here
	abstract static class CollectionType {
		private String xmlTag;

		public abstract Collection create(Element node, String path, PersistentClass owner,
				Mappings mappings, java.util.Map inheritedMetas) throws MappingException;

		CollectionType(String xmlTag) {
			this.xmlTag = xmlTag;
		}

		public String toString() {
			return xmlTag;
		}

		private static final CollectionType MAP = new CollectionType( "map" ) {
			public Collection create(Element node, String path, PersistentClass owner,
					Mappings mappings, java.util.Map inheritedMetas) throws MappingException {
				Map map = new Map( owner );
				bindCollection( node, map, owner.getEntityName(), path, mappings, inheritedMetas );
				return map;
			}
		};
		private static final CollectionType SET = new CollectionType( "set" ) {
			public Collection create(Element node, String path, PersistentClass owner,
					Mappings mappings, java.util.Map inheritedMetas) throws MappingException {
				Set set = new Set( owner );
				bindCollection( node, set, owner.getEntityName(), path, mappings, inheritedMetas );
				return set;
			}
		};
		private static final CollectionType LIST = new CollectionType( "list" ) {
			public Collection create(Element node, String path, PersistentClass owner,
					Mappings mappings, java.util.Map inheritedMetas) throws MappingException {
				List list = new List( owner );
				bindCollection( node, list, owner.getEntityName(), path, mappings, inheritedMetas );
				return list;
			}
		};
		private static final CollectionType BAG = new CollectionType( "bag" ) {
			public Collection create(Element node, String path, PersistentClass owner,
					Mappings mappings, java.util.Map inheritedMetas) throws MappingException {
				Bag bag = new Bag( owner );
				bindCollection( node, bag, owner.getEntityName(), path, mappings, inheritedMetas );
				return bag;
			}
		};
		private static final CollectionType IDBAG = new CollectionType( "idbag" ) {
			public Collection create(Element node, String path, PersistentClass owner,
					Mappings mappings, java.util.Map inheritedMetas) throws MappingException {
				IdentifierBag bag = new IdentifierBag( owner );
				bindCollection( node, bag, owner.getEntityName(), path, mappings, inheritedMetas );
				return bag;
			}
		};
		private static final CollectionType ARRAY = new CollectionType( "array" ) {
			public Collection create(Element node, String path, PersistentClass owner,
					Mappings mappings, java.util.Map inheritedMetas) throws MappingException {
				Array array = new Array( owner );
				bindArray( node, array, owner.getEntityName(), path, mappings, inheritedMetas );
				return array;
			}
		};
		private static final CollectionType PRIMITIVE_ARRAY = new CollectionType( "primitive-array" ) {
			public Collection create(Element node, String path, PersistentClass owner,
					Mappings mappings, java.util.Map inheritedMetas) throws MappingException {
				PrimitiveArray array = new PrimitiveArray( owner );
				bindArray( node, array, owner.getEntityName(), path, mappings, inheritedMetas );
				return array;
			}
		};
		private static final HashMap INSTANCES = new HashMap();

		static {
			INSTANCES.put( MAP.toString(), MAP );
			INSTANCES.put( BAG.toString(), BAG );
			INSTANCES.put( IDBAG.toString(), IDBAG );
			INSTANCES.put( SET.toString(), SET );
			INSTANCES.put( LIST.toString(), LIST );
			INSTANCES.put( ARRAY.toString(), ARRAY );
			INSTANCES.put( PRIMITIVE_ARRAY.toString(), PRIMITIVE_ARRAY );
		}

		public static CollectionType collectionTypeFromString(String xmlTagName) {
			return (CollectionType) INSTANCES.get( xmlTagName );
		}
	}

	private static int getOptimisticLockMode(Attribute olAtt) throws MappingException {

		if ( olAtt == null ) return Versioning.OPTIMISTIC_LOCK_VERSION;
		String olMode = olAtt.getValue();
		if ( olMode == null || "version".equals( olMode ) ) {
			return Versioning.OPTIMISTIC_LOCK_VERSION;
		}
		else if ( "dirty".equals( olMode ) ) {
			return Versioning.OPTIMISTIC_LOCK_DIRTY;
		}
		else if ( "all".equals( olMode ) ) {
			return Versioning.OPTIMISTIC_LOCK_ALL;
		}
		else if ( "none".equals( olMode ) ) {
			return Versioning.OPTIMISTIC_LOCK_NONE;
		}
		else {
			throw new MappingException( "Unsupported optimistic-lock style: " + olMode );
		}
	}

	private static final java.util.Map getMetas(Element node, java.util.Map inheritedMeta) {
		return getMetas( node, inheritedMeta, false );
	}

	public static final java.util.Map getMetas(Element node, java.util.Map inheritedMeta,
			boolean onlyInheritable) {
		java.util.Map map = new HashMap();
		map.putAll( inheritedMeta );

		Iterator iter = node.elementIterator( "meta" );
		while ( iter.hasNext() ) {
			Element metaNode = (Element) iter.next();
			boolean inheritable = Boolean
				.valueOf( metaNode.attributeValue( "inherit" ) )
				.booleanValue();
			if ( onlyInheritable & !inheritable ) {
				continue;
			}
			String name = metaNode.attributeValue( "attribute" );

			MetaAttribute meta = (MetaAttribute) map.get( name );
			MetaAttribute inheritedAttribute = (MetaAttribute) inheritedMeta.get( name );
			if ( meta == null  ) {
				meta = new MetaAttribute( name );
				map.put( name, meta );
			} else if (meta == inheritedAttribute) { // overriding inherited meta attribute. HBX-621 & HBX-793			
				meta = new MetaAttribute( name );				
				map.put( name, meta );				
			}			
			meta.addValue( metaNode.getText() );
		}
		return map;
	}

	public static String getEntityName(Element elem, Mappings model) {
		String entityName = elem.attributeValue( "entity-name" );
		return entityName == null ? getClassName( elem.attribute( "class" ), model ) : entityName;
	}

	private static String getClassName(Attribute att, Mappings model) {
		if ( att == null ) return null;
		return getClassName( att.getValue(), model );
	}

	public static String getClassName(String unqualifiedName, Mappings model) {
		return getClassName( unqualifiedName, model.getDefaultPackage() );
	}

	public static String getClassName(String unqualifiedName, String defaultPackage) {
		if ( unqualifiedName == null ) return null;
		if ( unqualifiedName.indexOf( '.' ) < 0 && defaultPackage != null ) {
			return defaultPackage + '.' + unqualifiedName;
		}
		return unqualifiedName;
	}

	private static void parseFilterDef(Element element, Mappings mappings) {
		String name = element.attributeValue( "name" );
		log.debug( "Parsing filter-def [" + name + "]" );
		String defaultCondition = element.getTextTrim();
		if ( StringHelper.isEmpty( defaultCondition ) ) {
			defaultCondition = element.attributeValue( "condition" );
		}
		HashMap paramMappings = new HashMap();
		Iterator params = element.elementIterator( "filter-param" );
		while ( params.hasNext() ) {
			final Element param = (Element) params.next();
			final String paramName = param.attributeValue( "name" );
			final String paramType = param.attributeValue( "type" );
			log.debug( "adding filter parameter : " + paramName + " -> " + paramType );
			final Type heuristicType = TypeFactory.heuristicType( paramType );
			log.debug( "parameter heuristic type : " + heuristicType );
			paramMappings.put( paramName, heuristicType );
		}
		log.debug( "Parsed filter-def [" + name + "]" );
		FilterDefinition def = new FilterDefinition( name, defaultCondition, paramMappings );
		mappings.addFilterDefinition( def );
	}

	private static void parseFilter(Element filterElement, Filterable filterable, Mappings model) {
		final String name = filterElement.attributeValue( "name" );
		String condition = filterElement.getTextTrim();
		if ( StringHelper.isEmpty(condition) ) {
			condition = filterElement.attributeValue( "condition" );
		}
		//TODO: bad implementation, cos it depends upon ordering of mapping doc
		//      fixing this requires that Collection/PersistentClass gain access
		//      to the Mappings reference from Configuration (or the filterDefinitions
		//      map directly) sometime during Configuration.buildSessionFactory
		//      (after all the types/filter-defs are known and before building
		//      persisters).
		if ( StringHelper.isEmpty(condition) ) {
			condition = model.getFilterDefinition(name).getDefaultFilterCondition();
		}
		if ( condition==null) {
			throw new MappingException("no filter condition found for filter: " + name);
		}
		log.debug( "Applying filter [" + name + "] as [" + condition + "]" );
		filterable.addFilter( name, condition );
	}

	private static String getSubselect(Element element) {
		String subselect = element.attributeValue( "subselect" );
		if ( subselect != null ) {
			return subselect;
		}
		else {
			Element subselectElement = element.element( "subselect" );
			return subselectElement == null ? null : subselectElement.getText();
		}
	}

	/**
	 * For the given document, locate all extends attributes which refer to
	 * entities (entity-name or class-name) not defined within said document.
	 *
	 * @param doc The document to check
	 * @param mappings The already processed mappings.
	 * @return The list of unresolved extends names.
	 */
	public static java.util.List getExtendsNeeded(Document doc, Mappings mappings) {
		java.util.List extendz = new ArrayList();
		Iterator[] subclasses = new Iterator[3];
		final Element hmNode = doc.getRootElement();

		Attribute packNode = hmNode.attribute( "package" );
		final String packageName = packNode == null ? null : packNode.getValue();
		if ( packageName != null ) {
			mappings.setDefaultPackage( packageName );
		}

		// first, iterate over all elements capable of defining an extends attribute
		// collecting all found extends references if they cannot be resolved
		// against the already processed mappings.
		subclasses[0] = hmNode.elementIterator( "subclass" );
		subclasses[1] = hmNode.elementIterator( "joined-subclass" );
		subclasses[2] = hmNode.elementIterator( "union-subclass" );

		Iterator iterator = new JoinedIterator( subclasses );
		while ( iterator.hasNext() ) {
			final Element element = (Element) iterator.next();
			final String extendsName = element.attributeValue( "extends" );
			// mappings might contain either the "raw" extends name (in the case of
			// an entity-name mapping) or a FQN (in the case of a POJO mapping).
			if ( mappings.getClass( extendsName ) == null && mappings.getClass( getClassName( extendsName, mappings ) ) == null ) {
				extendz.add( extendsName );
			}
		}

		if ( !extendz.isEmpty() ) {
			// we found some extends attributes referencing entities which were
			// not already processed.  here we need to locate all entity-names
			// and class-names contained in this document itself, making sure
			// that these get removed from the extendz list such that only
			// extends names which require us to delay processing (i.e.
			// external to this document and not yet processed) are contained
			// in the returned result
			final java.util.Set set = new HashSet( extendz );
			EntityElementHandler handler = new EntityElementHandler() {
				public void handleEntity(String entityName, String className, Mappings mappings) {
					if ( entityName != null ) {
						set.remove( entityName );
					}
					else {
						String fqn = getClassName( className, packageName );
						set.remove( fqn );
						if ( packageName != null ) {
							set.remove( StringHelper.unqualify( fqn ) );
						}
					}
				}
			};
			recognizeEntities( mappings, hmNode, handler );
			extendz.clear();
			extendz.addAll( set );
		}

		return extendz;
	}

	/**
	 * Given an entity-containing-element (startNode) recursively locate all
	 * entity names defined within that element.
	 *
	 * @param mappings The already processed mappings
	 * @param startNode The containing element
	 * @param handler The thing that knows what to do whenever we recognize an
	 * entity-name
	 */
	private static void recognizeEntities(
			Mappings mappings,
	        final Element startNode,
			EntityElementHandler handler) {
		Iterator[] classes = new Iterator[4];
		classes[0] = startNode.elementIterator( "class" );
		classes[1] = startNode.elementIterator( "subclass" );
		classes[2] = startNode.elementIterator( "joined-subclass" );
		classes[3] = startNode.elementIterator( "union-subclass" );

		Iterator classIterator = new JoinedIterator( classes );
		while ( classIterator.hasNext() ) {
			Element element = (Element) classIterator.next();
			handler.handleEntity(
					element.attributeValue( "entity-name" ),
		            element.attributeValue( "name" ),
			        mappings
			);
			recognizeEntities( mappings, element, handler );
		}
	}

	private static interface EntityElementHandler {
		public void handleEntity(String entityName, String className, Mappings mappings);
	}
}