Hi,
> >
> > I have a problem with referential integrity. When attempting to remove
> > node that is referenced by other nodes I get a
> > ReferentialIntegrityException. So far so good. But when I catch the
> > exception and want to work with the node, i get
> > javax.jcr.InvalidItemStateException:
> > c47e08bd-ac12-4565-8b32-347062c780ed: the item does not exist anymore.
> >
> > Looks like the item is still marked as removed within the session.
> > That would make sense to me if I could revert the deletion by calling
> > .refresh(false). However refresh(false) called on node, parent or
> > session after the ReferentialIntegrityException doesn't help.
>
> the Node instance has been discarded through the Item.remove() call.
> calling refresh currently doesn't resurrect previously discarded Item
> instances.
>
I don't think this is stated anywhere (spec or javadoc). But I might
be wrong. Still, I think calling refresh restoring deleted node is
intuitive behavior. So unless it is too complicated to implement this
I think it would make sense. I'll file a Jira issue.
Thanks for the reply.
Matej
> i am not sure whether that's a bug according to the spec, i'll have to check
> the spec.
>
> anyway, retrieving a fresh Node instance should solve your problem, e.g.
>
> String s = target.getPath();
> target.remove();
> try {
> session.save();
> } catch (ReferentialIntegrityException rie) {
> session.refresh(false);
> }
> target = (Node) session.getItem(s);
>
>
> BTW: if you think that the current behaviour is actually a bug please feel
> free
> to file a jira issue.
>
> happy easter!
> stefan
>
>
> >
> > I'm using latest trunk.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Matej
> >
>
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