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package org.eclipse.persistence.descriptors.copying;

import org.eclipse.persistence.exceptions.*;
import org.eclipse.persistence.internal.descriptors.PersistenceObject;
import org.eclipse.persistence.internal.helper.*;
import org.eclipse.persistence.sessions.*;

/**
 * <p><b>Purpose</b>: This is the default copy policy when weaving is used.
 * 
 * It creates a copy by creating a shallow clone of the object using the weaved _persistence_shallow_clone() method.
 */
public class PersistenceEntityCopyPolicy extends AbstractCopyPolicy {
    public PersistenceEntityCopyPolicy() {
        super();
    }

    public Object buildWorkingCopyClone(Object object, Session session) throws DescriptorException {
        return ((PersistenceObject)object)._persistence_shallow_clone();
    }
    
    public Object buildClone(Object object, Session session) throws DescriptorException {
        return ((PersistenceObject)object)._persistence_shallow_clone();
    }

    public boolean buildsNewInstance() {
        return false;
    }

    public String toString() {
        return Helper.getShortClassName(this) + "()";
    }
}