private static ExplorerEFElement GetNewOrExisting(
            EditingContext context, EFElement efElement, ExplorerEFElement parent, Type viewModelType, bool mustNotExist)
        {
            var xref   = GetModelToBrowserModelXRef(context);
            var result = xref.GetExisting(efElement);

            if (result != null)
            {
                if (mustNotExist)
                {
                    Debug.Fail(
                        string.Format(
                            CultureInfo.CurrentCulture,
                            Resources.BadInsertChildAlreadyExists, efElement.GetType().FullName, parent.GetType().FullName));
                    return(null);
                    // TODO: we need to provide a general exception-handling mechanism and replace the above Assert()
                    // by e.g. the excepiton below
                    // throw new ArgumentException(string.Format(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, Resources.BadInsertChildAlreadyExists, efElement.GetType().FullName, parent.GetType().FullName));
                }
                else
                {
                    result.Parent = parent;
                }
            }
            else
            {
                if (viewModelType != null)
                {
                    if (!xref.IsDisplayedInExplorerProtected(efElement))
                    {
                        Debug.Fail(
                            "Attempting to create an ExplorerEFElement of type " + viewModelType.FullName +
                            " based on an EFElement which is not displayed in the Explorer " + efElement.ToPrettyString());
                        return(null);
                    }

                    result = Activator.CreateInstance(viewModelType, context, efElement, parent) as ExplorerEFElement;
                    xref.Add(efElement, result);
                }
            }

            return(result);
        }