protected internal override List <CobieObject> MergeDuplicates(List <CobieObject> objects, TextWriter log)
{
var candidates = objects.OfType <Zone>().ToList();
if (!candidates.Any())
{
return(new List <CobieObject>());
}
var categoryStrings = (Categories ?? new List <Category>()).Select(c => c.CategoryString);
var duplicates =
candidates.Where(
s => s.Name == Name)
.ToList();
duplicates.Remove(this);
if (!duplicates.Any())
{
return(new List <CobieObject>());
}
//get all components into this one
foreach (var duplicate in duplicates)
{
if (duplicate.Spaces == null)
{
continue;
}
Spaces.AddRange(duplicate.Spaces);
//check if the category is the same. It doesn't have to be according to COBie specification as it is a compound
//key but it would make any attached attributes ambiguous
var categoryDif = duplicate.Categories.Where(c => !categoryStrings.Contains(c.CategoryString)).ToList();
if (categoryDif.Any())
{
log.WriteLine(
"There are multiple systems with the same name but different category. This is a legal in COBie sheet but will make any attributes related to this object ambiguous. Object: {0}, different category: {1}",
duplicate.Name, String.Join("; ", categoryDif.Select(c => c.CategoryString)));
}
}
return(duplicates.Cast <CobieObject>().ToList());
}