/// <summary>
        /// The mapping from a database record to data transfer object.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="reader">
        /// An instance of the SQL reader.
        /// </param>
        /// <returns>
        /// A deserialized instance of <see cref="CDP4Common.DTO.ModelLogEntry"/>.
        /// </returns>
        public virtual CDP4Common.DTO.ModelLogEntry MapToDto(NpgsqlDataReader reader)
        {
            string tempContent;
            string tempCreatedOn;
            string tempLanguageCode;
            string tempLevel;
            string tempModifiedOn;
            string tempThingPreference;

            var valueDict      = (Dictionary <string, string>)reader["ValueTypeSet"];
            var iid            = Guid.Parse(reader["Iid"].ToString());
            var revisionNumber = int.Parse(valueDict["RevisionNumber"]);

            var dto = new CDP4Common.DTO.ModelLogEntry(iid, revisionNumber);

            dto.AffectedDomainIid.AddRange(Array.ConvertAll((string[])reader["AffectedDomainIid"], Guid.Parse));

            dto.AffectedItemIid.AddRange(Array.ConvertAll((string[])reader["AffectedItemIid"], Guid.Parse));

            dto.Author = reader["Author"] is DBNull ? (Guid?)null : Guid.Parse(reader["Author"].ToString());
            dto.Category.AddRange(Array.ConvertAll((string[])reader["Category"], Guid.Parse));
            dto.ExcludedDomain.AddRange(Array.ConvertAll((string[])reader["ExcludedDomain"], Guid.Parse));
            dto.ExcludedPerson.AddRange(Array.ConvertAll((string[])reader["ExcludedPerson"], Guid.Parse));
            dto.LogEntryChangelogItem.AddRange(Array.ConvertAll((string[])reader["LogEntryChangelogItem"], Guid.Parse));

            if (valueDict.TryGetValue("Content", out tempContent))
            {
                dto.Content = tempContent.UnEscape();
            }

            if (valueDict.TryGetValue("CreatedOn", out tempCreatedOn))
            {
                dto.CreatedOn = Utils.ParseUtcDate(tempCreatedOn);
            }

            if (valueDict.TryGetValue("LanguageCode", out tempLanguageCode))
            {
                dto.LanguageCode = tempLanguageCode.UnEscape();
            }

            if (valueDict.TryGetValue("Level", out tempLevel))
            {
                dto.Level = Utils.ParseEnum <CDP4Common.CommonData.LogLevelKind>(tempLevel);
            }

            if (valueDict.TryGetValue("ModifiedOn", out tempModifiedOn))
            {
                dto.ModifiedOn = Utils.ParseUtcDate(tempModifiedOn);
            }

            if (valueDict.TryGetValue("ThingPreference", out tempThingPreference) && tempThingPreference != null)
            {
                dto.ThingPreference = tempThingPreference.UnEscape();
            }

            return(dto);
        }
        /// <summary>
        /// Insert a new database record from the supplied data transfer object.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="transaction">
        /// The current <see cref="NpgsqlTransaction"/> to the database.
        /// </param>
        /// <param name="partition">
        /// The database partition (schema) where the requested resource will be stored.
        /// </param>
        /// <param name="modelLogEntry">
        /// The modelLogEntry DTO that is to be persisted.
        /// </param>
        /// <param name="container">
        /// The container of the DTO to be persisted.
        /// </param>
        /// <returns>
        /// True if the concept was successfully persisted.
        /// </returns>
        public virtual bool Write(NpgsqlTransaction transaction, string partition, CDP4Common.DTO.ModelLogEntry modelLogEntry, CDP4Common.DTO.Thing container = null)
        {
            bool isHandled;
            var  valueTypeDictionaryAdditions = new Dictionary <string, string>();
            var  beforeWrite = this.BeforeWrite(transaction, partition, modelLogEntry, container, out isHandled, valueTypeDictionaryAdditions);

            if (!isHandled)
            {
                beforeWrite = beforeWrite && base.Write(transaction, partition, modelLogEntry, container);

                var valueTypeDictionaryContents = new Dictionary <string, string>
                {
                    { "Content", !this.IsDerived(modelLogEntry, "Content") ? modelLogEntry.Content.Escape() : string.Empty },
                    { "CreatedOn", !this.IsDerived(modelLogEntry, "CreatedOn") ? modelLogEntry.CreatedOn.ToString(Utils.DateTimeUtcSerializationFormat) : string.Empty },
                    { "LanguageCode", !this.IsDerived(modelLogEntry, "LanguageCode") ? modelLogEntry.LanguageCode.Escape() : string.Empty },
                    { "Level", !this.IsDerived(modelLogEntry, "Level") ? modelLogEntry.Level.ToString() : string.Empty },
                }.Concat(valueTypeDictionaryAdditions).ToDictionary(kvp => kvp.Key, kvp => kvp.Value);

                using (var command = new NpgsqlCommand())
                {
                    var sqlBuilder = new System.Text.StringBuilder();

                    sqlBuilder.AppendFormat("INSERT INTO \"{0}\".\"ModelLogEntry\"", partition);
                    sqlBuilder.AppendFormat(" (\"Iid\", \"ValueTypeDictionary\", \"Container\", \"Author\")");
                    sqlBuilder.AppendFormat(" VALUES (:iid, :valueTypeDictionary, :container, :author);");

                    command.Parameters.Add("iid", NpgsqlDbType.Uuid).Value = modelLogEntry.Iid;
                    command.Parameters.Add("valueTypeDictionary", NpgsqlDbType.Hstore).Value = valueTypeDictionaryContents;
                    command.Parameters.Add("container", NpgsqlDbType.Uuid).Value             = container.Iid;
                    command.Parameters.Add("author", NpgsqlDbType.Uuid).Value = !this.IsDerived(modelLogEntry, "Author") ? Utils.NullableValue(modelLogEntry.Author) : Utils.NullableValue(null);

                    command.CommandText = sqlBuilder.ToString();
                    command.Connection  = transaction.Connection;
                    command.Transaction = transaction;

                    this.ExecuteAndLogCommand(command);
                }

                modelLogEntry.AffectedDomainIid.ForEach(x => this.AddAffectedDomainIid(transaction, partition, modelLogEntry.Iid, x));

                modelLogEntry.AffectedItemIid.ForEach(x => this.AddAffectedItemIid(transaction, partition, modelLogEntry.Iid, x));
                modelLogEntry.Category.ForEach(x => this.AddCategory(transaction, partition, modelLogEntry.Iid, x));
            }

            return(this.AfterWrite(beforeWrite, transaction, partition, modelLogEntry, container));
        }