/// <summary>
        /// Reads the history for a single node which has already been validated.
        /// </summary>
        protected virtual ServiceResult HistoryRead(
            ISystemContext context, 
            NodeState           source,
            HistoryReadDetails  details, 
            TimestampsToReturn  timestampsToReturn, 
            bool                releaseContinuationPoints, 
            HistoryReadValueId  nodesToRead, 
            HistoryReadResult   result)
        {
            // check for variable.
            BaseVariableState variable = source as BaseVariableState;

            if (variable == null)
            {
                return StatusCodes.BadHistoryOperationUnsupported;
            }

            // check for access.
            lock (Lock)
            {
                if ((variable.AccessLevel & AccessLevels.HistoryRead) == 0)
                {
                    return StatusCodes.BadNotReadable;
                }
            }

            // handle read raw.
            ReadRawModifiedDetails readRawDetails = details as ReadRawModifiedDetails;

            if (readRawDetails != null)
            {
                return HistoryReadRaw(
                    context,
                    variable,
                    readRawDetails,
                    timestampsToReturn,
                    releaseContinuationPoints,
                    nodesToRead,
                    result);
            }

            // handle read processed.
            ReadProcessedDetails readProcessedDetails = details as ReadProcessedDetails;

            if (readProcessedDetails != null)
            {
                return HistoryReadProcessed(
                    context,
                    variable,
                    readProcessedDetails,
                    timestampsToReturn,
                    releaseContinuationPoints,
                    nodesToRead,
                    result);
            }

            // handle read processed.
            ReadAtTimeDetails readAtTimeDetails = details as ReadAtTimeDetails;

            if (readAtTimeDetails != null)
            {
                return HistoryReadAtTime(
                    context,
                    variable,
                    readAtTimeDetails,
                    timestampsToReturn,
                    releaseContinuationPoints,
                    nodesToRead,
                    result);
            }
 
            return StatusCodes.BadHistoryOperationUnsupported;
        }
        /// <summary>
        /// Reads the history for the specified nodes.
        /// </summary>
        public virtual void HistoryRead(
            OperationContext          context, 
            HistoryReadDetails        details, 
            TimestampsToReturn        timestampsToReturn, 
            bool                      releaseContinuationPoints, 
            IList<HistoryReadValueId> nodesToRead, 
            IList<HistoryReadResult>  results, 
            IList<ServiceResult>      errors)
        {
            ServerSystemContext systemContext = m_systemContext.Copy(context);
            IDictionary<NodeId,NodeState> operationCache = new NodeIdDictionary<NodeState>();
            List<ReadWriteOperationState> nodesToValidate = new List<ReadWriteOperationState>();
            List<ReadWriteOperationState> readsToComplete = new List<ReadWriteOperationState>();

            lock (Lock)
            {
                for (int ii = 0; ii < nodesToRead.Count; ii++)
                {                    
                    HistoryReadValueId nodeToRead = nodesToRead[ii];

                    // skip items that have already been processed.
                    if (nodeToRead.Processed)
                    {
                        continue;
                    }
                    
                    // check for valid handle.
                    NodeState source = GetManagerHandle(systemContext, nodeToRead.NodeId, operationCache) as NodeState;

                    if (source == null)
                    {
                        continue;
                    }

                    // owned by this node manager.
                    nodeToRead.Processed = true;

                    // only variables supported.
                    BaseVariableState variable = source as BaseVariableState;

                    if (variable == null)
                    {
                        errors[ii] = StatusCodes.BadHistoryOperationUnsupported;
                        continue;
                    }
                    
                    results[ii] = new HistoryReadResult();
                    
                    ReadWriteOperationState operation = new ReadWriteOperationState();
                    
                    operation.Source = source;
                    operation.Index = ii;

                    // check if the node is ready for reading.
                    if (source.ValidationRequired)
                    {
                        // must validate node in a seperate operation.
                        errors[ii] = StatusCodes.BadNodeIdUnknown;
                        nodesToValidate.Add(operation);                        
                        continue;
                    }

                    // read the data.
                    readsToComplete.Add(operation);
                }

                // validates the nodes (reads values from the underlying data source if required).
                for (int ii = 0; ii < nodesToValidate.Count; ii++)
                {
                    ReadWriteOperationState operation = nodesToValidate[ii];

                    if (!ValidateNode(systemContext, operation.Source))
                    {
                        continue;
                    }

                    readsToComplete.Add(operation);
                }
            }

            // reads the data without holding onto the lock.
            for (int ii = 0; ii < readsToComplete.Count; ii++)
            {
                ReadWriteOperationState operation = readsToComplete[ii];

                errors[operation.Index] = HistoryRead(
                    systemContext,
                    operation.Source,
                    details,
                    timestampsToReturn,
                    releaseContinuationPoints,
                    nodesToRead[operation.Index],
                    results[operation.Index]);
            }
        }