isGroupMarkedForSync.java

 /**
     * If syncAttribute was applied to the group or one of the parent folders return true
     * Method keeps an internal cache of results per run in markedFoldersAndGroups
     * Will also check the PIT for recently deleted groups
     */
    private boolean isGroupMarkedForSync(String groupName) {

        // have we seen this group already in this run
        if (markedFoldersAndGroups.containsKey(groupName)) {
            return markedFoldersAndGroups.get(groupName).equals(MARKED);
        }

        boolean markedForSync;

        // looking for the group
        final Group group = GroupFinder.findByName(GrouperSession.staticGrouperSession(false), groupName, false);

        if (group != null) {
            // is it marked with the syncAttribute?
            markedForSync = group.getAttributeDelegate().hasAttributeOrAncestorHasAttribute(syncAttribute.getName(), false);
        } else {
            // looking for the deleted group in the PIT
            PITGroup pitGroup = PITGroupFinder.findMostRecentByName(groupName, true);
            if (pitGroup != null) {
                // looking for syncAttribute assignment in the PIT
                Set<PITAttributeDefName> pitSyncAttributes = PITAttributeDefNameFinder.findByName(syncAttribute.getName(), false, true);
                PITAttributeDefName pitSyncAttribute = pitSyncAttributes.iterator().next();
                Set<PITAttributeAssign> pitAttributeAssigns = PITAttributeAssignFinder.findByOwnerPITGroupAndPITAttributeDefName(pitGroup, pitSyncAttribute, pitGroup.getStartTime(), pitGroup.getEndTime());
                markedForSync = pitAttributeAssigns.isEmpty();
            } else {
                // couldn't find group anywhere including the PIT
                LOG.info("{} checking for {} marker, but could not find group {} anywhere, including the PIT.", new Object[]{consumerName, syncAttributeName, groupName});
                markedForSync = false;
            }
        }

        // remember this for next time
        if(markedForSync) {
            markedFoldersAndGroups.put(groupName, MARKED);
            return true;
        } else {
            markedFoldersAndGroups.put(groupName, NOT_MARKED);
            return false;
        }
    }