ContextItemModelService (hybris Commerce Suite 2011)

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultContextItemModelService, DefaultModelEntityService
```
public interface ContextItemModelService
```
A service for deriving an ItemModel to be used for persistence.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`ItemModel`	`findOrCreateItem(PersistenceContext context)`	Using the context searches for an `ItemModel` existing in context or in the platform; if not found creates a new item model from the information available in the context.

- Method Detail
  - findOrCreateItem
```
ItemModel findOrCreateItem(PersistenceContext context)
```
    Using the context searches for an ItemModel existing in context or in the platform; if not found creates a new item model from the information available in the context. This method should be used when creating a new item for the root or nested integration item is desired in cases when the item was not found.
    
    Parameters:
    
    context - a persistence context containing information about the item to be persisted.
    
    Returns:
    
    an item specified by PersistenceContext.getIntegrationItem(). It may be an item existing in the platform or a new item instance, if such item does not exist yet. In either case the item is already updated/populated with values provided in the context.