spaceInDb = Some(aSpace)

spaceInDb match {

case Some(_aSpace) => {

Logger.info(">>>>>>>>>>>>>Space exists, update it<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<")

metadatas.getMetadataByAttachTo(ResourceRef(ResourceRef.space, _aSpace.id)).foreach { metadata =>

Logger.info("Space "+ _aSpace.name + " metadata: " + metadata.content)

if (metadata.content != None && rawDataStorage.equals( ((metadata.content \ "projStorage").as[String]) ) ) {

syncUsersInproject(projId, _aSpace)

}

}

case None => {

Logger.info(">>>>>>> No space exists, create a new one <<<<<<")

//create new space

var newSpace = ProjectSpace(name = projName, description = desc,

created = new Date, creator = getFirstAdmin.get.id,

homePage = List.empty, logoURL = None, bannerURL = None,

collectionCount = 0, datasetCount = 0, userCount = 0,

metadata = List.empty,

resourceTimeToLive = SpaceConfig.getTimeToLive(),

isTimeToLiveEnabled = SpaceConfig.getIsTimeToLiveEnabled(),

status = SpaceStatus.PRIVATE.toString,

affiliatedSpaces = List.empty)

val addedSpace = spaces.insert(newSpace)

if(addedSpace == None) {

Logger.error("Failed to add space")

return

}

val addedSpaceUUID = UUIDConversions.stringToUUID(addedSpace.get)

events.addObjectEvent(getFirstAdmin, addedSpaceUUID, newSpace.name, "create_space")

// metadata

val creator = SyncAgent(id=UUID.generate, serverUrl=Some(new URL(ppmsUrl)) )

val spaceMetadata : JsValue = JsObject(

Seq(

"projType" -> JsString(projType),

"projGroup" -> JsString(projGroup),

"projStorage" -> JsString(rawDataStorage),

"projId" -> JsNumber(projId)

)

// newSpace.metadata = List(Metadata(content=spaceMetadata, creator=creator, attachedTo=ResourceRef(ResourceRef.space, newSpace.id)))

// spaces.update(newSpace)

val newSpaceMetadata = Metadata(content=spaceMetadata, creator=creator, attachedTo=ResourceRef(ResourceRef.space, addedSpaceUUID))

metadatas.addMetadata(newSpaceMetadata)

// add admins first

users.getAdmins.foreach ( admin => spaces.addUser(admin.id , Role.Admin, newSpace.id) )

// go though users in this project

syncUsersInproject(projId, newSpace)

// metadata

val clowder_metadata = metadatas.getDefinitions()

clowder_metadata.foreach { md =>

val new_metadata = MetadataDefinition(spaceId = Some(newSpace.id), json = md.json)

metadatas.addDefinition(new_metadata)

}