}

    /**
     * Populates the given root item with its child items.
     */
    protected void populateStoredChildItems(JcrNodeAdapter rootItem) {
        List<Node> childNodes = getStoredChildNodes(rootItem);
        for (Node child : childNodes) {
            JcrNodeAdapter item = new JcrNodeAdapter(child);
            item.setParent(rootItem);
            item.getParent().addChild(item);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Fetches child nodes of the given parent from JCR, filtered using the {@link NodeUtil#MAGNOLIA_FILTER} predicate.
     */
    protected List<Node> getStoredChildNodes(JcrNodeAdapter parent) {
        try {
            if (!(parent instanceof JcrNewNodeAdapter) && parent.getJcrItem().hasNodes()) {
                return NodeUtil.asList(NodeUtil.getNodes(parent.getJcrItem(), NodeUtil.MAGNOLIA_FILTER));
            }
        } catch (RepositoryException re) {
            log.warn("Not able to access the Child Nodes of the following Node Identifier {}", parent.getItemId(), re);
        }
        return new ArrayList<Node>();
    }