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            $metadata->extends = $mapping['entity']['extends'];

        }

        if (isset($mapping['entity']['defaultValues']) && is_array($mapping['entity']['defaultValues'])) {

            $metadata->defaultValues = $mapping['entity']['defaultValues'];

        }

        $this->setPersistence($metadata, $mapping['entity']['persistence']);

        $this->setSearch($metadata, $mapping['entity']['search']);

        }

        $this->setRootDefault('entity', $mapping);

        if (!isset($mapping['entity']['persistence']) || !is_array($mapping['entity']['persistence'])) {

            $mapping['entity']['persistence'] = [];

        }

        if (!isset($mapping['entity']['search']) || !is_array($mapping['entity']['search'])) {

            $mapping['entity']['search'] = [];

            $mapping['entity']['persistence'] = [];

        }

        if (!isset($mapping['entity']['search']) || !is_array($mapping['entity']['search'])) {

            $mapping['entity']['search'] = [];

        }

        return $mapping;

    }