class RemoveMethodGenerator extends NodeGenerator {
    public RemoveMethodGenerator(SourceRoot sourceRoot) {
        super(sourceRoot);
    }

    @Override
    protected void generateNode(BaseNodeMetaModel nodeMetaModel, CompilationUnit nodeCu, ClassOrInterfaceDeclaration nodeCoid) {
        MethodDeclaration removeNodeMethod = (MethodDeclaration) parseBodyDeclaration("public boolean remove(Node node) {}");
        nodeCu.addImport(Node.class);
        annotateWhenOverridden(nodeMetaModel, removeNodeMethod);

        final BlockStmt body = removeNodeMethod.getBody().get();

        body.addStatement("if (node == null) { return false; }");
        int numberPropertiesDeclared = 0;
        for (PropertyMetaModel property : nodeMetaModel.getDeclaredPropertyMetaModels()) {
            if (!property.isNode()) {
                continue;
            }
            String check;
            if (property.isNodeList()) {
                check = nodeListCheck(property);
            } else {
                if (property.isRequired()) {
                    continue;
                }
                String removeAttributeMethodName = generateRemoveMethodForAttribute(nodeCoid, nodeMetaModel, property);
                check = attributeCheck(property, removeAttributeMethodName);
            }
            if (property.isOptional()) {
                check = f("if (%s != null) { %s }", property.getName(), check);
            }
            body.addStatement(check);
            numberPropertiesDeclared++;
        }
        if (nodeMetaModel.getSuperNodeMetaModel().isPresent()) {
            body.addStatement("return super.remove(node);");
        } else {
            body.addStatement("return false;");
        }

        if (!nodeMetaModel.isRootNode() && numberPropertiesDeclared == 0) {
            removeMethodWithSameSignature(nodeCoid, removeNodeMethod);
        } else {
            addOrReplaceWhenSameSignature(nodeCoid, removeNodeMethod);
        }
    }

    private String attributeCheck(PropertyMetaModel property, String removeAttributeMethodName) {
        return f("if (node == %s) {" +
                "    %s();" +
                "    return true;\n" +
                "}", property.getName(), removeAttributeMethodName);
    }

    private String nodeListCheck(PropertyMetaModel property) {<FILL_FUNCTION_BODY>}

    private String generateRemoveMethodForAttribute(ClassOrInterfaceDeclaration nodeCoid, BaseNodeMetaModel nodeMetaModel, PropertyMetaModel property) {
        final String methodName = "remove" + capitalize(property.getName());
        final MethodDeclaration removeMethod = (MethodDeclaration) parseBodyDeclaration(f("public %s %s() {}", nodeMetaModel.getTypeName(), methodName));

        final BlockStmt block = removeMethod.getBody().get();
        block.addStatement(f("return %s((%s) null);", property.getSetterMethodName(), property.getTypeNameForSetter()));

        addOrReplaceWhenSameSignature(nodeCoid, removeMethod);
        return methodName;
    }
}

        return f("for (int i = 0; i < %s.size(); i++) {" +
                "  if (%s.get(i) == node) {" +
                "    %s.remove(i);" +
                "    return true;" +
                "  }" +
                "}", property.getName(), property.getName(), property.getName());
    
<methods>public final void generate() throws java.lang.Exception<variables>