class App {

  public static final String CLOB = "CLOB";
  private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(App.class);

  /**
   * Main entry point to program.
   * <p>In the SLOB pattern, the object graph is serialized into a single large object (a BLOB or
   * CLOB, for Binary Large Object or Character Large Object, respectively) and stored in the
   * database. When the object graph needs to be retrieved, it is read from the database and
   * deserialized back into the original object graph.</p>
   *
   * <p>A Forest is created using {@link #createForest()} with Animals and Plants along with their
   * respective relationships.</p>
   *
   * <p>Creates a {@link LobSerializer} using the method
   * {@link #createLobSerializer(String[])}.</p>
   *
   * <p>Once created the serializer is passed to the
   * {@link #executeSerializer(Forest, LobSerializer)} which handles the serialization,
   * deserialization and persisting and loading from DB.</p>
   *
   * @param args if first arg is CLOB then ClobSerializer is used else BlobSerializer is used.
   */
  public static void main(String[] args) throws SQLException {
    Forest forest = createForest();
    LobSerializer serializer = createLobSerializer(args);
    executeSerializer(forest, serializer);
  }

  /**
   * <p>Creates a {@link LobSerializer} on the basis of input args. </p>
   * <p>If input args are not empty and the value equals {@link App#CLOB}  then a
   * {@link ClobSerializer} is created else a {@link BlobSerializer} is created.</p>
   *
   * @param args if first arg is {@link App#CLOB} then ClobSerializer is instantiated else
   *             BlobSerializer is instantiated.
   */
  private static LobSerializer createLobSerializer(String[] args) throws SQLException {
    LobSerializer serializer;
    if (args.length > 0 && Objects.equals(args[0], CLOB)) {
      serializer = new ClobSerializer();
    } else {
      serializer = new BlobSerializer();
    }
    return serializer;
  }

  /**
   * Creates a Forest with {@link Animal} and {@link Plant} along with their respective
   * relationships.
   *
   * <p> The method creates a {@link Forest} with 2 Plants Grass and Oak of type Herb and tree
   * respectively.</p>
   *
   * <p> It also creates 3 animals Zebra and Buffalo which eat the plant grass. Lion consumes the
   * Zebra and the Buffalo.</p>
   *
   * <p>With the above animals and plants and their relationships a forest
   * object is created which represents the Object Graph.</p>
   *
   * @return Forest Object
   */
  private static Forest createForest() {
    Plant grass = new Plant("Grass", "Herb");
    Plant oak = new Plant("Oak", "Tree");

    Animal zebra = new Animal("Zebra", Set.of(grass), Collections.emptySet());
    Animal buffalo = new Animal("Buffalo", Set.of(grass), Collections.emptySet());
    Animal lion = new Animal("Lion", Collections.emptySet(), Set.of(zebra, buffalo));

    return new Forest("Amazon", Set.of(lion, buffalo, zebra), Set.of(grass, oak));
  }

  /**
   * Serialize the input object using the input serializer and persist to DB. After this it loads
   * the same object back from DB and deserializes using the same serializer.
   *
   * @param forest        Object to Serialize and Persist
   * @param lobSerializer Serializer to Serialize and Deserialize Object
   */
  private static void executeSerializer(Forest forest, LobSerializer lobSerializer) {<FILL_FUNCTION_BODY>}
}

    try (LobSerializer serializer = lobSerializer) {

      Object serialized = serializer.serialize(forest);
      int id = serializer.persistToDb(1, forest.getName(), serialized);

      Object fromDb = serializer.loadFromDb(id, Forest.class.getSimpleName());
      Forest forestFromDb = serializer.deSerialize(fromDb);

      LOGGER.info(forestFromDb.toString());
    } catch (SQLException | IOException | TransformerException | ParserConfigurationException
             | SAXException
             | ClassNotFoundException e) {
      throw new RuntimeException(e);
    }
  
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