code: public static JPAObject convertEDBObjectToJPAObject(EDBObject object) {
          JPAObject result = new JPAObject();
          result.setTimestamp(object.getTimestamp());
          result.setOID(object.getOID());
          result.setDeleted(object.isDeleted());
          List<JPAEntry> entries = new ArrayList<JPAEntry>();
          for (EDBObjectEntry entry : object.values()) {
              entries.add(convertEDBObjectEntryToJPAEntry(entry, result));
          }
          result.setEntries(entries);
          return result;
      }
docs: Converts an EDBObject object into a JPAObject object.