throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Adding handlers programmatically is not supported anymore");
    }

    @Deprecated
    public Set<String> getHandlerTypes() {
        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Querying handlers programmatically is not supported anymore");
    }

                final MetadataGraphEdge edge = cleanEdges(v, ins, requestedScope);

                if (edge == null) { // no edges - don't need this vertex anymore
                    if (entry.equals(v)) { // unless it's an entry point.
                        // currently processing the entry point - it should not have any entry incident edges