A quick fix for the issue with file-level handles bombing on create. #12174

Author: landreev

src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/pidproviders/handle/HandlePidProvider.java

@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ private String getRegistrationUrl(DvObject dvObject) {
         logger.log(Level.FINE,"getRegistrationUrl");
         String siteUrl = SystemConfig.getDataverseSiteUrlStatic();
         String targetUrl = siteUrl + dvObject.getTargetUrl() + "hdl:" + dvObject.getAuthority()
-                + "/" + dvObject.getIdentifier();         
+                + "/" + dvObject.getIdentifier();
         return targetUrl;
     }
 
@@ -324,12 +324,6 @@ private String getAuthenticationHandle(String handlePrefix) {
             return "0.NA/" + handlePrefix;
         }
     }
-
-    @Override
-    public boolean alreadyRegistered(DvObject dvObject) {
-        String handle = getDvObjectHandle(dvObject);
-        return isHandleRegistered(handle);
-    }
 
     @Override
     public boolean alreadyRegistered(GlobalId pid, boolean noProviderDefault) throws Exception {
@@ -400,6 +394,10 @@ public List<String> getProviderInformation(){
 
     @Override
     public String createIdentifier(DvObject dvObject) throws Throwable {
+        if (dvObject.getIdentifier() == null || dvObject.getIdentifier().isEmpty()) {
+            dvObject = generatePid(dvObject);
+            logger.fine("generated identifier: " + getIdentifier(dvObject));
+        }
         Throwable result = registerNewHandle(dvObject);
         if (result != null)
             throw result;