question: protected void notifyEntities ( List < HookNotification . HookNotificationMessage > messages ) { final int maxRetries = atlasProperties . getInt ( getNumberOfRetriesPropertyKey ( ) , 3 ) ; notifyEntities ( messages , maxRetries ) ; }
target:  Notify atlas of the entity through message. The entity can be a complex entity with reference to other entities. De-duping of entities is done on server side depending on the unique attribute on the entities.