[DSC-2140] avoid showing placeholder metadata values

Author: Andrea Barbasso

src/app/core/shared/metadata.utils.ts

@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ import { validate as uuidValidate } from 'uuid';
 
 export const AUTHORITY_GENERATE = 'will be generated::';
 export const AUTHORITY_REFERENCE = 'will be referenced::';
+export const PLACEHOLDER_VALUE = '#PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA_VALUE#';
+
 
 /**
  * Utility class for working with DSpace object metadata.
@@ -29,7 +31,6 @@ export const AUTHORITY_REFERENCE = 'will be referenced::';
  * followed by any other (non-dc) metadata values.
  */
 export class Metadata {
-
   /**
    * Gets all matching metadata in the map(s).
    *
@@ -152,7 +153,7 @@ export class Metadata {
    * Returns true if this Metadatum's value is defined
    */
   public static hasValue(value: MetadataValue|string): boolean {
-    if (isEmpty(value)) {
+    if (isEmpty(value) || value === PLACEHOLDER_VALUE) {
       return false;
     }
     if (isObject(value) && value.hasOwnProperty('value')) {
@@ -169,7 +170,9 @@ export class Metadata {
    * @returns {boolean} whether the filter matches, or true if no filter is given.
    */
   public static valueMatches(mdValue: MetadataValue, filter: MetadataValueFilter) {
-    if (!filter) {
+    if (mdValue.value === PLACEHOLDER_VALUE) {
+      return false;
+    } else if (!filter) {
       return true;
     } else if (filter.language && filter.language !== mdValue.language) {
       return false;