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Ways to Retrieve Data from Database through Hibernate

I am new to Hibernate and Spring.
I am trying to access data in Mysql using Hibernate Framework. But I feel confused which class to use to retrieve object.
Let me give examples. I found in some online tutorials and websites,
1 . Using HibernateTemplate as an interface to access Data
Using Persistence
EntityManagerFactory entityManagerFactory = Persistence
.createEntityManagerFactory("pl.edu.bogdan.training.db.entity");
EntityManager em = entityManagerFactory.createEntityManager();
Using SessionFactory
package com.journaldev.dao;
import java.util.List;
import org.hibernate.*;
import com.journaldev.model.Person;
public class PersonDAOImpl implements PersonDAO {
private SessionFactory sessionFactory;
public void setSessionFactory(SessionFactory sessionFactory) {
this.sessionFactory = sessionFactory;
}
#Override
public void save(Person p) {
Session session = this.sessionFactory.openSession();
Transaction tx = session.beginTransaction();
session.persist(p);
tx.commit();
session.close();
}}
Could you please guide me in right way. Thanks

They're pretty much equivalent, at this point the only difference is the amount of code you need to write to access data.
Further you may need to fine-tune your queries. For example using Transaction tx = session.beginTransaction(); helps you control, which data manipulation / querying occurs within transaction, so that you don't hold connection to database too long. If you only need to save some entity, you may as well annotate the method of your bean with #Transactional.

Managing the current Hibernate session from static factory

Ive built a j2ee app with hibernate and I had a quick question on managing the session object.
In my repositories, I get access to the Hibernate session from a static SessionFactory
private static SessionFactory factory;
public static Session getSession(){
return factory.getCurrentSession();
}
From my research, it's good to reuse the SessionFactory, but do I need to dispose the session or close it when the http session terminates?
I have the session context configured to "thread"
<property name="hibernate.current_session_context_class">thread</property>

Understanding SessionFactory and Hibernate Sessions

I am learning Hibernate now and I need help to understand how Sessions work. I have some methods in a class which I have given below.
I see there is a getCurrentSession() in SessionFactory class. So, it seems that only one Session can be "active" inside a SessionFactory. Is this SessionFactory like
a queue of transactions where the transactions are completed in in order ? If yes, then
is it possible to promote a transaction to a higher or lower priority ?
private static SessionFactory factory;
//Get a hibernate session.
public static Session getSession(){
if(factory == null){
Configuration config = HibernateUtil.getConfiguration();
factory = config.buildSessionFactory();
}
Session hibernateSession = factory.getCurrentSession();
return hibernateSession;
}
public static void commitTransaction(){
HibernateUtil.getSession().getTransaction().commit();
}
public static void rollbackTransaction(){
HibernateUtil.getSession().getTransaction().rollback();
}
And some more methods that use getTransaction().

SessionFactory's job is to hide the session creation strategy. For example, in a web application, you probably want the SessionFactory to return create a Session the first time getCurrentSession() is called on a thread, and then return the same Session from that point forward for the duration of the request. (Since you probably want to load customer data from that session, then maybe modify their account in that same session.) Other times, you may want SessionFactory to create a brand new session every time you call getCurrentSession(). So by hiding this decision behind the SessionFactory API, you simply write code that gets the Session from the factory and operates on it.
The Session is what handles transactions. As you probably expect, transactions are started in a Session, and then either complete or rollback. There is really no way to prioritize them since once they are started, you are committed to either rolling it back or committing it.

JTA EntityManager without manual commits

I'm trying to move out my project from Seam 3.
Now I'm stuck on JTA transactions after switching off Seam Faces module. There was integrated transaction management. Transactions were begun and commit automatically - without manual commit.
Now when I try to execute EntityManager.persist() or EntityManager.merge(Object entity), I've got error:
JBAS011469: Transaction is required to perform this operation (either use a transaction or extended persistence context)
Is there any way to force JTA to start transaction and commit it transparently?
Ps. Funny thing - some time ago I was looking for solution how to force manual commit/rollback in Seam3.
OK, if I put bean into #Stateless state - then it behaves as I expected.
But...
Isn't it - that if I put application managed EntityManager - then I should manage transaction on my own (method testApplicationJTA() in example below), but if I use container managed EntityManager - then it should work without transaction managing (method testContainterJTA() ) ?
My example:
#Named
#SessionScoped
public class Test implements Serializable {
private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
#PersistenceContext
private EntityManager em;
#PersistenceUnit
private EntityManagerFactory emf;
#Resource
private UserTransaction utx;
public void testContainerJTA() {
TestEntity entity = em.find(TestEntity.class, 1L);
entity.setName("dddddd");
em.merge(entity);
}
public void testApplicationJTA() {
EntityManager mgr = emf.createEntityManager();
TestEntity entity = em.find(TestEntity.class, 1L);
entity.setName("fffff");
try {
utx.begin();
mgr.joinTransaction();
mgr.merge(dict);
utx.commit();
} catch (Exception e) {
utx.rollback();
}
mgr.close();
}
}
In my example above method testContainerJTA() doesn't work. Why?
If I'll remove #SessionScoped and put #Stateless then method testApplicationJTA() doesn't work, but testContainerJTA() works. Why?
Should't they work both always - as application managed and container managed?

OK, so it is possible to make CDI bean tansactional - with interceptors :-)
Finally I managed to solve my problem reading this article:
http://smokeandice.blogspot.com/2009/12/cdi-and-declarative-transactions.html
Edit:
From JEE7 there is new #Transactional annotation which takes all JPA actions in CDI bean or method into transaction.

#PostConstruct and "No Hibernate Session bound to thread" exception

I have to do some database stuff in my repository' #PostConstruct:
#Repository
public class SomeRepositoryHibernate implements SomeRepository {
private SessionFactory sessionFactory;
#Autowired
public SomeRepositoryHibernate(SessionFactory sessionFactory) {
this.sessionFactory = sessionFactory;
}
...
#PostConstruct
public void doSomestuffWithDb() {
...
}
}
but it fails with:
org.hibernate.HibernateException: No Hibernate Session bound to thread, and
configuration does not allow creation of non-transactional one here
is there any easy solution for that?
Thanks!

You don't have a running transaction in #PostConstruct
you can't use #Transactional there (except for mode="aspectj"), so spring can't start the transaction
a transaction is required for hibernate to mutate data (insert/update/delete)
So, you would have to create your session from the session factory (via .openSession()) there and start a transaction manually.

assuming you are using hibernate combining with spring and you have configured your sessionFactory and transaction manager correctly in your spring config file.
Then the root cause is that when your doSomestuffWithDb() method is invoked the transaction prepare work has not been finished by spring. The #postconstruct can only ensure the method is called after the bean is created, it can not ensure the container is ready for everything- here, I mean the transaction related stuff- at the moment.
There is a detailed discussion in spring forum.
http://forum.springsource.org/showthread.php?58337-No-transaction-in-transactional-service-called-from-PostConstruct
Also, the author submitted his solution to jira at
https://jira.springsource.org/browse/SPR-5966?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel#issue-tabs