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Set schema for #Embedded tables in JPA annotation?

I'm using JPA to persist my data and have one column that is #embedded and refers to a class that is #embeddable.
When my job runs the tables are created in the schema I specify via the #table annotation. But the data for the #embeddable objects are written in the default schema. I do not see any property to set the schema for the #embeddable tables.
Hope you can point me in the right direction!

The answer seems to be to add the annotation #CollectionTable.

Use #Query annotation not in the JpaRepository

I have the User entity in the database and it's JPA entity. I also have the UserDescription class which hasn't table in the database. I want to instantiate UserDescription class using different tables and entities. But I don't want to use EntityManager for it. So I found SELECT new ... pattern which can be used in #Query annotation, it's the perfect solution.
But I have simple issue - I need to annotate some method declaration which should be in interface. Usually it's done in JpaRepository, but UserDescription - isn't entity, so I can't do this!
Also, I tried to create POJO interface(UserDescriptionService) with method declaration which annotated using #Query annotation, tried to create field with this interface in the controller(), and annotated it with Autowired and of course got:
Field userDescriptionService in UserController required a bean of type
'UserDescriptionService' that could not be found.
So, how can I use #Query annotation not in the JpaRepository or how can I get JpaRepository for the non-entity class?

As M. Deinum already mentioned. You are not forced to return only Entities in JpaRepositories.
You can use the Constructor Expression (aka select new) or also projections.
Find more about projections here:
https://docs.spring.io/spring-data/jpa/docs/2.0.9.RELEASE/reference/html/#projections

How to customize hibernate #ElementCollection envers audit table name?

I'm currently using Hibernate & Envers version 5.2.9.Final. I want to use #ElementCollection with a custom table name for both the collection and the audit table.
What I know so far is that modifying default table names has a variety of annotations to work with: For the entity itself there are the annotations #Table and #SecondaryTable as well as the corresponding envers annotations #AuditTable and #SecondaryAuditTable. For changing the table name of an element collection there is the #CollectionTable annotaion. I have not been able to find a corresponding envers annotation so far. So my question is:
How can I change the name for a hibernate #ElementCollection envers audit table?
Additional info
In the hibernate envers ticket which tracks the adding of auditing support for element collections, the same question was asked back in 2013 but not answered.
A code snippet to make my setup clear:
#Entity
#Table(name = "\"user\"")
#SecondaryTable(name = "\"user_secondary\"")
#Audited
#AuditTable("\"user_audit\"")
#SecondaryAuditTable(secondaryTableName = "user_secondary",
secondaryAuditTableName = "\"user_secondary_audit\"")
public class User {
// ... stuff like id and other fields ...
#ElementCollection
#CollectionTable(name = "\"user_references\"")
private Map<String, Long> references = new HashMap<>();
// TODO FIXME how to get a custom name for the audit table?
// ... more stuff like getters and setters
}
Hibernate generates all tables as intended, yet the collecction audit table is named 'user_references_AUD' while I would like to get the name 'user_references_audit' like for the other tables.
I'm also aware of the global settings affecting the audit table prefix or suffix, but that is only a last resort for my use case.
Update
As suggested I added a feature request to Hibernate JIRA.

That is because Envers has no complement for #CollectionTable.
You are welcomed to add a JIRA requesting that we add a complementing annotation and I can look at what is needed to add the functionality. Just at a glance, it shouldn't require too much as it merely needs to feed into the generated Envers entity table name for the collection middle entity.

Load Entity from View in JPA/Hibernate

I have an application which uses Spring and Hibernate. In my database there are some views that I need to load in some entities. So I'm trying to execute a native query and load the class withthe data retrieved from the view:
//In my DAO class (#Repository)
public List<MyClass> findMyEntities(){
Query query = em.createNativeQuery("SELECT * FROM V_myView", MyClass.class);
return query.getResultList();
}
and MyClass has the same fields as the column names of the view.
The problem is that Hibernate can't recognize MyClass because it's not an entity (it's not annotated with #Entity)
org.hibernate.MappingException: Unknown entity
If I put MyClass as an entity the system will put try to create/update a table for that entity, because I have configured it :
<property name="hibernate.hbm2ddl.auto" value="update"/>
So I come into these questions:
Can I disable "hibernate.hbm2ddl.auto" just for a single entity?
Is there any way to load the data from a view into a non-entity class?
If not, what would be the best way in my case for loading the data from a view into a class in hibernate?
Thanks

Placed on your class
#Entity
#Immutable
#Subselect(QUERY)
public MyClass {....... }
Hibernate execute the query to retrieve data, but not create the table or view. The downside of this is that it only serves to make readings.

You may use axtavt solution. You may also just execute your query, and transform the List<Object[]> it will return into a List<MyClass> explicitely. Or you may map your view as a read-only entity, which is probably the best solution, because it would allow for associations with other tables, querying through JPQL, Criteria, etc.
In my opinion, hibernate.hbm2ddl.auto should only be used for quick n' dirty prototypes. Use the hibernate tools to generate the SQL file allowing to create the schema, and modify it to remove the creation of the view. Anyway, if it's set to update, shouldn't it skip the table creation since it already exists (as a view)?

You can use AliasToBeanResultTransformer. Since it's a Hibernate-specific feature, you need to access the underlying Hibernate Session:
return em.unwrap(Session.class)
.createSQLQuery("...")
.setResultTransformer(new AliasToBeanResultTransformer(MyClass.class))
.list();

Is is possible to create a custom jpa annotation in java

Jpa one of the big successfull module of jpa and so are its annotation features .I have weird requirement in which i need to create jpa annotation ,one that jpa can process
ex. We have in jpa a table annotation that create a table for this java pojo class.
i need to make another annotation that behaves exactly as what table annotation does + some of my custom reqirements;
what is mean
if i create a customAnnotation like #Anil that is suppose to work same as #Table Annotation does
than
#Anil
public class Anp
{
}
than this should create a table in the database is that possible or not .if it is give me some way to do this
thanks

JPA does not process just any annotation. The JPA implementation processes the annotations that it supports and these are typically just the javax.persistence annotations, and optionally its own extensions. Your JPA provider may allow you to define your own, but this is not going to be very common - look at the docs for your JPA provider if they allow a user to define annotations.
For example, the JPA provider I have used (DataNucleus JPA) allows the user to provide annotations for the class or for the field/property.