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This is a tutorial to show how to create and manage Hibernate relationships within [AppFuse]. This tutorial was written using AppFuse 1.8. All of the code for this tutorial is downloadable. To begin, I created a new application with an app/db name of blog/blog.
This is a tutorial to show how to create and manage Hibernate relationships within [AppFuse]. This tutorial was written using AppFuse 1.8.2. All of the code for this tutorial is downloadable at [http://static.appfuse.org/downloads/appfuse-hr.zip].
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* [1] Create Weblog.java, Entry.java and add XDoclet tags
* [2] [[Many-to-One] Create a new Category object and modify Entry.java to use it
* [1] Create Weblog.java, Entry.java and Category.java domain objects
* [2] [[Many-to-Many] A Weblogs can have many Users, a User can have many Weblogs
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* [4] [[Many-to-Many] Shared Weblogs are possible for multiple Users
* [5] [[DAO Layer] Setting up Unit Tests and DAO classes for basic CRUD
* [6] Lazy-Loading Issues
* [7] Managing relationships and indexed properties in the UI
* [4] [[Many-to-One] A Category object can be assigned to many entries
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In this example, the ''Weblog'' object is used to indentify a person's blog. This class has the following properties:
The ''Weblog'' object is used to indentify a person's blog. This class has the following properties:
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* username
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<!-- TODO: Create diagram of the tables and their relationships. -->
Below is a class diagram of these two objects, as well as the others you'll create in this tutorial.
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The first thing you need to do in this tutorial is these two object to persist. Create both a ''Weblog.java'' class and an ''Entry.java'' class (in the src/dao/**/model directory). The necessary XDoclet tags for these entities is included on the ''getter'' method's javadoc. You can download these files using the links below. Note that javadocs have been eliminated for brevity.
[ER-Diagram.jpg]
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The first thing you need to do in this tutorial is these two object to persist. Create a __Weblog.java__ class and an __Entry.java__ class (in the src/dao/**/model directory). The necessary XDoclet tags for these entities is included on the ''getter'' method's javadoc. You can download these files using the links below. Note that javadocs have been eliminated for brevity.
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%%note __Tip:__ The equals(), hashCode() and toString() methods can be generated by your IDE. If you're using Eclipse, get the [Commonclipse|http://commonclipse.sourceforge.net/] plugin. For IDEA, the first two are built into the "Generate..." dialog, and toString() is a plugin you can download. Make sure you don't have primary key's in your ''equals()'' and ''hashCode()'' methods (as recommended by Hibernate in Action).%%
Create a __Category.java__ object to act as an entity for persisting category information about weblog entries. Each category can have many entries. This class contains the following properties:
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!![[Many-to-One] Create a new Category object and modify Entry.java to use it [#2]
* categoryId
* name
* description
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A category object will act as an entity for persisting category information about weblog entries. A category object will consist of an id (primary key), category name, and a description. Each category can have many entries.
* [Download Category.java|Category.java]
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* [View Category.java|Category.java]
!Configure Spring
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The ''many-to-one'' relationship between __Entry__ and __Category__ can be established using XDoclet tags. Hibernate relationships can be established on either side of the relationship or bi-directionally. For this tutorial, this relationship will be maintained by an extra property and collection held by __Entry__. The list of possible categories for a weblog entry will eventually be represented as a drop-down on the UI. Add the following code to your __Entry.java__ class.
Add the 3 new mapping files (that will be generated) to the "sessionFactory" bean's ''mappingResources'' property in __src/org/appfuse/dao/hibernate/applicationContext-hibernate.xml__.
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private Long categoryId;
private Category category;
<property name="mappingResources">
<list>
<value>org/appfuse/model/Role.hbm.xml</value>
<value>org/appfuse/model/User.hbm.xml</value>
<value>org/appfuse/model/Weblog.hbm.xml</value>
<value>org/appfuse/model/Entry.hbm.xml</value>
<value>org/appfuse/model/Category.hbm.xml</value>
</list>
</property>
}]
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!![[Many-to-Many] A Weblogs can have many Users, a User can have many Weblogs [#2]
A Weblog can have many Users. Basically the idea is of a shared weblog that is a place where many users can express themselves about a particular topic of interest. For this bit of functionality the User object will be modified to have a many-to-many relationship with Weblog.
Add the following ''users'' property and accessor methods to __Weblog.java__.
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private List users = new ArrayList();
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* @hibernate.many-to-one insert="false" update="false" cascade="none"
* column="category_id" outer-join="true"
* @hibernate.bag table="weblog_user" cascade="save-update" lazy="true"
* @hibernate.collection-key column="weblog_id"
* @hibernate.collection-many-to-many class="org.appfuse.model.User" column="username"
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public Category getCategory() {
return category;
public List getUsers() {
return users;
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public void setCategory(Category category) {
this.category = category;
public void addUser(User user) {
getUsers().add(user);
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public void setUsers(List users) {
this.users = users;
}
}]
%%note __NOTE:__ The reason a java.util.List is used instead of a java.util.Set is because this is because [Sets aren't supported for indexed properties in Struts|http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg26289.html].%%
!User modifications
To allow navigation from a User objec to a list of Weblogs, you need to add a List of Weblogs to the User object. Modify ''User.java'' to add a ''weblogs'' List and accessor methods.
[{Java2HtmlPlugin
protected List weblogs;
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* @hibernate.property column="category_id"
* @hibernate.bag table="weblog_user" cascade="save-update" lazy="true"
* @hibernate.collection-key column="username"
* @hibernate.collection-many-to-many class="org.appfuse.model.Weblog" column="weblog_id"
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public Long getCategoryId() {
return categoryId;
public List getWeblogs() {
return weblogs;
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public void setCategoryId(Long categoryId) {
this.categoryId = categoryId;
public void setWeblogs(List weblogs) {
this.weblogs = weblogs;
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!Test it!
Create a unit test so you can verify that everything actually works. Create a __WeblogDaoTest__ class in your test/dao/**/dao directory. This file should extend GenericDaoTest. If you're using anything less than AppFuse 1.9, you may have to modify GenericDAOTest's "dao" variable so its __protected__ instead of private. Copy the code below into this test:
[{Java2HtmlPlugin
package org.appfuse.dao;
import java.util.Date;
import org.appfuse.model.User;
import org.appfuse.model.Weblog;
public class WeblogDaoTest extends GenericDAOTest {
public void testWeblogAndUsers() throws Exception {
Weblog w = new Weblog();
w.setBlogTitle("My New Weblog");
w.setDateCreated(new Date());
// add it to the database
dao.saveObject(w);
w = (Weblog) dao.getObject(Weblog.class, w.getWeblogId());
assertTrue(w.getUsers().isEmpty());
// add a user
User u = (User) dao.getObject(User.class, "mraible");
w.addUser(u);
dao.saveObject(w);
w = (Weblog) dao.getObject(Weblog.class, w.getWeblogId());
assertTrue(w.getUsers().size() == 1);
// remove the user
w.setUsers(null);
dao.saveObject(w);
w = (Weblog) dao.getObject(Weblog.class, w.getWeblogId());
assertNull(w.getUsers());
}
}
}]
Make sure you run __ant setup-db__ before running __ant test-dao -Dtestcase=UserDAO__. When running the test, you'll probably get a ''LazyInitializationException''. To solve this, change BaseDaoTestCase to extend Spring's [AbstractTransactionalDataSourceSpringContextTests|http://www.springframework.org/docs/api/org/springframework/test/AbstractTransactionalDataSourceSpringContextTests.html] if it doesn't already. In additional, you'll need to make a few changes to the existing tests so all the tests pass. [Here is a patch|LazyDaoTests.diff]. At a minimum, you'll need to fix BaseDAOTestCase and GenericDAOTest (onSetUp() -> onSetupBeforeTransaction()).
Because the WeblogDaoTest is now extending AbstractTransactionalDataSourceSpringContextTests (ATDSSCT), there is a "jdbcTemplate" variable you can use to do additional querying. For instance, you could add the following at the end of your ''testWeblogAndUsers()'' method:
[{Java2HtmlPlugin
String qry = "select count(*) from weblog_user where username = 'mraible' " +
" and weblog_id = " + w.getWeblogId();
assertEquals(0, jdbcTemplate.queryForInt(qry));
}]
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Now you'll the __Weblog__ object and __Entry__ object to represent the multiplicity of a weblog that can have many entries. This relationship is set on the Weblog class using a java.util.List. XDoclet tags are used to establish this relationship using a __bag__ as the Hibernate collection type. Add the following code to your __Weblog.java__ class.
Now you'll modify the __Weblog__ object and __Entry__ object to represent the multiplicity of a weblog that can have many entries. This relationship is set on the Weblog class using a java.util.List. XDoclet tags are used to establish this relationship using a __bag__ as the Hibernate collection type. Add the following code to your __Weblog.java__ class.
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* @hibernate.bag name="entries" lazy="false" inverse="true" cascade="delete"
* @hibernate.bag name="entries" lazy="false" cascade="all"
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Modify the Entry class is so it contains a foreign key to it's parent __Weblog__ class.
Modify the __Entry__ class is so it contains a foreign key to its parent __Weblog__ class.
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!![[Many-to-Many] [#4]
At this point, you could add an additional test method to WeblogDaoTest to test that this relationship works. Of course, you'll need to run __ant setup-db__ to make sure your database knows about the relationship.
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The Weblog system in this tutorial allows one additional bit of functionality. A particular Weblog can have many Users. Basically the idea is of a shared weblog that is a place where many users can express themselves about a particular topic of interest. For this bit of functionality the User object will be modified to have a many-to-many relationship with Weblog.
!![[Many-to-One] A Category object can be assigned to many entries [#4]
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Add the following ''users'' property and accessor methods to __Weblog.java__.
The ''many-to-one'' relationship between __Category__ and __Entry__ can be established using XDoclet tags. Hibernate relationships can be established on either side of the relationship or bi-directionally. For this tutorial, this relationship is maintained by a __categoryId__ property and a __Category__ object in __Entry__. The list of possible categories for a weblog entry will eventually be represented as a drop-down on the UI. Add the following code to your __Entry.java__ class. Notice that the relationship to __Category__ has ''insert="false" update="false"''. This is because the object is read-only. This can be useful for displaying a category's name on the UI when you're viewing an Entry.
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private Set users = new HashSet();
private Long categoryId;
private Category category;
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* @hibernate.set table="weblog_user" cascade="none" lazy="false"
* @hibernate.collection-key column="weblog_id"
* @hibernate.collection-many-to-many class="org.appfuse.model.User" column="username"
* @hibernate.many-to-one insert="false" update="false" cascade="none"
* column="category_id" outer-join="true"
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public Set getUsers() {
return users;
public Category getCategory() {
return category;
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public void addUser(User user) {
getUsers().add(user);
public void setCategory(Category category) {
this.category = category;
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public void setUsers(Set users) {
this.users = users;
/**
* @hibernate.property column="category_id"
*/
public Long getCategoryId() {
return categoryId;
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}]
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!User modifications
In addition to allow navigation from a Weblog object to their list of users, you need to add a Set of Weblogs to the User object - allowing that path of navigation as well. Modify ''User.java'' to add a ''weblogs'' Set and accessor methods.
[{Java2HtmlPlugin
protected Set weblogs;
public Set getWeblogs() {
return weblogs;
public void setCategoryId(Long categoryId) {
this.categoryId = categoryId;
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public void setWeblogs(Set weblogs) {
this.weblogs = weblogs;
}
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!![[DAO Layer] [#5]
After making these changes, your __WeblogDaoTest__ should still pass. Verify it does by running __ant setup-db test-dao -Dtestcase=Weblog__.
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In order to test that all of this works, you need to create some test classes, add some sample data, develop some DAO interfaces, and create Hibernate DAO classes.
''__Yeah baby, Yeah!__''
%%(color: green)
BUILD SUCCESSFUL\\
Total time: 24 seconds
%%
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!!Test Classes
Before working on the UI, it's helpful to have some sample data so you don't have to do manual data entry. Add the following XML to the bottom of __metadata/sql/sample-data.xml__.
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There are a number of ways to construct the DAO layer for this application. You could have a WeblogDAO that handles CRUD for all entities, or you could have separate DAOs for each entity. This tutorial uses the separate DAO approach because this seems to be the most common method used by AppFuse users. Personally, I tend to group my logical features into a single DAO with many methods. Download the following three test classes and put them in your ''test/dao/**/dao'' directory.
* [Download WeblogDaoTest.java|WeblogDAOTest.java]
* [Download EntryDaoTest.java|EntryDAOTest.java]
* [Download CategoryDaoTest.java|CategoryDAOTest.java]
All of these tests rely on some sample data, so add the following XML to __metadata/sql/sample-data.xml__.
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<column>username</column>
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<value>tomcat</value>
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<value>mraible</value>
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<column>category_name</column>
<column>category_description</column>
<column>name</column>
<column>description</column>
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<value><![CDATA[Struts v. Spring MVC]]></value>
<value><![CDATA[Struts vs. Spring MVC]]></value>
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<value>2005-04-11</value>
<value>2005-04-11 01:02:03.4</value>
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<value>2005-04-12</value>
<value>2005-04-12 01:02:03.4</value>
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<value>2005-04-12</value>
<value>2005-04-12 01:02:03.4</value>
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!!DAO Interfaces
----
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Before any of these tests will compile, you need to create the DAO interfaces and their implementations.
!WeblogDAO Interface
Create a ''WeblogDAO.java'' interface in src/dao/**/dao:
[{Java2HtmlPlugin
package org.appfuse.dao;
import java.util.List;
import org.appfuse.model.Weblog;
public interface WeblogDAO extends Dao{
public Weblog getWeblog(Long weblogId);
public List getWeblogs(Weblog weblog);
public void saveWeblog(Weblog weblog);
public void removeWeblog(Long weblogId);
public List getEntries(Long weblogId);
}
}]
!EntryDAO Interface
[{Java2HtmlPlugin
package org.appfuse.dao;
import java.util.List;
import org.appfuse.model.Entry;
public interface EntryDAO {
public Entry getEntry(Long entryId);
public List getEntries(Entry entry);
public void saveEntry(Entry entry);
public void removeEntry(Long entryId);
}
}]
!CategoryDAO Interface
[{Java2HtmlPlugin
package org.appfuse.dao;
import java.util.List;
import org.appfuse.model.Category;
public interface CategoryDAO {
public Category getCategory(Long categoryId);
public List getCategories(Category category);
public void saveCategory(Category category);
public void removeCategory(Long categoryId);
}
}]
!!DAO Implementation
Then create the Hibernate implementations of the interfaces in the src/dao/**/dao/hibernate directory.
!WeblogDAOHibernate
[{Java2HtmlPlugin
package org.appfuse.dao.hibernate;
import java.util.List;
import org.appfuse.dao.WeblogDAO;
import org.appfuse.model.Weblog;
import org.springframework.orm.ObjectRetrievalFailureException;
public class WeblogDAOHibernate extends BaseDaoHibernate implements WeblogDAO {
public Weblog getWeblog(Long weblogId) {
Weblog weblog = (Weblog) getHibernateTemplate().get(Weblog.class,
weblogId);
if (weblog == null) {
log.warn("uh oh, weblog '" + weblogId + "' not found...");
throw new ObjectRetrievalFailureException(Weblog.class, weblogId);
}
return weblog;
}
public List getWeblogs(Weblog weblog) {
return getHibernateTemplate().find(
"from Weblog wl order by upper(wl.blogTitle)");
}
public void saveWeblog(final Weblog weblog) {
getHibernateTemplate().saveOrUpdate(weblog);
}
public void removeWeblog(Long weblogId) {
getHibernateTemplate().delete(getWeblog(weblogId));
}
public List getEntries(Long weblogId) {
return getHibernateTemplate().find("from Entry e where e.weblogId=?",
weblogId);
}
}
}]
!EntryDAOHibernate
[{Java2HtmlPlugin
package org.appfuse.dao.hibernate;
import java.util.List;
import org.appfuse.dao.EntryDAO;
import org.appfuse.model.Entry;
import org.springframework.orm.ObjectRetrievalFailureException;
public class EntryDAOHibernate extends BaseDaoHibernate implements EntryDAO {
public Entry getEntry(Long entryId) {
Entry entry = (Entry) getHibernateTemplate().get(Entry.class, entryId);
if (entry == null) {
log.warn("uh oh, weblog '" + entryId + "' not found...");
throw new ObjectRetrievalFailureException(Entry.class, entryId);
}
return entry;
}
public List getEntries(Entry entry) {
return getHibernateTemplate().find("from Entry e order by upper(e.timeCreated)");
}
public void saveEntry(final Entry entry) {
getHibernateTemplate().saveOrUpdate(entry);
}
public void removeEntry(Long entryId) {
getHibernateTemplate().delete(getEntry(entryId));
}
}
}]
!CategoryDAOHibernate
[{Java2HtmlPlugin
package org.appfuse.dao.hibernate;
import java.util.List;
import org.appfuse.dao.CategoryDAO;
import org.appfuse.model.Category;
import org.springframework.orm.ObjectRetrievalFailureException;
public class CategoryDAOHibernate extends BaseDaoHibernate implements CategoryDAO {
public Category getCategory(Long categoryId) {
Category category = (Category) getHibernateTemplate().get(Category.class, categoryId);
if (category == null) {
log.warn("uh oh, weblog '" + categoryId + "' not found...");
throw new ObjectRetrievalFailureException(Category.class, categoryId);
}
return category;
}
public List getCategories(Category category) {
return getHibernateTemplate().find("from Category cat order by upper(cat.categoryName)");
}
public void saveCategory(final Category category) {
getHibernateTemplate().saveOrUpdate(category);
}
public void removeCategory(Long categoryId) {
getHibernateTemplate().delete(getCategory(categoryId));
}
}
}]
!Configure Spring
Modifications need to be made in __src/org/appfuse/dao/hibernate/applicationContext-hibernate.xml__ for the 3 new entities you created in this tutorial.
[{Java2HtmlPlugin
<property name="mappingResources">
<list>
<value>org/appfuse/model/Role.hbm.xml</value>
<value>org/appfuse/model/User.hbm.xml</value>
<value>org/appfuse/model/UserCookie.hbm.xml</value>
<value>org/appfuse/model/Weblog.hbm.xml</value>
<value>org/appfuse/model/Entry.hbm.xml</value>
<value>org/appfuse/model/Category.hbm.xml</value>
</list>
</property>
}]
Also, you need to add the "weblogDAO", "entryDAO", and "categoryDAO" bean definitions.
[{Java2HtmlPlugin
<!-- WeblogDAO: Hibernate implementation -->
<bean id="weblogDAO" class="org.appfuse.dao.hibernate.WeblogDAOHibernate">
<property name="sessionFactory"><ref local="sessionFactory"/></property>
</bean>
<!-- EntryDAO: Hibernate implementation -->
<bean id="entryDAO" class="org.appfuse.dao.hibernate.EntryDAOHibernate">
<property name="sessionFactory"><ref local="sessionFactory"/></property>
</bean>
<!-- CategoryDAO: Hibernate implementation -->
<bean id="categoryDAO" class="org.appfuse.dao.hibernate.CategoryDAOHibernate">
<property name="sessionFactory"><ref local="sessionFactory"/></property>
</bean>
}]
After making these changes, you should be able to run __ant test-dao -Dtestcase=WeblogDAO__. All of the tests should pass successfully.
!!Lazy-Loading Issues [#6]
Karl Baum has an [excellent article on lazy-loading|http://www.jroller.com/page/kbaum/20040708].
!!Managing relationships and indexed properties in the UI [#7]
''Next Up:'' __Part II:__ [Create Weblog UI|HibernateRelationshipsUI] - Creating a UI to manage the relationships created in this tutorial.

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