The best way to map a projection query to a DTO (Data Transfer Object) with JPA and Hibernate
Introduction In this article, I’m going to show you the best way to map a DTO projection when using JPA and Hibernate. While answering questions on the Hibernate forum, I stumbled on the following question. What was different than previous questions on the same topic was that the original poster realized the shortcoming of the JPA constructor expression which can be addressed elegantly by Hibernate. Because this has been a recurring theme on StackOverflow and the Hibernate forum, I decided to dedicate an article to the best way of mapping DTO projections… Read More
The best way to implement an audit log using Hibernate Envers
Introduction In this article, we are going to learn what is the best way to implement an audit log to track INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE statements using Hibernate Envers. As previously explained, CDC (Change Data Capture) is an essential step to extract change events from an OLTP application to make them available to other modules in an enterprise system (e.g. caches, data warehouse). While Debezium is the most efficient way of doing CDC, it might be that you need a simpler solution in your project. Hibernate Envers is a Hibernate ORM extension… Read More
How to map a @ManyToOne association using a non-Primary Key column with JPA and Hibernate
Introduction While answering questions on the Hibernate forum, I stumbled on the following question about using the @ManyToOne annotation when the Foreign Key column on the client side references a non-Primary Key column on the parent side. In this article, you are going to see how to use the @JoinColumn annotation in order to accommodate non-Primary Key many-to-one associations.
How to store schema-less EAV (Entity-Attribute-Value) data using JSON and Hibernate
Introduction One of my Twitter followers has recently asked me about a way of storing EAV (Entity-Attribute-Value) data using JPA and Hibernate, and, because this is a very good question, I decided to turn into a blog post. In this article, you are going to see how you can use JSON types to store schema-less EAV data.
How to optimize the merge operation using update while batching with JPA and Hibernate
Introduction One of my readers has recently asked me about optimizing the merge entity state transition, and, because this is a great question, I decided to turn it into a blog post. In this article, you are going to see a shortcoming of the merge entity state transition and how you can deal with it using Hibernate.
