hibernateutils.java

Struts-Hibernate application

package com.javachap.utils;

import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
import org.hibernate.HibernateException;
import org.hibernate.Session;
import org.hibernate.SessionFactory;
import org.hibernate.cfg.Configuration;

public class HibernateUtils {
   
    private static Log log = LogFactory.getLog(HibernateUtils.class);   
    private static final SessionFactory sessionFactory;
    
    static {
        try {
            // Create the SessionFactory
            sessionFactory = new Configuration().configure().buildSessionFactory();  
        } catch (Throwable ex) {
            // Make sure you log the exception, as it might be swallowed
            log.error("Initial SessionFactory creation failed.", ex);
            throw new ExceptionInInitializerError(ex);
        }
    }    
    
    public static final ThreadLocal<Session> session = new ThreadLocal<Session>();    
    
    public static Session currentSession() throws HibernateException {
        Session s = (Session) session.get();
        // Open a new Session, if this Thread has none yet
        if (s == null) {
            s = sessionFactory.openSession();
            session.set(s);
        }
        return s;
    }
    
    public static void closeSession() throws HibernateException {
        Session s = (Session) session.get();
        session.set(null);
        if (s != null)
            s.close();
    }    
}