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/* * To change this license header, choose License Headers in Project Properties. * To change this template file, choose Tools | Templates * and open the template in the editor. */ package com.itk.chaabouni.dao; import org.hibernate.SessionFactory; import org.hibernate.boot.registry.StandardServiceRegistryBuilder; import org.hibernate.cfg.Configuration; import org.hibernate.service.ServiceRegistry; /** * Singelton design pattern, lazy initialization with double checked-lock * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singleton_pattern * @author mchaabouni */ public class SessionService { private static SessionFactory sessionFactory = null; private SessionService() { } public static SessionFactory getSessionFactory() { if (sessionFactory == null) { synchronized (SessionService.class) { if (sessionFactory == null) { Configuration configuration = new Configuration(); configuration.configure(); ServiceRegistry serviceRegistry = new StandardServiceRegistryBuilder() .applySettings(configuration.getProperties()).build(); sessionFactory = configuration.buildSessionFactory(serviceRegistry); } } } return sessionFactory; } }