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package com.smba.util; import org.hibernate.SessionFactory; import org.hibernate.boot.registry.StandardServiceRegistryBuilder; import org.hibernate.cfg.Configuration; import org.hibernate.service.ServiceRegistry; /* * 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. */ public class HibernateUtil { private static final SessionFactory sessionFactory = buildSessionFactory(); private static SessionFactory buildSessionFactory() { try { Configuration configuration = new Configuration().configure(); // configures settings from hibernate.cfg.xml StandardServiceRegistryBuilder serviceRegistryBuilder = new StandardServiceRegistryBuilder(); serviceRegistryBuilder.applySettings(configuration.getProperties()); ServiceRegistry serviceRegistry = serviceRegistryBuilder.build(); return configuration.buildSessionFactory(serviceRegistry); } catch (Throwable ex) { System.err.println("Initial SessionFactory creation failed." + ex); throw new ExceptionInInitializerError(ex); } } public static SessionFactory getSessionFactory() { return sessionFactory; } }