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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 org.geocachingtools.geoui.database; import org.hibernate.HibernateException; import org.hibernate.SessionFactory; import org.hibernate.boot.registry.StandardServiceRegistryBuilder; import org.hibernate.cfg.Configuration; import org.hibernate.service.ServiceRegistry; /** * Hibernate Utility class with a convenient method to get Session Factory * object. * * @author schule */ public class HibernateUtil { private static final SessionFactory sessionFactory; private static final ServiceRegistry serviceRegistry; static { try { // loads configuration and mappings Configuration configuration = new Configuration().configure(); serviceRegistry = new StandardServiceRegistryBuilder().applySettings(configuration.getProperties()) .build(); // builds a session factory from the service registry sessionFactory = configuration.buildSessionFactory(serviceRegistry); } catch (HibernateException ex) { // Log the exception. System.err.println("Initial SessionFactory creation failed." + ex); throw new ExceptionInInitializerError(ex); } } public static SessionFactory getSessionFactory() { return sessionFactory; } public static void close() { if (serviceRegistry != null) { StandardServiceRegistryBuilder.destroy(serviceRegistry); } } }