1

I have a local application (no JEE server) that shall use postgres at the end. I'd like to chose Hibernate as my database framework. I'm now creating the persistence.xml, and wonder which transaction-type I should chose: JTA or RESOURCE_LOCAL, or none?

<persistence-unit name="travelport" transaction-type="JTA">

Further I'd like to use the Hibernate EntityManager in my application. Can I have my application manage the transaction itself somehow (any framework)? Or do I always have to open, commit and close the transactions myself when not using an application server?

Improve this question

2 Answers 2

Reset to default
1

You really only need the JTA transaction type if you're running in an EE environment, so definitely choose RESOURCE_LOCAL.

As for transaction management, have a look at Spring Transaction Management - I won't repeat the good examples in that link here, but feel free to post follow-up questions if needs be :-)

And don't forget DB pooling as well (DBCP, C3P0 etc).

Cheers,

Improve this answer
Sign up to request clarification or add additional context in comments.

Comments

0

For a SE application, you should use RESOURCE_LOCAL and manage the transaction by yourself.

Automatic transaction management would require the beans/services to have a managed lifecycle and a possibility to plug in into that lifecycle.

I am not aware of a readymade lifecycle framework for Java (Spring is a good option for servlet containers, but be aware of all the goods it brings to the table in addition to the bean lifecycle).

Improve this answer

Comments

Your Answer

By clicking “Post Your Answer”, you agree to our terms of service and acknowledge you have read our privacy policy.

Start asking to get answers

Find the answer to your question by asking.

Ask question

Explore related questions

See similar questions with these tags.