Using JPA2/Hibernate, I've created an entity A that has a uni-directional mapping to an entity X (see below). Inside A, I also have a transient member "t" that I am trying to calculate using a @PostLoad method. The calculation requires access to the assosiated Xs:
@Entity
public class A {
// ...
@Transient
int t;
@OneToMany(orphanRemoval = false, fetch = FetchType.EAGER)
private List listOfX;
@PostLoad
public void calculateT() {
t = 0;
for (X x : listOfX)
t = t + x.someMethod();
}
}
However, when I try to load this entity, I get a "org.hibernate.LazyInitializationException: illegal access to loading collection" error.
at org.hibernate.collection.AbstractPersistentCollection.initialize(AbstractPersistentCollection.java:363)
at org.hibernate.collection.AbstractPersistentCollection.read(AbstractPersistentCollection.java:108)
at org.hibernate.collection.PersistentBag.get(PersistentBag.java:445)
at java.util.Collections$UnmodifiableList.get(Collections.java:1154)
at mypackage.A.calculateT(A.java:32)
Looking at hibernate's code (AbstractPersistentCollection.java) while debugging, I found that:
1) My @PostLoad method is called BEFORE the "listOfX" member is initialized
2) Hibernate's code has an explicit check to prevent initialization of an eagerly fetched collection during a @PostLoad:
protected final void initialize(boolean writing) {
if (!initialized) {
if (initializing) {
throw new LazyInitializationException("illegal access to loading collection");
}
throwLazyInitializationExceptionIfNotConnected();
session.initializeCollection(this, writing);
}
}
The only way I'm thinking to fix this is to stop using @PostLoad and move the initialization code into the getT() accessor, adding a synchronized block. However, I want to avoid that.
So, is there a way to have eager fetching executed prior to @PostLoad being called? I don't know of a JPA facility to do that, so I'm hoping there's something I don't know.
Also, perhaps Hibernate's proprietary API has something to control this behaviour?
Updated link to bug report:
https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-6043
This is fixed in 4.1.8 and 4.3.0 or later