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Detached Instance Following (read-only) Query [message #801741]

Sat, 18 February 2012 17:08

Eclipse User

The SOAj implementation of EclipseLink includes the following in base class queries:

// This hint ensure that the shared instance be returned from cache.
query.setHint(QueryHints.READ_ONLY, HintValues.TRUE);

Therefore, what is the recommended practise to obtain a detached copy for updating a cached instance returned with a query? Is it?

persistenceResouceFacade.detach(myCachedInstanceOtainedViaQuery);

If so, what happens when two threads attempt to update and detach the same instance?

Re: Detached Instance Following (read-only) Query [message #804379 is a reply to message #801741]

Wed, 22 February 2012 10:06

Eclipse User

What is SOAj?

Re: Detached Instance Following (read-only) Query [message #804438 is a reply to message #804379]

Wed, 22 February 2012 11:21

Eclipse User

- The Short Answer -
SOAj ( http://info.soaj ) is the reference implementation supporting "Pattern Enabled Development SM" ( http://PatternEnabled.com ).

- A More Complete Response -
These brief YouTube links might help:

http://youtu.be/-R-vA_Tc2fM

http://youtu.be/O6-zcR0XSmE

- More Importantly -
If our approach is to have all queries return Shared (Level 2) Cached instances... what is the best strategy for proceeding with an update based on an instance returned from a query?

Re: Detached Instance Following (read-only) Query [message #804636 is a reply to message #804438]

Wed, 22 February 2012 15:59

Eclipse User

I'm now thinking that if queries are consistently configured for read-only... that all relationships [for example - @OneToOne(cascade=CascadeType.DETACH)] should be coded consistently. Anyone agree?

Re: Detached Instance Following (read-only) Query [message #808370 is a reply to message #804636]

Mon, 27 February 2012 13:08

Eclipse User

You cannot (should not) modify read-only instances.

To update a read-only instance, you must,
- begin a transaction in the EntityMamnager
- register it with an EntityManager (em.find(), or em.merge())
- modify the object returned from the EntityManagers persistence context.
- commit the transaction in the EntityManager

If you want to be able to update the objects, then maybe read-only is not what you want. Perhaps just have some sort of singleton EntityManager that you read everything through to maintain object identity.

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