Hibernate JPA @Persister Example

The @Persister annotation is used to specify a custom entity or collection persister.

For entities, the custom persister must implement the EntityPersister interface.

For collections, the custom persister must implement the CollectionPersister interface.

Define a custom entity persister

The @Persister annotation is used to specify a custom entity or collection persister.

For entities, the custom persister must implement the EntityPersister interface.

For collections, the custom persister must implement the CollectionPersister interface.

Example : Entity persister mapping

@Entity
@Persister( impl = EntityPersister.class )
public class Author {

    @Id
    public Integer id;

    @OneToMany( mappedBy = "author" )
    @Persister( impl = CollectionPersister.class )
    public Set<Book> books = new HashSet<>();

    //Getters and setters omitted for brevity

    public void addBook(Book book) {
        this.books.add( book );
        book.setAuthor( this );
    }
}
@Entity
@Persister( impl = EntityPersister.class )
public class Book {

    @Id
    public Integer id;

    private String title;

    @ManyToOne(fetch = FetchType.LAZY)
    public Author author;

    //Getters and setters omitted for brevity
}
By providing your own EntityPersister and CollectionPersister implementations, you can control how entities and collections are persisted into the database.