Course Length:

2 Days

Course Description:

Advanced Hibernate training is targeted toward Java developers who wish to extract the full power of the Hibernate O/R Mapping framework. The primary target audience consists of Java developers who work with SQL-based database systems, database developers who are looking for an introduction to object-oriented software development and database administrators interested in how ORM affects performance and how to tune the performance of the SQL database management system and persistence layer

Who Should Attend:

The Advanced Hibernate course is recommended for individuals who are familiar with Hibernate and wish to become experts on Hibernate 3.2.

Benefits of Attendance:

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Extract the full power of the Hibernate O/R Mapping framework.
• Become experts on Hibernate 3.2.

Prerequisites:

Students must have knowledge of Hibernate and competency with the Java language as well as knowledge of OOAD concepts and familiarity with the UML. In addition, students must have experience with a dialect of SQL and experience using the JDK and creating the necessary environment for compilation and execution of a Java executable from the command line.

Course Outline:

• Flashback
  1. Hello World Example
  2. Refreshing Hibernate Basics
  3. More Advanced Topics
• Advanced Class and Property Mappings
  1. Different Mapping Metadata Facilities Available
  2. Standard JPA Annotations
  3. Hibernate Annotation Extensions
  4. Hibernate's Mapping Type System
  5. Built-In Mapping Strategies for Entities
  6. Simple Value Types
  7. Class Inheritance
  8. Custom Extension of the Hibernate Type System
• Associations and Collections
  1. Advanced Hibernate Mapping
  2. Various Kinds of Mappings
  3. Hibernate's Fully Polymorphic Behavior
  4. Lab Exercise
• Transactional Processing
  1. Using APIs Correctly, Even in Tricky Situations
  2. Using Hibernate Data Filters to Access Regional and Temporal Data
  3. More Advanced Transaction Processing Concepts
  4. Optimistic Locking
  5. Pessimistic Locking
  6. Long Running Application Transactions
• Querying and Fetching Data
  1. Advanced Object Retrieval Options
  2. Correct Usage of Hibernate's Association Fetching Strategies
  3. New Criteria and Example API
  4. Advanced HQL, EJB-QL (Using EJB 3.0 Persistence API), and Native SQL Queries
  5. Exercise on Loading and Storing Objects Efficiently
• Application Design
  1. Design and Implement a Persistence Layer using Hibernate
  2. Correctly Handle SessionFactory and Session in Two-Tiered and Three-Tiered Applications
  3. Best Practices for Transaction Handling
  4. Implement Event Interception in the Persistence Layer
• Legacy System Integration
  1. Reverse Engineering using the Hibernate Toolset
  2. Advanced Hibernate Mapping Techniques
  3. Formula-Based Mappings
  4. Natural- and Composite Keys
  5. Triggers
• Deployment and Administration
  1. More Advanced Configuration Options and Tricks
  2. Deployment of Hibernate as a JMX and JCA Service in J2EE Environments
  3. Logging Efficiently
  4. Detecting Performance Issues using Runtime Monitoring with the New Statistics Interfaces
• Tuning
  1. Optimize Database Access
  2. Data Caching Basics
  3. When to Use Caching
  4. Hibernate's Dual Layer Caching System