We currently using Hibernate 3.6.5.Final in a project which is building and testing fine in Idea. We're having problems when using the created jars in Mule (under Mule Studio).

The error seems be that Hibernate is making a call to a non existent method in one of its deprecated classes.

Specifically a call is being made to EjbConfiguration.instantiateCustomClassFromConfiguration() which in turn calls AnnotationConfiguration.getPersisterClassProvider() which doesn't exist.

Presumably the error is not with Hibernate but a problem with our project's Hibernate settings or annotations. I've posted the trace below and would be grateful if you can shed any light on this.

Many thanks,
Peter

log4j: Trying to find [log4j.xml] using context classloader sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader@3b4d679.
log4j: Trying to find [log4j.xml] using sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader@3b4d679 class loader.
log4j: Trying to find [log4j.xml] using ClassLoader.getSystemResource().
log4j: Trying to find [log4j.properties] using context classloader sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader@3b4d679.
log4j: Using URL [jar:file:/C:/Program%20Files%20(x86)/MuleStudio/plugins/org.mule.tooling.server.3.3.0_1.3.0.201206220515/mule/tooling/tooling-support-3.3.0.jar!/log4j.properties] for automatic log4j configuration.
log4j: Reading configuration from URL jar:file:/C:/Program%20Files%20(x86)/MuleStudio/plugins/org.mule.tooling.server.3.3.0_1.3.0.201206220515/mule/tooling/tooling-support-3.3.0.jar!/log4j.properties
log4j: Parsing for [root] with value=[INFO, console].
log4j: Level token is [INFO].
log4j: Category root set to INFO
log4j: Parsing appender named "console".
log4j: Parsing layout options for "console".
log4j: Setting property [conversionPattern] to [%-5p %d [%t] %c: %m%n].
log4j: End of parsing for "console".
log4j: Parsed "console" options.
log4j: Parsing for [com.mycompany] with value=[DEBUG].
log4j: Level token is [DEBUG].
log4j: Category com.mycompany set to DEBUG
log4j: Handling log4j.additivity.com.mycompany=[null]
log4j: Parsing for [org.springframework.beans.factory] with value=[WARN].
log4j: Level token is [WARN].
log4j: Category org.springframework.beans.factory set to WARN
log4j: Handling log4j.additivity.org.springframework.beans.factory=[null]
log4j: Parsing for [org.apache] with value=[WARN].
log4j: Level token is [WARN].
log4j: Category org.apache set to WARN
log4j: Handling log4j.additivity.org.apache=[null]
log4j: Parsing for [org.mule] with value=[INFO].
log4j: Level token is [INFO].
log4j: Category org.mule set to INFO
log4j: Handling log4j.additivity.org.mule=[null]
log4j: Parsing for [org.hibernate.engine.StatefulPersistenceContext.ProxyWarnLog] with value=[ERROR].
log4j: Level token is [ERROR].
log4j: Category org.hibernate.engine.StatefulPersistenceContext.ProxyWarnLog set to ERROR
log4j: Handling log4j.additivity.org.hibernate.engine.StatefulPersistenceContext.ProxyWarnLog=[null]
log4j: Finished configuring.
SLF4J: Class path contains multiple SLF4J bindings.
SLF4J: Found binding in [jar:file:/C:/Program%20Files%20(x86)/MuleStudio/plugins/org.mule.tooling.server.3.3.0_1.3.0.201206220515/mule/boot/mule-module-logging-3.3.0.jar!/org/slf4j/impl/StaticLoggerBinder.class]
SLF4J: Found binding in [jar:file:/C:/Users/peter/Documents/Idea_Projects/atlas-entities/atlas-entities-core/target/dependency/slf4j-log4j12-1.5.10.jar!/org/slf4j/impl/StaticLoggerBinder.class]
SLF4J: See http://www.slf4j.org/codes.html#multiple_bindings for an explanation.
INFO 2012-07-06 10:39:08,460 [main] org.mule.module.launcher.application.DefaultMuleApplication:
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+ New app 'entitiestest' +
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
INFO 2012-07-06 10:39:08,466 [main] org.mule.module.launcher.application.DefaultMuleApplication:
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+ Initializing app 'entitiestest' +
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
INFO 2012-07-06 10:39:08,717 [main] org.mule.lifecycle.AbstractLifecycleManager: Initialising RegistryBroker
INFO 2012-07-06 10:39:09,028 [main] org.mule.config.spring.MuleApplicationContext: Refreshing org.mule.config.spring.MuleApplicationContext@2973cb2c: startup date [Fri Jul 06 10:39:09 BST 2012]; root of context hierarchy
WARN 2012-07-06 10:39:12,152 [main] org.mule.config.spring.parsers.assembly.DefaultBeanAssembler: Cannot assign class java.lang.Object to interface org.mule.api.AnnotatedObject
INFO 2012-07-06 10:39:13,593 [main] org.mule.config.spring.MuleApplicationContext: Bean 'org.springframework.orm.jpa.vendor.HibernateJpaVendorAdapter#33333ab9' of type [class org.springframework.orm.jpa.vendor.HibernateJpaVendorAdapter] is not eligible for getting processed by all BeanPostProcessors (for example: not eligible for auto-proxying)
INFO 2012-07-06 10:39:13,719 [main] org.mule.config.spring.MuleApplicationContext: Bean 'dataSource' of type [class org.apache.commons.dbcp.BasicDataSource] is not eligible for getting processed by all BeanPostProcessors (for example: not eligible for auto-proxying)
INFO 2012-07-06 10:39:13,786 [main] org.springframework.orm.jpa.LocalContainerEntityManagerFactoryBean: Building JPA container EntityManagerFactory for persistence unit 'atlasPU'
INFO 2012-07-06 10:39:14,442 [main] org.hibernate.annotations.common.Version: Hibernate Commons Annotations 3.2.0.Final
INFO 2012-07-06 10:39:14,484 [main] org.hibernate.cfg.Environment: Hibernate 3.6.0.Final
INFO 2012-07-06 10:39:14,487 [main] org.hibernate.cfg.Environment: loaded properties from resource hibernate.properties: {hibernate.use_sql_comments=true, hibernate.cache.provider_class=org.hibernate.cache.EhCacheProvider, hibernate.cache.use_query_cache=true, hibernate.cache.use_second_level_cache=true, hibernate.cache.provider_configuration_file_resource_path=ehcache.xml, hibernate.format_sql=true, hibernate.persistence-unit=atlasPU, hibernate.generate_statistics=true, hibernate.bytecode.use_reflection_optimizer=false, hibernate.show_sql=true}
INFO 2012-07-06 10:39:14,490 [main] org.hibernate.cfg.Environment: Bytecode provider name : javassist
INFO 2012-07-06 10:39:14,496 [main] org.hibernate.cfg.Environment: using JDK 1.4 java.sql.Timestamp handling
INFO 2012-07-06 10:39:14,751 [main] org.hibernate.ejb.Version: Hibernate EntityManager 3.6.5.Final
INFO 2012-07-06 10:39:14,846 [main] org.hibernate.ejb.Ejb3Configuration: Processing PersistenceUnitInfo [
name: atlasPU
...]
ERROR 2012-07-06 10:39:15,179 [main] org.mule.module.launcher.application.DefaultMuleApplication: null
java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: org.hibernate.cfg.AnnotationConfiguration.getPersisterClassProvider()Lorg/hibernate/persister/PersisterClassProvider;
at org.hibernate.ejb.Ejb3Configuration.configure(Ejb3Configuration.java:1055)
at org.hibernate.ejb.Ejb3Configuration.configure(Ejb3Configuration.java:689)
at org.hibernate.ejb.HibernatePersistence.createContainerEntityManagerFactory(HibernatePersistence.java:73)
at org.springframework.orm.jpa.LocalContainerEntityManagerFactoryBean.createNativeEntityManagerFactory(LocalContainerEntityManagerFactoryBean.java:225)
at org.springframework.orm.jpa.AbstractEntityManagerFactoryBean.afterPropertiesSet(AbstractEntityManagerFactoryBean.java:308)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.invokeInitMethods(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1514)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.initializeBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1452)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:519)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:456)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory$1.getObject(AbstractBeanFactory.java:294)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:225)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:291)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:197)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.getBeansOfType(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:400)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactoryUtils.beansOfTypeIncludingAncestors(BeanFactoryUtils.java:275)
at org.springframework.dao.support.PersistenceExceptionTranslationInterceptor.detectPersistenceExceptionTranslators(PersistenceExceptionTranslationInterceptor.java:139)
at org.springframework.dao.support.PersistenceExceptionTranslationInterceptor.<init>(PersistenceExceptionTranslationInterceptor.java:79)
at org.springframework.dao.annotation.PersistenceExceptionTranslationAdvisor.<init>(PersistenceExceptionTranslationAdvisor.java:70)
at org.springframework.dao.annotation.PersistenceExceptionTranslationPostProcessor.setBeanFactory(PersistenceExceptionTranslationPostProcessor.java:103)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.invokeAwareMethods(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1475)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.initializeBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1443)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:519)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:456)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory$1.getObject(AbstractBeanFactory.java:294)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:225)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:291)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:197)
at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.registerBeanPostProcessors(AbstractApplicationContext.java:728)
at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:449)
at org.mule.config.spring.SpringRegistry.doInitialise(SpringRegistry.java:89)
at org.mule.registry.AbstractRegistry.initialise(AbstractRegistry.java:109)
at org.mule.config.spring.SpringXmlConfigurationBuilder.createSpringRegistry(SpringXmlConfigurationBuilder.java:116)
at org.mule.config.spring.SpringXmlConfigurationBuilder.doConfigure(SpringXmlConfigurationBuilder.java:73)
at org.mule.config.builders.AbstractConfigurationBuilder.configure(AbstractConfigurationBuilder.java:46)
at org.mule.config.builders.AbstractResourceConfigurationBuilder.configure(AbstractResourceConfigurationBuilder.java:78)
at org.mule.config.builders.AutoConfigurationBuilder.autoConfigure(AutoConfigurationBuilder.java:101)
at org.mule.config.builders.AutoConfigurationBuilder.doConfigure(AutoConfigurationBuilder.java:57)
at org.mule.config.builders.AbstractConfigurationBuilder.configure(AbstractConfigurationBuilder.java:46)
at org.mule.config.builders.AbstractResourceConfigurationBuilder.configure(AbstractResourceConfigurationBuilder.java:78)
at org.mule.context.DefaultMuleContextFactory.createMuleContext(DefaultMuleContextFactory.java:80)
at org.mule.module.launcher.application.DefaultMuleApplication.init(DefaultMuleApplication.java:208)
at org.mule.module.launcher.application.ApplicationWrapper.init(ApplicationWrapper.java:64)
at org.mule.module.launcher.DefaultMuleDeployer.deploy(DefaultMuleDeployer.java:46)
at org.mule.tooling.server.application.ApplicationDeployer.run(ApplicationDeployer.java:56)
at org.mule.tooling.server.application.ApplicationDeployer.main(ApplicationDeployer.java:88)
Exception in thread "main" org.mule.module.launcher.DeploymentInitException: NoSuchMethodError: org.hibernate.cfg.AnnotationConfiguration.getPersisterClassProvider()Lorg/hibernate/persister/PersisterClassProvider;
at org.mule.module.launcher.application.DefaultMuleApplication.init(DefaultMuleApplication.java:220)
at org.mule.module.launcher.application.ApplicationWrapper.init(ApplicationWrapper.java:64)
at org.mule.module.launcher.DefaultMuleDeployer.deploy(DefaultMuleDeployer.java:46)
at org.mule.tooling.server.application.ApplicationDeployer.run(ApplicationDeployer.java:56)
at org.mule.tooling.server.application.ApplicationDeployer.main(ApplicationDeployer.java:88)
Caused by: org.mule.api.config.ConfigurationException: Error creating bean with name 'org.springframework.dao.annotation.PersistenceExceptionTranslationPostProcessor#0' defined in URL [jar:file:/C:/Users/peter/Documents/Idea_Projects/atlas-entities/out/artifacts/atlas_entities_core_jar/atlas-entities-core.jar!/spring/context-entities.xml]: Initialization of bean failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'entityManagerFactory' defined in URL [jar:file:/C:/Users/peter/Documents/Idea_Projects/atlas-entities/out/artifacts/atlas_entities_core_jar/atlas-entities-core.jar!/spring/context-entities.xml]: Invocation of init method failed; nested exception is java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: org.hibernate.cfg.AnnotationConfiguration.getPersisterClassProvider()Lorg/hibernate/persister/PersisterClassProvider; (org.mule.api.lifecycle.InitialisationException) (org.mule.api.config.ConfigurationException)
at org.mule.config.builders.AbstractConfigurationBuilder.configure(AbstractConfigurationBuilder.java:52)
at org.mule.config.builders.AbstractResourceConfigurationBuilder.configure(AbstractResourceConfigurationBuilder.java:78)
at org.mule.context.DefaultMuleContextFactory.createMuleContext(DefaultMuleContextFactory.java:80)
at org.mule.module.launcher.application.DefaultMuleApplication.init(DefaultMuleApplication.java:208)
... 4 more
Caused by: org.mule.api.config.ConfigurationException: Error creating bean with name 'org.springframework.dao.annotation.PersistenceExceptionTranslationPostProcessor#0' defined in URL [jar:file:/C:/Users/peter/Documents/Idea_Projects/atlas-entities/out/artifacts/atlas_entities_core_jar/atlas-entities-core.jar!/spring/context-entities.xml]: Initialization of bean failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'entityManagerFactory' defined in URL [jar:file:/C:/Users/peter/Documents/Idea_Projects/atlas-entities/out/artifacts/atlas_entities_core_jar/atlas-entities-core.jar!/spring/context-entities.xml]: Invocation of init method failed; nested exception is java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: org.hibernate.cfg.AnnotationConfiguration.getPersisterClassProvider()Lorg/hibernate/persister/PersisterClassProvider; (org.mule.api.lifecycle.InitialisationException)
at org.mule.config.builders.AbstractConfigurationBuilder.configure(AbstractConfigurationBuilder.java:52)
at org.mule.config.builders.AbstractResourceConfigurationBuilder.configure(AbstractResourceConfigurationBuilder.java:78)
at org.mule.config.builders.AutoConfigurationBuilder.autoConfigure(AutoConfigurationBuilder.java:101)
at org.mule.config.builders.AutoConfigurationBuilder.doConfigure(AutoConfigurationBuilder.java:57)
at org.mule.config.builders.AbstractConfigurationBuilder.configure(AbstractConfigurationBuilder.java:46)
... 7 more
Caused by: org.mule.api.lifecycle.InitialisationException: Error creating bean with name 'org.springframework.dao.annotation.PersistenceExceptionTranslationPostProcessor#0' defined in URL [jar:file:/C:/Users/peter/Documents/Idea_Projects/atlas-entities/out/artifacts/atlas_entities_core_jar/atlas-entities-core.jar!/spring/context-entities.xml]: Initialization of bean failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'entityManagerFactory' defined in URL [jar:file:/C:/Users/peter/Documents/Idea_Projects/atlas-entities/out/artifacts/atlas_entities_core_jar/atlas-entities-core.jar!/spring/context-entities.xml]: Invocation of init method failed; nested exception is java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: org.hibernate.cfg.AnnotationConfiguration.getPersisterClassProvider()Lorg/hibernate/persister/PersisterClassProvider;
at org.mule.registry.AbstractRegistry.initialise(AbstractRegistry.java:117)
at org.mule.config.spring.SpringXmlConfigurationBuilder.createSpringRegistry(SpringXmlConfigurationBuilder.java:116)
at org.mule.config.spring.SpringXmlConfigurationBuilder.doConfigure(SpringXmlConfigurationBuilder.java:73)
at org.mule.config.builders.AbstractConfigurationBuilder.configure(AbstractConfigurationBuilder.java:46)
... 11 more
Caused by: org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'org.springframework.dao.annotation.PersistenceExceptionTranslationPostProcessor#0' defined in URL [jar:file:/C:/Users/peter/Documents/Idea_Projects/atlas-entities/out/artifacts/atlas_entities_core_jar/atlas-entities-core.jar!/spring/context-entities.xml]: Initialization of bean failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'entityManagerFactory' defined in URL [jar:file:/C:/Users/peter/Documents/Idea_Projects/atlas-entities/out/artifacts/atlas_entities_core_jar/atlas-entities-core.jar!/spring/context-entities.xml]: Invocation of init method failed; nested exception is java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: org.hibernate.cfg.AnnotationConfiguration.getPersisterClassProvider()Lorg/hibernate/persister/PersisterClassProvider;
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:527)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:456)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory$1.getObject(AbstractBeanFactory.java:294)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:225)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:291)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:197)
at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.registerBeanPostProcessors(AbstractApplicationContext.java:728)
at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:449)
at org.mule.config.spring.SpringRegistry.doInitialise(SpringRegistry.java:89)
at org.mule.registry.AbstractRegistry.initialise(AbstractRegistry.java:109)
... 14 more
Caused by: org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'entityManagerFactory' defined in URL [jar:file:/C:/Users/peter/Documents/Idea_Projects/atlas-entities/out/artifacts/atlas_entities_core_jar/atlas-entities-core.jar!/spring/context-entities.xml]: Invocation of init method failed; nested exception is java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: org.hibernate.cfg.AnnotationConfiguration.getPersisterClassProvider()Lorg/hibernate/persister/PersisterClassProvider;
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.initializeBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1455)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:519)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:456)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory$1.getObject(AbstractBeanFactory.java:294)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:225)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:291)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:197)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.getBeansOfType(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:400)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactoryUtils.beansOfTypeIncludingAncestors(BeanFactoryUtils.java:275)
at org.springframework.dao.support.PersistenceExceptionTranslationInterceptor.detectPersistenceExceptionTranslators(PersistenceExceptionTranslationInterceptor.java:139)
at org.springframework.dao.support.PersistenceExceptionTranslationInterceptor.<init>(PersistenceExceptionTranslationInterceptor.java:79)
at org.springframework.dao.annotation.PersistenceExceptionTranslationAdvisor.<init>(PersistenceExceptionTranslationAdvisor.java:70)
at org.springframework.dao.annotation.PersistenceExceptionTranslationPostProcessor.setBeanFactory(PersistenceExceptionTranslationPostProcessor.java:103)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.invokeAwareMethods(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1475)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.initializeBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1443)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:519)
... 23 more
Caused by: java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: org.hibernate.cfg.AnnotationConfiguration.getPersisterClassProvider()Lorg/hibernate/persister/PersisterClassProvider;
at org.hibernate.ejb.Ejb3Configuration.configure(Ejb3Configuration.java:1055)
at org.hibernate.ejb.Ejb3Configuration.configure(Ejb3Configuration.java:689)
at org.hibernate.ejb.HibernatePersistence.createContainerEntityManagerFactory(HibernatePersistence.java:73)
at org.springframework.orm.jpa.LocalContainerEntityManagerFactoryBean.createNativeEntityManagerFactory(LocalContainerEntityManagerFactoryBean.java:225)
at org.springframework.orm.jpa.AbstractEntityManagerFactoryBean.afterPropertiesSet(AbstractEntityManagerFactoryBean.java:308)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.invokeInitMethods(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1514)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.initializeBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1452)
... 38 more