Do I need to specify every mapping file?

rhasselbaum · **Joined:** Thu Oct 07, 2004 4:45 pm **Posts:** 92

Hi.

Is there anyway to avoid having to specify every Hibernate mapping file (or class) when configuring the SessionFactory? Is there any way to get Hibernate to automatically "discover" what mappings exist? If not, can they all be put into one file?

ernst_pluess · **Posted:** Sun Oct 10, 2004 3:42 pm

try

Code:

public Configuration addDirectory(File dir) throws MappingException

BTW: This is a RTM question!

HTH
Ernst

rhasselbaum · **Joined:** Thu Oct 07, 2004 4:45 pm **Posts:** 92

Sorry, should have been more specific: Is there any way to do this using the XML configuration file? (I don't see that mentioned in the manual.)

ernst_pluess · **Posted:** Tue Oct 12, 2004 2:45 am

AFAIK no.

But you can add your own property, get it from the configuration and call the mentioned method.
Unfortunately the configuration dtd does not allow to have no mapping tag, also this works fine. So you have to specify a dummy hbm.xml or patch the dtd.

Or just put everything into one mapping file.

HTH
Ernst

curio · **Joined:** Tue Oct 05, 2004 9:45 am **Posts:** 263

i think i will extend "Configuration" and patch the dtd ...
so i can do something link "<mapping directory=""/>" ...

gtx
curio

max · **Posted:** Thu Oct 14, 2004 4:23 am

ernst_pluess wrote:

AFAIK no.

Unfortunately the configuration dtd does not allow to have no mapping tag, also this works fine. So you have to specify a dummy hbm.xml or patch the dtd.

Not true anymore. The DTD allows 0 to N mappings now.