How to make SessionFactory search the classpath for mappings

funkosaurus · **Joined:** Mon May 15, 2006 7:47 pm **Posts:** 1

I am trying to build a Configuration object, so that I can create a SessionFactory that will search my classpath for all mapping files.

If the mapping files are on the file system, it's possible to use the Configuration.addDirectory( File f ) API - so that the entire directory will be searched for mapping files.

And it's possible to specify a specific jar by using the Configuration.addJar( File f ) API.

But I want it to search for any mapping file resource on the classloader - without worrying about which jar the mapping file is in, or if it's being loaded directly by the classloader from an exploded jar structure ( this is what happens when I'm debugging in Eclipse ).
This seems like a basic thing to do, but I can't see how with the current Configuration API.
Can anyone help ?

thanks,

Steph

bkmr_77 · **Joined:** Tue Apr 25, 2006 12:04 pm **Posts:** 260

If I understood your question correctly, you want to add all jar files in the classpath to the configuration object. Below code can help you.

Code:

String path = System.getProperty( "java.class.path" );
StringTokenizer st = new StringTokenizer( path, ";" );
while ( st.hasMoreToken() ) {
    String jarElement = (String) st.nextElement();
    if ( jarElement.endsWith( ".jar" ) ) {
        // adding only jar files to the Configuration object
        Configuration.addJar( jarElement );
    }
}