I am very green in Hibernate, but it seems that there is no way to pass a DataSource object directly to the Hibernate configuration (Configuration, AnnotationConfiguration, etc.). I cite this as a shortcoming creating unnecessary limitations.

I may not want to use JNDI in my project, but this would force me to acquire a JNDI provider to pass my own DataSource to Hibernate. I realize there are work-arounds (i.e., using Hibernate's DBCP), but I'm talking about the optimum solution.

Are there any current initiatives to implement this or conflicts of some type that would (or should) inhibit this functionality?

Hibernate version: 3.2.3
Hibernate Annotations version: 3.3.0 GA

Thanks,
Daniel

From the manual, section 3.3:



http://www.hibernate.org/hib_docs/v3/re ... ernatejdbc

Usually if you're using a DataSource, it comes from JNDI or you're using something like Spring to create it. If not, you can create a ConnectionProvider and do anything you want.

-Chris