public Forum findForum(Conflict conflict, String type) throws Exception {
Forum forum = null;
try {
   Session session = HibernateSession.currentSession();
   HibernateSession.beginTransaction();
   session.flush();

   if (!session.contains(conflict))
      session.load(conflict,conflict.getId());
   
   Query query = session.createQuery("from forum in class Forum where forum.name= ? and forum.conflict.id=?");
   query.setString(0,type);
   query.setString(1,conflict.getId().toString());
   forum = (Forum) query.uniqueResult();
   if(forum!=null)
      Hibernate.initialize(forum.getForummessages());
   HibernateSession.endTransaction(false);
} catch (HibernateException e) {
   try {
      HibernateSession.closeSession();
   } catch (HibernateException e1) {
   throw new DataAccessException(e1.getMessage(), e1.getCause());
   }
   throw new DataAccessException(e.getMessage(), e.getCause());
}
   return forum;
}

public void saveOrUpdateForum(Forum forum) throws Exception{
try {
  Session session = HibernateSession.currentSession();
  HibernateSession.beginTransaction();
  //session.flush();
  session.saveOrUpdate(forum);
  HibernateSession.endTransaction(true);
} catch (HibernateException e) {
  try {
     HibernateSession.closeSession();
  } catch (HibernateException e1) {
     throw new DataAccessException(e1.getMessage(), e1.getCause());
  }
     throw new DataAccessException(e.getMessage(), e.getCause());
  }
}

HibernateSession.setHibernateConfigFile("/hibernateTest.cfg.xml");

  //get my DAO and retrieve conflict
  ConflictHibernateDAO conflictDao = (ConflictHibernateDAO) DAOFactory.createFactory().getDao(Constants.CONFLICT_DAO);
  Conflict conflict = new Conflict();
  conflict.setId(new Integer(43));
  conflict = conflictDao.getConflict(conflict);

  HibernateSession.closeSession();   //Close the session

  //Retrieve the forum
  forumDao = (ForumHibernateDAO) DAOFactory.createFactory().getDao(Constants.FORUM_DAO);
  forum = forumDao.findForum(conflict, Tokens.CLAIMANT);
  System.out.println("Forum number "+forum.getId());

  HibernateSession.closeSession();  //Close the session

  Forummessage message;
  message = new Forummessage();
  message.setAttach("att");
  message.setMessage("message1");
  message.setSubject("subject1");
  message.setDateMessage(new Date());
  message.setForummessages(new TreeSet());
  forum.getForummessages().add(message);
  forumDao.saveOrUpdateForum(forum);
 
  HibernateSession.closeSession();  //Close the session

  Forummessage message2 = new Forummessage();
  message2.setAttach("att");
  message2.setMessage("message2");
  message2.setSubject("subject2");
  message2.setDateMessage(new Date());
  forum.getForummessages().add(message2);
  forumDao.saveOrUpdateForum(forum);

  HibernateSession.closeSession();  //Close the session