Hibernate version: 2.1.8
ehcache 0.9
spring 1.1.4

Problem:

When initialising the sessionFactory 2.1.8 throws exception
java.lang.AbstractMethodError: net.sf.ehcache.hibernate.Provider.start

This exception also seems to be thrown where ehcache is not in the runtime classpath. In this case it is in the classpath.

The error does does not when the hibernate jar is swaped for 2.1.6


Full stack trace of any exception that occurs:

07-02 12:06:12 INFO SettingsFactory - Use scrollable result sets: true
07-02 12:06:12 INFO SettingsFactory - Use JDBC3 getGeneratedKeys(): false
07-02 12:06:12 INFO SettingsFactory - Optimize cache for minimal puts: false
07-02 12:06:12 INFO SettingsFactory - echoing all SQL to stdout
07-02 12:06:12 INFO SettingsFactory - Query language substitutions: {}
07-02 12:06:12 INFO SettingsFactory - cache provider: net.sf.ehcache.hibernate.Provider
07-02 12:06:12 INFO Configuration - instantiating and configuring caches

org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'advertSlotDAO' defined in class path resource [META-INF/advert_context.xml]: Can't resolve reference to bean 'transactionManager' while setting property 'transactionManager'; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'transactionManager' defined in class path resource [META-INF/common_context.xml]: Can't resolve reference to bean 'sessionFactory' while setting property 'sessionFactory'; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'sessionFactory' defined in class path resource [META-INF/common_context.xml]: Initialization of bean failed; nested exception is java.lang.AbstractMethodError: net.sf.ehcache.hibernate.Provider.start(Ljava/util/Properties;)V
org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'transactionManager' defined in class path resource [META-INF/common_context.xml]: Can't resolve reference to bean 'sessionFactory' while setting property 'sessionFactory'; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'sessionFactory' defined in class path resource [META-INF/common_context.xml]: Initialization of bean failed; nested exception is java.lang.AbstractMethodError: net.sf.ehcache.hibernate.Provider.start(Ljava/util/Properties;)V
org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'sessionFactory' defined in class path resource [META-INF/common_context.xml]: Initialization of bean failed; nested exception is java.lang.AbstractMethodError: net.sf.ehcache.hibernate.Provider.start(Ljava/util/Properties;)V
java.lang.AbstractMethodError: net.sf.ehcache.hibernate.Provider.start(Ljava/util/Properties;)V
at net.sf.hibernate.cfg.Configuration.configureCaches(Configuration.java:1133)
at net.sf.hibernate.cfg.Configuration.buildSessionFactory(Configuration.java:804)
at org.springframework.orm.hibernate.LocalSessionFactoryBean.newSessionFactory(LocalSessionFactoryBean.java:467)
at org.springframework.orm.hibernate.LocalSessionFactoryBean.afterPropertiesSet(LocalSessionFactoryBean.java:405)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.invokeInitMethods(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1057)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:287)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:205)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:204)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:136)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.resolveReference(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:954)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.resolveValueIfNecessary(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:889)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.applyPropertyValues(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:827)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.populateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:662)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:270)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:205)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:204)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:136)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.resolveReference(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:954)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.resolveValueIfNecessary(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:889)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.applyPropertyValues(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:827)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.populateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:662)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:270)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:205)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:204)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:136)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:170)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:136)
at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.getBean(AbstractApplicationContext.java:432)
at au.com.carsales.bs.ent.common.AppContextTestCase.getBean(AppContextTestCase.java:58)
at au.com.carsales.bs.ent.advert.dao.AdvertSlotDAOTest.setUp(AdvertSlotDAOTest.java:51)
at com.intellij.rt.execution.junit2.JUnitStarter.main(JUnitStarter.java:31)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
at com.intellij.rt.execution.application.AppMain.main(AppMain.java:78)

Name and version of the database you are using: Oracle 9.2.0.5


Any ideas?

cheers,

Cam

I too have experience a variation of this problem. My application works fine with Hibernate version 2.1.7c. Version 2.1.8, however, breaks it. It is unable to lead the SessionFactory. As a result, the SessionFactory ends up being set to null and an exception is thrown.

INFO Configuration:1067 - Configured SessionFactory: null

I believe this to be a bug and hope it is fixed soon.

Thanks. I've found it works with 2.1.7c also. Like I said, the only thing I change is to drop the 2.1.8 jar over the 2.1.7c jar and it breaks.

Should also have mentioned previously that the JDK is 1.5.0_01.

cheers,
Cam

Use the org.hibernate provider, as per docs.

Righto. Thanks.

hibernate.cache.provider_class changed to:

net.sf.hibernate.cache.EhCacheProvider

and problem disappears in 2.1.8

cheers,
Cam