I wonder, if it is possible to change the schema at runtime without restarting the hibernate application? Here is what I want to do:

- programmatically create a new table
- dynamically create a new class
- compile the class using javac.compile(args);
- create a <class>.hbm.xml
- get a handle to the new class with Class clazz = Class.forName(classname);
- *somehow* tell hibernate to use this new class without shutting it down


Is it possible to simply call

cfg.addAnnotatedClass(clazz);

and than call .buildSessionFactory(); again?

Are there any fundamental problems to expect if the session-factory is rebuild at runtime? Is there a way to to terminate/invalidate all sessions that where acquired through this sessionFactory?

Has anyone already tried this approach?

thx for any help
stf

What I would do is
letting the old sf
in the mean time creating a new sf
when the new sf is ready
put the new one in the JNDI

The newly opened sessions will use the new config.