[hibernate-issues] [Hibernate-JIRA] Commented: (HHH-3544) Nullability.checkNullability() throws PropertyValueException (not-null property references a null property) for a property that ForeignKeys.Nullifier.nullifyTransientReferences() just nulled

Krasimir Chobantonov (JIRA) noreply at atlassian.com
Wed Aug 5 15:03:15 EDT 2009


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Krasimir Chobantonov commented on HHH-3544:
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Hi Gail,

I read the description for issue HHH-3810 and I do not believe that both are actually very related - The thing with that bug is that the Hibernate does indeed try to nullify a relationship that is marked as not-nullable just because the entity is marked for persistence but it is not yet in the database - then the check for non null fails. 

For example the following picture
             C
           /      \
A - B     -     D
          
     
All A. B, C, D are entitieis and all links are setup to cascade the operation - also the link from B to A and C is required and the link from D to B is reqiired - then this means that you need to save A, C, then B and the D

Now if we want to save the graph and pass the entity B then hibernate will try to save B it will mark the entity as persistent and will try to save A and C then it will see the D and will break the link because the link can be nullable so it will do INSERT followed by UPDATE but then when it is processing D it will find that there is a required link to B which now is peristent but it is not yet in the database - because of that even that the link is not nullable and just because the entity state is persistent even if it is not in the database the hibernate will break the link in order to cause the framework to issue INSERT, UPDATE instead of just a single INSERT - once the link is broken then the hibernate will check for nullability and at that time it will fail.

Let me know if this helps in regard to debug the issue. Also would you mind to point us to the actual changes that you made and believe that it will fix this particular issue ?

Thanks
Krasimir

> Nullability.checkNullability() throws PropertyValueException (not-null property references a null property) for a property that ForeignKeys.Nullifier.nullifyTransientReferences() just nulled
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>                 Key: HHH-3544
>                 URL: http://opensource.atlassian.com/projects/hibernate/browse/HHH-3544
>             Project: Hibernate Core
>          Issue Type: Bug
>          Components: core
>    Affects Versions: 3.3.1
>         Environment: Hibernate 3.3.1, Hibernate Annotations 3.4, Hibernate Commons-Annotation 3.3.1, Hibernate EntityManager 3.4, PostgreSQL 8.2.5, Java 5
>            Reporter: Jeppe Cramon
>            Assignee: Gail Badner
>         Attachments: 3.3.1.GA-HHH-3544, 3.3.1.GA-HHH-3544.v2.patch, 3.3.1.GA-HHH-3544.v3.patch, HibernateNullabilityProblem.zip
>
>
> Nullability.checkNullability throws PropertyValueException (not-null property references a null property) for a property that  ForeignKeys.Nullifier.nullifyTransientReferences just nulled.
> I've included an Eclipse Java project which can reproduce the problem (didn't include the jars). 
> The problem requires a pretty big graph to be reproduce able. The file "Domain Model.jpg" displays the Classes that take part in the problem.
> The Domain Model is a simplification of the entities from our application.
> In the example, ModelTest.java, there's only one active instance entity of each type (from A to H).
> With the given test case, when an instance of a is passed to entityManager.persist(..), then the following exception is thrown:
> javax.persistence.PersistenceException: org.hibernate.PropertyValueException: not-null property references a null or transient value: dk.hibernatetest.model.C.b
> 	at org.hibernate.ejb.AbstractEntityManagerImpl.throwPersistenceException(AbstractEntityManagerImpl.java:614)
> 	at org.hibernate.ejb.AbstractEntityManagerImpl.persist(AbstractEntityManagerImpl.java:226)
> 	at dk.hibernatetest.model.ModelTest.test(ModelTest.java:49)
> 	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
> 	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
> 	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
> 	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
> 	at org.junit.internal.runners.TestMethodRunner.executeMethodBody(TestMethodRunner.java:99)
> 	at org.junit.internal.runners.TestMethodRunner.runUnprotected(TestMethodRunner.java:81)
> 	at org.junit.internal.runners.BeforeAndAfterRunner.runProtected(BeforeAndAfterRunner.java:34)
> 	at org.junit.internal.runners.TestMethodRunner.runMethod(TestMethodRunner.java:75)
> 	at org.junit.internal.runners.TestMethodRunner.run(TestMethodRunner.java:45)
> 	at org.junit.internal.runners.TestClassMethodsRunner.invokeTestMethod(TestClassMethodsRunner.java:66)
> 	at org.junit.internal.runners.TestClassMethodsRunner.run(TestClassMethodsRunner.java:35)
> 	at org.junit.internal.runners.TestClassRunner$1.runUnprotected(TestClassRunner.java:42)
> 	at org.junit.internal.runners.BeforeAndAfterRunner.runProtected(BeforeAndAfterRunner.java:34)
> 	at org.junit.internal.runners.TestClassRunner.run(TestClassRunner.java:52)
> 	at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit4.runner.JUnit4TestReference.run(JUnit4TestReference.java:45)
> 	at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.TestExecution.run(TestExecution.java:38)
> 	at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.runTests(RemoteTestRunner.java:460)
> 	at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.runTests(RemoteTestRunner.java:673)
> 	at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.run(RemoteTestRunner.java:386)
> 	at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.main(RemoteTestRunner.java:196)
> Caused by: org.hibernate.PropertyValueException: not-null property references a null or transient value: dk.hibernatetest.model.C.b
> 	at org.hibernate.engine.Nullability.checkNullability(Nullability.java:95)
> 	at org.hibernate.event.def.AbstractSaveEventListener.performSaveOrReplicate(AbstractSaveEventListener.java:313)
> 	at org.hibernate.event.def.AbstractSaveEventListener.performSave(AbstractSaveEventListener.java:204)
> 	at org.hibernate.event.def.AbstractSaveEventListener.saveWithGeneratedId(AbstractSaveEventListener.java:144)
> 	at org.hibernate.ejb.event.EJB3PersistEventListener.saveWithGeneratedId(EJB3PersistEventListener.java:49)
> 	at org.hibernate.event.def.DefaultPersistEventListener.entityIsTransient(DefaultPersistEventListener.java:154)
> 	at org.hibernate.event.def.DefaultPersistEventListener.onPersist(DefaultPersistEventListener.java:110)
> 	at org.hibernate.impl.SessionImpl.firePersist(SessionImpl.java:636)
> 	at org.hibernate.impl.SessionImpl.persist(SessionImpl.java:628)
> 	at org.hibernate.engine.EJB3CascadingAction$1.cascade(EJB3CascadingAction.java:28)
> 	at org.hibernate.engine.Cascade.cascadeToOne(Cascade.java:291)
> 	at org.hibernate.engine.Cascade.cascadeAssociation(Cascade.java:239)
> 	at org.hibernate.engine.Cascade.cascadeProperty(Cascade.java:192)
> 	at org.hibernate.engine.Cascade.cascadeCollectionElements(Cascade.java:319)
> 	at org.hibernate.engine.Cascade.cascadeCollection(Cascade.java:265)
> 	at org.hibernate.engine.Cascade.cascadeAssociation(Cascade.java:242)
> 	at org.hibernate.engine.Cascade.cascadeProperty(Cascade.java:192)
> 	at org.hibernate.engine.Cascade.cascade(Cascade.java:153)
> 	at org.hibernate.event.def.AbstractSaveEventListener.cascadeAfterSave(AbstractSaveEventListener.java:479)
> 	at org.hibernate.event.def.AbstractSaveEventListener.performSaveOrReplicate(AbstractSaveEventListener.java:357)
> 	at org.hibernate.event.def.AbstractSaveEventListener.performSave(AbstractSaveEventListener.java:204)
> 	at org.hibernate.event.def.AbstractSaveEventListener.saveWithGeneratedId(AbstractSaveEventListener.java:144)
> 	at org.hibernate.ejb.event.EJB3PersistEventListener.saveWithGeneratedId(EJB3PersistEventListener.java:49)
> 	at org.hibernate.event.def.DefaultPersistEventListener.entityIsTransient(DefaultPersistEventListener.java:154)
> 	at org.hibernate.event.def.DefaultPersistEventListener.onPersist(DefaultPersistEventListener.java:110)
> 	at org.hibernate.impl.SessionImpl.firePersist(SessionImpl.java:636)
> 	at org.hibernate.impl.SessionImpl.persist(SessionImpl.java:628)
> 	at org.hibernate.engine.EJB3CascadingAction$1.cascade(EJB3CascadingAction.java:28)
> 	at org.hibernate.engine.Cascade.cascadeToOne(Cascade.java:291)
> 	at org.hibernate.engine.Cascade.cascadeAssociation(Cascade.java:239)
> 	at org.hibernate.engine.Cascade.cascadeProperty(Cascade.java:192)
> 	at org.hibernate.engine.Cascade.cascade(Cascade.java:153)
> 	at org.hibernate.event.def.AbstractSaveEventListener.cascadeBeforeSave(AbstractSaveEventListener.java:454)
> 	at org.hibernate.event.def.AbstractSaveEventListener.performSaveOrReplicate(AbstractSaveEventListener.java:288)
> 	at org.hibernate.event.def.AbstractSaveEventListener.performSave(AbstractSaveEventListener.java:204)
> 	at org.hibernate.event.def.AbstractSaveEventListener.saveWithGeneratedId(AbstractSaveEventListener.java:144)
> 	at org.hibernate.ejb.event.EJB3PersistEventListener.saveWithGeneratedId(EJB3PersistEventListener.java:49)
> 	at org.hibernate.event.def.DefaultPersistEventListener.entityIsTransient(DefaultPersistEventListener.java:154)
> 	at org.hibernate.event.def.DefaultPersistEventListener.onPersist(DefaultPersistEventListener.java:110)
> 	at org.hibernate.impl.SessionImpl.firePersist(SessionImpl.java:636)
> 	at org.hibernate.impl.SessionImpl.persist(SessionImpl.java:628)
> 	at org.hibernate.engine.EJB3CascadingAction$1.cascade(EJB3CascadingAction.java:28)
> 	at org.hibernate.engine.Cascade.cascadeToOne(Cascade.java:291)
> 	at org.hibernate.engine.Cascade.cascadeAssociation(Cascade.java:239)
> 	at org.hibernate.engine.Cascade.cascadeProperty(Cascade.java:192)
> 	at org.hibernate.engine.Cascade.cascade(Cascade.java:153)
> 	at org.hibernate.event.def.AbstractSaveEventListener.cascadeBeforeSave(AbstractSaveEventListener.java:454)
> 	at org.hibernate.event.def.AbstractSaveEventListener.performSaveOrReplicate(AbstractSaveEventListener.java:288)
> 	at org.hibernate.event.def.AbstractSaveEventListener.performSave(AbstractSaveEventListener.java:204)
> 	at org.hibernate.event.def.AbstractSaveEventListener.saveWithGeneratedId(AbstractSaveEventListener.java:144)
> 	at org.hibernate.ejb.event.EJB3PersistEventListener.saveWithGeneratedId(EJB3PersistEventListener.java:49)
> 	at org.hibernate.event.def.DefaultPersistEventListener.entityIsTransient(DefaultPersistEventListener.java:154)
> 	at org.hibernate.event.def.DefaultPersistEventListener.onPersist(DefaultPersistEventListener.java:110)
> 	at org.hibernate.impl.SessionImpl.firePersist(SessionImpl.java:636)
> 	at org.hibernate.impl.SessionImpl.persist(SessionImpl.java:628)
> 	at org.hibernate.engine.EJB3CascadingAction$1.cascade(EJB3CascadingAction.java:28)
> 	at org.hibernate.engine.Cascade.cascadeToOne(Cascade.java:291)
> 	at org.hibernate.engine.Cascade.cascadeAssociation(Cascade.java:239)
> 	at org.hibernate.engine.Cascade.cascadeProperty(Cascade.java:192)
> 	at org.hibernate.engine.Cascade.cascade(Cascade.java:153)
> 	at org.hibernate.event.def.AbstractSaveEventListener.cascadeBeforeSave(AbstractSaveEventListener.java:454)
> 	at org.hibernate.event.def.AbstractSaveEventListener.performSaveOrReplicate(AbstractSaveEventListener.java:288)
> 	at org.hibernate.event.def.AbstractSaveEventListener.performSave(AbstractSaveEventListener.java:204)
> 	at org.hibernate.event.def.AbstractSaveEventListener.saveWithGeneratedId(AbstractSaveEventListener.java:144)
> 	at org.hibernate.ejb.event.EJB3PersistEventListener.saveWithGeneratedId(EJB3PersistEventListener.java:49)
> 	at org.hibernate.event.def.DefaultPersistEventListener.entityIsTransient(DefaultPersistEventListener.java:154)
> 	at org.hibernate.event.def.DefaultPersistEventListener.onPersist(DefaultPersistEventListener.java:110)
> 	at org.hibernate.impl.SessionImpl.firePersist(SessionImpl.java:636)
> 	at org.hibernate.impl.SessionImpl.persist(SessionImpl.java:628)
> 	at org.hibernate.engine.EJB3CascadingAction$1.cascade(EJB3CascadingAction.java:28)
> 	at org.hibernate.engine.Cascade.cascadeToOne(Cascade.java:291)
> 	at org.hibernate.engine.Cascade.cascadeAssociation(Cascade.java:239)
> 	at org.hibernate.engine.Cascade.cascadeProperty(Cascade.java:192)
> 	at org.hibernate.engine.Cascade.cascadeCollectionElements(Cascade.java:319)
> 	at org.hibernate.engine.Cascade.cascadeCollection(Cascade.java:265)
> 	at org.hibernate.engine.Cascade.cascadeAssociation(Cascade.java:242)
> 	at org.hibernate.engine.Cascade.cascadeProperty(Cascade.java:192)
> 	at org.hibernate.engine.Cascade.cascade(Cascade.java:153)
> 	at org.hibernate.event.def.AbstractSaveEventListener.cascadeAfterSave(AbstractSaveEventListener.java:479)
> 	at org.hibernate.event.def.AbstractSaveEventListener.performSaveOrReplicate(AbstractSaveEventListener.java:357)
> 	at org.hibernate.event.def.AbstractSaveEventListener.performSave(AbstractSaveEventListener.java:204)
> 	at org.hibernate.event.def.AbstractSaveEventListener.saveWithGeneratedId(AbstractSaveEventListener.java:144)
> 	at org.hibernate.ejb.event.EJB3PersistEventListener.saveWithGeneratedId(EJB3PersistEventListener.java:49)
> 	at org.hibernate.event.def.DefaultPersistEventListener.entityIsTransient(DefaultPersistEventListener.java:154)
> 	at org.hibernate.event.def.DefaultPersistEventListener.onPersist(DefaultPersistEventListener.java:110)
> 	at org.hibernate.event.def.DefaultPersistEventListener.onPersist(DefaultPersistEventListener.java:61)
> 	at org.hibernate.impl.SessionImpl.firePersist(SessionImpl.java:645)
> 	at org.hibernate.impl.SessionImpl.persist(SessionImpl.java:619)
> 	at org.hibernate.impl.SessionImpl.persist(SessionImpl.java:623)
> 	at org.hibernate.ejb.AbstractEntityManagerImpl.persist(AbstractEntityManagerImpl.java:220)
> 	... 21 more
> As noted in TestModel.java, if some of the other entities (namely c, g or h) are passed to persist(), then the problem doesn't occur.
> I've tried to debug the problem and the only difference I've seen inside ForeignKeys.Nullifier.nullifyTransientReferences() is that, in the cases where an exception is thrown, then the B instance that C.b points to has the state SAVING, whereas when the exception isn't thrown, then it has state MANAGED.
> When the B instance has state SAVING, then ForeignKeys.Nullifier.nullifyTransientReferences() nulls then entry in it's value array.
> After that, Nullability.checkNullability(), performs a null check, which fails because ForeignKeys.Nullifier.nullifyTransientReferences() just nulled the property in the values array.
> Could it be a solution to reverse the order of the ForeignKeys.Nullifier.nullifyTransientReferences()  and  Nullability.checkNullability()  (See AbstractEventListener.performSaveOrReplicate(...)) 
> or does ForeignKeys.Nullifier.nullifyTransientReferences() instead have to take nullability into considerations?
> /Jeppe

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