JPA / Hibernate
IntelliJ IDEA includes the complete JPA/Hibernate support, thoroughly integrating it with the full set of its productivity-boosting features: smart, Hibernate-aware code completion, syntax and error highlighting, on-the-fly code inspections with instant quick-fixes, intention actions and Hibernate-aware refactorings, beefed up with dedicated visual tools, Hibernate Query Language console with assisted query editing and debugging, live templates, tight Spring integration, which enables recognition of Hibernate properties in Spring code, and more.
JPA 2.0 Support
- JPA 2.0 @ElementCollection attribute type, plus freshly allowed attribute types in embeddable objects (@OneToOne, @Embedded, etc.)
- JPA 1.0/2.0 with Hibernate provider will not throw false-positive warnings about certain JPA specification violations that occur because of differences in JPA and Hibernate.
Smart Coding Assistance and Refactoring
IntelliJ IDEA provides smart completion for Hibernate configuration files. Smart completion also works for named JPA/Hibernate queries ? from language syntax to parameter names.
Full support of JPA/EJB/Hibernate Query Languages
Detects queries in Java and other code, provides full assistance with parameters, according to project and database structure.
Code Inspections and Quick-Fixes
Find and repair all Hibernate errors with a set of dedicated quick-fixes and intention actions. Wrong property names, improper references ? all this and more is spotted and fixed.
Hibernate and JPA ER Diagram
This diagram lets you view and modify your Hibernate entities and their relationships. You can automatically create various Hibernate classes through context menus, manage relationships with drag-and-drop, and instantly examine how source code changes affect the Hibernate model in your application.
Generating Persistence Mappings from Database Schema
IntelliJ IDEA allows you to quickly generate persistence mappings from any database schema:
Hibernate QL Console
IntelliJ IDEA includes the dedicated console for creating and running HQL queries, with complete coding assistance, syntax and error highlighting, and validation.
IntelliJ IDEA can automatically generate a set of entity classes matching a data source structure and then generate JPA or Hibernate mappings, according to column types and relationships.
Integration with Spring
IntelliJ IDEA cross-integrates Spring and Hibernate frameworks. It supports Hibernate properties completion and validation in Spring configuration files and fully supports handling of Spring session factories in Hibernate entities.