[DATAMONGO-488] Stackoverflow when querying document with cycle reference using @DBRef - Spring JIRA

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Type: Bug
Status: Resolved
Priority: Minor
Resolution: Won't Fix
Affects Version/s: 1.0.2
Fix Version/s: None
Component/s: Core
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Environment:
linux mint 13, java 7, mongodb 2.0.4

Pull Request URL:
https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-data-mongodb/pull/12

Description

Given two documents which reference each other with a DBRef

@Document

class Site {

    @DBRef User admin;

@Document

class User {

    @DBRef Site site;

Site siteSaved = siteRepository.save(new Site());

User userSaved = userRepository.save(new User(siteSaved));

siteSaved.setAdmin(userSaved);

siteRepository.save(siteSaved);

siteRepository.findOne(siteSaved.id); // stackoverflow here

java.lang.StackOverflowError

	at org.bson.BasicBSONEncoder._put(BasicBSONEncoder.java:417)

	at org.bson.BasicBSONEncoder.putObjectId(BasicBSONEncoder.java:388)

	at org.bson.BasicBSONEncoder._putObjectField(BasicBSONEncoder.java:188)

	at org.bson.BasicBSONEncoder.putObject(BasicBSONEncoder.java:121)

	at org.bson.BasicBSONEncoder.putObject(BasicBSONEncoder.java:86)

	at com.mongodb.DefaultDBEncoder.writeObject(DefaultDBEncoder.java:27)

	at com.mongodb.OutMessage.putObject(OutMessage.java:142)

	at com.mongodb.OutMessage._appendQuery(OutMessage.java:85)

	at com.mongodb.OutMessage.query(OutMessage.java:44)

	at com.mongodb.OutMessage.query(OutMessage.java:38)

	at com.mongodb.DBApiLayer$MyCollection.__find(DBApiLayer.java:303)

	at com.mongodb.DBCollection.findOne(DBCollection.java:332)

	at com.mongodb.DBCollection.findOne(DBCollection.java:318)

	at com.mongodb.DBRefBase.fetch(DBRefBase.java:52)

	at org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.convert.MappingMongoConverter$DelegatingParameterValueProvider.getParameterValue(MappingMongoConverter.java:950)

	at org.springframework.data.mapping.model.BeanWrapper.<init>(BeanWrapper.java:115)

	at org.springframework.data.mapping.model.BeanWrapper.create(BeanWrapper.java:73)

	at org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.convert.MappingMongoConverter.read(MappingMongoConverter.java:217)

	at org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.convert.MappingMongoConverter.read(MappingMongoConverter.java:200)

	at org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.convert.MappingMongoConverter.getValueInternal(MappingMongoConverter.java:712)

	at org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.convert.MappingMongoConverter$2.doWithAssociation(MappingMongoConverter.java:239)

	at org.springframework.data.mapping.model.BasicPersistentEntity.doWithAssociations(BasicPersistentEntity.java:185)

	at org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.convert.MappingMongoConverter.read(MappingMongoConverter.java:236)

	at org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.convert.MappingMongoConverter.read(MappingMongoConverter.java:200)

	at org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.convert.MappingMongoConverter$DelegatingParameterValueProvider.getParameterValue(MappingMongoConverter.java:950)

	at org.springframework.data.mapping.model.BeanWrapper.<init>(BeanWrapper.java:115)

	at org.springframework.data.mapping.model.BeanWrapper.create(BeanWrapper.java:73)

As a workaround I can break this cycle and only reference Site from User and add an isAdmin property to User class but I think it is less direct and clear this way. It requires one more query to retrieve the admin of a Site.

I fell that it is because retrieving a document from DBRef is not lazy as asked in ~~DATAMONGO-348~~, but I thought it was eager only for one level depth.

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DATAMONGO-348 Lazy Load for DbRef

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Oliver Gierke added a comment - 23/Jul/12 8:04 AM

That seems to be a bug in the driver. Even if we retrieved the object lazily, that retrieving would then in turn trigger the stack overflow. Would you mind rasing a ticket in the MongoDB JIRA?

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Oliver Gierke added a comment - 23/Jul/12 8:04 AM That seems to be a bug in the driver. Even if we retrieved the object lazily, that retrieving would then in turn trigger the stack overflow. Would you mind rasing a ticket in the MongoDB JIRA?

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Ludovic Praud added a comment - 23/Jul/12 11:20 AM

Mongodb Java Driver Jira issue created https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/JAVA-607

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Ludovic Praud added a comment - 23/Jul/12 11:20 AM Mongodb Java Driver Jira issue created https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/JAVA-607

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Scott Hernandez added a comment - 23/Jul/12 12:03 PM

Couldn't reproduce it in the driver with the supplied sample; can you please provide more of the stack trace showing the stack. I can't see how this could be a problem in the driver as dbrefs are never resolved automatically; it is just data. There seems to be a problem resolving the references and the circular references so this would seem to be in spring, since the driver just deals with dumb data.

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Scott Hernandez added a comment - 23/Jul/12 12:03 PM Couldn't reproduce it in the driver with the supplied sample; can you please provide more of the stack trace showing the stack. I can't see how this could be a problem in the driver as dbrefs are never resolved automatically; it is just data. There seems to be a problem resolving the references and the circular references so this would seem to be in spring, since the driver just deals with dumb data.

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Matthew T. Adams added a comment - 15/Aug/12 6:27 AM

I'm having this problem, too, and it's not a blocker for me.

I have a reproducible test case available at https://github.com/matthewadams/spring-data-document-examples/tree/master/mongodb-hello. My changes to that project were:

updated pom.xml to use latest SD Mongo 1.1.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT & Spring 3.1.2.RELEASE (also fails with SD Mongo 1.0.3.RELEASE, 1.1.0.M1, & 1.1.0.M2)
added field "@DBRef Account primary" to class Person & supporting methods
added field "@DBRef Person holder" to class Account & supporting methods
added "@Document" to class Account
added "@PersistenceConstructor" to privatized no-arg constructors on Person & Account
added test saveAndRetrievePrimaryAccount to SimpleMongoTest

Test fails with StackOverflowError without @DBRef annotations. With @DBRef annotations, test fails on Mac OS X 10.7.4 with Java 1.6.0_33 & Maven 3.0.3 with an abrupt process termination (googling & my own debugging indicates termination is due to infinite recursion):

[email protected]:[email protected]godb-hello

$ java -version

java version "1.6.0_33"

Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_33-b03-424-11M3720)

Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 20.8-b03-424, mixed mode)

[email protected]:[email protected]godb-hello

$ javac -version

javac 1.6.0_33

[email protected]:[email protected]godb-hello

$ mvn -version

Apache Maven 3.0.3 (r1075438; 2011-02-28 11:31:09-0600)

Maven home: /usr/share/maven

Java version: 1.6.0_33, vendor: Apple Inc.

Java home: /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0_33-b03-424.jdk/Contents/Home

Default locale: en_US, platform encoding: MacRoman

OS name: "mac os x", version: "10.7.4", arch: "x86_64", family: "mac"

[email protected]:[email protected]godb-hello

$ mvn clean test

[INFO] Scanning for projects...

[INFO]

[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------

[INFO] Building spring-data-mongodb-examples-hello 0.0.1-SNAPSHOT

[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------

[INFO]

[INFO] --- maven-clean-plugin:2.4.1:clean (default-clean) @ spring-data-mongodb-examples-hello ---

[INFO] Deleting /Users/matthew/Documents/github/matthewadams/spring-data-document-examples/mongodb-hello/target

[INFO]

[INFO] --- maven-resources-plugin:2.4.2:resources (default-resources) @ spring-data-mongodb-examples-hello ---

[INFO] Using 'UTF-8' encoding to copy filtered resources.

[INFO] Copying 3 resources

[INFO]

[INFO] --- maven-compiler-plugin:2.1:compile (default-compile) @ spring-data-mongodb-examples-hello ---

[INFO] Compiling 5 source files to /Users/matthew/Documents/github/matthewadams/spring-data-document-examples/mongodb-hello/target/classes

[INFO]

[INFO] --- maven-resources-plugin:2.4.2:testResources (default-testResources) @ spring-data-mongodb-examples-hello ---

[INFO] Using 'UTF-8' encoding to copy filtered resources.

[INFO] Copying 1 resource

[INFO]

[INFO] --- maven-compiler-plugin:2.1:testCompile (default-testCompile) @ spring-data-mongodb-examples-hello ---

[INFO] Compiling 1 source file to /Users/matthew/Documents/github/matthewadams/spring-data-document-examples/mongodb-hello/target/test-classes

[INFO]

[INFO] --- maven-surefire-plugin:2.5:test (default-test) @ spring-data-mongodb-examples-hello ---

[INFO] Surefire report directory: /Users/matthew/Documents/github/matthewadams/spring-data-document-examples/mongodb-hello/target/surefire-reports

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Running org.springframework.data.mongodb.examples.hello.SimpleMongoTest

2012-08-15 08:20:37,399 INFO [org.springframework.test.context.support.AbstractContextLoader] - <Detected default resource location "classpath:/org/springframework/data/mongodb/examples/hello/SimpleMongoTest-context.xml" for test class [org.springframework.data.mongodb.examples.hello.SimpleMongoTest].>

2012-08-15 08:20:37,400 INFO [org.springframework.test.context.support.DelegatingSmartContextLoader] - <GenericXmlContextLoader detected default locations for context configuration [[email protected] declaringClass = 'org.springframework.data.mongodb.examples.hello.SimpleMongoTest', locations = '{classpath:/org/springframework/data/mongodb/examples/hello/SimpleMongoTest-context.xml}', classes = '{}', inheritLocations = true, contextLoaderClass = 'org.springframework.test.context.ContextLoader'].>

2012-08-15 08:20:37,400 INFO [org.springframework.test.context.support.AnnotationConfigContextLoader] - <Could not detect default configuration classes for test class [org.springframework.data.mongodb.examples.hello.SimpleMongoTest]: SimpleMongoTest does not declare any static, non-private, non-final, inner classes annotated with @Configuration.>

2012-08-15 08:20:37,401 INFO [org.springframework.test.context.TestContextManager] - <@TestExecutionListeners is not present for class [class org.springframework.data.mongodb.examples.hello.SimpleMongoTest]: using defaults.>

2012-08-15 08:20:37,491 INFO [org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.XmlBeanDefinitionReader] - <Loading XML bean definitions from class path resource [org/springframework/data/mongodb/examples/hello/SimpleMongoTest-context.xml]>

2012-08-15 08:20:37,631 INFO [org.springframework.context.support.GenericApplicationContext] - <Refreshing [email protected]b2c1b: startup date [Wed Aug 15 08:20:37 CDT 2012]; root of context hierarchy>

2012-08-15 08:20:37,705 INFO [org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory] - <Pre-instantiating singletons in org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFact[email protected]: defining beans [org.springframework.beans.factory.config.CustomEditorConfigurer#0,mongoDbFactory,mongoTemplate,org.springframework.context.annotation.internalConfigurationAnnotationProcessor,org.springframework.context.annotation.internalAutowiredAnnotationProcessor,org.springframework.context.annotation.internalRequiredAnnotationProcessor,org.springframework.context.annotation.internalCommonAnnotationProcessor,org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationClassPostProcessor$ImportAwareBeanPostProcessor#0]; root of factory hierarchy>

Invalid access of stack red zone 0x10712fff8 rip=0x106aacf53

/bin/sh: line 1: 18132 Bus error: 10           /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0_33-b03-424.jdk/Contents/Home/bin/java -jar /var/folders/8z/yrvl9xzn3jl3czsk22sr_kf80000gn/T/surefirebooter3325364587542109980.jar /var/folders/8z/yrvl9xzn3jl3czsk22sr_kf80000gn/T/surefire8538766697642807545tmp /var/folders/8z/yrvl9xzn3jl3czsk22sr_kf80000gn/T/surefire7574065392062521213tmp

[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------

[INFO] BUILD FAILURE

[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------

[INFO] Total time: 3.277s

[INFO] Finished at: Wed Aug 15 08:20:38 CDT 2012

[INFO] Final Memory: 11M/81M

[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------

[ERROR] Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-surefire-plugin:2.5:test (default-test) on project spring-data-mongodb-examples-hello: There are test failures.

[ERROR]

[ERROR] Please refer to /Users/matthew/Documents/github/matthewadams/spring-data-document-examples/mongodb-hello/target/surefire-reports for the individual test results.

[ERROR] -> [Help 1]

[ERROR]

[ERROR] To see the full stack trace of the errors, re-run Maven with the -e switch.

[ERROR] Re-run Maven using the -X switch to enable full debug logging.

[ERROR]

[ERROR] For more information about the errors and possible solutions, please read the following articles:

[ERROR] [Help 1] http://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/MAVEN/MojoFailureException

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Matthew T. Adams added a comment - 15/Aug/12 6:27 AM I'm having this problem, too, and it's not a blocker for me. I have a reproducible test case available at https://github.com/matthewadams/spring-data-document-examples/tree/master/mongodb-hello . My changes to that project were: updated pom.xml to use latest SD Mongo 1.1.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT & Spring 3.1.2.RELEASE (also fails with SD Mongo 1.0.3.RELEASE, 1.1.0.M1, & 1.1.0.M2) added field "@DBRef Account primary" to class Person & supporting methods added field "@DBRef Person holder" to class Account & supporting methods added "@Document" to class Account added "@PersistenceConstructor" to privatized no-arg constructors on Person & Account added test saveAndRetrievePrimaryAccount to SimpleMongoTest Test fails with StackOverflowError without @DBRef annotations. With @DBRef annotations, test fails on Mac OS X 10.7.4 with Java 1.6.0_33 & Maven 3.0.3 with an abrupt process termination (googling & my own debugging indicates termination is due to infinite recursion): [email protected]:[email protected]godb-hello $ java -version java version "1.6.0_33" Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_33-b03-424-11M3720) Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 20.8-b03-424, mixed mode) [email protected]:[email protected]godb-hello $ javac -version javac 1.6.0_33 [email protected]:[email protected]godb-hello $ mvn -version Apache Maven 3.0.3 (r1075438; 2011-02-28 11:31:09-0600) Maven home: /usr/share/maven Java version: 1.6.0_33, vendor: Apple Inc. Java home: /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0_33-b03-424.jdk/Contents/Home Default locale: en_US, platform encoding: MacRoman OS name: "mac os x", version: "10.7.4", arch: "x86_64", family: "mac" [email protected]:[email protected]godb-hello $ mvn clean test [INFO] Scanning for projects... [INFO] [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [INFO] Building spring-data-mongodb-examples-hello 0.0.1-SNAPSHOT [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [INFO] [INFO] --- maven-clean-plugin:2.4.1:clean (default-clean) @ spring-data-mongodb-examples-hello --- [INFO] Deleting /Users/matthew/Documents/github/matthewadams/spring-data-document-examples/mongodb-hello/target [INFO] [INFO] --- maven-resources-plugin:2.4.2:resources (default-resources) @ spring-data-mongodb-examples-hello --- [INFO] Using 'UTF-8' encoding to copy filtered resources. [INFO] Copying 3 resources [INFO] [INFO] --- maven-compiler-plugin:2.1:compile (default-compile) @ spring-data-mongodb-examples-hello --- [INFO] Compiling 5 source files to /Users/matthew/Documents/github/matthewadams/spring-data-document-examples/mongodb-hello/target/classes [INFO] [INFO] --- maven-resources-plugin:2.4.2:testResources (default-testResources) @ spring-data-mongodb-examples-hello --- [INFO] Using 'UTF-8' encoding to copy filtered resources. [INFO] Copying 1 resource [INFO] [INFO] --- maven-compiler-plugin:2.1:testCompile (default-testCompile) @ spring-data-mongodb-examples-hello --- [INFO] Compiling 1 source file to /Users/matthew/Documents/github/matthewadams/spring-data-document-examples/mongodb-hello/target/test-classes [INFO] [INFO] --- maven-surefire-plugin:2.5:test (default-test) @ spring-data-mongodb-examples-hello --- [INFO] Surefire report directory: /Users/matthew/Documents/github/matthewadams/spring-data-document-examples/mongodb-hello/target/surefire-reports ------------------------------------------------------- T E S T S ------------------------------------------------------- Running org.springframework.data.mongodb.examples.hello.SimpleMongoTest 2012-08-15 08:20:37,399 INFO [org.springframework.test.context.support.AbstractContextLoader] - <Detected default resource location "classpath:/org/springframework/data/mongodb/examples/hello/SimpleMongoTest-context.xml" for test class [org.springframework.data.mongodb.examples.hello.SimpleMongoTest].> 2012-08-15 08:20:37,400 INFO [org.springframework.test.context.support.DelegatingSmartContextLoader] - <GenericXmlContextLoader detected default locations for context configuration [[email protected] declaringClass = 'org.springframework.data.mongodb.examples.hello.SimpleMongoTest', locations = '{classpath:/org/springframework/data/mongodb/examples/hello/SimpleMongoTest-context.xml}', classes = '{}', inheritLocations = true, contextLoaderClass = 'org.springframework.test.context.ContextLoader'].> 2012-08-15 08:20:37,400 INFO [org.springframework.test.context.support.AnnotationConfigContextLoader] - <Could not detect default configuration classes for test class [org.springframework.data.mongodb.examples.hello.SimpleMongoTest]: SimpleMongoTest does not declare any static, non-private, non-final, inner classes annotated with @Configuration.> 2012-08-15 08:20:37,401 INFO [org.springframework.test.context.TestContextManager] - <@TestExecutionListeners is not present for class [class org.springframework.data.mongodb.examples.hello.SimpleMongoTest]: using defaults.> 2012-08-15 08:20:37,491 INFO [org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.XmlBeanDefinitionReader] - <Loading XML bean definitions from class path resource [org/springframework/data/mongodb/examples/hello/SimpleMongoTest-context.xml]> 2012-08-15 08:20:37,631 INFO [org.springframework.context.support.GenericApplicationContext] - <Refreshing [email protected]b2c1b: startup date [Wed Aug 15 08:20:37 CDT 2012]; root of context hierarchy> 2012-08-15 08:20:37,705 INFO [org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory] - <Pre-instantiating singletons in org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFact[email protected]: defining beans [org.springframework.beans.factory.config.CustomEditorConfigurer#0,mongoDbFactory,mongoTemplate,org.springframework.context.annotation.internalConfigurationAnnotationProcessor,org.springframework.context.annotation.internalAutowiredAnnotationProcessor,org.springframework.context.annotation.internalRequiredAnnotationProcessor,org.springframework.context.annotation.internalCommonAnnotationProcessor,org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationClassPostProcessor$ImportAwareBeanPostProcessor#0]; root of factory hierarchy> Invalid access of stack red zone 0x10712fff8 rip=0x106aacf53 /bin/sh: line 1: 18132 Bus error: 10 /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0_33-b03-424.jdk/Contents/Home/bin/java -jar /var/folders/8z/yrvl9xzn3jl3czsk22sr_kf80000gn/T/surefirebooter3325364587542109980.jar /var/folders/8z/yrvl9xzn3jl3czsk22sr_kf80000gn/T/surefire8538766697642807545tmp /var/folders/8z/yrvl9xzn3jl3czsk22sr_kf80000gn/T/surefire7574065392062521213tmp [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [INFO] BUILD FAILURE [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [INFO] Total time: 3.277s [INFO] Finished at: Wed Aug 15 08:20:38 CDT 2012 [INFO] Final Memory: 11M/81M [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [ERROR] Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-surefire-plugin:2.5:test (default-test) on project spring-data-mongodb-examples-hello: There are test failures. [ERROR] [ERROR] Please refer to /Users/matthew/Documents/github/matthewadams/spring-data-document-examples/mongodb-hello/target/surefire-reports for the individual test results. [ERROR] -> [Help 1] [ERROR] [ERROR] To see the full stack trace of the errors, re-run Maven with the -e switch. [ERROR] Re-run Maven using the -X switch to enable full debug logging. [ERROR] [ERROR] For more information about the errors and possible solutions, please read the following articles: [ERROR] [Help 1] http://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/MAVEN/MojoFailureException [email protected]:[email protected]godb-hello $

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Matthew T. Adams added a comment - 15/Aug/12 6:43 AM

I meant to say that it *is* a blocker for me... (couldn't edit above post).

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Matthew T. Adams added a comment - 15/Aug/12 6:43 AM I meant to say that it * is * a blocker for me... (couldn't edit above post).

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Oliver Gierke added a comment - 15/Aug/12 9:33 AM

Looking at both of the samples given the reason for the exception is quite obvious. You have a bi-directional relationship implemented with DBRef. As we're eagerly resolving the DBRef instances we get into a ping pong situation here. While we of course wil generally think about a solution to this, I think it's advisable to avoid circular dependencies between domain objects and essentially break them up by replacing one relationship with a repository (i.e. query) call. So for the Account / Person scenario I think a reasonable workaround is removing the Account property from the Person class and rather introduce a List<Account> findByPerson(Person person); on an AccountRepository to break the cyclic dependency.

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Oliver Gierke added a comment - 15/Aug/12 9:33 AM Looking at both of the samples given the reason for the exception is quite obvious. You have a bi-directional relationship implemented with DBRef . As we're eagerly resolving the DBRef instances we get into a ping pong situation here. While we of course wil generally think about a solution to this, I think it's advisable to avoid circular dependencies between domain objects and essentially break them up by replacing one relationship with a repository (i.e. query) call. So for the Account / Person scenario I think a reasonable workaround is removing the Account property from the Person class and rather introduce a List<Account> findByPerson(Person person); on an AccountRepository to break the cyclic dependency.

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Matthew T. Adams added a comment - 15/Aug/12 9:41 AM

IMHO, bidi relationships in object models are common, especially for people coming from the JPA & JDO side of the fence.

Your suggestion of pushing logic up into the repository layer isn't ideal for me. If DATAJPA-237 is fixed, I'm on my way again using SD JPA + DataNucleus + MongoDB. Is that a possibility so that I don't have to wait for the general solution that you mentioned?

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Matthew T. Adams added a comment - 15/Aug/12 9:41 AM IMHO, bidi relationships in object models are common, especially for people coming from the JPA & JDO side of the fence. Your suggestion of pushing logic up into the repository layer isn't ideal for me. If DATAJPA-237 is fixed, I'm on my way again using SD JPA + DataNucleus + MongoDB. Is that a possibility so that I don't have to wait for the general solution that you mentioned?

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Ludovic Praud added a comment - 15/Aug/12 9:52 AM

Cyclic dependency is allowed in java objects graph in memory, is handle in java serialization, and some others persistence technology. It is handle as well in spring IoC bean injection. Of course mongodb does not provide direct cyclic dependency when querying but it does not forbid the cyclic dependency using dbref. May be it is a difficult case to handle when resolving query with spring data but it would be a great feature to use with lazy fetching.

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Ludovic Praud added a comment - 15/Aug/12 9:52 AM Cyclic dependency is allowed in java objects graph in memory, is handle in java serialization, and some others persistence technology. It is handle as well in spring IoC bean injection. Of course mongodb does not provide direct cyclic dependency when querying but it does not forbid the cyclic dependency using dbref. May be it is a difficult case to handle when resolving query with spring data but it would be a great feature to use with lazy fetching.

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Oliver Gierke added a comment - 15/Aug/12 9:58 AM

Just because something is common it doesn't mean it's a good idea . I doubt you get SD JPA running on top of DataNucleus' MongoDB implementation. As with all libraries claiming they provide a JPA API for a NoSQL store, they essentially don't. They usually provide a profile of the JPA, as some features of it essentially can't work with MongoDB (try calling EntityManager.getTransaction() or even better EntityTransaction.rollBack()), a huge part of the mapping annotations simply doesn't make sense. To round this off you're not able to use store specific functionality through JPA neither (upserts, geo-spatial stuff, indexing). To get SD JPA running you at least need the meta-model API as well as a complete Criteria API in place. None of the self-entitled JPA-for-NoSQL approaches I've seen so far provided this.

This issue will eventually resolve when we fix ~~DATAMONGO-348~~. Still it's very unlikely that this ticket (as well as DATAJPA-237) will make it into the upcoming GA releases.

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Oliver Gierke added a comment - 15/Aug/12 9:58 AM Just because something is common it doesn't mean it's a good idea . I doubt you get SD JPA running on top of DataNucleus' MongoDB implementation. As with all libraries claiming they provide a JPA API for a NoSQL store, they essentially don't. They usually provide a profile of the JPA, as some features of it essentially can't work with MongoDB (try calling EntityManager.getTransaction() or even better EntityTransaction.rollBack() ), a huge part of the mapping annotations simply doesn't make sense. To round this off you're not able to use store specific functionality through JPA neither (upserts, geo-spatial stuff, indexing). To get SD JPA running you at least need the meta-model API as well as a complete Criteria API in place. None of the self-entitled JPA-for-NoSQL approaches I've seen so far provided this. This issue will eventually resolve when we fix DATAMONGO-348 . Still it's very unlikely that this ticket (as well as DATAJPA-237 ) will make it into the upcoming GA releases.

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Matthew T. Adams added a comment - 15/Aug/12 10:10 AM

@Oliver, I generally agree with your point about JPA. I think DataNucleus's JPA metamodel layer is logically above the database layer, so I still expect it to work. The reason for DATAJPA-237 is primarily due to the fact that the JPA TCK is not openly available, which is another discussion.

As for transaction management, begin & commit seem like no-ops to me, and JPA basically punts on rollback anyway, so maybe it's ok.

JDO support (~~DATACMNS-96~~) would be a great solution to this problem. I wish I had the time to contribute, but I don't (yet).

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Matthew T. Adams added a comment - 15/Aug/12 10:10 AM @Oliver, I generally agree with your point about JPA. I think DataNucleus's JPA metamodel layer is logically above the database layer, so I still expect it to work. The reason for DATAJPA-237 is primarily due to the fact that the JPA TCK is not openly available, which is another discussion. As for transaction management, begin & commit seem like no-ops to me, and JPA basically punts on rollback anyway, so maybe it's ok. JDO support ( DATACMNS-96 ) would be a great solution to this problem. I wish I had the time to contribute, but I don't (yet).

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Hasnain Javed added a comment - 16/Sep/12 3:55 AM

We also had the same issue and our workaround was the same (to break the cyclic relationship in the domain model) as Ludovic Praud.

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Hasnain Javed added a comment - 16/Sep/12 3:55 AM We also had the same issue and our workaround was the same (to break the cyclic relationship in the domain model) as Ludovic Praud.

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Christoph Strobl added a comment - 25/Mar/16 12:07 PM

Closed due to inactivity. Please feel free to reopen the issue and provide additional information.

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Christoph Strobl added a comment - 25/Mar/16 12:07 PM Closed due to inactivity. Please feel free to reopen the issue and provide additional information.

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Assignee:

Oliver Gierke

Reporter:

Ludovic Praud

Last updater:

Christoph Strobl

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Created:

20/Jul/12 7:12 AM

Updated:

25/Mar/16 12:07 PM

Resolved:

25/Mar/16 12:07 PM

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