Data Access - Spring Data JPA

JPA Entity Pattern

@Entity
@Table(name = "users", indexes = {
    @Index(name = "idx_email", columnList = "email", unique = true),
    @Index(name = "idx_username", columnList = "username")
})
@EntityListeners(AuditingEntityListener.class)
@Getter @Setter
@NoArgsConstructor
@AllArgsConstructor
@Builder
public class User {

    @Id
    @GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.IDENTITY)
    private Long id;

    @Column(nullable = false, unique = true, length = 100)
    private String email;

    @Column(nullable = false, length = 100)
    private String password;

    @Column(nullable = false, unique = true, length = 50)
    private String username;

    @Column(nullable = false)
    @Builder.Default
    private Boolean active = true;

    @OneToMany(mappedBy = "user", cascade = CascadeType.ALL, orphanRemoval = true)
    @Builder.Default
    private List addresses = new ArrayList<>();

    @ManyToMany
    @JoinTable(
        name = "user_roles",
        joinColumns = @JoinColumn(name = "user_id"),
        inverseJoinColumns = @JoinColumn(name = "role_id")
    )
    @Builder.Default
    private Set roles = new HashSet<>();

    @CreatedDate
    @Column(nullable = false, updatable = false)
    private LocalDateTime createdAt;

    @LastModifiedDate
    @Column(nullable = false)
    private LocalDateTime updatedAt;

    @Version
    private Long version;

    // Helper methods for bidirectional relationships
    public void addAddress(Address address) {
        addresses.add(address);
        address.setUser(this);
    }

    public void removeAddress(Address address) {
        addresses.remove(address);
        address.setUser(null);
    }
}

Spring Data JPA Repository

@Repository
public interface UserRepository extends JpaRepository<User, Long>,
                                       JpaSpecificationExecutor {

    Optional findByEmail(String email);

    Optional findByUsername(String username);

    boolean existsByEmail(String email);

    boolean existsByUsername(String username);

    @Query("SELECT u FROM User u LEFT JOIN FETCH u.roles WHERE u.email = :email")
    Optional findByEmailWithRoles(@Param("email") String email);

    @Query("SELECT u FROM User u WHERE u.active = true AND u.createdAt >= :since")
    List findActiveUsersSince(@Param("since") LocalDateTime since);

    @Modifying
    @Query("UPDATE User u SET u.active = false WHERE u.lastLoginAt < :threshold")
    int deactivateInactiveUsers(@Param("threshold") LocalDateTime threshold);

    // Projection for read-only DTOs
    @Query("SELECT new com.example.dto.UserSummary(u.id, u.username, u.email) " +
           "FROM User u WHERE u.active = true")
    List findAllActiveSummaries();
}

Repository with Specifications

public class UserSpecifications {

    public static Specification hasEmail(String email) {
        return (root, query, cb) ->
            email == null ? null : cb.equal(root.get("email"), email);
    }

    public static Specification isActive() {
        return (root, query, cb) -> cb.isTrue(root.get("active"));
    }

    public static Specification createdAfter(LocalDateTime date) {
        return (root, query, cb) ->
            date == null ? null : cb.greaterThanOrEqualTo(root.get("createdAt"), date);
    }

    public static Specification hasRole(String roleName) {
        return (root, query, cb) -> {
            Join<User, Role> roles = root.join("roles", JoinType.INNER);
            return cb.equal(roles.get("name"), roleName);
        };
    }
}

// Usage in service
@Service
@RequiredArgsConstructor
public class UserService {
    private final UserRepository userRepository;

    public Page searchUsers(UserSearchCriteria criteria, Pageable pageable) {
        Specification spec = Specification
            .where(UserSpecifications.hasEmail(criteria.email()))
            .and(UserSpecifications.isActive())
            .and(UserSpecifications.createdAfter(criteria.createdAfter()));

        return userRepository.findAll(spec, pageable);
    }
}

Transaction Management

@Service
@RequiredArgsConstructor
@Transactional(readOnly = true)
public class OrderService {
    private final OrderRepository orderRepository;
    private final PaymentService paymentService;
    private final InventoryService inventoryService;
    private final NotificationService notificationService;

    @Transactional
    public Order createOrder(OrderCreateRequest request) {
        // All operations in single transaction
        Order order = Order.builder()
            .customerId(request.customerId())
            .status(OrderStatus.PENDING)
            .build();

        request.items().forEach(item -> {
            inventoryService.reserveStock(item.productId(), item.quantity());
            order.addItem(item);
        });

        order = orderRepository.save(order);

        try {
            paymentService.processPayment(order);
            order.setStatus(OrderStatus.PAID);
        } catch (PaymentException e) {
            order.setStatus(OrderStatus.PAYMENT_FAILED);
            throw e; // Transaction will rollback
        }

        return orderRepository.save(order);
    }

    @Transactional(propagation = Propagation.REQUIRES_NEW)
    public void logOrderEvent(Long orderId, String event) {
        // Separate transaction - will commit even if parent rolls back
        OrderEvent orderEvent = new OrderEvent(orderId, event);
        orderEventRepository.save(orderEvent);
    }

    @Transactional(noRollbackFor = NotificationException.class)
    public void completeOrder(Long orderId) {
        Order order = orderRepository.findById(orderId)
            .orElseThrow(() -> new ResourceNotFoundException("Order not found"));

        order.setStatus(OrderStatus.COMPLETED);
        orderRepository.save(order);

        // Won't rollback transaction if notification fails
        try {
            notificationService.sendCompletionEmail(order);
        } catch (NotificationException e) {
            log.error("Failed to send notification for order {}", orderId, e);
        }
    }
}

Auditing Configuration

@Configuration
@EnableJpaAuditing
public class JpaAuditingConfig {

    @Bean
    public AuditorAware auditorProvider() {
        return () -> {
            Authentication authentication = SecurityContextHolder
                .getContext()
                .getAuthentication();

            if (authentication == null || !authentication.isAuthenticated()) {
                return Optional.of("system");
            }

            return Optional.of(authentication.getName());
        };
    }
}

@MappedSuperclass
@EntityListeners(AuditingEntityListener.class)
@Getter @Setter
public abstract class AuditableEntity {

    @CreatedDate
    @Column(nullable = false, updatable = false)
    private LocalDateTime createdAt;

    @CreatedBy
    @Column(nullable = false, updatable = false, length = 100)
    private String createdBy;

    @LastModifiedDate
    @Column(nullable = false)
    private LocalDateTime updatedAt;

    @LastModifiedBy
    @Column(nullable = false, length = 100)
    private String updatedBy;
}

Projections

// Interface-based projection
public interface UserSummary {
    Long getId();
    String getUsername();
    String getEmail();

    @Value("#{target.firstName + ' ' + target.lastName}")
    String getFullName();
}

// Class-based projection (DTO)
public record UserSummaryDto(
    Long id,
    String username,
    String email
) {}

// Usage
public interface UserRepository extends JpaRepository<User, Long> {
    List findAllBy();

     List findAllBy(Class type);
}

// Service usage
List summaries = userRepository.findAllBy();
List dtos = userRepository.findAllBy(UserSummaryDto.class);

Query Optimization

@Service
@RequiredArgsConstructor
@Transactional(readOnly = true)
public class UserQueryService {
    private final UserRepository userRepository;
    private final EntityManager entityManager;

    // N+1 problem solved with JOIN FETCH
    @Query("SELECT DISTINCT u FROM User u " +
           "LEFT JOIN FETCH u.addresses " +
           "LEFT JOIN FETCH u.roles " +
           "WHERE u.active = true")
    List findAllActiveWithAssociations();

    // Batch fetching
    @BatchSize(size = 25)
    @OneToMany(mappedBy = "user")
    private List orders;

    // EntityGraph for dynamic fetching
    @EntityGraph(attributePaths = {"addresses", "roles"})
    List findAllByActiveTrue();

    // Pagination to avoid loading all data
    public Page findAllUsers(Pageable pageable) {
        return userRepository.findAll(pageable);
    }

    // Native query for complex queries
    @Query(value = """
        SELECT u.* FROM users u
        INNER JOIN orders o ON u.id = o.user_id
        WHERE o.created_at >= :since
        GROUP BY u.id
        HAVING COUNT(o.id) >= :minOrders
        """, nativeQuery = true)
    List findFrequentBuyers(@Param("since") LocalDateTime since,
                                  @Param("minOrders") int minOrders);
}

Database Migrations (Flyway)

-- V1__create_users_table.sql
CREATE TABLE users (
    id BIGSERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
    email VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL UNIQUE,
    password VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL,
    username VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL UNIQUE,
    active BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT true,
    created_at TIMESTAMP NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
    updated_at TIMESTAMP NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
    version BIGINT NOT NULL DEFAULT 0
);

CREATE INDEX idx_users_email ON users(email);
CREATE INDEX idx_users_username ON users(username);
CREATE INDEX idx_users_active ON users(active);

-- V2__create_addresses_table.sql
CREATE TABLE addresses (
    id BIGSERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
    user_id BIGINT NOT NULL REFERENCES users(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
    street VARCHAR(200) NOT NULL,
    city VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL,
    country VARCHAR(2) NOT NULL,
    created_at TIMESTAMP NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
);

CREATE INDEX idx_addresses_user_id ON addresses(user_id);

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