diff --git a/src/docs/asciidoc/testing.adoc b/src/docs/asciidoc/testing.adoc index 7b26fd855490..ddc4b08102f2 100644 --- a/src/docs/asciidoc/testing.adoc +++ b/src/docs/asciidoc/testing.adoc @@ -5674,7 +5674,6 @@ following example shows the relevant annotations: [[testcontext-tx-false-positives]] .Avoid false positives when testing ORM code - [NOTE] ===== When you test application code that manipulates the state of a Hibernate session or JPA @@ -5796,6 +5795,86 @@ The following example shows matching methods for JPA: ---- ===== +[[testcontext-tx-orm-lifecycle-callbacks]] +.Testing ORM entity lifecycle callbacks +[NOTE] +===== +Similar to the note about avoiding <> +when testing ORM code, if your application makes use of entity lifecycle callbacks (also +known as entity listeners), make sure to flush the underlying unit of work within test +methods that run that code. Failing to _flush_ or _clear_ the underlying unit of work can +result in certain lifecycle callbacks not being invoked. + +For example, when using JPA, `@PostPersist`, `@PreUpdate`, and `@PostUpdate` callbacks +will not be called unless `entityManager.flush()` is invoked after an entity has been +saved or updated. Similarly, if an entity is already attached to the current unit of work +(associated with the current persistence context), an attempt to reload the entity will +not result in a `@PostLoad` callback unless `entityManager.clear()` is invoked before the +attempt to reload the entity. + +The following example shows how to flush the `EntityManager` to ensure that +`@PostPersist` callbacks are invoked when an entity is persisted. An entity listener with +a `@PostPersist` callback method has been registered for the `Person` entity used in the +example. + +[source,java,indent=0,subs="verbatim,quotes",role="primary"] +.Java +---- + // ... + + @Autowired + JpaPersonRepository repo; + + @PersistenceContext + EntityManager entityManager; + + @Transactional + @Test + void savePerson() { + // EntityManager#persist(...) results in @PrePersist but not @PostPersist + repo.save(new Person("Jane")); + + // Manual flush is required for @PostPersist callback to be invoked + entityManager.flush(); + + // Test code that relies on the @PostPersist callback + // having been invoked... + } + + // ... +---- +[source,kotlin,indent=0,subs="verbatim,quotes",role="secondary"] +.Kotlin +---- + // ... + + @Autowired + lateinit var repo: JpaPersonRepository + + @PersistenceContext + lateinit var entityManager: EntityManager + + @Transactional + @Test + fun savePerson() { + // EntityManager#persist(...) results in @PrePersist but not @PostPersist + repo.save(Person("Jane")) + + // Manual flush is required for @PostPersist callback to be invoked + entityManager.flush() + + // Test code that relies on the @PostPersist callback + // having been invoked... + } + + // ... +---- + +See +https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/blob/5.3.x/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/junit/jupiter/orm/JpaEntityListenerTests.java[JpaEntityListenerTests] +in the Spring Framework test suite for working examples using all JPA lifecycle callbacks. +===== + [[testcontext-executing-sql]] ==== Executing SQL Scripts