JPA/Hibernate patterns for entity design, relationships, query optimization, transactions, auditing, indexing, pagination, and pooling in Spring Boot.
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Use for data modeling, repositories, and performance tuning in Spring Boot.
## Entity Design
```java
@Entity
@Table(name = "markets", indexes = {
@Index(name = "idx_markets_slug", columnList = "slug", unique = true)
})
@EntityListeners(AuditingEntityListener.class)
public class MarketEntity {
@Id @GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.IDENTITY)
private Long id;
@Column(nullable = false, length = 200)
private String name;
@Column(nullable = false, unique = true, length = 120)
private String slug;
@Enumerated(EnumType.STRING)
private MarketStatus status = MarketStatus.ACTIVE;
@CreatedDate private Instant createdAt;
@LastModifiedDate private Instant updatedAt;
}
```
Enable auditing:
```java
@Configuration
@EnableJpaAuditing
class JpaConfig {}
```
## Relationships and N+1 Prevention
```java
@OneToMany(mappedBy = "market", cascade = CascadeType.ALL, orphanRemoval = true)
private List<PositionEntity> positions = new ArrayList<>();
```
- Default to lazy loading; use `JOIN FETCH` in queries when needed
- Avoid `EAGER` on collections; use DTO projections for read paths
```java
@Query("select m from MarketEntity m left join fetch m.positions where m.id = :id")
Optional<MarketEntity> findWithPositions(@Param("id") Long id);
```
## Repository Patterns
```java
public interface MarketRepository extends JpaRepository<MarketEntity, Long> {
Optional<MarketEntity> findBySlug(String slug);
@Query("select m from MarketEntity m where m.status = :status")
Page<MarketEntity> findByStatus(@Param("status") MarketStatus status, Pageable pageable);
}
```
- Use projections for lightweight queries:
```java
public interface MarketSummary {
Long getId();
String getName();
MarketStatus getStatus();
}
Page<MarketSummary> findAllBy(Pageable pageable);
```
## Transactions
- Annotate service methods with `@Transactional`
- Use `@Transactional(readOnly = true)` for read paths to optimize
- Choose propagation carefully; avoi