HibernateUtil.java

/*
*   EuroCarbDB, a framework for carbohydrate bioinformatics
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*   Last commit: $Rev: 1210 $ by $Author: glycoslave $ on $Date:: 2009-06-12 #$  
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package org.eurocarbdb.resourcesdb.util;

import org.hibernate.*;
import org.hibernate.cfg.*;

public class HibernateUtil {

    private static final SessionFactory sessionFactory;

    static {
        try {
            // Create the SessionFactory from hibernate.cfg.xml
            sessionFactory = new Configuration().configure().buildSessionFactory();
        } catch (Throwable ex) {
            // Make sure you log the exception, as it might be swallowed
            System.err.println("Initial SessionFactory creation failed." + ex);
            throw new ExceptionInInitializerError(ex);
        }
    }

    public static SessionFactory getSessionFactory() {
        return sessionFactory;
    }

}