Enum Mapping with Hibernate 6.3.1

anthony.serfati · February 26, 2024, 6:56pm

Hi
I have an entity with a mapping for en enum like this.
Database is MySql 8.0.32
Enum is stored in database as a VARCHAR

@NotNull
@Enumerated(EnumType.STRING)
@Column(name = "type", nullable = false)
private AnalysisType type;

Until Hibernate 6.2.x it was OK. But since I have upgraded to Hibernate 6.3.3 (6.4… is the next step) I have and issue like this

encountered in column found varchar but expecting enum

Why it does not work anymore and I have now to set columnDefinition as VARCHAR to fix it ?
@Column(name = "type", nullable = false, columnDefinition = "VARCHAR")

beikov · February 27, 2024, 9:00am

Please try ORM 6.4. Version 6.3 is not supported anymore.

anthony.serfati · February 27, 2024, 8:01pm

I confirm the same behavior in SpringBoot 3.2.3 (Hibernate 6.4.4.Final, Spring 6.1.4)
When initializing context.

Here is the stack

Caused by: org.hibernate.tool.schema.spi.SchemaManagementException: Schema-validation: wrong column type encountered in column [type] in table [balance_analysis]; found [varchar (Types#VARCHAR)], but expecting [enum ('sepa','card','segregated','merchant') (Types#ENUM)]
	at org.hibernate.tool.schema.internal.AbstractSchemaValidator.validateColumnType(AbstractSchemaValidator.java:165)
	at org.hibernate.tool.schema.internal.AbstractSchemaValidator.validateTable(AbstractSchemaValidator.java:152)
	at org.hibernate.tool.schema.internal.GroupedSchemaValidatorImpl.validateTables(GroupedSchemaValidatorImpl.java:46)
	at org.hibernate.tool.schema.internal.AbstractSchemaValidator.performValidation(AbstractSchemaValidator.java:97)
	at org.hibernate.tool.schema.internal.AbstractSchemaValidator.doValidation(AbstractSchemaValidator.java:75)
	at org.hibernate.tool.schema.spi.SchemaManagementToolCoordinator.performDatabaseAction(SchemaManagementToolCoordinator.java:295)
	at org.hibernate.tool.schema.spi.SchemaManagementToolCoordinator.lambda$process$5(SchemaManagementToolCoordinator.java:145)
	at java.base/java.util.HashMap.forEach(HashMap.java:1421)
	at org.hibernate.tool.schema.spi.SchemaManagementToolCoordinator.process(SchemaManagementToolCoordinator.java:142)
	at org.hibernate.boot.internal.SessionFactoryObserverForSchemaExport.sessionFactoryCreated(SessionFactoryObserverForSchemaExport.java:37)
	at org.hibernate.internal.SessionFactoryObserverChain.sessionFactoryCreated(SessionFactoryObserverChain.java:35)
	at org.hibernate.internal.SessionFactoryImpl.<init>(SessionFactoryImpl.java:315)
	at org.hibernate.boot.internal.SessionFactoryBuilderImpl.build(SessionFactoryBuilderImpl.java:450)
	at org.hibernate.jpa.boot.internal.EntityManagerFactoryBuilderImpl.build(EntityManagerFactoryBuilderImpl.java:1507)
	at org.springframework.orm.jpa.vendor.SpringHibernateJpaPersistenceProvider.createContainerEntityManagerFactory(SpringHibernateJpaPersistenceProvider.java:75)
	at org.springframework.orm.jpa.LocalContainerEntityManagerFactoryBean.createNativeEntityManagerFactory(LocalContainerEntityManagerFactoryBean.java:376)
	at org.springframework.orm.jpa.AbstractEntityManagerFactoryBean.buildNativeEntityManagerFactory(AbstractEntityManagerFactoryBean.java:409)
	... 97 common frames omitted

anthony.serfati · February 27, 2024, 8:02pm

Caused by: org.hibernate.tool.schema.spi.SchemaManagementException: Schema-validation: wrong column type encountered in column [type] in table [balance_analysis]; found [varchar (Types#VARCHAR)], but expecting [enum ('sepa','card','segregated','merchant') (Types#ENUM)]
	at org.hibernate.tool.schema.internal.AbstractSchemaValidator.validateColumnType(AbstractSchemaValidator.java:165)
	at org.hibernate.tool.schema.internal.AbstractSchemaValidator.validateTable(AbstractSchemaValidator.java:152)
	at org.hibernate.tool.schema.internal.GroupedSchemaValidatorImpl.validateTables(GroupedSchemaValidatorImpl.java:46)
	at org.hibernate.tool.schema.internal.AbstractSchemaValidator.performValidation(AbstractSchemaValidator.java:97)
	at org.hibernate.tool.schema.internal.AbstractSchemaValidator.doValidation(AbstractSchemaValidator.java:75)
	at org.hibernate.tool.schema.spi.SchemaManagementToolCoordinator.performDatabaseAction(SchemaManagementToolCoordinator.java:295)
	at org.hibernate.tool.schema.spi.SchemaManagementToolCoordinator.lambda$process$5(SchemaManagementToolCoordinator.java:145)
	at java.base/java.util.HashMap.forEach(HashMap.java:1421)
	at org.hibernate.tool.schema.spi.SchemaManagementToolCoordinator.process(SchemaManagementToolCoordinator.java:142)
	at org.hibernate.boot.internal.SessionFactoryObserverForSchemaExport.sessionFactoryCreated(SessionFactoryObserverForSchemaExport.java:37)

	at org.hibernate.internal.SessionFactoryObserverChain.sessionFactoryCreated(SessionFactoryObserverChain.java:35)
	at org.hibernate.internal.SessionFactoryImpl.<init>(SessionFactoryImpl.java:315)

	at org.hibernate.boot.internal.SessionFactoryBuilderImpl.build(SessionFactoryBuilderImpl.java:450)

	at org.hibernate.jpa.boot.internal.EntityManagerFactoryBuilderImpl.build(EntityManagerFactoryBuilderImpl.java:1507)
============================
	at org.springframework.orm.jpa.vendor.SpringHibernateJpaPersistenceProvider.createContainerEntityManagerFactory(SpringHibernateJpaPersistenceProvider.java:75)
CONDITIONS EVALUATION REPORT
	at org.springframework.orm.jpa.LocalContainerEntityManagerFactoryBean.createNativeEntityManagerFactory(LocalContainerEntityManagerFactoryBean.java:376)
============================
	at org.springframework.orm.jpa.AbstractEntityManagerFactoryBean.buildNativeEntityManagerFactory(AbstractEntityManagerFactoryBean.java:409)

	... 97 common frames omitted


Positive matches:
-----------------

    None


Negative matches:
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    None


Exclusions:
-----------

    None


Unconditional classes:
----------------------

    None

beikov · February 28, 2024, 9:49am

See hibernate-orm/migration-guide.adoc at 6.2 · hibernate/hibernate-orm · GitHub which explains the change in the default mapping.
Even though schema validation will fail, it will work fine. So either you update your schema or you stop using hbm2ddl for schema validation

anthony.serfati · February 29, 2024, 10:10pm

Ok I understand that

On MySQL, enums are now stored using the ENUM datatype by default

So I have only 3 solutions

Use columnDefinition = "VARCHAR"
Migrate my database VARCHAR column to ENUM
Create a converter class.

I think I’m going to user a converter because it’s simple and avoid using “columnDefinition” with the column type in database (to avoid linked with database). Use MySQL “ENUM” type is a bit “overkill” in this case and leads to define enum values in database (lead to link java code with database).

beikov · March 4, 2024, 9:24am

Not sure why you think it is an overkill, but do whatever you think is right for your application.

anthony.serfati · March 4, 2024, 11:54pm

Thank you for your answer and all precisions. I chose the “Converter” according to what I said in my previous answer.

slavick · March 12, 2024, 10:03am

Have same problem.
Could you write more about converter?
Which class (interface) i have to extend to write it?
And how to use it?

anthony.serfati · March 12, 2024, 10:34am

Hi
Here is the solution I used

import fr....AnalysisType;
import jakarta.persistence.Column;
import jakarta.persistence.Convert;
import jakarta.persistence.Entity;
import jakarta.persistence.GeneratedValue;
import jakarta.persistence.GenerationType;
import jakarta.persistence.Id;
import jakarta.persistence.Table;
import jakarta.validation.constraints.NotNull;
import java.math.BigDecimal;
import java.time.ZonedDateTime;
import java.util.UUID;
import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
import lombok.Getter;
import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
import lombok.Setter;
import lombok.ToString;

@Entity
@Table(name = "balance_....")
@NoArgsConstructor
@AllArgsConstructor
@Getter
@Setter
@ToString
public class Balance....Entity {

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

  @NotNull
  @Column(name = "uuid", updatable = false, nullable = false)
  private UUID uuid;

 ....

  @NotNull
  @Convert(converter = AnalysisTypeConverter.class)
  @Column(name = "type", nullable = false)
  private AnalysisType type;

  ....
}

Converter class

import fr.....AnalysisType;
import jakarta.persistence.AttributeConverter;
import jakarta.persistence.Converter;

@Converter
public class AnalysisTypeConverter implements AttributeConverter<AnalysisType, String> {

  @Override
  public String convertToDatabaseColumn(AnalysisType attribute) {
    return attribute.name();
  }

  @Override
  public AnalysisType convertToEntityAttribute(String name) {
    return AnalysisType.valueOf(name);
  }
}

pedrobacchini · March 13, 2024, 7:58pm

With this solution, did you try to create a spring data repository with a filter using the enum?

When I try to do this I get the following error:
Caused by: org.hibernate.exception.SQLGrammarException: could not execute statement [ERROR: column “status” is of type table_status but expression is of type character varying

anthony.serfati · March 14, 2024, 10:56am

I’m not sure to understand. I think you are using in database an ENUM type whereas I store my enum values in VARCHAR. Hibernate mapping depends on your database. What is your database ?
If it is MySQl, ENUM (database type) is the “natural” type mapped by Hibernate
And in this case no need a converter or a column definition. Only something like this.
@Enumerated without anything

@NotNull
@Enumerated
@Column(name = "type", nullable = false)
private AnalysisType type;

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