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package gov.hhs.fha.nhinc.common.connectionmanager.persistence;

import org.hibernate.SessionFactory;
import org.hibernate.cfg.Configuration;

/**
 * This class will be used as a Utility Class to access the Data Object using Hibernate SessionFactory
 * @author svalluripalli
 */
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);
        }
    }
    
    /**
     * Method returns an instance of Hibernate SessionFactory
     * @return SessionFactory
     */
    public static SessionFactory getSessionFactory() {
        return sessionFactory;
    }
}