Hibernate Syllabus
1. Introduction to Hibernate:
⦁ Object-Relational Mapping (ORM)
⦁ Overview of Hibernate framework
⦁ Hibernate architecture and its components
2. Setting up Hibernate:
⦁ Configuration file
⦁ Mapping files
⦁ Session Factory
3. Hibernate Mapping:
⦁ Mapping types
⦁ Primary keys
⦁ One-to-one, one-to-many, and many-to-many associations
⦁ Cascading
4. Hibernate Query Language (HQL):
⦁ HQL syntax
⦁ Selecting, updating, and deleting data
⦁ Aggregation functions
⦁ Named queries
5. Hibernate Criteria:
⦁ Criteria API
⦁ Restrictions
⦁ Projections
⦁ Ordering
6. Transactions and Concurrency Control:
⦁ ACID properties
⦁ Transaction management
⦁ Isolation levels
⦁ Concurrency issues and solutions
7. Caching:
⦁ First-level cache
⦁ Second-level cache
⦁ Query cache
8. Integrating Hibernate with Spring:
⦁ Spring framework overview
⦁ Setting up Spring and Hibernate
⦁ Transaction management with Spring and Hibernate
9. Integrating Hibernate with other frameworks:
⦁ Hibernate and Struts integration
⦁ Hibernate and JSF integration
⦁ Hibernate and EJB integration
10. Best Practices:
⦁ Design patterns with Hibernate
⦁ Performance tuning
⦁ Error handling and debugging
The specific topics covered in a Hibernate course may vary depending on the level of the course and the institution offering it.