Try To Use `savepoint` In Spring JPA/Hibernate
Tags: springboot, postgres, database, java
Published: 2024-06-19 17:53:26

This article describes my failed attempt to use the **PostgreSQL SAVEPOINT** in Spring JPA.
About [PostgreSQL SAVEPOINT](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/tutorial-transactions.html).

## EntityManager
```java
@PersistenceContext  
private EntityManager entityManager;

@Transactional(propagation=NESTED, isolation= READ_UNCOMMITTED)  
public void transferWithSavePoint(String fromAccount, String toAccount, String anotherAccount,  
                                  double amount) throws SQLException {  
    // step 1  
    Account from = accountRepository.findByName(fromAccount);  
    Branch fromBranch = branchRepository.findByName(from.getBranchName());  
  
    from.setBalance(from.getBalance().subtract(BigDecimal.valueOf(amount)));  
    fromBranch.setBalance(fromBranch.getBalance().subtract(BigDecimal.valueOf(amount)));  
  
    accountRepository.save(from);  
    branchRepository.save(fromBranch);  
  
    Connection connection = entityManager.unwrap(SessionImpl.class).connection();  
    Savepoint savepoint = connection.setSavepoint();  
  
    // step 2  
    Account to = accountRepository.findByName(toAccount);  
    Branch toBranch = branchRepository.findByName(to.getBranchName());  
  
    to.setBalance(to.getBalance().add(BigDecimal.valueOf(amount)));  
    toBranch.setBalance(toBranch.getBalance().add(BigDecimal.valueOf(amount)));  
  
    accountRepository.save(to);  
    branchRepository.save(toBranch);  
  
    connection.rollback(savepoint);  
  
    // final step  
    Account finalAccount = accountRepository.findByName(anotherAccount);  
    Branch finalBranch = branchRepository.findByName(to.getBranchName());  
  
    finalAccount.setBalance(finalAccount.getBalance().add(BigDecimal.valueOf(amount)));  
    finalBranch.setBalance(finalBranch.getBalance().add(BigDecimal.valueOf(amount)));  
  
    accountRepository.save(finalAccount);  
    branchRepository.save(finalBranch);  
}
```
I use Connection Pool in this project, so the **connection** created by EntityManager is different `@Transactional` method’s connection

![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/g942vvv0d0e0jcjxn1ix.png)
* **savepoint:** is before transferWithSavePoint
* **rollback:** rollback to all of the operations before, so `STEP1` is rollback, but `STEP2` and `Final STEP` is done.

## Next Try: AbstractTransactionStatus
```java
@Autowired  
private JdbcTemplate jdbcTemplate;  
  
@Autowired  
private TransactionTemplate transactionTemplate;

public void transferWithSavePoint(String fromAccount, String toAccount, String anotherAccount,  
                                  double amount) {  
    transactionTemplate.execute(status -> {  
        Account from = accountRepository.findByName(fromAccount);  
        Branch fromBranch = branchRepository.findByName(from.getBranchName());  
  
        from.setBalance(from.getBalance().subtract(BigDecimal.valueOf(amount)));  
        fromBranch.setBalance(fromBranch.getBalance().subtract(BigDecimal.valueOf(amount)));  
  
        accountRepository.save(from);  
        branchRepository.save(fromBranch);  
  
        Object savepoint = status.createSavepoint();  
  
        // step 2  
        Account to = accountRepository.findByName(toAccount);  
        Branch toBranch = branchRepository.findByName(to.getBranchName());  
  
        to.setBalance(to.getBalance().add(BigDecimal.valueOf(amount)));  
        toBranch.setBalance(toBranch.getBalance().add(BigDecimal.valueOf(amount)));  
  
        accountRepository.save(to);  
        branchRepository.save(toBranch);  
  
        status.rollbackToSavepoint(savepoint);  
  
        // final step  
        Account finalAccount = accountRepository.findByName(anotherAccount);  
        Branch finalBranch = branchRepository.findByName(to.getBranchName());  
  
        finalAccount.setBalance(finalAccount.getBalance().add(BigDecimal.valueOf(amount)));  
        finalBranch.setBalance(finalBranch.getBalance().add(BigDecimal.valueOf(amount)));  
  
        accountRepository.save(finalAccount);  
        branchRepository.save(finalBranch);  
  
        status.releaseSavepoint(savepoint);  
  
        return null;    });  
}
```
Also failed:
```
JpaDialect does not support savepoints — check your JPA provider’s capabilities
```

Then I start to search ‘How to use savepoint in Hibernate’ online:

> Please note that this is not a recommended way to use Spring JPA. It’s better to structure your transactions so that you don’t need to use savepoints or nested transactions. If you find yourself needing them, it might be a sign that your transactions are too complex and should be broken down into smaller parts.

Maybe I’m wrong from the beginning, indeed, I won’t encounter it in real application scenarios, but I’m just trying to figure out how to implement it, so let me know if you have any good ideas.