--- name: hibernate-developer description: Guide for working in the grails-data-hibernate7 module, especially Hibernate 7 domain binding, mapping migration, generators, and integration tests. Use this when changing code or tests under grails-data-hibernate7. license: Apache-2.0 --- ## What I Do - Provide repository-specific guidance for the `grails-data-hibernate7` project. - Guide changes around `GrailsDomainBinder`, `GrailsPropertyBinder`, `IdentityBinder`, `VersionBinder`, collection binders, and related utilities. - Keep changes aligned with the testing constraints used by the Hibernate 7 modules in this repository. - Help with migration work inside this framework module (e.g., porting domain-binding behaviour from H5 to H7, updating binder internals, fixing H7 regressions). Does not cover user-facing application migration guides; those belong in `grails-doc`. ## When to Use Me Activate this skill when working on the Hibernate 7 module, especially for: - Changes under `grails-data-hibernate7/**`. - Hibernate 7 mapping and metadata binding work. - Identifier, version, collection, association, or generator binding changes. - Hibernate 7 regression fixes and migration follow-up tasks. - Specs that exercise Hibernate-backed mapping behavior rather than lightweight unit behavior. ## Module Context This skill is for the Grails framework's Hibernate 7 integration module, not for a Grails application. Prefer guidance from this skill over generic Grails app patterns when working in `grails-data-hibernate7`. `GrailsDomainBinder` is the main entry point for binding Grails domain classes to Hibernate metadata. Changes often ripple through: - `org.grails.orm.hibernate.cfg` - `org.grails.orm.hibernate.cfg.domainbinding` - `org.grails.orm.hibernate.cfg.domainbinding.collectionType` - `org.grails.orm.hibernate.cfg.domainbinding.secondpass` - `org.grails.orm.hibernate.cfg.domainbinding.generator` ## Key Classes and Responsibilities ### Main Binding Flow - `GrailsDomainBinder`: central coordinator for Hibernate 7 mapping contribution. - `GrailsPropertyBinder`: main coordinator for converting persistent properties into Hibernate `Value` instances. - `PropertyFromValueCreator`: shared utility for creating Hibernate `Property` instances from a bound `Value`. ### Identifier and Version Binding - `IdentityBinder`: coordinates identifier binding. - `SimpleIdBinder`: handles simple identifiers. - `CompositeIdBinder`: handles composite identifiers. - `VersionBinder`: binds optimistic locking version properties. - `NaturalIdentifierBinder`: binds `naturalId` properties. ### Associations and Collections - `OneToOneBinder`, `ManyToOneBinder`, `ManyToOneValuesBinder`: association binding. - `CollectionBinder`: collection mapping. - `CollectionSecondPassBinder`, `ListSecondPassBinder`, `MapSecondPassBinder`: second-pass association and collection binding. - `CollectionHolder` plus the collection type classes: carry collection metadata through binding. ### Value and Column Binding - `SimpleValueBinder`: binds simple properties. - `SimpleValueColumnBinder`: binds columns to simple values. - `ComponentBinder`, `ComponentPropertyBinder`: embedded/component binding. - `EnumTypeBinder`: enum mapping. ### Generators - `BasicValueCreator`: creates identifier values and generators. - `GrailsSequenceWrapper`, `GrailsSequenceGeneratorEnum`: generator integration helpers. - `GrailsIdentityGenerator`, `GrailsIncrementGenerator`, `GrailsNativeGenerator`, `GrailsSequenceStyleGenerator`, `GrailsTableGenerator`: Grails-specific Hibernate 7 generator implementations. ## Current Module Guidance Keep these module-specific expectations in mind: - `GrailsPropertyBinder` has already been simplified to a unified binder-dispatch structure. Preserve that consolidation instead of reintroducing scattered property creation or ad hoc branching. - Property creation and addition should stay centralized through callers using `PropertyFromValueCreator` where applicable. - Utility classes in `domainbinding.util` should prefer Hibernate-aware GORM types internally, but public signatures may still need base interfaces when Spock mocks require them. - `GrailsIncrementGenerator` still contains reflection-based Hibernate 7 compatibility workarounds; avoid broad refactors unless the change explicitly addresses that area. ## Testing Rules When touching `grails-data-hibernate7`, test through real Hibernate wiring rather than assuming mocks are enough. - Use `HibernateGormDatastoreSpec` for Hibernate 7 integration and domain-binding specifications. - Prefer `manager.registerDomainClasses(...)` in `setupSpec()` to register entities for specs. - Define test entities as top-level classes in the same Groovy spec file. - Ensure test domain class names are globally unique within the package. The test suite uses `maxParallelForks > 1`, so multiple specs can run concurrently in the same JVM fork. `HibernateDatastore` caches mapping metadata by entity class name, so two specs registering a domain class with the same simple name in the same package can overwrite each other's mappings and cause flaky failures. - Prefer real entities over heavy mocking for binder logic. ## Change Workflow 1. Identify which binder, creator, generator, fetcher, or second-pass class owns the behavior. 2. Trace whether the change affects only `Value` creation, `Property` creation, or both. 3. Preserve the existing separation between logical mapping decisions and Hibernate object construction. 4. Update or add specs in `grails-data-hibernate7` that exercise the affected behavior through the public Hibernate-backed path. 5. Run the relevant Hibernate 7 module tests, and expand test coverage when binder flow or entity registration behavior changes. ## Pitfalls to Avoid - Do not treat this module like a simple Grails application layer; it is framework and mapping infrastructure code. - Do not reintroduce duplicated property-creation logic if a shared binder or creator already owns it. - Do not rely on unit-only mocking for Hibernate internals when the behavior depends on real metadata binding. - Do not use nested or inner entity classes in Hibernate 7 specs when top-level classes are required for AST transforms and reliable registration. ## Known Status and Constraints - The Hibernate 7 binder migration is complete: all main binders, collection types, second-pass binders, generators, and utilities have been migrated. - `GrailsIncrementGenerator` retains reflection-based workarounds for accessing Hibernate 7 internals; avoid broad refactors in that class unless explicitly targeting that area. ## Source of Truth This skill is the repository guidance for Hibernate 7 module work. When module conventions change, update this skill directly so agents load the current rules from `.agents/skills/hibernate-developer/SKILL.md`.