How to Create a Project using Spring MVC and Hibernate 5? (original) (raw)

Last Updated : 16 Jun, 2026

Spring MVC is a popular framework for building Java-based web applications using the Model-View-Controller (MVC) architecture. Hibernate 5 is an Object Relational Mapping (ORM) framework that simplifies database operations by mapping Java objects to database tables.

• Configure Spring MVC and Hibernate 5 using Java-based configuration.
• Connect the application to an H2 in-memory database.
• Perform basic database operations using Hibernate SessionFactory.

Prerequisites

• Java 8 or later
• Maven
• IntelliJ IDEA / Eclipse / STS
• Basic knowledge of Spring and Hibernate

Steps to Create a Project using Spring MVC and Hibernate 5

Step 1: Create a Maven Project

• Open STS IDE.
• Click File - New - Maven Project.
• Select Create a simple project (Select archetype ) and click Next.

Then Enter the following details:

• **Group Id: com.gfg
• **Artifact Id: spring-hibernate-example
• **Packaging: war

Click Finish.

Before moving into the coding part let's have a look at the file structure in the below image.

Step 2: Add Required Dependencies

Add the following maven dependencies and plugin to your pom.xml file.

XML `

<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>

<groupId>com.example</groupId>
<artifactId>springmvc-hibernate-demo</artifactId>
<version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
<packaging>jar</packaging>

<properties>
    <maven.compiler.source>8</maven.compiler.source>
    <maven.compiler.target>8</maven.compiler.target>
    <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
    <spring.version>5.2.3.RELEASE</spring.version>
    <hibernate.version>5.4.2.Final</hibernate.version>
</properties>

<dependencies>

    <!-- Spring Core -->
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
        <artifactId>spring-context</artifactId>
        <version>${spring.version}</version>
    </dependency>

    <!-- Spring ORM -->
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
        <artifactId>spring-orm</artifactId>
        <version>${spring.version}</version>
    </dependency>

    <!-- Spring Transaction -->
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
        <artifactId>spring-tx</artifactId>
        <version>${spring.version}</version>
    </dependency>

    <!-- Spring MVC -->
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
        <artifactId>spring-webmvc</artifactId>
        <version>${spring.version}</version>
    </dependency>

    <!-- Hibernate Core -->
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
        <artifactId>hibernate-core</artifactId>
        <version>${hibernate.version}</version>
    </dependency>

    <!-- H2 Database -->
    <dependency>
        <groupId>com.h2database</groupId>
        <artifactId>h2</artifactId>
        <version>1.4.197</version>
    </dependency>

    <!-- Commons DBCP2 -->
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
        <artifactId>commons-dbcp2</artifactId>
        <version>2.7.0</version>
    </dependency>

    <!-- JPA API -->
    <dependency>
        <groupId>javax.persistence</groupId>
        <artifactId>javax.persistence-api</artifactId>
        <version>2.2</version>
    </dependency>

    <!-- Lombok -->
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.projectlombok</groupId>
        <artifactId>lombok</artifactId>
        <version>1.18.24</version>
        <scope>provided</scope>
    </dependency>

    <!-- Logging -->
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
        <artifactId>slf4j-simple</artifactId>
        <version>1.7.36</version>
    </dependency>

    <!-- JUnit -->
    <dependency>
        <groupId>junit</groupId>
        <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
        <version>4.13.2</version>
        <scope>test</scope>
    </dependency>

</dependencies>

<build>
    <plugins>

        <!-- Java Compiler Plugin -->
        <plugin>
            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
            <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
            <version>3.11.0</version>
            <configuration>
                <source>8</source>
                <target>8</target>
            </configuration>
        </plugin>

    </plugins>
</build>

`

Step 3: Create Database Configuration File

This file contains database and Hibernate configuration properties.

# Database Properties
db.driver=org.h2.Driver
db.url=jdbc:h2:mem:db;DB_CLOSE_DELAY=-1
db.username=sa
db.password=sa

# Hibernate Properties
hibernate.hbm2ddl.auto=create-drop
hibernate.dialect=org.hibernate.dialect.H2Dialect

Step 4: Configure Hibernate and DataSource

Create a configuration class to wire the details for hibernate and set up the session factory etc.

Java `

import org.apache.commons.dbcp2.BasicDataSource; import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired; import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean; import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration; import org.springframework.context.annotation.PropertySource; import org.springframework.core.env.Environment; import org.springframework.orm.hibernate5.HibernateTransactionManager; import org.springframework.orm.hibernate5.LocalSessionFactoryBean; import org.springframework.transaction.PlatformTransactionManager; import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.EnableTransactionManagement;

import javax.sql.DataSource; import java.util.Properties;

@EnableTransactionManagement @Configuration @PropertySource("classpath:db.properties") public class ExampleConfiguration {

@Autowired
private Environment env;

@Bean
public LocalSessionFactoryBean sessionFactory() {
    LocalSessionFactoryBean sessionFactory = new LocalSessionFactoryBean();
    sessionFactory.setDataSource(dataSource());
    sessionFactory.setPackagesToScan(
            new String[]{"com.example"});
    sessionFactory.setHibernateProperties(hibernateProperties());

    return sessionFactory;
}

@Bean
public DataSource dataSource() {
    BasicDataSource dataSource = new BasicDataSource();
    dataSource.setDriverClassName(env.getProperty("db.driver"));
    dataSource.setUrl(env.getProperty("db.url"));
    dataSource.setUsername(env.getProperty("db.username"));
    dataSource.setPassword(env.getProperty("db.password"));
    return dataSource;
}

@Bean
public PlatformTransactionManager hibernateTransactionManager() {
    HibernateTransactionManager transactionManager
            = new HibernateTransactionManager();
    transactionManager.setSessionFactory(sessionFactory().getObject());
    return transactionManager;
}

private final Properties hibernateProperties() {
    Properties hibernateProperties = new Properties();
    hibernateProperties.setProperty(
            "hibernate.hbm2ddl.auto", env.getProperty("hibernate.hbm2ddl.auto"));
    hibernateProperties.setProperty(
            "hibernate.dialect", env.getProperty("hibernate.dialect"));
    return hibernateProperties;
}

}

`

Step 5: Create Entity Class

Create a User entity that maps to the database table.

Java `

package example.model;

import lombok.AllArgsConstructor; import lombok.Data; import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;

import javax.persistence.*;

@AllArgsConstructor @NoArgsConstructor @Data @Entity @Table(name = "user") public class User {

@Id
@GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.IDENTITY)
@Column(name = "id")
private int id;

@Column(name = "first_name")
private String firstName;

@Column(name = "last_name")
private String lastName;

}

`

Step 6: Create Repository Class

The persistence layer to persist the model in the database

Java `

package example.repository;

import example.model.User; import org.hibernate.SessionFactory; import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired; import org.springframework.stereotype.Repository;

@Repository public class UserRepository {

@Autowired
private SessionFactory sessionFactory;

public void addUser(User user) {
    sessionFactory.getCurrentSession().save(user);
}

public User getUsers(int id) {
    return sessionFactory.getCurrentSession().get(User.class, id);
}

}

`

Step 7: Create Service Layer

The service layer acts as a bridge between the Controller and Repository.

Java `

package example.service;

import example.model.User; import example.repository.UserRepository; import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor; import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired; import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;

import javax.transaction.Transactional;

@Service @RequiredArgsConstructor public class UserService {

@Autowired
private final UserRepository userRepository;

@Transactional
public void addUser(User user) {
    userRepository.addUser(user);
}

@Transactional
public User getUser(int id) {
    return userRepository.getUsers(id);
}

}

`

Step 8: Create Main Application Class

This is the entry point of the application, we need to wire this configuration to the application context.

Java `

package example;

import example.model.User; import example.service.UserService; import org.springframework.context.annotation.AnnotationConfigApplicationContext;

public class ExampleApplication { public static void main(String[] args) {

    System.out.println("Starting application");
    AnnotationConfigApplicationContext context =
            new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext(ExampleConfiguration.class);
    UserService userService = context.getBean(UserService.class);
    
    // add user to the repo
    userService.addUser(new User(1, "john", "doe"));
    
    // search for the user in the repo
    User user = userService.getUser(1);
    System.out.println(user.toString());
  
}

}

`

Step 9: Run the Application

• Right-click on the file.
• Select Run As - Java Application (Eclipse/STS) or click the Run button (IntelliJ IDEA).

Output:

Hibernate: drop table user if exists
Hibernate: create table user
(
id integer generated by default as identity,
first_name varchar(255),
last_name varchar(255),
primary key (id)
)
Jun 16, 2026 3:44:14 PM org.hibernate.engine.transaction.jta.platform.internal.JtaPlatformInitiator initiateService
INFO: HHH000490: Using JtaPlatform implementation: [org.hibernate.engine.transaction.jta.platform.internal.NoJtaPlatform]
Hibernate: insert into user
(id, first_name, last_name)
values (null, ?, ?)
Hibernate: select
user0_.id as id1_0_0_,user0_.first_name as first_na2_0_0_,user0_.last_name as last_nam3_0_0_from user user0_where user0_.id=?
User(id=1, firstName=john, lastName=doe)