Container managed transactions: Lookup of java:comp/UserTransaction not allowed for Container managed Transaction beans

[tsbatista]

This illustrates what I think is wrong:

https://github.com/tsbatista/kundera-cmt

Basically, if I try to use kundera and CMT under glassfish, it breaks as you try to lookup a user transaction here: https://github.com/impetus-opensource/Kundera/blob/273c13342ddd1aceed0cd23504649926ce8fdb84/src/jpa-engine/core/src/main/java/com/impetus/kundera/persistence/EntityManagerImpl.java#L858

Is there any way to use CMT on glassfish?

[mevivs]

@tsbatista check this out
https://github.com/impetus-opensource/Kundera/wiki/Transaction-Management.

Most of JTA implementation like atomikos, hibernate one etc are bound with JDBC API which is not applicable in case of NoSQL databases and Kundera. So Kundera brings in its own implementation of JTA transaction and which would require to define binding

ctx.lookup("java:comp/UserTransaction");

With tomcat you can easily bind this, but for EJB containers i can't find a way for the same. Would definitely like to know your views/suggestions on this!

-Vivek

[tsbatista]

I dont have much time right now. I will look at this during the weekend and get back to you if I have any ideas.

[mevivs]

@tsbatista let's keep it open for discussion. Would appreciate your views whenever you get some time to discuss.

-Vivek

[hwaastad]

Hi, I've started to test Kundera along with TomEE and have met a couple of issues, and maybe related to this discussion.

Please bind [com.impetus.kundera.persistence.jta.KunderaJTAUserTransaction] for :{java:comp/UserTransaction} lookupclass org.apache.openejb.core.CoreUserTransaction

I asked TomEE dev's if it's possible to fix this by using resources og setting system properties, but Romain (at TomEE) suggested this:

The easiest is to ask kundera to support a
kunderaUserTransactionProvider in the persistence unit properties. It
is trivial for them to do and you don't break other JTA usages then.

Side note: this is more or less what does all JPA provider: having a
little SPI configurable in persistence unit properties to get the
transactional environment.

Would this be doable?

br hw

[mevivs]

@hwaastad
Let me think about and post an update on this.

-Vivek

[hwaastad]

Hi, sure,
and I'll happily help testing when needed :-)

[mevivs]

@hwaastad
Sorry for late response, kinda got busy with some stuff.
Can you please share a sample project to try it my end with TomEE?

-Vivek

[hwaastad]

Hi,
I'll see if I can push a project to github during the weekend.

Edit:
https://github.com/hwaastad/KunderaDebugTest.git

Pretty simple implementation just for providing the error described

br hw

[hwaastad]

@mevivs
Did you have a look at this issue?

br hw

[cristof]

@mevivs

I've stumbled with this same problem when trying to use kundera in a JavaEE project. It makes kundera a no-go for container managed transactions. Any news about the solution proposed by @hwaastad based on the suggestion of Romain from Tomee?

Regards,
Paulo