What is the method of integrating Spring with Hibernate?

There are several ways to integrate Spring with Hibernate.

1. By leveraging Spring’s HibernateTemplate within the application’s configured ApplicationContext, database interactions can be managed efficiently. This template offers simplified methods for common operations like inserting, updating, and querying data.
2. By using Spring’s LocalSessionFactoryBean, you can configure it to have Spring manage Hibernate’s SessionFactory. This allows you to utilize Spring’s transaction management in your application while still being able to leverage Hibernate’s features.
3. By utilizing Spring’s AnnotationSessionFactoryBean, you can configure Hibernate’s entity classes and mapping relationships using annotations, similar to LocalSessionFactoryBean.
4. By using Spring’s JpaTransactionManager, you can configure Hibernate as the JPA provider for data access. This allows you to utilize JPA features such as querying with JPQL.

All of the above methods require corresponding configuration in the Spring configuration file, such as configuring data sources, configuring SessionFactory or EntityManagerFactory, configuring transaction management, etc. Specific configuration methods can be found in the official documentation of Spring and Hibernate.