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Discover how to fix the `One-To-Many` relationship in your Spring Boot application using PostgreSQL. Ensure your entities are correctly linked and data saves properly.
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Fixing the One-To-Many Relationship Issue in a Spring Boot Application with PostgreSQL

When working on a Spring Boot application with a PostgreSQL database, you might encounter challenges related to entity relationships, especially the One-To-Many relationships. It can be frustrating when your foreign key references remain null despite following best practices in code. In this guide, we’ll explore a common issue and explain how to resolve it effectively.

Understanding the Problem

As you build your application, you may create entities designed with various relationships. For instance, it's not uncommon to have some entities be in a One-To-One relationship, while others are structured in a One-To-Many manner. Following the JPA (Java Persistence API) standards, you might implement something like the following:

A class PersonalDetail that relates to multiple DevicesReceived.

A class DevicesReceived that refers back to a single PersonalDetail.

However, one common issue developers face is that when saving entities, the personal_details_id_no field in the owner tables remains null, leading to data inconsistencies.

The Case at Hand

In our case, when executing the saveData function, the devicesReceivedList within PersonalDetail was not being populated correctly in the database. Although the @ OneToOne relationships functioned properly, the @ ManyToOne relationship for the devices didn't work as expected.

Identifying the Solution

Through investigation, we discovered that a key element was missing. Specifically, JPA relies on explicit setter methods to establish the bidirectional references between related entities. Here’s how to fix the issue:

Define the Setter Method: In the PersonalDetail class, explicitly define a setter method for managing the relationship between PersonalDetail and its DevicesReceived.

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This setter not only assigns the list but also ensures that each DevicesReceived instance points back to its PersonalDetail parent.

Modify the Runner Function: Once you've defined this setter method, you need to call it explicitly from your saveData runner function.

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Conclusion

By defining the explicit setter method for your list of DevicesReceived in the PersonalDetail class, and then calling this setter in your runner function, you can establish the necessary relationships for JPA to function correctly. This small adjustment can often save you a lot of headaches when debugging entity relationships in your Spring Boot application.

Implementing these changes allows you to maintain the integrity of your data and relationships in the database while leveraging Spring Boot's powerful capabilities effectively. If you're facing similar issues, ensure your entity relationships are correctly set up, and don't hesitate to define those crucial setter methods!

Happy coding!