[Springframework-developer] Why does HibernateInterceptor bind Session always, while HibernateTemplate only if there is a tx?

[Colin S. <col...@ex...>]

Juergen,

I was poking around in the HibernateInterceptor and HibernateTemplate 
code following a forum post, and unless I'm missing something, 
HibernateInterceptor (correctly) binds the new Session that is created 
to the current thread even if there is no transaction already existing 
to synchronize to, but on the other hand, on the execute() call 
HibernateTemplate will only bind the Session to the thread if 
transaction synchronization is active. Am I missing something? If this 
is correct, this does not seem appropriate to me, as HibernateTemplate 
should be (and is listed in the JavaDocs) as the programattic equivalent 
of HibernateInterceptor, and nested HibernateTemplate calls should 
utilize a thread-bound session put there by the outermost one, 
regardless of transaction settings, not create a new Session.

Am I missing something?

Colin