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{
"ruleKey": "S8948",
"hasTruePositives": false,
"falseNegatives": 8,
"falsePositives": 0
}
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package checks;

import jakarta.persistence.Entity;
import jakarta.persistence.JoinColumn;
import jakarta.persistence.ManyToOne;
import jakarta.persistence.OneToMany;
import java.util.List;

public class OneToManyMappingCheckSample {

@Entity
class Author {
@OneToMany // Noncompliant {{Add "mappedBy" or "@JoinColumn" to this "@OneToMany" relationship.}}
// ^^^^^^^^^^
private List<Book> books;
}

@Entity
class Book {
@ManyToOne
private Author author;
}

// Compliant: uses mappedBy
@Entity
class AuthorWithMappedBy {
@OneToMany(mappedBy = "author")
private List<BookWithAuthor> books;
}

@Entity
class BookWithAuthor {
@ManyToOne
@JoinColumn(name = "author_id")
private AuthorWithMappedBy author;
}

// Compliant: uses @JoinColumn on the @OneToMany field
@Entity
class AuthorWithJoinColumn {
@OneToMany
@JoinColumn(name = "author_id")
private List<BookNoRef> books;
}

@Entity
class BookNoRef {
// No reference back to Author
}

@Entity
class AuthorUnidirectional {
@OneToMany // Noncompliant
private List<AnotherBook> books;
}

@Entity
class AnotherBook {
// No reference back
}
}
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package checks;

import java.util.List;
import javax.persistence.Entity;
import javax.persistence.JoinColumn;
import javax.persistence.ManyToOne;
import javax.persistence.OneToMany;

public class OneToManyMappingCheckSampleJavax {

@Entity
class Author {
@OneToMany // Noncompliant {{Add "mappedBy" or "@JoinColumn" to this "@OneToMany" relationship.}}
// ^^^^^^^^^^
private List<Book> books;
}

@Entity
class Book {
@ManyToOne
private Author author;
}

// Compliant: uses mappedBy
@Entity
class AuthorWithMappedBy {
@OneToMany(mappedBy = "author")
private List<BookWithAuthor> books;
}

@Entity
class BookWithAuthor {
@ManyToOne
@JoinColumn(name = "author_id")
private AuthorWithMappedBy author;
}

// Compliant: uses @JoinColumn on the @OneToMany field
@Entity
class AuthorWithJoinColumn {
@OneToMany
@JoinColumn(name = "author_id")
private List<BookNoRef> books;
}

@Entity
class BookNoRef {
// No reference back to Author
}

@Entity
class AuthorUnidirectional {
@OneToMany // Noncompliant
private List<AnotherBook> books;
}

@Entity
class AnotherBook {
// No reference back
}
}
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/*
* SonarQube Java
* Copyright (C) SonarSource Sàrl
* mailto:info AT sonarsource DOT com
*
* You can redistribute and/or modify this program under the terms of
* the Sonar Source-Available License Version 1, as published by SonarSource Sàrl.
*
* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
* See the Sonar Source-Available License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the Sonar Source-Available License
* along with this program; if not, see https://sonarsource.com/license/ssal/
*/
package org.sonar.java.checks;

import java.util.List;
import java.util.Set;
import org.sonar.check.Rule;
import org.sonar.plugins.java.api.IssuableSubscriptionVisitor;
import org.sonar.plugins.java.api.tree.AnnotationTree;
import org.sonar.plugins.java.api.tree.AssignmentExpressionTree;
import org.sonar.plugins.java.api.tree.IdentifierTree;
import org.sonar.plugins.java.api.tree.Tree;
import org.sonar.plugins.java.api.tree.VariableTree;

@Rule(key = "S8948")
public class OneToManyMappingCheck extends IssuableSubscriptionVisitor {

private static final Set<String> ONE_TO_MANY_ANNOTATIONS = Set.of(
"jakarta.persistence.OneToMany",
"javax.persistence.OneToMany");

private static final Set<String> JOIN_COLUMN_ANNOTATIONS = Set.of(
"jakarta.persistence.JoinColumn",
"javax.persistence.JoinColumn");

@Override
public List<Tree.Kind> nodesToVisit() {
return List.of(Tree.Kind.VARIABLE);
}

@Override
public void visitNode(Tree tree) {
var variable = (VariableTree) tree;
var annotations = variable.modifiers().annotations();

annotations.stream()
.filter(OneToManyMappingCheck::isOneToManyAnnotation)
.filter(annotation -> !hasMappedBy(annotation))
.filter(annotation -> annotations.stream().noneMatch(OneToManyMappingCheck::isJoinColumnAnnotation))
.forEach(annotation -> reportIssue(annotation, "Add \"mappedBy\" or \"@JoinColumn\" to this \"@OneToMany\" relationship."));
}

private static boolean isOneToManyAnnotation(AnnotationTree annotation) {
return ONE_TO_MANY_ANNOTATIONS.stream().anyMatch(annotation.annotationType().symbolType()::is);
}

private static boolean isJoinColumnAnnotation(AnnotationTree annotation) {
return JOIN_COLUMN_ANNOTATIONS.stream().anyMatch(annotation.annotationType().symbolType()::is);
}

private static boolean hasMappedBy(AnnotationTree annotation) {
return annotation.arguments().stream()
.filter(arg -> arg.is(Tree.Kind.ASSIGNMENT))
.map(AssignmentExpressionTree.class::cast)
.map(AssignmentExpressionTree::variable)
.filter(v -> v.is(Tree.Kind.IDENTIFIER))
.map(IdentifierTree.class::cast)
.anyMatch(id -> "mappedBy".equals(id.name()));
}
}
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/*
* SonarQube Java
* Copyright (C) SonarSource Sàrl
* mailto:info AT sonarsource DOT com
*
* You can redistribute and/or modify this program under the terms of
* the Sonar Source-Available License Version 1, as published by SonarSource Sàrl.
*
* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
* See the Sonar Source-Available License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the Sonar Source-Available License
* along with this program; if not, see https://sonarsource.com/license/ssal/
*/
package org.sonar.java.checks;

import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
import org.sonar.java.checks.verifier.CheckVerifier;

import static org.sonar.java.checks.verifier.TestUtils.mainCodeSourcesPath;

class OneToManyMappingCheckTest {

@Test
void testJakarta() {
CheckVerifier.newVerifier()
.onFile(mainCodeSourcesPath("checks/OneToManyMappingCheckSample.java"))
.withCheck(new OneToManyMappingCheck())
.verifyIssues();
}

@Test
void testJavax() {
CheckVerifier.newVerifier()
.onFile(mainCodeSourcesPath("checks/OneToManyMappingCheckSampleJavax.java"))
.withCheck(new OneToManyMappingCheck())
.verifyIssues();
}
}
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<p>This is an issue when a one-to-many relationship in object-relational mapping is declared without either specifying which side owns the
bidirectional relationship or providing explicit foreign key column configuration, causing the ORM framework to create an unnecessary join table.</p>
<p>In JPA, this specifically refers to the <code>@OneToMany</code> annotation without a <code>mappedBy</code> attribute or <code>@JoinColumn</code>
annotation.</p>
<h2>Why is this an issue?</h2>
<p>When you define a one-to-many relationship in an object-relational mapping framework without specifying how the relationship should be mapped, the
persistence provider follows its specification default: it creates a separate join table to represent the association.</p>
<p>For example, if you have an <code>Author</code> entity with a collection of <code>Book</code> entities:</p>
<pre>
Entity: Author
one-to-many relationship -&gt; books: collection of Book
</pre>
<p>The ORM will create three tables: <code>Author</code>, <code>Book</code>, and <code>Author_Book</code> (the join table). The join table contains
two foreign key columns: one referencing <code>Author</code> and one referencing <code>Book</code>.</p>
<p>This default behavior is rarely what you want for true one-to-many relationships</p>
<p>In JPA, this occurs when you use the <code>@OneToMany</code> annotation without additional mapping configuration. For example:</p>
<pre>
@Entity
public class Author {
@OneToMany
private List&lt;Book&gt; books;
}
</pre>
<h3>What is the potential impact?</h3>
<p>Using the default join table mapping for one-to-many relationships in object-relational mapping frameworks degrades application performance through
additional database tables, extra SQL statements, and more complex query plans. It also makes the database schema less intuitive and harder to
maintain, as the foreign key is not stored where developers would naturally expect it.</p>
<p>In Java, this specifically refers to the <code>@OneToMany</code> annotation in JPA (Java Persistence API) and Hibernate.</p>
<h2>How to fix it in Jakarta EE</h2>
<p>For bidirectional relationships (where the child entity has a reference back to the parent), use the <code>mappedBy</code> attribute on the
<code>@OneToMany</code> side to indicate that the relationship is owned by the child entity. This tells JPA to use the foreign key column on the child
table. The <code>mappedBy</code> value must match the field name in the child entity that references the parent.</p>
<p>For unidirectional relationships (where only the parent knows about the children), use <code>@JoinColumn</code> to specify that the foreign key
should be stored in the child table. The <code>@JoinColumn</code> annotation tells JPA to create or use a foreign key column in the child table
instead of creating a join table.</p>
<h3>Code examples</h3>
<h4>Noncompliant code example</h4>
<pre data-diff-id="1" data-diff-type="noncompliant">
@Entity
public class Author {
@OneToMany // Noncompliant
private List&lt;Book&gt; books;
}

@Entity
public class Book {
@ManyToOne
private Author author;
}
</pre>
<h4>Compliant solution</h4>
<pre data-diff-id="1" data-diff-type="compliant">
@Entity
public class Author {
@OneToMany(mappedBy = "author")
private List&lt;Book&gt; books;
}

@Entity
public class Book {
@ManyToOne
@JoinColumn(name = "author_id")
private Author author;
}
</pre>
<h4>Noncompliant code example</h4>
<pre data-diff-id="2" data-diff-type="noncompliant">
@Entity
public class Author {
@OneToMany // Noncompliant
private List&lt;Book&gt; books;
}

@Entity
public class Book {
// No reference back to Author
}
</pre>
<h4>Compliant solution</h4>
<pre data-diff-id="2" data-diff-type="compliant">
@Entity
public class Author {
@OneToMany
@JoinColumn(name = "author_id")
private List&lt;Book&gt; books;
}

@Entity
public class Book {
// No reference back to Author
// JPA will add author_id column to Book table
}
</pre>
<h2>Resources</h2>
<h3>Documentation</h3>
<ul>
<li>Jakarta Persistence Specification - OneToMany - <a
href="https://jakarta.ee/specifications/persistence/3.1/jakarta-persistence-spec-3.1.html#a11914">Official specification for @OneToMany annotation
and its default behavior</a></li>
<li>Hibernate ORM User Guide - Associations - <a
href="https://docs.jboss.org/hibernate/orm/6.2/userguide/html_single/Hibernate_User_Guide.html#associations">Comprehensive guide to Hibernate
associations including one-to-many mappings</a></li>
<li>Baeldung - JPA @OneToMany Annotation - <a href="https://www.baeldung.com/jpa-one-to-many">Practical tutorial on using @OneToMany with mappedBy
and @JoinColumn</a></li>
</ul>

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{
"title": "\"@OneToMany\" relationships should use \"mappedBy\" or \"@JoinColumn\"",
"type": "CODE_SMELL",
"status": "ready",
"remediation": {
"func": "Constant\/Issue",
"constantCost": "5 min"
},
"tags": [
"jpa",
"hibernate",
"performance",
"jakarta"
],
"defaultSeverity": "Major",
"ruleSpecification": "RSPEC-8948",
"sqKey": "S8948",
"scope": "All",
"quickfix": "unknown",
"code": {
"impacts": {
"MAINTAINABILITY": "MEDIUM"
},
"attribute": "EFFICIENT"
}
}
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"S8745",
"S8786",
"S8911",
"S8924"
"S8924",
"S8948"
]
}
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