Question

I am using resource local entitymanager with JPA 1 . What is the best practice for creating EntityManager that is

1. Create do job close entitymanager everytime.(Entitymanager not heavy weight but still boring )

2. Create a entitymanager for every thread and store it as ThreadLocal variable and use it (a-where should i close entitymanager
   b-Any entitystored in a session scoped bean will be a detached entity because entitymanager which entity in its persistense context closed or belong another thread now.)

3. Store entitymanager in a session bean and use same entitymanager during session(Sessions unawere of each others )

Answer 1

I create EntityManagers per request and close them in a ServletRequestListener.