gistfile1.java

@Before
public void setUp() throws Exception {
	ApplicationContext ctx =   new FileSystemXmlApplicationContext("classpath:/spring/applicationContext.xml");
    ordersDAO = (OrdersDAO) ctx.getBean("ordersDAO");
    userDAO = (UserDAO) ctx.getBean("userDAO");
    houseDAO = (HouseDAO) ctx.getBean("houseDAO");
    sessionFactory = (SessionFactory) ctx.getBean("sessionFactory");
    session = SessionFactoryUtils.getSession(sessionFactory, true); 
    session.setFlushMode(FlushMode.MANUAL);  

    TransactionSynchronizationManager.bindResource(sessionFactory, new SessionHolder(session)); 
}

@After
public void tearDown() throws Exception {
	TransactionSynchronizationManager.unbindResource(sessionFactory);  

    SessionFactoryUtils.releaseSession(session, sessionFactory);  
}