Index: lams_learning/test/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/BaseTestCase.java
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+package org.lamsfoundation.lams;
+
+import net.sf.hibernate.Session;
+import net.sf.hibernate.SessionFactory;
+
+import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
+import org.springframework.context.support.ClassPathXmlApplicationContext;
+import org.springframework.context.support.FileSystemXmlApplicationContext;
+import org.springframework.orm.hibernate.SessionFactoryUtils;
+import org.springframework.orm.hibernate.SessionHolder;
+import org.springframework.transaction.support.TransactionSynchronizationManager;
+
+import junit.framework.TestCase;
+/*
+ * Created on Dec 4, 2004
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @author manpreet
+ *
+ * TODO To change the template for this generated type comment go to
+ * Window - Preferences - Java - Code Style - Code Templates
+ */
+public class BaseTestCase extends TestCase {
+	
+	private static String CONFIG_PATH = "/WEB-INF/spring/";
+	
+	protected ApplicationContext context;
+	
+	public BaseTestCase() {
+		String configLocations[] = new String[3];
+		configLocations[0] = CONFIG_PATH+"applicationContext.xml";
+		configLocations[1] = CONFIG_PATH+"dataAccessContext.xml";
+		configLocations[2] = CONFIG_PATH+"learningApplicationContext.xml";
+		context = new ClassPathXmlApplicationContext(configLocations);		
+	}
+	
+	protected void setUp() throws Exception{
+		SessionFactory sessionFactory = (SessionFactory)getBean("coreSessionFactory");
+		Session s = sessionFactory.openSession();
+		TransactionSynchronizationManager.bindResource(sessionFactory, new SessionHolder(s));
+	}
+	
+    protected Object getBean(String beanName) {
+    	if (context == null) context = new FileSystemXmlApplicationContext(CONFIG_PATH+"applicationContext.xml");
+		Object o = context.getBean(beanName);
+    	return o;
+    }
+	
+	protected void tearDown() throws Exception{
+	    super.tearDown();
+		SessionFactory sessionFactory = (SessionFactory)getBean("coreSessionFactory");
+	    SessionHolder holder = (SessionHolder)TransactionSynchronizationManager.getResource(sessionFactory);
+	    if (holder != null) {
+	    	Session s = holder.getSession(); 
+		    s.flush();
+		    TransactionSynchronizationManager.unbindResource(sessionFactory);
+		    SessionFactoryUtils.closeSessionIfNecessary(s, sessionFactory);
+	    }
+	}
+}