Author.java

@Entity
@Audited
public class Author implements Serializable { … }

author_aud.sql

CREATE TABLE author_aud
(
id bigint NOT NULL,
rev integer NOT NULL,
revtype smallint,
firstname character varying(255),
lastname character varying(255),
CONSTRAINT author_aud_pkey PRIMARY KEY (id, rev),
CONSTRAINT author_aud_revinfo FOREIGN KEY (rev)
REFERENCES revinfo (rev) MATCH SIMPLE
ON UPDATE NO ACTION ON DELETE NO ACTION
)

GetAllRevisions.java

AuditReader auditReader = AuditReaderFactory.get(em);

List revisionNumbers = auditReader.getRevisions(Book.class, b.getId());
for (Number rev : revisionNumbers) {
	Book auditedBook = auditReader.find(Book.class, b.getId(), rev);
	log.info(“Book [“+auditedBook+”] at revision [“+rev+”].”);
}

GetRevisionAtDate.java

AuditReader auditReader = AuditReaderFactory.get(em);

Book auditedBook = auditReader.find(Book.class, b.getId(), created);
log.info(“Book [“+auditedBook+”] at [“+created+”].”);

PersistEntitiesWithAudit.java

EntityManager em = emf.createEntityManager();
em.getTransaction().begin();

Author a = new Author();
a.setFirstName(“Thorben”);
a.setLastName(“Janssen”);
em.persist(a);

Book b = new Book();
b.setTitle(“Hibernate Tips”);
b.getAuthors().add(a);
a.getBooks().add(b);
em.persist(b);

em.getTransaction().commit();
em.close();

pom.xml

<dependency>
  <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
  <artifactId>hibernate-envers</artifactId>
  <version>5.2.5.Final</version>
</dependency>

revinfo.sql

CREATE TABLE revinfo
(
rev integer NOT NULL,
revtstmp bigint,
CONSTRAINT revinfo_pkey PRIMARY KEY (rev)
)

UpdateEntitiesWithAudit.java

Book b = em.find(Book.class, b.getId());
b.setTitle(“Hibernate Tips – 64 Tips for your day to day work”)