hibernate/hibernate-orm · error · QueryException

Can't emulate on error clause on CockroachDB

Error message

Can't emulate on error clause on CockroachDB

What it means

Error "Can't emulate on error clause on CockroachDB" thrown in hibernate/hibernate-orm.

Source

Thrown at hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/function/json/CockroachDBJsonExistsFunction.java:38

/**
 * CockroachDB json_exists function.
 */
public class CockroachDBJsonExistsFunction extends JsonExistsFunction {

	public CockroachDBJsonExistsFunction(TypeConfiguration typeConfiguration) {
		super( typeConfiguration, true, true );
	}

	@Override
	protected void render(
			SqlAppender sqlAppender,
			JsonExistsArguments arguments,
			ReturnableType<?> returnType,
			SqlAstTranslator<?> walker) {
		// jsonb_path_exists errors by default
		if ( arguments.errorBehavior() != null && arguments.errorBehavior() != JsonExistsErrorBehavior.ERROR ) {
			throw new QueryException( "Can't emulate on error clause on CockroachDB" );
		}
		final String jsonPath;
		try {
			jsonPath = walker.getLiteralValue( arguments.jsonPath() );
		}
		catch (Exception ex) {
			throw new QueryException( "CockroachDB json_value only support literal json paths, but got " + arguments.jsonPath() );
		}
		appendJsonExists(
				sqlAppender,
				arguments.jsonDocument(),
				JsonPathHelper.parseJsonPathElements( jsonPath ),
				arguments.isJsonType(),
				arguments.passingClause(),
				walker
		);
	}

View on GitHub (pinned to fad1729dce)

Solutions

1. Remove the ON ERROR clause for CockroachDB.
2. Use error-tolerant JSON path expressions instead.

When it happens

Trigger: Triggered when the application calls a Hibernate dialect feature that the configured database dialect cannot provide: Can't emulate on error clause on CockroachDB.

Common situations: Common when running against a database whose dialect lacks this capability, when a mapping or HQL/Criteria query requests unsupported functionality, or when the wrong dialect is configured for the database in use. Error: Can't emulate on error clause on CockroachDB.

AI-assisted analysis of hibernate/hibernate-orm@fad1729dce (2026-08-22). Data as JSON: /api/errors/de9ad146111c3356. Report an issue: GitHub.