AppEngine datastore: "Object with id ... is managed by a different Object Manager"

Question

I'm using the Google AppEngine, with Java. When I use some datastore features, I'm getting an error message:

Object with id "edvaltt.Teacher@64064b" is managed by a different Object Manager

I don't know what this means or how to fix it or where to look for documentation on this error. Can anyone help me? The code I'm using is:

@PersistenceCapable(identityType = IdentityType.APPLICATION)
public class School {
@PrimaryKey
@Persistent(valueStrategy = IdGeneratorStrategy.IDENTITY)
private String shortname;

@Persistent
private String fullname;

@Persistent
@Order(extensions = @Extension(vendorName="datanucleus", key="list-ordering", value="code asc"))
private List<Teacher> Teachers;

...

public Teacher FindOrCreateTeacher(String code)
{
    // Can we find the teacher without any database code?
    Teacher newTeacher = FindTeacher(code);
    if (newTeacher != null)
        return newTeacher;

    // Create the teacher:
    PersistenceManager pm = PMF.get().getPersistenceManager();
    Transaction tx = pm.currentTransaction();
    try {
        tx.begin();
        for (Teacher teacher : Teachers) {
            if (teacher.getCode() == code) {
                tx.rollback();
                return teacher;
            }
        }
        newTeacher = new Teacher(code);
        Teachers.add(newTeacher);
        pm.makePersistent(newTeacher);
        pm.makePersistent(Teachers);
        tx.commit();
    } finally {
        tx.commit();
    }
    return newTeacher;
}

I believe that "private List<Teacher> Teachers;" refers to an "owned, one to many" relationship.

Answer 1

A persistent object can only be "managed" by one PersistenceManager. In DataNucleus this is backed internally by an "ObjectManager". The message says that you are trying to associate an object managed by one PM with a different PM. You can easily debug that by printing out the PM for each (persistent) object

JDOHelper.getPersistenceManager(obj);

Since you don't define where the message comes from, not much more can be said. The DataNucleus log entries would tell you way way more than that.

Closing the PM is always an essential thing to do (unless you want resource leaks)

Answer 2

As illustrated in this ticket, shouldn't you close the pm (PersistenceManager)?

} finally {
    tx.commit();
    pm.close();
}