How to use Repository methods inside a custom Repository implementation

[davideanderson]

I am trying to implement a custom repository method for a spring data repository.

Trying to add a custom create method to my RecordRepository which handles does some work to create a Record before saving it to the database. Therefore, I want to call RecordRepository.save() when the Record has been set up. Based on the documentation, I am trying to do something like this:

public interface CreateRecordRepository {
  Record create(String name);
}

public interface RecordRepository extends PagingAndSortingRepository<Record, String>, CreateRecordRepository {
  ...
}

public class CreateRecordRepositoryImpl implements CreateRecordRepository {
  public Record create(String name) {
     // do some stuff
     Record record = ...

     // make a call to the save function of RecordRepository
     recordRepository.save(record);
     return record;
  }
}

I don't see how to make the save call. I don't have a reference to a RecordRepository and it can't be injected either.

I know I could create a separate class that has the repository injected into it, but I think it makes sense to have this method in the repository itself.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
- David.

[davideanderson]

I tried to create an aspect which modifies the CreateRecordRepository interface that includes the desired create method, but the aspect doesn't seem to work, throwing a "Failed to load ApplicationContext" exception, probably because no implementation for CrateRecordRepository is ever actually created for the aspect to weave into.

Anyone have any suggestions on this?

- David.