#1507 - SqlUpdate.execute PersistenceException is not translated into more specific exception (like DuplicateKeyException)

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/core/PersistRequest.java

@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ import io.ebeaninternal.server.persist.BatchPostExecute;
 import io.ebeaninternal.server.persist.BatchedSqlException;
 import io.ebeaninternal.server.persist.PersistExecute;
 
+import javax.persistence.PersistenceException;
+import java.sql.SQLException;
+
 /**
  * Wraps all the objects used to persist a bean.
  */
@@ -95,6 +98,13 @@ public abstract class PersistRequest extends BeanRequest implements BatchPostExe
     return transaction.isBatchThisRequest();
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Translate the SQLException into a specific exception given the platform.
+   */
+  public PersistenceException translateSqlException(SQLException e) {
+    return transaction.translate(e.getMessage(), e);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Execute the statement.
    */

src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/persist/ExeUpdateSql.java

@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ class ExeUpdateSql {
         request.postExecute();
         return rowCount;
       }
-    } catch (SQLException ex) {
-      throw new PersistenceException(ex);
+    } catch (SQLException e) {
+      throw request.translateSqlException(e);
 
     } finally {
       if (!batchThisRequest) {