使用Hibernate将会使您的工作变得简单，所以多数开发者都喜欢使用它的API和查询语言。虽然当您掌握了基础知识以后,建立元数据的映射并不是一件很困难的事，但是Hibernate Tools将会使您使用Hibernate或者EJB3.0持久层API更加方便。

Hibernate Tools是一套全新而且完整的面向Hibernate3的工具集合，它包含了Eclipse插件和Ant编译流程。Hibernate Tools是JBoss Tools的核心组件，所以他也是JBoss Developer Studio的一部分。

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Working with Hibernate is very easy and developers enjoy using the APIs and the query language. Even creating mapping metadata is not an overly complex task once you've mastered the basics. Hibernate Tools makes working with Hibernate or EJB 3.0 persistence even more pleasant.

Hibernate Tools is an entirely new toolset for Hibernate3 (see this page for an overview of the Hibernate 2.x toolset), implemented as an integrated suite of Eclipse plugins, together with a unified Ant task for integration into the build cycle. Hibernate Tools is a core component of JBoss Tools and hence also part of JBoss Developer Studio. See the documentation and screenshots for more information or download Hibernate Tools now!