@Test public void testProxyMethod() { Datastore ds = new RedisDatastore(); ds.getMappingContext().addPersistentEntity(Person.class); Session conn = ds.connect(); Person p = new Person(); p.setName("Bob"); Address a = new Address(); a.setNumber("22"); a.setPostCode("308420"); p.setAddress(a); conn.persist(p); Person personProxy = (Person) conn.proxy(Person.class, p.getId()); EntityProxy proxy = (EntityProxy) personProxy; assertFalse(proxy.isInitialized()); assertEquals(p.getId(), personProxy.getId()); assertFalse(proxy.isInitialized()); assertEquals("Bob", personProxy.getName()); assertTrue(proxy.isInitialized()); }