Any tools for testing special JPQL queries outside the application?

Question

I am working on a project that uses JPA to save, and I am trying to find the cleanest and most effective tools for testing JPQL queries. I'm more used to the world of Hibernate ... in which you can test HQL on an ad hoc basis outside the application using the Hibernate Tools and its Hibernate Console. I believe this tool also supports JPQL if you use Hibernate as a JPA provider, but unfortunately in this case I am on GlassFish and using TopLink.

Are there any approximate equivalents of the Hibernate l console there (or in development) in the general JPA world? If not, what is your typical practice for messing with JPQL queries during development?

Answer 1

How does IntelliJ, the best development environment?

http://blogs.jetbrains.com/idea/tag/jpa/