package com.mpalourdio.hello.model;

import javax.persistence.EntityManager;
import javax.persistence.PersistenceContext;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * This implementation MUST have the 'impl'
 * suffix in order to be discovered !
 */

public class TaskRepositoryImpl implements CustomRepository<Task> {

    @PersistenceContext
    private EntityManager entityManager;

    @Override
    public List<Task> customFindByPriority(final String priority) {
        return entityManager
                .createQuery("select e from Task e where e.taskPriority = :taskPriority", Task.class)
                .setParameter("taskPriority", priority)
                .getResultList();
    }
}

package com.mpalourdio.hello.model;

import javax.persistence.EntityManager;
import javax.persistence.PersistenceContext;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * This implementation MUST have the 'impl'
 * suffix in order to be discovered !
 */

public class TaskRepositoryImpl implements CustomRepository<Task> {

    @PersistenceContext
    private EntityManager entityManager;

    @Override
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public List<Task> customFindByPriority(final String priority) {
        return entityManager
                .createQuery("select e from Task e where e.taskPriority = :taskPriority")
                .setParameter("taskPriority", priority)
                .getResultList();
    }
}

--- 
+++ 
@@ -15,10 +15,9 @@
     private EntityManager entityManager;
 
     @Override
-    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     public List<Task> customFindByPriority(final String priority) {
         return entityManager
-                .createQuery("select e from Task e where e.taskPriority = :taskPriority")
+                .createQuery("select e from Task e where e.taskPriority = :taskPriority", Task.class)
                 .setParameter("taskPriority", priority)
                 .getResultList();
     }
Use TypeQuery to avoid uncheck warning
