HttpSession that is used to maintain state information
* between requests for a particular user of a web application.
*
* @author Craig R. McClanahan
*/
public interface Session {
// ----------------------------------------------------- Manifest Constants
/**
* The SessionEvent event type when a session is created.
*/
public static final String SESSION_CREATED_EVENT = "createSession";
/**
* The SessionEvent event type when a session is destroyed.
*/
public static final String SESSION_DESTROYED_EVENT = "destroySession";
/**
* The SessionEvent event type when a session is activated.
*/
public static final String SESSION_ACTIVATED_EVENT = "activateSession";
/**
* The SessionEvent event type when a session is passivated.
*/
public static final String SESSION_PASSIVATED_EVENT = "passivateSession";
// ------------------------------------------------------------- Properties
/**
* @return the authentication type used to authenticate our cached
* Principal, if any.
*/
public String getAuthType();
/**
* Set the authentication type used to authenticate our cached
* Principal, if any.
*
* @param authType The new cached authentication type
*/
public void setAuthType(String authType);
/**
* @return the creation time for this session.
*/
public long getCreationTime();
/**
* @return the creation time for this session, bypassing the session validity
* checks.
*/
public long getCreationTimeInternal();
/**
* Set the creation time for this session. This method is called by the
* Manager when an existing Session instance is reused.
*
* @param time The new creation time
*/
public void setCreationTime(long time);
/**
* @return the session identifier for this session.
*/
public String getId();
/**
* @return the session identifier for this session.
*/
public String getIdInternal();
/**
* Set the session identifier for this session and notifies any associated
* listeners that a new session has been created.
*
* @param id The new session identifier
*/
public void setId(String id);
/**
* Set the session identifier for this session and optionally notifies any
* associated listeners that a new session has been created.
*
* @param id The new session identifier
* @param notify Should any associated listeners be notified that a new
* session has been created?
*/
public void setId(String id, boolean notify);
/**
* @return the last time the client sent a request associated with this
* session, as the number of milliseconds since midnight, January 1, 1970
* GMT. Actions that your application takes, such as getting or setting
* a value associated with the session, do not affect the access time.
* This one gets updated whenever a request starts.
*/
public long getThisAccessedTime();
/**
* @return the last client access time without invalidation check
* @see #getThisAccessedTime()
*/
public long getThisAccessedTimeInternal();
/**
* @return the last time the client sent a request associated with this
* session, as the number of milliseconds since midnight, January 1, 1970
* GMT. Actions that your application takes, such as getting or setting
* a value associated with the session, do not affect the access time.
* This one gets updated whenever a request finishes.
*/
public long getLastAccessedTime();
/**
* @return the last client access time without invalidation check
* @see #getLastAccessedTime()
*/
public long getLastAccessedTimeInternal();
/**
* @return the idle time (in milliseconds) from last client access time.
*/
public long getIdleTime();
/**
* @return the idle time from last client access time without invalidation check
* @see #getIdleTime()
*/
public long getIdleTimeInternal();
/**
* @return the Manager within which this Session is valid.
*/
public Manager getManager();
/**
* Set the Manager within which this Session is valid.
*
* @param manager The new Manager
*/
public void setManager(Manager manager);
/**
* @return the maximum time interval, in seconds, between client requests
* before the servlet container will invalidate the session. A negative
* time indicates that the session should never time out.
*/
public int getMaxInactiveInterval();
/**
* Set the maximum time interval, in seconds, between client requests
* before the servlet container will invalidate the session. A negative
* time indicates that the session should never time out.
*
* @param interval The new maximum interval
*/
public void setMaxInactiveInterval(int interval);
/**
* Set the isNew flag for this session.
*
* @param isNew The new value for the isNew flag
*/
public void setNew(boolean isNew);
/**
* @return the authenticated Principal that is associated with this Session.
* This provides an Authenticator with a means to cache a
* previously authenticated Principal, and avoid potentially expensive
* Realm.authenticate() calls on every request. If there
* is no current associated Principal, return null.
*/
public Principal getPrincipal();
/**
* Set the authenticated Principal that is associated with this Session.
* This provides an Authenticator with a means to cache a
* previously authenticated Principal, and avoid potentially expensive
* Realm.authenticate() calls on every request.
*
* @param principal The new Principal, or null if none
*/
public void setPrincipal(Principal principal);
/**
* @return the HttpSession for which this object
* is the facade.
*/
public HttpSession getSession();
/**
* Set the isValid flag for this session.
*
* @param isValid The new value for the isValid flag
*/
public void setValid(boolean isValid);
/**
* @return true if the session is still valid
*/
public boolean isValid();
// --------------------------------------------------------- Public Methods
/**
* Update the accessed time information for this session. This method
* should be called by the context when a request comes in for a particular
* session, even if the application does not reference it.
*/
public void access();
/**
* Add a session event listener to this component.
*
* @param listener the SessionListener instance that should be notified
* for session events
*/
public void addSessionListener(SessionListener listener);
/**
* End access to the session.
*/
public void endAccess();
/**
* Perform the internal processing required to invalidate this session,
* without triggering an exception if the session has already expired.
*/
public void expire();
/**
* @return the object bound with the specified name to the internal notes
* for this session, or null if no such binding exists.
*
* @param name Name of the note to be returned
*/
public Object getNote(String name);
/**
* @return an Iterator containing the String names of all notes bindings
* that exist for this session.
*/
public Iterator* Note that the {@link Manager} implementation may further restrict which * attributes are distributed but a {@link Manager} level restriction should * not trigger an {@link IllegalArgumentException} in * {@link HttpSession#setAttribute(String, Object)} * * @param name The attribute name * @param value The attribute value * * @return {@code true} if distribution is supported, otherwise {@code * false} */ public boolean isAttributeDistributable(String name, Object value); }