Session (Apache Tomcat 7.0.104 API Documentation)

org.apache.catalina

## Interface Session

- All Known Subinterfaces:
    ClusterSession
  All Known Implementing Classes:
    DeltaSession, DummyProxySession, StandardSession

      public interface Session

  A Session is the Catalina-internal facade for an `HttpSession` that is used to maintain state information between requests for a particular user of a web application.
  Author:
    Craig R. McClanahan

- - ### Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type | Field and Description
    --- | ---
    `static String` | `SESSION_ACTIVATED_EVENT` The SessionEvent event type when a session is activated.
    `static String` | `SESSION_CREATED_EVENT` The SessionEvent event type when a session is created.
    `static String` | `SESSION_DESTROYED_EVENT` The SessionEvent event type when a session is destroyed.
    `static String` | `SESSION_PASSIVATED_EVENT` The SessionEvent event type when a session is passivated.

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | `access()` Update the accessed time information for this session.
    `void` | `addSessionListener(SessionListener listener)` Add a session event listener to this component.
    `void` | `endAccess()` End access to the session.
    `void` | `expire()` Perform the internal processing required to invalidate this session, without triggering an exception if the session has already expired.
    `String` | `getAuthType()`
    `long` | `getCreationTime()`
    `long` | `getCreationTimeInternal()`
    `String` | `getId()`
    `String` | `getIdInternal()`
    `String` | `getInfo()`
    `long` | `getLastAccessedTime()`
    `long` | `getLastAccessedTimeInternal()`
    `Manager` | `getManager()`
    `int` | `getMaxInactiveInterval()`
    `Object` | `getNote(String name)`
    `Iterator<String>` | `getNoteNames()`
    `Principal` | `getPrincipal()`
    `HttpSession` | `getSession()`
    `long` | `getThisAccessedTime()`
    `long` | `getThisAccessedTimeInternal()`
    `boolean` | `isAttributeDistributable(String name, Object value)` Does the session implementation support the distributing of the given attribute?
    `boolean` | `isValid()`
    `void` | `recycle()` Release all object references, and initialize instance variables, in preparation for reuse of this object.
    `void` | `removeNote(String name)` Remove any object bound to the specified name in the internal notes for this session.
    `void` | `removeSessionListener(SessionListener listener)` Remove a session event listener from this component.
    `void` | `setAuthType(String authType)` Set the authentication type used to authenticate our cached Principal, if any.
    `void` | `setCreationTime(long time)` Set the creation time for this session.
    `void` | `setId(String id)` Set the session identifier for this session and notifies any associated listeners that a new session has been created.
    `void` | `setId(String id, boolean notify)` Set the session identifier for this session and optionally notifies any associated listeners that a new session has been created.
    `void` | `setManager(Manager manager)` Set the Manager within which this Session is valid.
    `void` | `setMaxInactiveInterval(int interval)` Set the maximum time interval, in seconds, between client requests before the servlet container will invalidate the session.
    `void` | `setNew(boolean isNew)` Set the `isNew` flag for this session.
    `void` | `setNote(String name, Object value)` Bind an object to a specified name in the internal notes associated with this session, replacing any existing binding for this name.
    `void` | `setPrincipal(Principal principal)` Set the authenticated Principal that is associated with this Session.
    `void` | `setValid(boolean isValid)` Set the `isValid` flag for this session.

- - ### Field Detail

    - #### SESSION_CREATED_EVENT

          static final String SESSION_CREATED_EVENT

      The SessionEvent event type when a session is created.
      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

    - #### SESSION_DESTROYED_EVENT

          static final String SESSION_DESTROYED_EVENT

      The SessionEvent event type when a session is destroyed.
      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

    - #### SESSION_ACTIVATED_EVENT

          static final String SESSION_ACTIVATED_EVENT

      The SessionEvent event type when a session is activated.
      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

    - #### SESSION_PASSIVATED_EVENT

          static final String SESSION_PASSIVATED_EVENT

      The SessionEvent event type when a session is passivated.
      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### getAuthType

          String getAuthType()

      Returns:
        the authentication type used to authenticate our cached Principal, if any.

    - #### setAuthType

          void setAuthType(String authType)

      Set the authentication type used to authenticate our cached Principal, if any.
      Parameters:
        `authType` - The new cached authentication type

    - #### getCreationTime

          long getCreationTime()

      Returns:
        the creation time for this session.

    - #### getCreationTimeInternal

          long getCreationTimeInternal()

      Returns:
        the creation time for this session, bypassing the session validity checks.

    - #### setCreationTime

          void setCreationTime(long time)

      Set the creation time for this session. This method is called by the Manager when an existing Session instance is reused.
      Parameters:
        `time` - The new creation time

    - #### getId

          String getId()

      Returns:
        the session identifier for this session.

    - #### getIdInternal

          String getIdInternal()

      Returns:
        the session identifier for this session.

    - #### setId

          void setId(String id)

      Set the session identifier for this session and notifies any associated listeners that a new session has been created.
      Parameters:
        `id` - The new session identifier

    - #### setId

          void setId(String id,
                   boolean notify)

      Set the session identifier for this session and optionally notifies any associated listeners that a new session has been created.
      Parameters:
        `id` - The new session identifier
        `notify` - Should any associated listeners be notified that a new session has been created?

    - #### getInfo

          String getInfo()

      Returns:
        descriptive information about this Session implementation and the corresponding version number, in the format `<description>/<version>`.

    - #### getThisAccessedTime

          long getThisAccessedTime()

      Returns:
        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.

    - #### getThisAccessedTimeInternal

          long getThisAccessedTimeInternal()

      Returns:
        the last client access time without invalidation check
      See Also:
        `getThisAccessedTime()`

    - #### getLastAccessedTime

          long getLastAccessedTime()

      Returns:
        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.

    - #### getLastAccessedTimeInternal

          long getLastAccessedTimeInternal()

      Returns:
        the last client access time without invalidation check
      See Also:
        `getLastAccessedTime()`

    - #### getManager

          Manager getManager()

      Returns:
        the Manager within which this Session is valid.

    - #### setManager

          void setManager(Manager manager)

      Set the Manager within which this Session is valid.
      Parameters:
        `manager` - The new Manager

    - #### getMaxInactiveInterval

          int getMaxInactiveInterval()

      Returns:
        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.

    - #### setMaxInactiveInterval

          void setMaxInactiveInterval(int interval)

      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.
      Parameters:
        `interval` - The new maximum interval

    - #### setNew

          void setNew(boolean isNew)

      Set the `isNew` flag for this session.
      Parameters:
        `isNew` - The new value for the `isNew` flag

    - #### getPrincipal

          Principal getPrincipal()

      Returns:
        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`.

    - #### setPrincipal

          void setPrincipal(Principal principal)

      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.
      Parameters:
        `principal` - The new Principal, or `null` if none

    - #### getSession

          HttpSession getSession()

      Returns:
        the `HttpSession` for which this object is the facade.

    - #### setValid

          void setValid(boolean isValid)

      Set the `isValid` flag for this session.
      Parameters:
        `isValid` - The new value for the `isValid` flag

    - #### isValid

          boolean isValid()

      Returns:
        `true` if the session is still valid

    - #### access

          void access()

      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.

    - #### addSessionListener

          void addSessionListener(SessionListener listener)

      Add a session event listener to this component.
      Parameters:
        `listener` - the SessionListener instance that should be notified for session events

    - #### endAccess

          void endAccess()

      End access to the session.

    - #### expire

          void expire()

      Perform the internal processing required to invalidate this session, without triggering an exception if the session has already expired.

    - #### getNote

          Object getNote(String name)

      Parameters:
        `name` - Name of the note to be returned
      Returns:
        the object bound with the specified name to the internal notes for this session, or `null` if no such binding exists.

    - #### getNoteNames

          Iterator<String> getNoteNames()

      Returns:
        an Iterator containing the String names of all notes bindings that exist for this session.

    - #### recycle

          void recycle()

      Release all object references, and initialize instance variables, in preparation for reuse of this object.

    - #### removeNote

          void removeNote(String name)

      Remove any object bound to the specified name in the internal notes for this session.
      Parameters:
        `name` - Name of the note to be removed

    - #### removeSessionListener

          void removeSessionListener(SessionListener listener)

      Remove a session event listener from this component.
      Parameters:
        `listener` - remove the session listener, which will no longer be notified

    - #### setNote

          void setNote(String name,
                     Object value)

      Bind an object to a specified name in the internal notes associated with this session, replacing any existing binding for this name.
      Parameters:
        `name` - Name to which the object should be bound
        `value` - Object to be bound to the specified name

    - #### isAttributeDistributable

          boolean isAttributeDistributable(String name,
                                         Object value)

      Does the session implementation support the distributing of the given attribute? If the Manager is marked as distributable, then this method must be used to check attributes before adding them to a session and an `IllegalArgumentException` thrown if the proposed attribute is not distributable.

      Note that the `Manager` implementation may further restrict which attributes are distributed but a `Manager` level restriction should not trigger an `IllegalArgumentException` in `HttpSession.setAttribute(String, Object)`

      Parameters:
        `name` - The attribute name
        `value` - The attribute value
      Returns:
        `true` if distribution is supported, otherwise `false`

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