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036    package org.deegree.security.session;
037    
038    /**
039     * This exception shall be thrown when a session(ID) will be used that has been expired.
040     *
041     * @author <a href="mailto:poth@lat-lon.de">Andreas Poth </a>
042     * @author last edited by: $Author: mschneider $
043     *
044     * @version $Revision: 18195 $, $Date: 2009-06-18 17:55:39 +0200 (Do, 18. Jun 2009) $
045     */
046    public interface SessionManager {
047    
048        /**
049         * returns the session identified by its ID. If no session with the passed ID is known
050         * <tt>null</tt> will be returned. If the requested session isn't alive anymore it will be
051         * removed from the session manager
052         *
053         * @param id
054         * @return the session identified by its ID. If no session with the passed ID is known
055         *         <tt>null</tt> will be returned.
056         * @throws SessionStatusException
057         */
058        public Session getSessionByID( String id )
059                                throws SessionStatusException;
060    
061        /**
062         * returns the session assigned to the passed user. If no session is assigend to the passed user
063         * <tt>null</tt> will be returned. If the requested session isn't alive anymore it will be
064         * removed from the session manager
065         *
066         * @param user
067         * @return the session assigned to the passed user. If no session is assigend to the passed user
068         *         <tt>null</tt> will be returned.
069         * @throws SessionStatusException
070         */
071        public Session getSessionByUser( String user )
072                                throws SessionStatusException;
073    
074        /**
075         * adds a session to the session managment. the session will be stored within two lists. one
076         * addresses the session with its ID the other with its user name. If the session is anonymous
077         * it just will be stored in the first list.
078         *
079         * @param session
080         * @throws SessionStatusException
081         */
082        public void addSession( Session session )
083                                throws SessionStatusException;
084    
085        /**
086         * removes a session identified by its ID from the session managment. the removed session will
087         * be returned.
088         *
089         * @param id
090         * @return the session
091         */
092        public Session removeSessionByID( String id );
093    
094        /**
095         * removes all sessions that are expired from the session management
096         */
097        public void clearExpired();
098    
099    }