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| package org.apache.shiro.session.mgt; |
| |
| import org.apache.shiro.session.Session; |
| |
| /** |
| * A simple factory class that instantiates concrete {@link Session Session} instances. This is mainly a |
| * mechanism to allow instances to be created at runtime if they need to be different the |
| * defaults. It is not used by end-users of the framework, but rather those configuring Shiro to work in an |
| * application, and is typically injected into the {@link org.apache.shiro.mgt.SecurityManager SecurityManager} or a |
| * {@link SessionManager}. |
| * |
| * @since 1.0 |
| */ |
| public interface SessionFactory { |
| |
| /** |
| * Creates a new {@code Session} instance based on the specified contextual initialization data. |
| * |
| * @param initData the initialization data to be used during {@link Session} creation. |
| * @return a new {@code Session} instance. |
| * @since 1.0 |
| */ |
| Session createSession(SessionContext initData); |
| } |