tapestry/tapestry-examples/Vlib/src/java/org/apache/tapestry/vlib/services/ApplicationLifecycle.java

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package org.apache.tapestry.vlib.services;

/**
 * Threaded (i.e. per-request) service that stores lifecycle operations and actions; used to control
 * logout behavior.
 * 
 * @author Howard M. Lewis Ship
 * @since 4.0
 */
public interface ApplicationLifecycle
{
    /**
     * Logs the user out of the systems; sets a flag that causes the session to be discarded at the
     * end of the request.
     */
    void logout();

    /**
     * If true, then the session (if it exists) should be discarded at the end of the request.
     */
    boolean getDiscardSession();
}