Session.java

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package org.springframework.session;

import java.util.Set;

/**
 * Provides a way to identify a user in an agnostic way. This allows the session to be
 * used by an HttpSession, WebSocket Session, or even non web related sessions.
 *
 * @author Rob Winch
 * @since 1.0
 */
public interface Session {

	/**
	 * Gets a unique string that identifies the {@link Session}.
	 *
	 * @return a unique string that identifies the {@link Session}
	 */
	String getId();

	/**
	 * Gets the Object associated with the specified name or null if no Object is
	 * associated to that name.
	 *
	 * @param attributeName the name of the attribute to get
	 * @return the Object associated with the specified name or null if no Object is
	 * associated to that name
	 * @param <T> The return type of the attribute
	 */
	<T> T getAttribute(String attributeName);

	/**
	 * Gets the attribute names that have a value associated with it. Each value can be
	 * passed into {@link org.springframework.session.Session#getAttribute(String)} to
	 * obtain the attribute value.
	 *
	 * @return the attribute names that have a value associated with it.
	 * @see #getAttribute(String)
	 */
	Set<String> getAttributeNames();

	/**
	 * Sets the attribute value for the provided attribute name. If the attributeValue is
	 * null, it has the same result as removing the attribute with
	 * {@link org.springframework.session.Session#removeAttribute(String)} .
	 *
	 * @param attributeName the attribute name to set
	 * @param attributeValue the value of the attribute to set. If null, the attribute
	 * will be removed.
	 */
	void setAttribute(String attributeName, Object attributeValue);

	/**
	 * Removes the attribute with the provided attribute name.
	 * @param attributeName the name of the attribute to remove
	 */
	void removeAttribute(String attributeName);
}