org.apache.jackrabbit.server
Interface SessionProvider

All Known Implementing Classes:

SessionProviderImpl

public interface SessionProvider

This Interface defines a provider for repository sessions

Method Summary

javax.jcr.Session	getSession(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, javax.jcr.Repository rep, String workspace) Provides the repository session suitable for the given request.
void	releaseSession(javax.jcr.Session session) Informs this provider that the session aquired by a previous getSession(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest, javax.jcr.Repository, java.lang.String) call is no longer needed.

Method Detail

getSession

javax.jcr.Session getSession(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                             javax.jcr.Repository rep,
                             String workspace)
                             throws javax.jcr.LoginException,
                                    javax.servlet.ServletException,
                                    javax.jcr.RepositoryException

Provides the repository session suitable for the given request.

Parameters:

request -

rep - the repository to login

workspace - the workspace name

Returns:

the session or null

Throws:

javax.jcr.LoginException - if the credentials are invalid

javax.servlet.ServletException - if an error occurrs

javax.jcr.RepositoryException

releaseSession

void releaseSession(javax.jcr.Session session)

Informs this provider that the session aquired by a previous getSession(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest, javax.jcr.Repository, java.lang.String) call is no longer needed.

Parameters:

session -