org.apache.shiro.session.mgt
Interface SessionFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

SimpleSessionFactory

public interface SessionFactory

A simple factory class that instantiates concrete 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 SecurityManager or a SessionManager.

Since:

1.0

Method Summary

Session

createSession(SessionContext initData) Creates a new Session instance based on the specified contextual initialization data.

Method Detail

createSession

Session createSession(SessionContext initData)

Creates a new Session instance based on the specified contextual initialization data.

Parameters:

initData - the initialization data to be used during Session creation.

Returns:

a new Session instance.

Since:

1.0