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25 
26 
27 package javax.net.ssl;
28 
29 import java.util.Enumeration;
30 
31 
32 /**
33  * A <code>SSLSessionContext</code> represents a set of
34  * <code>SSLSession</code>s associated with a single entity. For example,
35  * it could be associated with a server or client who participates in many
36  * sessions concurrently.
37  * <p>
38  * Not all environments will contain session contexts.
39  * <p>
40  * There are <code>SSLSessionContext</code> parameters that affect how
41  * sessions are stored:
42  * <UL>
43  *      <LI>Sessions can be set to expire after a specified
44  *      time limit.
45  *      <LI>The number of sessions that can be stored in context
46  *      can be limited.
47  * </UL>
48  * A session can be retrieved based on its session id, and all session id's
49  * in a <code>SSLSessionContext</code> can be listed.
50  *
51  * @see SSLSession
52  *
53  * @since 1.4
54  * @author Nathan Abramson
55  * @author David Brownell
56  */
57 public interface SSLSessionContext {
58 
59     /**
60      * Returns the <code>SSLSession</code> bound to the specified session id.
61      *
62      * @param sessionId the Session identifier
63      * @return the <code>SSLSession</code> or null if
64      * the specified session id does not refer to a valid SSLSession.
65      *
66      * @throws NullPointerException if <code>sessionId</code> is null.
67      */
getSession(byte[] sessionId)68     public SSLSession getSession(byte[] sessionId);
69 
70     /**
71      * Returns an Enumeration of all session id's grouped under this
72      * <code>SSLSessionContext</code>.
73      *
74      * @return an enumeration of all the Session id's
75      */
getIds()76     public Enumeration<byte[]> getIds();
77 
78     /**
79      * Sets the timeout limit for <code>SSLSession</code> objects grouped
80      * under this <code>SSLSessionContext</code>.
81      * <p>
82      * If the timeout limit is set to 't' seconds, a session exceeds the
83      * timeout limit 't' seconds after its creation time.
84      * When the timeout limit is exceeded for a session, the
85      * <code>SSLSession</code> object is invalidated and future connections
86      * cannot resume or rejoin the session.
87      * A check for sessions exceeding the timeout is made immediately whenever
88      * the timeout limit is changed for this <code>SSLSessionContext</code>.
89      *
90      * @param seconds the new session timeout limit in seconds; zero means
91      *          there is no limit.
92      *
93      * @exception IllegalArgumentException if the timeout specified is {@code < 0}.
94      * @see #getSessionTimeout
95      */
setSessionTimeout(int seconds)96     public void setSessionTimeout(int seconds)
97                  throws IllegalArgumentException;
98 
99     /**
100      * Returns the timeout limit of <code>SSLSession</code> objects grouped
101      * under this <code>SSLSessionContext</code>.
102      * <p>
103      * If the timeout limit is set to 't' seconds, a session exceeds the
104      * timeout limit 't' seconds after its creation time.
105      * When the timeout limit is exceeded for a session, the
106      * <code>SSLSession</code> object is invalidated and future connections
107      * cannot resume or rejoin the session.
108      * A check for sessions exceeding the timeout limit is made immediately
109      * whenever the timeout limit is changed for this
110      * <code>SSLSessionContext</code>.
111      *
112      * @return the session timeout limit in seconds; zero means there is no
113      * limit.
114      * @see #setSessionTimeout
115      */
getSessionTimeout()116     public int getSessionTimeout();
117 
118     /**
119      * Sets the size of the cache used for storing
120      * <code>SSLSession</code> objects grouped under this
121      * <code>SSLSessionContext</code>.
122      *
123      * @param size the new session cache size limit; zero means there is no
124      * limit.
125      * @exception IllegalArgumentException if the specified size is {@code < 0}.
126      * @see #getSessionCacheSize
127      */
setSessionCacheSize(int size)128     public void setSessionCacheSize(int size)
129                  throws IllegalArgumentException;
130 
131     /**
132      * Returns the size of the cache used for storing
133      * <code>SSLSession</code> objects grouped under this
134      * <code>SSLSessionContext</code>.
135      *
136      * @return size of the session cache; zero means there is no size limit.
137      * @see #setSessionCacheSize
138      */
getSessionCacheSize()139     public int getSessionCacheSize();
140 
141 }
142