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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      */
     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      */
     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      */
     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      */
    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      */
    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      */
    139     public int getSessionCacheSize();
    140 
    141 }
    142