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019package org.apache.shiro.web.session.mgt;
020
021import org.apache.shiro.session.mgt.SessionManager;
022
023/**
024 * {@link SessionManager} specific to web-enabled applications.
025 *
026 * @see ServletContainerSessionManager
027 * @see DefaultWebSessionManager
028 * @since 1.2
029 */
030public interface WebSessionManager extends SessionManager {
031
032    /**
033     * Returns {@code true} if session management and storage is managed by the underlying Servlet container or
034     * {@code false} if managed by Shiro directly (called 'native' sessions).
035     * <p/>
036     * If sessions are enabled, Shiro can make use of Sessions to retain security information from
037     * request to request.  This method indicates whether Shiro would use the Servlet container sessions to fulfill its
038     * needs, or if it would use its own native session management instead (which can support enterprise features
039     * - like distributed caching - in a container-independent manner).
040     *
041     * @return {@code true} if session management and storage is managed by the underlying Servlet container or
042     * {@code false} if managed by Shiro directly (called 'native' sessions).
043     */
044    boolean isServletContainerSessions();
045}