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19 package org.apache.shiro.session.mgt;
20
21 import org.apache.shiro.session.InvalidSessionException;
22 import org.apache.shiro.session.Session;
23
24
25 /**
26 * A <code>ValidatingSession</code> is a <code>Session</code> that is capable of determining it is valid or not and
27 * is able to validate itself if necessary.
28 * <p/>
29 * Validation is usually an exercise of determining when the session was last accessed or modified and determining if
30 * that time is longer than a specified allowed duration.
31 *
32 * @since 0.9
33 */
34 public interface ValidatingSession extends Session {
35
36 boolean isValid();
37
38 void validate() throws InvalidSessionException;
39 }