Items that need to be stored for session management
Key |
Description |
Type |
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identifies which repository belongs to the user of this OsidContext |
long, alpha-numeric String |
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necessary to identify a specific user and allow that user access to X-Server services |
long, alpha-numeric String |
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identifies a result set created by submitting a query with the /wiki/spaces/SLIB/pages/2921168923 command. This number is necessary for asynchronous searches, retrieving results and pagination |
short, numeric String |
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a flag indicating whether the user is starting a new search session or continuing with a previous one |
short String ("true"/"false") |
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stores how many results are showed per page. Needed for paging through results. |
java.lang.Integer |
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stores which results are currently being displayed. Needed for 'next' and 'previous' paging options |
java.lang.Integer |
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total number of results |
java.lang.Integer |
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flag indicating whether an asynchronous search should be performed |
short String |
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a list of source identifiers representing which databases should be searched |
java.util.List or multiple Strings |
Issues
- How do we know when a user's session is done? This is up to the consumer. In our case (using Servlets), we can choose when to invalidate a session: a timeout & when the search dialog is closed.
- Will the metasearch engine support multiple users logged on at once? Yes.