Package org.eclipse.rap.rwt.service

Interface UISession

public interface UISession
The UISession represents the current instance of the UI.

In contrast to the HttpSession it is possible to register a listener that is notified before the session is destroyed. This listener can be used to cleanup on session shutdown with the UI session still intact.

Since:
2.0

  • Method Details

    • setAttribute

      boolean setAttribute(String name, Object value)
      Binds an object to this UI Session, using the name specified. If an object of the same name is already bound to the UI session, the object is replaced.

      If the value is null, this has the same effect as calling removeAttribute().

      Parameters:
      name - the name to which the object is bound; cannot be null
      value - the object to be bound
      Returns:
      true if the attribute was set or false if the attribute could not be set because the session was invalidated.

    • getAttribute

      Object getAttribute(String name)
      Returns the object bound with the specified name in this UI session, or null if no object is bound under the name.
      Parameters:
      name - a string specifying the name of the object; cannot be null
      Returns:
      the object bound with the specified name or null if no object is bound with this name

    • removeAttribute

      boolean removeAttribute(String name)
      Removes the object bound with the specified name from this UI session. If no object is bound with the specified name, this method does nothing.
      Parameters:
      name - The name of the object to remove from this UI session, must not be null
      Returns:
      true if the attribute was removed or false if the attribute could not be removed because the session was invalidated
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    • getAttributeNames

      Enumeration<String> getAttributeNames()
      Returns an Enumeration of the names of all objects bound to this UI session.
      Returns:
      An Enumeration of strings that contains the names of all objects bound to this UI session or an empty enumeration if the underlying session was invalidated
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    • getId

      String getId()
      Returns a unique identifier for this UI session.
      Returns:
      the unique identifier for this UI session

    • addUISessionListener

      boolean addUISessionListener(UISessionListener listener)
      Adds a UISessionListener to this UI session. UISessionListeners are used to receive a notification before the UI session is destroyed. If the given listener was already added the method has no effect.

      If the UI session is already destroyed or is about to be destroyed the listener will not be added. In this case, this method returns false. A return value of true ensures that the listener is registered and will be called.

      Parameters:
      listener - the listener to be added
      Returns:
      true if the listener was added and will be called, or false if the listener could not be added
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    • removeUISessionListener

      boolean removeUISessionListener(UISessionListener listener)
      Removes a UISessionListener from this UI session. UISessionListeners are used to receive notifications before the UI session is destroyed. If the given listener was not added to the session store this method has no effect.

      If the UI session is already destroyed or is about to be destroyed the listener will not be removed. In this case, this method returns false. A return value of true ensures that the listener is removed and will not be called anymore.

      Parameters:
      listener - the listener to be removed
      Returns:
      true if the listener was removed and will not be called anymore, or false if the listener could not be removed
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    • getApplicationContext

      ApplicationContext getApplicationContext()
      Returns the ApplicationContext this UISession belongs to.
      Returns:
      the application context for this UI session
      Since:
      2.1

    • getHttpSession

      HttpSession getHttpSession()
      Returns the underlying HttpSession instance.
      Returns:
      the HttpSession instance
      Since:
      4.0

    • isBound

      boolean isBound()
      Returns whether this UI session is bound to the underlying HttpSession or not. If the session store is unbound it behaves as if the HTTP session it belonged to was invalidated.
      Returns:
      true if the session store is bound, false otherwise.

    • getClient

      Client getClient()
      Returns a representation of the client that is connected with the server in this UI session.
      Returns:
      The client for this UI session, never null

    • getConnection

      Connection getConnection()
      Returns the connection used to communicate with the client that is connected to this UI session.
      Returns:
      the connection for this UI session, never null

    • getLocale

      Locale getLocale()
      Returns the preferred Locale for this UI session. The result reflects the locale that has been set using setLocale(Locale). If no locale has been set on this UISession, the locale will be taken from client using the ClientInfo service. If the client request doesn't provide a preferred locale, then this method returns the default locale for the server.
      Returns:
      the preferred locale for the client, or the default system locale, never null
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    • setLocale

      void setLocale(Locale locale)
      Sets the preferred Locale for this UI session. The value set can be retrieved using getLocale().
      Parameters:
      locale - the locale to set, or null to reset
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    • exec

      void exec(Runnable runnable)
      Executes the given runnable in the context of this UI session. The runnable will be executed in the calling thread but with a simulated context so that calls to RWT.getUISession will return this UISession even in a background thread.

      Note: this method is discouraged. It is only kept for compatibility. New code should access the UISession directly.

      Parameters:
      runnable - the runnable to execute in the context of this UI session
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