• type: required
• interfaces:
  • werkzeug.contrib.sessions.Session
  • plugins.abstract.sessions.AbstractSessions
• client-side code: -
• purpose: HTTP session management

The sessions plug-in is expected to handle web sessions where users are identified by a cookie. It is defined to be compatible with Werkzeug's sessions. It means you can take Werkzeug's werkzeug.contrib.sessions.FilesystemSessionStore (see documentation) and it will work with KonText.

# Session.generate_key(salt=None)

Generates a new session key.

# Session.delete(session_id)

Deletes session identified by session_id.

# Session.get(sid)

Loads an existing session from a storage. Returns werkzeug.contrib.Session.

# Session.is_valid_key(key)

Returns True if the key is valid else False

# Session.new()

Creates a new session. Returns werkzeug.contrib.Session

# Session.save(session)

arguments:

• session -- werkzeug.contrib.Session

# Session.save_if_modified(session)

arguments:

• session -- werkzeug.contrib.Session