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19  package org.apache.shiro.web.session.mgt;
20  
21  import org.apache.shiro.session.mgt.SessionManager;
22  
23  /**
24   * {@link SessionManager} specific to web-enabled applications.
25   *
26   * @see ServletContainerSessionManager
27   * @see DefaultWebSessionManager
28   * @since 1.2
29   */
30  public interface WebSessionManager extends SessionManager {
31  
32      /**
33       * Returns {@code true} if session management and storage is managed by the underlying Servlet container or
34       * {@code false} if managed by Shiro directly (called 'native' sessions).
35       * <p/>
36       * If sessions are enabled, Shiro can make use of Sessions to retain security information from
37       * request to request.  This method indicates whether Shiro would use the Servlet container sessions to fulfill its
38       * needs, or if it would use its own native session management instead (which can support enterprise features
39       * - like distributed caching - in a container-independent manner).
40       *
41       * @return {@code true} if session management and storage is managed by the underlying Servlet container or
42       * {@code false} if managed by Shiro directly (called 'native' sessions).
43       */
44      boolean isServletContainerSessions();
45  }