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package org.apache.jackrabbit.webdav;
/**
* DavSessionProvider is an interface for components that
* can initiate and complete {@link DavSession}s. A provider is
* responsible for supplying references from a {@link WebdavRequest}
* to a {@link DavSession} when acquired and removing the references
* when released.
*/
public interface DavSessionProvider {
/**
* Acquires a DavSession. Upon success, the WebdavRequest will
* reference that session.
*
* A session will not be available if an exception is thrown.
*
* @param request
* @return true if the session was attached to the request;
* false otherwise.
* @throws DavException if a problem occurred while obtaining the session
*/
public boolean attachSession(WebdavRequest request) throws DavException;
/**
* Releases the reference from the request to the session.
*
* @param request
*/
public void releaseSession(WebdavRequest request);
}