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package org.apache.catalina;


import java.beans.PropertyChangeListener;
import java.io.IOException;


/**
 * A Store is the abstraction of a Catalina component that provides persistent storage and loading of Sessions
 * and their associated user data. Implementations are free to save and load the Sessions to any media they wish, but it
 * is assumed that saved Sessions are persistent across server or context restarts.
 *
 * @author Craig R. McClanahan
 */
public interface Store {

    // ------------------------------------------------------------- Properties

    /**
     * @return the Manager instance associated with this Store.
     */
    Manager getManager();


    /**
     * Set the Manager associated with this Store.
     *
     * @param manager The Manager which will use this Store.
     */
    void setManager(Manager manager);


    /**
     * @return the number of Sessions present in this Store.
     *
     * @exception IOException if an input/output error occurs
     */
    int getSize() throws IOException;


    // --------------------------------------------------------- Public Methods


    /**
     * Add a property change listener to this component.
     *
     * @param listener The listener to add
     */
    void addPropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener listener);


    /**
     * @return an array containing the session identifiers of all Sessions currently saved in this Store. If there are
     *             no such Sessions, a zero-length array is returned.
     *
     * @exception IOException if an input/output error occurred
     */
    String[] keys() throws IOException;


    /**
     * Load and return the Session associated with the specified session identifier from this Store, without removing
     * it. If there is no such stored Session, return null.
     *
     * @param id Session identifier of the session to load
     *
     * @exception ClassNotFoundException if a deserialization error occurs
     * @exception IOException            if an input/output error occurs
     *
     * @return the loaded Session instance
     */
    Session load(String id) throws ClassNotFoundException, IOException;


    /**
     * Remove the Session with the specified session identifier from this Store, if present. If no such Session is
     * present, this method takes no action.
     *
     * @param id Session identifier of the Session to be removed
     *
     * @exception IOException if an input/output error occurs
     */
    void remove(String id) throws IOException;


    /**
     * Remove all Sessions from this Store.
     *
     * @exception IOException if an input/output error occurs
     */
    void clear() throws IOException;


    /**
     * Remove a property change listener from this component.
     *
     * @param listener The listener to remove
     */
    void removePropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener listener);


    /**
     * Save the specified Session into this Store. Any previously saved information for the associated session
     * identifier is replaced.
     *
     * @param session Session to be saved
     *
     * @exception IOException if an input/output error occurs
     */
    void save(Session session) throws IOException;


}