Metacat

import javax.servlet.http.HttpSession;

import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;

/**

 * A Class that implements session tracking for MetaCatServlet users.

 * User's login data are stored in the session object.

  private HttpSession session = null;

  private AuthInterface authService = null;

  private String statusMessage = null;

  /**

   * Construct an AuthSession

    // if it is still in use invalidate and get a new one

    if ( !session.isNew() ) {

                                session.getId());

                                session.getAttribute("username"));

      session.invalidate();

      session = request.getSession(true);

    }

    // store the username, password, and groupname (the first only)

    if ( groups.length > 0 ) {

      session.setAttribute("groupnames", groups);

    }

                                session.getId());

                                session.getAttribute("username"));

    return session;

  }