SessionProvider (Apache Jackrabbit 2.23.1-beta API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

DavexServletService, SessionProviderImpl
```
public interface SessionProvider
```
This Interface defines a provider for repository sessions

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Session`	`getSession(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, Repository rep, String workspace)`	Provides the repository session suitable for the given request.
`void`	`releaseSession(Session session)`	Informs this provider that the session acquired by a previous `getSession(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest, javax.jcr.Repository, java.lang.String)` call is no longer needed.

- Method Detail
  - getSession
```
Session getSession(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                   Repository rep,
                   String workspace)
            throws LoginException,
                   javax.servlet.ServletException,
                   RepositoryException
```
    Provides the repository session suitable for the given request.
    
    Parameters:
    
    request -
    
    rep - the repository to login
    
    workspace - the workspace name
    
    Returns:
    
    the session or null
    
    Throws:
    
    LoginException - if the credentials are invalid
    
    javax.servlet.ServletException - if an error occurs
    
    RepositoryException
  - releaseSession
```
void releaseSession(Session session)
```
    Informs this provider that the session acquired by a previous getSession(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest, javax.jcr.Repository, java.lang.String) call is no longer needed.
    
    Parameters:
    
    session -