interface SessionInterface

Request.php in drupal/core/vendor/symfony/http-foundation/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Request.php

interface SessionInterface {

  /**
   * Starts the session storage.
   *
   * @return Boolean True if session started.
   *
   * @throws \RuntimeException If session fails to start.
   *
   * @api
   */
  public function start();

  /**
   * Returns the session ID.
   *
   * @return string The session ID.
   *
   * @api
   */
  public function getId();

  /**
   * Sets the session ID
   *
   * @param string $id
   *
   * @api
   */
  public function setId($id);

  /**
   * Returns the session name.
   *
   * @return mixed The session name.
   *
   * @api
   */
  public function getName();

  /**
   * Sets the session name.
   *
   * @param string $name
   *
   * @api
   */
  public function setName($name);

  /**
   * Invalidates the current session.
   *
   * Clears all session attributes and flashes and regenerates the
   * session and deletes the old session from persistence.
   *
   * @param integer $lifetime Sets the cookie lifetime for the session cookie. A null value
   *                          will leave the system settings unchanged, 0 sets the cookie
   *                          to expire with browser session. Time is in seconds, and is
   *                          not a Unix timestamp.
   *
   * @return Boolean True if session invalidated, false if error.
   *
   * @api
   */
  public function invalidate($lifetime = null);

  /**
   * Migrates the current session to a new session id while maintaining all
   * session attributes.
   *
   * @param Boolean $destroy  Whether to delete the old session or leave it to garbage collection.
   * @param integer $lifetime Sets the cookie lifetime for the session cookie. A null value
   *                          will leave the system settings unchanged, 0 sets the cookie
   *                          to expire with browser session. Time is in seconds, and is
   *                          not a Unix timestamp.
   *
   * @return Boolean True if session migrated, false if error.
   *
   * @api
   */
  public function migrate($destroy = false, $lifetime = null);

  /**
   * Force the session to be saved and closed.
   *
   * This method is generally not required for real sessions as
   * the session will be automatically saved at the end of
   * code execution.
   */
  public function save();

  /**
   * Checks if an attribute is defined.
   *
   * @param string $name The attribute name
   *
   * @return Boolean true if the attribute is defined, false otherwise
   *
   * @api
   */
  public function has($name);

  /**
   * Returns an attribute.
   *
   * @param string $name    The attribute name
   * @param mixed  $default The default value if not found.
   *
   * @return mixed
   *
   * @api
   */
  public function get($name, $default = null);

  /**
   * Sets an attribute.
   *
   * @param string $name
   * @param mixed  $value
   *
   * @api
   */
  public function set($name, $value);

  /**
   * Returns attributes.
   *
   * @return array Attributes
   *
   * @api
   */
  public function all();

  /**
   * Sets attributes.
   *
   * @param array $attributes Attributes
   */
  public function replace(array $attributes);

  /**
   * Removes an attribute.
   *
   * @param string $name
   *
   * @return mixed The removed value
   *
   * @api
   */
  public function remove($name);

  /**
   * Clears all attributes.
   *
   * @api
   */
  public function clear();

  /**
   * Checks if the session was started.
   *
   * @return Boolean
   */
  public function isStarted();

  /**
   * Registers a SessionBagInterface with the session.
   *
   * @param SessionBagInterface $bag
   */
  public function registerBag(SessionBagInterface $bag);

  /**
   * Gets a bag instance by name.
   *
   * @param string $name
   *
   * @return SessionBagInterface
   */
  public function getBag($name);

  /**
   * Gets session meta.
   *
   * @return MetadataBag
   */
  public function getMetadataBag();

}