ElggSession Class Reference

Elgg Session Management. More...

Public Member Functions
	__construct (SessionInterface $storage)
	Constructor. More...
	boot ()
	Initializes the session and checks for the remember me cookie. More...
	start ()
	Start the session. More...
	migrate ($destroy=false)
	Migrates the session to a new session id while maintaining session attributes. More...
	invalidate ()
	Invalidates the session. More...
	save ()
	Save the session data and closes the session. More...
	isStarted ()
	Has the session been started. More...
	getID ()
	Get the session ID. More...
	setId ($id)
	Set the session ID. More...
	getName ()
	Get the session name. More...
	setName ($name)
	Set the session name. More...
	get ($name, $default=null)
	Get an attribute of the session. More...
	set ($name, $value)
	Set an attribute. More...
	remove ($name)
	Remove an attribute. More...
	has ($name)
	Has the attribute been defined. More...
	setLoggedInUser (\ElggUser $user)
	Sets the logged in user. More...
	getLoggedInUser ()
	Gets the logged in user. More...
	getLoggedInUserGuid ()
	Return the current logged in user by guid. More...
	isAdminLoggedIn ()
	Returns whether or not the viewer is currently logged in and an admin user. More...
	isLoggedIn ()
	Returns whether or not the user is currently logged in. More...
	removeLoggedInUser ()
	Remove the logged in user. More...
	getIgnoreAccess ()
	Get current ignore access setting. More...
	setIgnoreAccess ($ignore=true)
	Set ignore access. More...
	getDisabledEntityVisibility ()
	Are disabled entities shown? More...
	setDisabledEntityVisibility ($show=true)
	Include disabled entities in queries. More...

Static Public Member Functions
static	getMock ()
	Get an isolated ElggSession that does not persist between requests. More...
static	fromDatabase (Config $config, Database $db)
	Create a session stored in the DB. More...
static	fromFiles (Config $config)
	Create a session stored in files. More...

Protected Member Functions
	generateSessionToken ()
	Adds a token to the session. More...

Protected Attributes
	$storage
	$logged_in_user
	$ignore_access = false
	$show_disabled_entities = false

Detailed Description

Elgg Session Management.

Reserved keys: last_forward_from, msg, sticky_forms, user, guid, id, code, name, username

See also

elgg_get_session()

Definition at line 19 of file ElggSession.php.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

ElggSession::__construct

(

SessionInterface

$storage

)

Constructor.

Parameters

SessionInterface

$storage

The underlying Session implementation

Definition at line 48 of file ElggSession.php.

Member Function Documentation

ElggSession::boot

(

)

Initializes the session and checks for the remember me cookie.

Returns

void

Definition at line 59 of file ElggSession.php.

static ElggSession::fromDatabase ( Config  $config, Database  $db  )

static

Create a session stored in the DB.

Parameters

Config	$config	Config
Database	$db	Database

Returns

ElggSession

Definition at line 404 of file ElggSession.php.

static ElggSession::fromFiles ( Config  $config )

static

Create a session stored in files.

Parameters

Config

$config

Config

Returns

ElggSession

Definition at line 434 of file ElggSession.php.

ElggSession::generateSessionToken ( )

protected

Adds a token to the session.

This is used in creation of CSRF token, and is passed to the client to allow validating tokens later, even if the PHP session was destroyed.

Returns

void

Definition at line 374 of file ElggSession.php.

ElggSession::get	(		$name,
			$default = null
	)

Get an attribute of the session.

Parameters

string	$name	Name of the attribute to get
mixed	$default	Value to return if attribute is not set (default is null)

Returns

mixed

Definition at line 211 of file ElggSession.php.

ElggSession::getDisabledEntityVisibility

(

)

Are disabled entities shown?

Returns

bool

Definition at line 348 of file ElggSession.php.

ElggSession::getID

(

)

Get the session ID.

Returns

string

Since

1.9

Definition at line 168 of file ElggSession.php.

ElggSession::getIgnoreAccess

(

)

Get current ignore access setting.

Returns

bool

Definition at line 324 of file ElggSession.php.

ElggSession::getLoggedInUser

(

)

Gets the logged in user.

Returns

|null

Since

1.9

Definition at line 272 of file ElggSession.php.

ElggSession::getLoggedInUserGuid

(

)

Return the current logged in user by guid.

See also

elgg_get_logged_in_user_entity()

Returns

int

Definition at line 282 of file ElggSession.php.

static ElggSession::getMock ( )

static

Get an isolated ElggSession that does not persist between requests.

Returns

self

Definition at line 388 of file ElggSession.php.

ElggSession::getName

(

)

Get the session name.

Returns

string

Since

1.9

Definition at line 189 of file ElggSession.php.

ElggSession::has

(

$name

)

Has the attribute been defined.

Parameters

string

$name

Name of the attribute

Returns

bool

Since

1.9

Definition at line 244 of file ElggSession.php.

ElggSession::invalidate

(

)

Invalidates the session.

Deletes session data and session persistence. Starts a new session.

Returns

boolean

Since

1.9

Definition at line 133 of file ElggSession.php.

ElggSession::isAdminLoggedIn

(

)

Returns whether or not the viewer is currently logged in and an admin user.

Returns

bool

Definition at line 292 of file ElggSession.php.

ElggSession::isLoggedIn

(

)

Returns whether or not the user is currently logged in.

Returns

bool

Definition at line 303 of file ElggSession.php.

ElggSession::isStarted

(

)

Has the session been started.

Returns

boolean

Since

1.9

Definition at line 158 of file ElggSession.php.

ElggSession::migrate

(

$destroy = false

)

Migrates the session to a new session id while maintaining session attributes.

Parameters

boolean

$destroy

Whether to delete the session or let gc handle clean up

Returns

boolean

Since

1.9

Definition at line 121 of file ElggSession.php.

ElggSession::remove

(

$name

)

Remove an attribute.

Parameters

string

$name

The name of the attribute to remove

Returns

mixed The removed attribute

Since

1.9

Definition at line 233 of file ElggSession.php.

ElggSession::removeLoggedInUser

(

)

Remove the logged in user.

Returns

void

Since

1.9

Definition at line 313 of file ElggSession.php.

ElggSession::save

(

)

Save the session data and closes the session.

Returns

void

Since

3.0

Definition at line 148 of file ElggSession.php.

ElggSession::set	(		$name,
			$value
	)

Set an attribute.

Parameters

string	$name	Name of the attribute to set
mixed	$value	Value to be set

Returns

void

Definition at line 222 of file ElggSession.php.

ElggSession::setDisabledEntityVisibility

(

$show = true

)

Include disabled entities in queries.

Parameters

bool

$show

Visibility status

Returns

bool Previous setting

Definition at line 359 of file ElggSession.php.

ElggSession::setId

(

$id

)

Set the session ID.

Parameters

string

$id

Session ID

Returns

void

Since

1.9

Definition at line 179 of file ElggSession.php.

ElggSession::setIgnoreAccess

(

$ignore = true

)

Set ignore access.

Parameters

bool

$ignore

Ignore access

Returns

bool Previous setting

Definition at line 335 of file ElggSession.php.

ElggSession::setLoggedInUser

(

\ElggUser

$user

)

Sets the logged in user.

Parameters

\ElggUser

$user

The user who is logged in

Returns

void

Since

1.9

Definition at line 255 of file ElggSession.php.

ElggSession::setName

(

$name

)

Set the session name.

Parameters

string

$name

Session name

Returns

void

Since

1.9

Definition at line 200 of file ElggSession.php.

ElggSession::start

(

)

Start the session.

Returns

boolean

Exceptions

RuntimeException

If session fails to start.

Since

1.9

Definition at line 103 of file ElggSession.php.

Member Data Documentation

ElggSession::$ignore_access = false

protected

Definition at line 36 of file ElggSession.php.

ElggSession::$logged_in_user

protected

Definition at line 31 of file ElggSession.php.

ElggSession::$show_disabled_entities = false

protected

Definition at line 41 of file ElggSession.php.

ElggSession::$storage

protected

Definition at line 26 of file ElggSession.php.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• engine/classes/ElggSession.php