SessionInterface

The basic interface you have to implement in order to replace the default session interface which uses werkzeug's securecookie implementation. The only methods you have to implement are :meth:open_session and :meth:save_session, the others have useful defaults which you don't need to change.

Attributes

Attribute	Type	Description
null_session_class	`type` = NullSession	The class that should be created when a null session is requested by make_null_session or checked by is_null_session.
pickle_based	`boolean` = False	A flag that indicates if the session interface is pickle based, used by Flask extensions to decide how to deal with the session object.

Constructor

Signature

def SessionInterface()

Methods

`make_null_session()`

@classmethod
def make_null_session(
    app: [Flask](../app/flask.md?sid=flask_app_flask)
) - > [NullSession](nullsession.md?sid=flask_sessions_nullsession)

Creates a null session which acts as a replacement object if the real session support could not be loaded due to a configuration error. This mainly aids the user experience because the job of the null session is to still support lookup without complaining but modifications are answered with a helpful error message of what failed.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
app	`[Flask](../app/flask.md?sid=flask_app_flask)`	The Flask application instance used to access configuration and session settings.

Returns

Type	Description
`[NullSession](nullsession.md?sid=flask_sessions_nullsession)`	An instance of the null session class that provides a safe fallback for session operations.

`is_null_session()`

@classmethod
def is_null_session(
    obj: object
) - > bool

Checks if a given object is a null session. Null sessions are not asked to be saved.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
obj	`object`	The session object to be checked for null status.

Returns

Type	Description
`bool`	True if the object is an instance of the configured null session class, False otherwise.

`get_cookie_name()`

@classmethod
def get_cookie_name(
    app: [Flask](../app/flask.md?sid=flask_app_flask)
) - > str

The name of the session cookie. Usesapp.config["SESSION_COOKIE_NAME"].

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
app	`[Flask](../app/flask.md?sid=flask_app_flask)`	The Flask application instance containing the session configuration.

Returns

Type	Description
`str`	The string identifier used as the key for the session cookie in HTTP headers.

`get_cookie_domain()`

@classmethod
def get_cookie_domain(
    app: [Flask](../app/flask.md?sid=flask_app_flask)
) - > str | None

The value of the Domain parameter on the session cookie. If not set, browsers will only send the cookie to the exact domain it was set from.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
app	`[Flask](../app/flask.md?sid=flask_app_flask)`	The Flask application instance containing the session configuration.

Returns

Type	Description
`str	None`

`get_cookie_path()`

@classmethod
def get_cookie_path(
    app: [Flask](../app/flask.md?sid=flask_app_flask)
) - > str

Returns the path for which the cookie should be valid. The default implementation uses the value from the SESSION_COOKIE_PATH config var if it's set, and falls back to APPLICATION_ROOT or uses / if it's None.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
app	`[Flask](../app/flask.md?sid=flask_app_flask)`	The Flask application instance containing the session configuration.

Returns

Type	Description
`str`	The URL path prefix that restricts where the browser sends the session cookie.

`get_cookie_httponly()`

@classmethod
def get_cookie_httponly(
    app: [Flask](../app/flask.md?sid=flask_app_flask)
) - > bool

Returns True if the session cookie should be httponly. This currently just returns the value of the SESSION_COOKIE_HTTPONLY config var.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
app	`[Flask](../app/flask.md?sid=flask_app_flask)`	The Flask application instance containing the session configuration.

Returns

Type	Description
`bool`	True if the HttpOnly flag should be set to prevent client-side script access.

`get_cookie_secure()`

@classmethod
def get_cookie_secure(
    app: [Flask](../app/flask.md?sid=flask_app_flask)
) - > bool

Returns True if the cookie should be secure. This currently just returns the value of the SESSION_COOKIE_SECURE setting.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
app	`[Flask](../app/flask.md?sid=flask_app_flask)`	The Flask application instance containing the session configuration.

Returns

Type	Description
`bool`	True if the Secure flag should be set to ensure the cookie is only sent over HTTPS.

`get_cookie_samesite()`

@classmethod
def get_cookie_samesite(
    app: [Flask](../app/flask.md?sid=flask_app_flask)
) - > str | None

Return 'Strict' or 'Lax' if the cookie should use the SameSite attribute. This currently just returns the value of the :data:SESSION_COOKIE_SAMESITE setting.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
app	`[Flask](../app/flask.md?sid=flask_app_flask)`	The Flask application instance containing the session configuration.

Returns

Type	Description
`str	None`

`get_cookie_partitioned()`

@classmethod
def get_cookie_partitioned(
    app: [Flask](../app/flask.md?sid=flask_app_flask)
) - > bool

Returns True if the cookie should be partitioned. By default, uses the value of :data:SESSION_COOKIE_PARTITIONED.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
app	`[Flask](../app/flask.md?sid=flask_app_flask)`	The Flask application instance containing the session configuration.

Returns

Type	Description
`bool`	True if the Partitioned attribute should be set for Chips (Cookies Having Independent Partitioned State).

`get_expiration_time()`

@classmethod
def get_expiration_time(
    app: [Flask](../app/flask.md?sid=flask_app_flask),
    session: [SessionMixin](sessionmixin.md?sid=flask_sessions_sessionmixin)
) - > datetime | None

A helper method that returns an expiration date for the session or None if the session is linked to the browser session. The default implementation returns now + the permanent session lifetime configured on the application.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
app	`[Flask](../app/flask.md?sid=flask_app_flask)`	The Flask application instance used to calculate the lifetime offset.
session	`[SessionMixin](sessionmixin.md?sid=flask_sessions_sessionmixin)`	The session object to check for the permanent flag.

Returns

Type	Description
`datetime	None`

`should_set_cookie()`

@classmethod
def should_set_cookie(
    app: [Flask](../app/flask.md?sid=flask_app_flask),
    session: [SessionMixin](sessionmixin.md?sid=flask_sessions_sessionmixin)
) - > bool

Used by session backends to determine if a Set-Cookie header should be set for this session cookie for this response. If the session has been modified, the cookie is set. If the session is permanent and the SESSION_REFRESH_EACH_REQUEST config is true, the cookie is always set.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
app	`[Flask](../app/flask.md?sid=flask_app_flask)`	The Flask application instance used to check refresh configuration.
session	`[SessionMixin](sessionmixin.md?sid=flask_sessions_sessionmixin)`	The current session object being evaluated for changes or permanence.

Returns

Type	Description
`bool`	True if the response should include a Set-Cookie header to update the client's session.

`open_session()`

@classmethod
def open_session(
    app: [Flask](../app/flask.md?sid=flask_app_flask),
    request: [Request](../wrappers/request.md?sid=flask_wrappers_request)
) - > SessionMixin | None

This is called at the beginning of each request, after pushing the request context, before matching the URL.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
app	`[Flask](../app/flask.md?sid=flask_app_flask)`	The Flask application instance processing the request.
request	`[Request](../wrappers/request.md?sid=flask_wrappers_request)`	The current request object used to extract session data (e.g., from cookies).

Returns

Type	Description
`SessionMixin	None`

`save_session()`

@classmethod
def save_session(
    app: [Flask](../app/flask.md?sid=flask_app_flask),
    session: [SessionMixin](sessionmixin.md?sid=flask_sessions_sessionmixin),
    response: [Response](../wrappers/response.md?sid=flask_wrappers_response)
) - > null

This is called at the end of each request, after generating a response, before removing the request context. It is skipped if :meth:is_null_session returns True.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
app	`[Flask](../app/flask.md?sid=flask_app_flask)`	The Flask application instance processing the request.
session	`[SessionMixin](sessionmixin.md?sid=flask_sessions_sessionmixin)`	The session object to be persisted or updated.
response	`[Response](../wrappers/response.md?sid=flask_wrappers_response)`	The response object where session cookies or headers will be attached.

Returns

Type	Description
`null`	null

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make_null_session()​

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is_null_session()​

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get_cookie_name()​

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get_cookie_domain()​

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get_cookie_path()​

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get_cookie_httponly()​

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get_cookie_secure()​

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get_cookie_samesite()​

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get_cookie_partitioned()​

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get_expiration_time()​

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should_set_cookie()​

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open_session()​

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save_session()​

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`make_null_session()`

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`is_null_session()`

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`get_cookie_name()`

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`get_cookie_domain()`

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`get_cookie_path()`

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`get_cookie_httponly()`

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`get_cookie_secure()`

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`get_cookie_samesite()`

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`get_cookie_partitioned()`

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`get_expiration_time()`

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`should_set_cookie()`

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`open_session()`

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`save_session()`

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