/**
 * 
 */
package at.knowcenter.wag.egov.egiz.web;


/**
 * This class contains the session table that is used for local requests.
 * 
 * @author wprinz
 */
public abstract class SessionTable
{
  // Session table no longer needed - because J2EE Servlet sessions are used.
  
//  /**
//   * The HashMap for mapping the session id to the SessionInformation object on
//   * the server.
//   */
//  protected static Map session_table = new HashMap();
//
//  /**
//   * The random number generator used to generate session_ids.
//   */
//  protected static Random random = new Random();
//
//  /**
//   * Generates a new SessionInformation object with a unique session_id.
//   * 
//   * <p>
//   * The object has to be added to the session table by using put().
//   * </p>
//   * 
//   * @return Returns the generated SessionInformation object.
//   * 
//   * @see #put(SessionInformation)
//   */
//  public static SessionInformation generateSessionInformationObject()
//  {
//    SessionInformation si = new SessionInformation();
//    si.session_id = random.nextLong();
//
//    return si;
//  }
//
//  /**
//   * Puts the SessionInformation object into the session table.
//   * 
//   * @param si
//   *          The SessionInformation object. The session_id field must be filled
//   *          out properly.
//   */
//  public static void put(SessionInformation si)
//  {
//    session_table.put(new Long(si.session_id), si);
//  }
//
//  /**
//   * Gets the SessionInformation object associated with the given session_id.
//   * 
//   * @param session_id
//   *          The session_id.
//   * @return Returns the corresponding SessionInformation object or null, if no
//   *         object is associated with that id.
//   */
//  public static SessionInformation get(final long session_id)
//  {
//    return (SessionInformation) session_table.get(new Long(session_id));
//  }
//
//  /**
//   * Removes the SessionInformation object with the provided session_id from the
//   * session table.
//   * 
//   * @param session_id
//   *          The session_id to be removed.
//   */
//  public static void remove(long session_id)
//  {
//    session_table.remove(new Long(session_id));
//  }
//
//  /**
//   * Simply clear the session table.
//   * 
//   * <p>
//   * This should be used once in a while to tie up some loose ends.
//   * </p>
//   */
//  public static void clear()
//  {
//    session_table.clear();
//  }
}