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appsession



Introduction

Welcome to the documentation page for the appsession package. This package offers a set of functionalities that are essential for managing user sessions in your application.

Features

  • Session management: Allows you to easily manage user sessions in your application.
  • Session tracking: Tracks user sessions and provides necessary information such as session duration and activity.
  • Session expiration: Defines session expiration time and handles automatic session termination.
  • Session data storage: Provides methods to store and retrieve session data securely.
  • Session events: Offers hooks for handling session events such as session start, end, or timeout.

Installation

To install the appsession package, you can follow these steps:

  1. Open your terminal or command prompt.
  2. Navigate to your project directory.
  3. Run the following command to install the package:


npm install appsession

Usage

To begin using the appsession package, you need to follow these steps:

  1. Import the appsession module into your project:


const appsession = require('appsession');

  1. Create a new session:


const session = appsession.createSession();

  1. Store and retrieve session data:


session.set('username', 'john');
const username = session.get('username');
console.log(username); // Output: 'john'

  1. Manage session expiration:


session.setExpiration(3600); // 1 hour
session.onExpiration(() => {
console.log('Session has expired');
});

Examples

Here are a few examples to help you understand how to use the appsession package:

  1. Example 1: Basic session management

// Import the appsession module
const appsession = require('appsession');

// Create a new session
const session = appsession.createSession();

// Store session data
session.set('username', 'john');

// Retrieve session data
const username = session.get('username');
console.log(username); // Output: 'john'

// Set session expiration
session.setExpiration(3600); // 1 hour
session.onExpiration(() => {
  console.log('Session has expired');
});
  1. Example 2: Session tracking

// Import the appsession module
const appsession = require('appsession');

// Create a new session
const session = appsession.createSession();

// Track session activity
session.onStart(() => {
  console.log('Session started');
});

session.onEnd(() => {
  console.log('Session ended');
});

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully learned how to use the appsession package in your application. For more detailed information, refer to the package documentation and explore the available methods and functionalities. Happy coding!