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package org.springframework.web.bind.support;
import org.springframework.web.context.request.WebRequest;
/**
* Strategy interface for storing model attributes in a backend session.
*
* @author Juergen Hoeller
* @since 2.5
* @see org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.SessionAttributes
*/
public interface SessionAttributeStore {
/**
* Store the supplied attribute in the backend session.
* <p>Can be called for new attributes as well as for existing attributes.
* In the latter case, this signals that the attribute value may have been modified.
* @param request the current request
* @param attributeName the name of the attribute
* @param attributeValue the attribute value to store
*/
void storeAttribute(WebRequest request, String attributeName, Object attributeValue);
/**
* Retrieve the specified attribute from the backend session.
* <p>This will typically be called with the expectation that the
* attribute is already present, with an exception to be thrown
* if this method returns <code>null</code>.
* @param request the current request
* @param attributeName the name of the attribute
* @return the current attribute value, or <code>null</code> if none
*/
Object retrieveAttribute(WebRequest request, String attributeName);
/**
* Clean up the specified attribute in the backend session.
* <p>Indicates that the attribute name will not be used anymore.
* @param request the current request
* @param attributeName the name of the attribute
*/
void cleanupAttribute(WebRequest request, String attributeName);
}
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