[MP2][QUESTION]Session and inactivity

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Hello mod_perl users,

I am developing a mod_perl module (MyModule) to manage
sessions/authentication.
This module:
- uses Apache::Session to store session-related information
- is cookie-based
- manages session inactivity

This module could be used in the following example.

<Location /protected_url>
PerlAuthenHandler MyModule
AuthType Basic
AuthBasicProvider ...
require valid-user
PerlFixupHandler MyModule->cookie_create_refresh
</Location>

If request has no cookie, then basic authentication is required.
If basic authent is correct, then a cookie is created in the fixup
handler.
If request has a cookie, then the cookie is refreshed in the fixup handler.

A basic description of the module in pseudo-perl:

package MyModule;
use Apache::Session::xxx;
use Apache::Cookie;

sub handler{
my $r = shift;

if (cookie_not_present_in_request()){
return DECLINED;
}
return cookie_verify(); #use of Apache::Session as a DB storage
}

sub cookie_create_refresh{
my $class = shift;
if (cookie_not_present_in_request()){
create_cookie_with_Apache::Session::xxx_module();
create_cookie_with_Apache::Cookie_module();
}
else {
refresh_cookie_with_Apache::Session::xxx_module();
refresh_cookie_with_Apache::Cookie_module();
}
return OK;
}

The module I am developing has to delete the cookie if it is not refreshed
regularly.
The question: how can I manage this timeout inactivity ?
The best solution would be to use a mechanism where callbacks (deleting the
cookie rfom the database) would be called automatically on inactivity.
Does such an API is proposed by :
. the APR API
. mod_perl API
. an Apache2::xxx perl module
. a CPAN module

If not, how can I solve my problem ? (I could verify regularly in the DB
storage, but this is a last resort solution. Even in this case, how could I
implement it ?)

Thanks

Gaetan

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Hello mod_perl users, I am developing a mod_perl module (MyModule) to manage sessions/authentication. This module:      - uses Apache::Session to store session-related information      - is cookie-based 

     - manages session inactivity 

This module could be used in the following example. 
 <Location /protected_url> PerlAuthenHandler MyModule AuthType Basic AuthBasicProvider ... require valid-user PerlFixupHandler MyModule->cookie_create_refresh </Location> If request has no cookie, then basic authentication is required. 

     If basic authent is correct, then a cookie is created in the fixup handler. If request has a cookie, then the cookie is refreshed in the fixup handler. A basic description of the module in pseudo-perl: 

 package MyModule; use Apache::Session::xxx; use Apache::Cookie; sub handler{     my $r = shift;     if (cookie_not_present_in_request()){          return DECLINED;      }     return cookie_verify();  #use of Apache::Session as a DB storage 

} sub cookie_create_refresh{    my $class = shift;     if (cookie_not_present_in_request()){           create_cookie_with_Apache::Session::xxx_module(); 
          create_cookie_with_Apache::Cookie_module(); 
    }     else {           refresh_cookie_with_Apache::Session::xxx_module(); 

          refresh_cookie_with_Apache::Cookie_module();     }     return OK; } The module I am developing has to delete the cookie if it is not refreshed regularly. The question: how can I manage this timeout inactivity ? 

The best solution would be to use a mechanism where callbacks (deleting the cookie rfom the database) would be called automatically on inactivity. Does such an API is proposed by :      . the APR API      . mod_perl API 

     . an Apache2::xxx perl module      . a CPAN module If not, how can I solve my problem ? (I could verify regularly in the DB storage, but this is a last resort solution. Even in this case, how could I implement it ?) 

 Thanks Gaetan 

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