Sessions for Rocket.rs
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# Sessions for Rocket.rs
Adding cookie-based sessions to a rocket application is extremely simple with this crate.
The implementation is generic to support any type as session data: a custom struct, `String`,
`HashMap`, or perhaps `serde_json::Value`. You're free to choose.
The session expiry time is configurable through the Fairing. When a session expires,
the data associated with it is dropped.
## Basic example
This simple example uses u64 as the session variable; note that it can be a struct, map, or anything else,
it just needs to implement `Send + Sync + Default`.
```rust
#![feature(proc_macro_hygiene, decl_macro)]
#[macro_use] extern crate rocket;
use std::time::Duration;
// It's convenient to define a type alias:
pub type Session<'a> = rocket_session::Session<'a, u64>;
fn main() {
rocket::ignite()
.attach(Session::fairing(Duration::from_secs(3600)))
.mount("/", routes![index])
.launch();
}
#[get("/")]
fn index(session: Session) -> String {
let count = session.tap(|n| {
// Change the stored value (it is &mut)
*n += 1;
// Return something to the caller.
// This can be any type, 'tap' is generic.
*n
});
format!("{} visits", count)
}
```
## Extending by a trait
The `tap` method is powerful, but sometimes you may wish for something more convenient.
Here is an example of using a custom trait and the `json_dotpath` crate to implement
a polymorphic store based on serde serialization:
```rust
use serde_json::Value;
use serde::de::DeserializeOwned;
use serde::Serialize;
use json_dotpath::DotPaths;
pub type Session<'a> = rocket_session::Session<'a, serde_json::Map<String, Value>>;
pub trait SessionAccess {
fn get<T: DeserializeOwned>(&self, path: &str) -> Option<T>;
fn take<T: DeserializeOwned>(&self, path: &str) -> Option<T>;
fn replace<O: DeserializeOwned, N: Serialize>(&self, path: &str, new: N) -> Option<O>;
fn set<T: Serialize>(&self, path: &str, value: T);
fn remove(&self, path: &str) -> bool;
}
impl<'a> SessionAccess for Session<'a> {
fn get<T: DeserializeOwned>(&self, path: &str) -> Option<T> {
self.tap(|data| data.dot_get(path))
}
fn take<T: DeserializeOwned>(&self, path: &str) -> Option<T> {
self.tap(|data| data.dot_take(path))
}
fn replace<O: DeserializeOwned, N: Serialize>(&self, path: &str, new: N) -> Option<O> {
self.tap(|data| data.dot_replace(path, new))
}
fn set<T: Serialize>(&self, path: &str, value: T) {
self.tap(|data| data.dot_set(path, value));
}
fn remove(&self, path: &str) -> bool {
self.tap(|data| data.dot_remove(path))
}
}
```