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package org.teiid.adminapi;


/**
 * A Session represents a single connection between a client and the server.
 * 
 * A user is allowed to have multiple sessions active simultaneously.
 */
public interface Session extends AdminObject, DomainAware {
    
    /**
     * Get the Last time Client has check to see if the server is still available
     * 
     * @return Date of the last ping to the server.
     */
    public long getLastPingTime();
    

    /**
     * Get the Application Name
     * 
     * @return String of the Application Name
     */
    public String getApplicationName();

    /**
     * Get the unique Teiid session
     * within a given Teiid System
     * 
     * @return String of the Session ID
     */
    public String getSessionId();

    /**
     * Get User Name for this Session
     * 
     * @return String of UserName
     */
    public String getUserName();

    /**
     * Get the VDB Name for this Session
     * 
     * @return String name of the VDB
     */
    public String getVDBName();

    /**
     * Get the VDB Version for this Session
     * 
     * @return String name/number of the VDB Version
     */
    public int getVDBVersion();
    
    /**
     * Get the IPAddress for this Session.  Note this value is reported from the client.
     * @return
     */
    public String getIPAddress();
      
 
    /**
     * Get the host name of the machine the client is 
     * accessing from.  Note this value is reported from the client.
     * @return 
     */
    public String getClientHostName();
    
    /**
     * Get the client hardware (typically MAC) address. Note this value is reported from the client.
     * @return the hardware address as a hex string or null if not available.
     */
    public String getClientHardwareAddress();
    
    /**
     * Get the time the {@link Session} was created.
     * @return
     */
    public long getCreatedTime();

    
    /**
     * Security Domain user logged into currently
     * @return
     */
    public String getSecurityDomain();

}