/** * $RCSfile: $ * $Revision: $ * $Date: $ * * Copyright (C) 2005-2008 Jive Software. All rights reserved. * * This software is published under the terms of the GNU Public License (GPL), * a copy of which is included in this distribution, or a commercial license * agreement with Jive. */ package org.jivesoftware.openfire.session; import org.jivesoftware.openfire.RoutingTable; import org.jivesoftware.openfire.SessionManager; /** * Represents a session between the server and a connection manager.<p> * * Each Connection Manager has its own domain. Each connection from the same connection manager * uses a different resource. Unlike any other session, connection manager sessions are not * present in the routing table. This means that connection managers are not reachable entities. * In other words, entities cannot send packets to connection managers but clients being hosted * by them. The main reason behind this design decision is that connection managers are private * components of the server so they can only be contacted by the server. Connection Manager * sessions are present in {@link SessionManager} but not in {@link RoutingTable}. Use * {@link SessionManager#getConnectionMultiplexerSessions(String)} to get all sessions or * {@link org.jivesoftware.openfire.multiplex.ConnectionMultiplexerManager#getMultiplexerSession(String)} * to get a random session to a given connection manager. * * @author Gaston Dombiak */ public interface ConnectionMultiplexerSession extends Session { }