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package org.apache.struts2.interceptor;

import org.apache.struts2.ServletActionContext;

import com.opensymphony.xwork2.ActionInvocation;
import com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.AbstractInterceptor;
import com.opensymphony.xwork2.util.logging.Logger;
import com.opensymphony.xwork2.util.logging.LoggerFactory;

/**
 * <!-- START SNIPPET: description -->
 *
 * This interceptor creates the HttpSession.
 * <p/>
 * This is particular usefull when using the &lt;@s.token&gt; tag in freemarker templates.
 * The tag <b>do</b> require that a HttpSession is already created since freemarker commits
 * the response to the client immediately.
 *
 * <!-- END SNIPPET: description -->
 *
 * <p/> <u>Interceptor parameters:</u>
 *
 *
 * <!-- START SNIPPET: extending -->
 *
 * <ul>
 *  <li>none</li>
 * </ul>
 *
 * <!-- END SNIPPET: extending -->
 *
 *
 * <!-- START SNIPPET: parameters -->
 *
 * <ul>
 *
 * <li>None</li>
 *
 * </ul>
 *
 * <!-- END SNIPPET: parameters -->
 *
 * <b>Example:</b>
 *
 * <pre>
 * <!-- START SNIPPET: example -->
 *
 * &lt;action name="someAction" class="com.examples.SomeAction"&gt;
 *     &lt;interceptor-ref name="createSession"/&gt;
 *     &lt;interceptor-ref name="defaultStack"/&gt;
 *     &lt;result name="input"&gt;input_with_token_tag.ftl&lt;/result&gt;
 * &lt;/action&gt;
 *
 * <!-- END SNIPPET: example -->
 * </pre>
 *
 * @version $Date$ $Id$
 */
public class CreateSessionInterceptor extends AbstractInterceptor {

    private static final long serialVersionUID = -4590322556118858869L;

    private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(CreateSessionInterceptor.class);


    /* (non-Javadoc)
     * @see com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.Interceptor#intercept(com.opensymphony.xwork2.ActionInvocation)
     */
    public String intercept(ActionInvocation invocation) throws Exception {
        LOG.debug("Creating HttpSession");
        ServletActionContext.getRequest().getSession(true);
        return invocation.invoke();
    }

}
