3 * MediaWiki\Session\Provider interface
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24 namespace MediaWiki\Session
;
26 use MediaWiki\Language\Language
;
27 use MediaWiki\Message\Message
;
30 * This exists to make IDEs happy, so they don't see the
31 * internal-but-required-to-be-public methods on SessionProvider.
36 interface SessionProviderInterface
{
39 * Return an identifier for this session type
41 * @param Language $lang Language to use.
44 public function describe( Language
$lang );
47 * Return a Message for why sessions might not be being persisted.
49 * For example, "check whether you're blocking our cookies".
51 * @return Message|null
53 public function whyNoSession();
56 * Returns true if this provider is safe against csrf attacks, or false otherwise
60 public function safeAgainstCsrf();
63 * Returns true if this provider is exempt from autocreate user permissions check.
68 public function canAlwaysAutocreate(): bool;