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# LimitedSessions
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LimitedSessions provides two distinct features, each in a separate part:
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* Rack-compatible middleware that expires sessions based on inactivity or maximum session length. The middleware supports any session storage type, including cookies, Redis, ActiveRecord, etc.
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* Rails extension to the (now separate) ActiveRecord Session Store to auto-cleanup stale session records.
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## Features
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* For all session stores:
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* Configurable session expiry time (eg: 2 hours from last page access)
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* DB-based handling of session expiry (activity and hard limits) instead of by session paramters
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* Auto-cleaning of expired session records
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## Requirements
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* Rack and any Rack-compatible app (including Rails)
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* Utilizing Rack's (or Rails') sessions
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* Ensure your sessions table has an `updated_at` column
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* If using hard session limits, a `created_at` column is needed too
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## Compatibility
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The middleware should be compatible with any framework using a recent version of Rack. It has been tested with Rack 2.x and Rails 5.2-6.1.
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The optional ActiveRecord Session Store extension requires Rails.
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## Upgrading
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No changes are required to upgrade from LimitedSessions 4.x to 5.0.
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## Installation
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Add this gem to your Gemfile or otherwise make it available to your app. Then, configure as required.
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```ruby
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## Configuration
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The example above shows both configuration options. You may include one, both, or none.
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#### Session activity timeout
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Example: `recent_activity: 2.hours`
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1. If you don't already have an `updated_at` column on your sessions table, create a migration and add it. If you plan to use the hard session limit feature, you'll also need to add `created_at`.
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#### Self-cleaning
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By default, SelfCleaningSession will clean the sessions table every 1000 page views. Technically, it's a 1 in 1000 chance on each page. For most sites this is good. Higher traffic sites may want to increase it to 10000 or more. Set to 0 to disable self-cleaning.
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This can also be disabled by setting to `nil`. However, the `updated_at` column is still required for self-cleaning and will effectively function as if set to `1.week`. If you really want it longer, set it to `1.year` or something.
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Maybe, maybe not. Normally, that auto-expire period is equivalent to LimitedSessions' :recent_activity. If that's all you want, then you don't need this. However, if you'd also like to put a maximum cap on session length, regardless of activity, then LimitedSessions' `:max_session` feature will still be useful.
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## Contributing
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