/// <summary>
/// Ensures a specific key to be either already in the ASP.NET MVC session state or to be newly created
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name = "T">The generic type to be returned</typeparam>
/// <param name = "state">The session state.</param>
/// <param name = "key">The session state key.</param>
/// <returns>The session state value.</returns>
/// <example>
/// <code>
/// public List<string> StringValues {
/// get { return this.Session.Ensure<List<string>>("StringValues"); }
/// set { this.ViewState.Set("StringValues", value); }
/// }
/// </code>
/// </example>
/// <remarks>
/// Contributed by Michael T, http://about.me/MichaelTran
/// </remarks>
public static T Ensure <T>(this HttpSessionStateBase state, string key) where T : class, new()
{
var value = state.Get <T>(key);
if (value == null)
{
value = new T();
state.Set(key, value);
}
return(value);
}
public static void SetRoleText(this HttpSessionStateBase state, string roles)
{
state.Set(KEY_ROLE_TEXT, roles);
}
public static void SetRoleIds(this HttpSessionStateBase state, int[] roleIds)
{
state.Set(KEY_ROLEID_LIST, roleIds);
}
public static void SetUserDetail(this HttpSessionStateBase state, UserDetails usrDetails)
{
state.Set(KEY_USER_DETAIL, usrDetails);
}
public static void SetUser(this HttpSessionStateBase state, User usr)
{
state.Set(KEY_USER_ID, usr.Id);
state.Set(KEY_USER_NAME, usr.UserName);
}