Session

Database-backed user session.

Attributes:
    session_id: Unique session identifier (used as cookie value)
    user_id: User this session belongs to
    expires_at: When the session expires
    ip_address: Client IP address for security auditing
    user_agent: Client user agent for display

Security:
    - session_id should be cryptographically random
    - Check expires_at before accepting session
    - Track ip_address/user_agent for security alerts

Source: session.py

Fields

Field	Type	Required	Description	Validators
session_id	str		Unique session identifier	-
user_id	str		User this session belongs to	-
expires_at	datetime		Session expiration time	-
ip_address	str	None		Client IP address
user_agent	str	None		Client user agent string

Configuration

Setting	Value
Submittable	False
Track Changes	True

Controller

Controller hooks are implemented in *_controller.py files. Available lifecycle hooks:

• validate() - Called before save, raise exceptions for validation errors
• before_insert() - Called before inserting a new document
• after_insert() - Called after successfully inserting
• before_save() - Called before saving (insert or update)
• after_save() - Called after saving
• before_delete() - Called before deleting
• after_delete() - Called after deleting