Commit abf5ccc2 authored by Tim Graham's avatar Tim Graham
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Fixed #25489 -- Documented that SESSION_SAVE_EVERY_REQUEST doesn't create empty sessions.

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docs/ref/settings.txt

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Whether to save the session data on every request. If this is ``False``

(default), then the session data will only be saved if it has been modified --

that is, if any of its dictionary values have been assigned or deleted.

that is, if any of its dictionary values have been assigned or deleted. Empty

sessions won't be created, even if this setting is active.



.. setting:: SESSION_SERIALIZER

docs/releases/1.4.22.txt

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causing other users' session records to be evicted.



The :class:`~django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware` has been

modified to no longer create empty session records.

modified to no longer create empty session records, including when

:setting:`SESSION_SAVE_EVERY_REQUEST` is active.



Additionally, the ``contrib.sessions.backends.base.SessionBase.flush()`` and

``cache_db.SessionStore.flush()`` methods have been modified to avoid creating

docs/releases/1.7.10.txt

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causing other users' session records to be evicted.



The :class:`~django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware` has been

modified to no longer create empty session records.

modified to no longer create empty session records, including when

:setting:`SESSION_SAVE_EVERY_REQUEST` is active.



Additionally, the ``contrib.sessions.backends.base.SessionBase.flush()`` and

``cache_db.SessionStore.flush()`` methods have been modified to avoid creating

docs/releases/1.8.4.txt

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causing other users' session records to be evicted.



The :class:`~django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware` has been

modified to no longer create empty session records.

modified to no longer create empty session records, including when

:setting:`SESSION_SAVE_EVERY_REQUEST` is active.



Bugfixes

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