1 files changed, 20 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb
index 59160c3e81..0bfa261e7a 100755
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb
@@ -346,6 +346,26 @@ module ActionController #:nodoc:
         require 'action_controller/upload_progress'
         include ActionController::UploadProgress
       end
+
+      # Set the session store to be used for keeping the session data between requests. The default is using the
+      # file system, but you can also specify one of the other included stores (:active_record_store, :drb_store, 
+      # :mem_cache_store, or :memory_store) or use your own class.
+      def session_store=(store)
+        ActionController::CgiRequest::DEFAULT_SESSION_OPTIONS[:database_manager] =
+          store.is_a?(Symbol) ? CGI::Session.const_get(store.to_s.camelize) : store
+      end
+
+      # Returns the session store class currently used.
+      def session_store
+        ActionController::CgiRequest::DEFAULT_SESSION_OPTIONS[:database_manager]
+      end
+
+      # Returns the hash used to configure the session. Example use:
+      #
+      #   ActionController::Base.session_options[:session_secure] = true # session only available over HTTPS
+      def session_options
+        ActionController::CgiRequest::DEFAULT_SESSION_OPTIONS
+      end
     end
 
     public