https://github.com/travishorn/jquery-sessiontimeout

After a set amount of time, a dialog is shown to the user with the option to either log out now, or stay connected. If log out now is selected, the page is redirected to a logout URL. If stay connected is selected, a keep-alive URL is requested through AJAX. If no options is selected after another set amount of time, the page is automatically redirected to a timeout URL.
https://github.com/travishorn/jquery-sessiontimeout

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After a set amount of time, a dialog is shown to the user with the option to either log out now, or stay connected. If log out now is selected, the page is redirected to a logout URL. If stay connected is selected, a keep-alive URL is requested through AJAX. If no options is selected after another set amount of time, the page is automatically redirected to a timeout URL.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/travishorn/jquery-sessiontimeout
• Owner: travishorn
• License: mit
• Created: 2012-02-02T18:29:19.000Z (almost 13 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2020-04-07T23:03:46.000Z (over 4 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-04-14T11:56:23.640Z (9 months ago)
• Language: JavaScript
• Homepage: http://travishorn.github.com/jquery-sessionTimeout
• Size: 27.3 KB
• Stars: 52
• Watchers: 8
• Forks: 71
• Open Issues: 6
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE.md

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# sessionTimeout

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## ⚠️ NOTICE

This is an older version. The new version is a complete re-write with no dependencies. See

[the new version here](https://github.com/travishorn/session-timeout).

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## Description

After a set amount of time, a dialog is shown to the user with the option to either log out now, or stay connected. If log out now is selected, the page is redirected to a logout URL. If stay connected is selected, a keep-alive URL is requested through AJAX. If no options is selected after another set amount of time, the page is automatically redirected to a timeout URL.

## Usage

1. Include jQuery

2. Include jQuery UI (for dialog)

3. Include jquery.sessionTimeout.js

4. Call `$.sessionTimeout();` after document ready

## Options

**message**


Text shown to user in dialog after warning period.

Default: 'Your session is about to expire.'

**keepAliveUrl**


URL to call through AJAX to keep session alive. This resource should do something innocuous that would keep the session alive, which will depend on your server-side platform.


Default: '/keep-alive'

**keepAliveAjaxRequestType**


How should we make the call to the keep-alive url? (GET/POST/PUT)


Default: 'POST'

**redirUrl**


URL to take browser to if no action is take after warning period.


Default: '/timed-out'

**logoutUrl**


URL to take browser to if user clicks "Log Out Now".


Default: '/log-out'

**warnAfter**


Time in milliseconds after page is opened until warning dialog is opened.


Default: 900000 (15 minutes)

**redirAfter**


Time in milliseconds after page is opened until browser is redirected to redirUrl.


Default: 1200000 (20 minutes)

**appendTime**


If true, appends the current time stamp to the Keep Alive url to prevent caching issues


Default: true

## Links

* [Online Demo](http://codepen.io/anon/pen/qEzNpd)

* [Screenshots](https://sites.google.com/site/tpopsjqueryplugins/sessiontimeout/screenshots)