Tests for SessionManager preserveStorage flag

[weierophinney]

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Original Issue: https://api.github.com/repos/zendframework/zendframework/issues/7129
User: @Martin-P
Created On: 2015-01-16T18:01:35Z
Updated At: 2015-03-19T20:26:23Z
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Zend/Session/SessionManager::start() has an optional flag $preserveStorage: Zend/Session/SessionManager line 84

If set to true, current session storage will not be overwritten by the contents of $_SESSION.

This PR tests that functionality. Not all tests pass, because the $preserveStorage flag is not working as it should.

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Comment

User: @Ocramius
Created On: 2015-02-01T13:03:29Z
Updated At: 2015-02-01T13:03:29Z
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@Martin-P that functionality actually never worked in 2.x as far as I can see...

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Comment

User: @Martin-P
Created On: 2015-02-01T20:49:04Z
Updated At: 2015-02-01T20:49:04Z
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That's possible, I only added the tests for what it should do. Not sure if it needs fixing if nobody uses this feature.

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Comment

User: @weierophinney
Created On: 2015-03-18T16:42:09Z
Updated At: 2015-03-18T16:42:09Z
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@Martin-P want to take a crack at making it work? If so, I need changes by tomorrow, 19 March 2015.

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Comment

User: @Martin-P
Created On: 2015-03-18T20:53:30Z
Updated At: 2015-03-18T20:53:30Z
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@weierophinney I do not think this can ever work. The security fix for session validators made me aware of this feature (zendframework/zendframework@ddbf43a). The preservation of $_SESSION data is part of the security fix. Making the preservation of $_SESSION data optional would compromise the security fix.

To make this work the security fix needs a change. The tests covering the security fix are present, so theoretically it should not be a problem. I don't know if you consider it an option to change the security fix?

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Comment

User: @weierophinney
Created On: 2015-03-18T22:17:30Z
Updated At: 2015-03-18T22:17:30Z
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@Martin-P We can change the security fix so long as the tests introduced by it continue to pass.

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Comment

User: @Martin-P
Created On: 2015-03-18T22:29:16Z
Updated At: 2015-03-18T22:29:16Z
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I can take a look at this, but I think it will be after the 2.4.0 release however.

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Originally posted by @GeeH at zendframework/zend-session#50