reset_session() — ActionController::Base

reset_session()

Resets the session by clearing out all the objects stored within and initializing a new session object.

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# File actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb, line 1164
      def reset_session #:doc:
        request.reset_session
        @_session = request.session
        #http://rails.lighthouseapp.com/projects/8994/tickets/1558-memory-problem-on-reset_session-in-around_filter#ticket-1558-1
        #MRI appears to have a GC related memory leak to do with the finalizer that is defined on CGI::Session 
        ObjectSpace.undefine_finalizer(@_session)
        response.session = @_session
      end

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