'
    ' Event handler for HttpApplication.AcquireRequestState
    '
    Private Sub OnAcquireRequestState(ByVal [source] As Object, ByVal args As EventArgs)
        Dim app As HttpApplication = CType([source], HttpApplication)
        Dim context As HttpContext = app.Context
        Dim isNew As Boolean = False
        Dim sessionID As String
        Dim sessionData As SessionItem = Nothing
        Dim supportSessionIDReissue As Boolean = True

        pSessionIDManager.InitializeRequest(context, False, supportSessionIDReissue)
        sessionID = pSessionIDManager.GetSessionID(context)


        If Not (sessionID Is Nothing) Then
            Try
                pHashtableLock.AcquireReaderLock(Int32.MaxValue)
                sessionData = CType(pSessionItems(sessionID), SessionItem)

                If Not (sessionData Is Nothing) Then
                    sessionData.Expires = DateTime.Now.AddMinutes(pTimeout)
                End If
            Finally
                pHashtableLock.ReleaseReaderLock()
            End Try
        Else
            Dim redirected, cookieAdded As Boolean

            sessionID = pSessionIDManager.CreateSessionID(context)
            pSessionIDManager.SaveSessionID(context, sessionID, redirected, cookieAdded)

            If redirected Then Return
        End If
        If sessionData Is Nothing Then
            ' Identify the session as a new session state instance. Create a new SessionItem
            ' and add it to the local Hashtable.
            isNew = True

            sessionData = New SessionItem()

            sessionData.Items = New SessionStateItemCollection()
            sessionData.StaticObjects = SessionStateUtility.GetSessionStaticObjects(context)
            sessionData.Expires = DateTime.Now.AddMinutes(pTimeout)

            Try
                pHashtableLock.AcquireWriterLock(Int32.MaxValue)
                pSessionItems(sessionID) = sessionData
            Finally
                pHashtableLock.ReleaseWriterLock()
            End Try
        End If

        ' Add the session data to the current HttpContext.
        SessionStateUtility.AddHttpSessionStateToContext(context, _
                         New HttpSessionStateContainer(sessionID, _
                                                      sessionData.Items, _
                                                      sessionData.StaticObjects, _
                                                      pTimeout, _
                                                      isNew, _
                                                      pCookieMode, _
                                                      SessionStateMode.Custom, _
                                                      False))

        ' Execute the Session_OnStart event for a new session.
        If isNew Then RaiseEvent Start(Me, EventArgs.Empty)
    End Sub


    '
    ' Event for Session_OnStart event in the Global.asax file.
    '
Public Event Start As EventHandler