Common: Cookie

A generic cookie parser that offers a simplified REST-like API

Usage

initialize by copying the the

var cookie = c.cookie();

Use the methods on the cookie objects to execute operations...

Sets a cookie value cookie onto the collection and the document.cookie property. Returns a boolean as a result of the operation.

This method accepts a single object that should include all information about the cookie to be set. Properties on this object:

name (string) Required. The name of the cookie
value (string) Required. The value of this cookie
path (string) Optional. The path of this cookie
domain (string) Optional. The domain of this cookie
expires (Object) Optional. Set the expiration date of this cookie. Accepted keys: minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, years

cookie.set({ 
  name: "cookiename", 
  value: "authenticated", 
  expires: {
    days: 1
  }
});

Returns the string value of a cookie. Returns a string with the passed arguments.

cookie.get("cookiename");

Checks for the existence of a cookie on the collection, updating the collection if it's not found. Returns a boolean.

cookie.has("cookiename");

Deletes a cookie from the collection and updates the document object. Returns a boolean.

cookie.remove("cookiename");