cookie-parse

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_A fork of the cookie package._

Basic HTTP cookie parser and serializer for HTTP servers.

Installation

``sh
$ npm install cookie-parse
`

API

`js
var cookie = require('cookie-parse');
`

$3

Parse an HTTP Cookie header string and returning an object of all cookie name-value pairs.
The str argument is the string representing a Cookie header value and options is an
optional object containing additional parsing options.

`js
var cookies = cookie.parse('foo=bar; equation=E%3Dmc%5E2');
// { foo: 'bar', equation: 'E=mc^2' }
`

#### Options

cookie.parse accepts these properties in the options object.

##### decode

Specifies a function that will be used to decode a cookie's value. Since the value of a cookie
has a limited character set (and must be a simple string), this function can be used to decode
a previously-encoded cookie value into a JavaScript string or other object.

The default function is the global decodeURIComponent, which will decode any URL-encoded
sequences into their byte representations.

note if an error is thrown from this function, the original, non-decoded cookie value will
be returned as the cookie's value.

$3

Serialize a cookie name-value pair into a Set-Cookie header string. The name argument is the
name for the cookie, the value argument is the value to set the cookie to, and the options
argument is an optional object containing additional serialization options.

`js
var setCookie = cookie.serialize('foo', 'bar');
// foo=bar
`

#### Options

cookie.serialize accepts these properties in the options object.

##### domain

Specifies the value for the [Domain Set-Cookie attribute][rfc-6265-5.2.3]. By default, no
domain is set, and most clients will consider the cookie to apply to only the current domain.

##### encode

Specifies a function that will be used to encode a cookie's value. Since value of a cookie
has a limited character set (and must be a simple string), this function can be used to encode
a value into a string suited for a cookie's value.

The default function is the global ecodeURIComponent, which will encode a JavaScript string
into UTF-8 byte sequences and then URL-encode any that fall outside of the cookie range.

##### expires

Specifies the Date object to be the value for the [Expires Set-Cookie attribute][rfc-6265-5.2.1].
By default, no expiration is set, and most clients will consider this a "non-persistent cookie" and
will delete it on a condition like exiting a web browser application.

note the [cookie storage model specification][rfc-6265-5.3] states that if both expires and
magAge are set, then maxAge takes precedence, but it is possible not all clients by obey this,
so if both are set, they should point to the same date and time.

##### httpOnly

Specifies the boolean value for the [HttpOnly Set-Cookie attribute][rfc-6265-5.2.6]. When truthy,
the HttpOnly attribute is set, otherwise it is not. By default, the HttpOnly attribute is not set.

note be careful when setting this to true, as compliant clients will not allow client-side
JavaScript to see the cookie in document.cookie.

##### maxAge

Specifies the number (in seconds) to be the value for the [Max-Age Set-Cookie attribute][rfc-6265-5.2.2].
The given number will be converted to an integer by rounding down. By default, no maximum age is set.

note the [cookie storage model specification][rfc-6265-5.3] states that if both expires and
magAge are set, then maxAge takes precedence, but it is possible not all clients by obey this,
so if both are set, they should point to the same date and time.

##### path

Specifies the value for the [Path Set-Cookie attribute][rfc-6265-5.2.4]. By default, the path
is considered the ["default path"][rfc-6265-5.1.4]. By default, no maximum age is set, and most
clients will consider this a "non-persistent cookie" and will delete it on a condition like exiting
a web browser application.

##### sameSite

Specifies the boolean or string to be the value for the [SameSite Set-Cookie attribute][draft-ietf-httpbis-cookie-same-site-00].

- true will set the SameSite attribute to Strict for strict same site enforcement.
- false will not set the SameSite attribute.
- 'lax' will set the SameSite attribute to Lax for lax same site enforcement.
- 'strict' will set the SameSite attribute to Strict for strict same site enforcement.

More information about the different enforcement levels can be found in the specification
https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-httpbis-cookie-same-site-00#section-4.1.1

note This is an attribute that has not yet been fully standardized, and may change in the future.
This also means many clients may ignore this attribute until they understand it.

##### secure

Specifies the boolean value for the [Secure Set-Cookie attribute][rfc-6265-5.2.5]. When truthy,
the Secure attribute is set, otherwise it is not. By default, the Secure attribute is not set.

note be careful when setting this to true, as compliant clients will not send the cookie back to
the server in the future if the browser does not have an HTTPS connection.

Example

The following example uses this module in conjunction with the Node.js core HTTP server
to prompt a user for their name and display it back on future visits.

`js
var cookie = require('cookie');
var escapeHtml = require('escape-html');
var http = require('http');
var url = require('url');

function onRequest(req, res) {
// Parse the query string
var query = url.parse(req.url, true, true).query;

if (query && query.name) {
// Set a new cookie with the name
res.setHeader('Set-Cookie', cookie.serialize('name', String(query.name), {
httpOnly: true,
maxAge: 60 60 24 * 7 // 1 week
}));

// Redirect back after setting cookie
res.statusCode = 302;
res.setHeader('Location', req.headers.referer || '/');
res.end();
return;
}

// Parse the cookies on the request
var cookies = cookie.parse(req.headers.cookie || '');

// Get the visitor name set in the cookie
var name = cookies.name;

res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'text/html; charset=UTF-8');

if (name) {
res.write('

Welcome back, ' + escapeHtml(name) + '!