| # cookie |
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| Basic HTTP cookie parser and serializer for HTTP servers. |
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| ## Installation |
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| ```sh |
| $ npm install cookie |
| ``` |
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| ## API |
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| ```js |
| var cookie = require('cookie'); |
| ``` |
| |
| ### cookie.parse(str, options) |
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| 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 |
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| 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. |
| |
| ### cookie.serialize(name, value, options) |
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| 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 |
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| `cookie.serialize` accepts these properties in the options object. |
| |
| ##### domain |
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| Specifies the value for the [`Domain` `Set-Cookie` attribute][rfc-6266-5.2.3]. By default, no |
| domain is set, and most clients will consider the cookie to apply to only the current domain. |
| |
| ##### encode |
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| 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 |
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| Specifies the `Date` object to be the value for the [`Expires` `Set-Cookie` attribute][rfc-6266-5.2.1]. |
| 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-6266-5.3] states that if both `expires` and |
| `magAge` are set, then `maxAge` takes precedence, but it is possiblke not all clients by obey this, |
| so if both are set, they should point to the same date and time. |
| |
| ##### httpOnly |
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| Specifies the `boolean` value for the [`HttpOnly` `Set-Cookie` attribute][rfc-6266-5.2.6]. 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 |
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| Specifies the `number` (in seconds) to be the value for the [`Max-Age` `Set-Cookie` attribute][rfc-6266-5.2.2]. |
| 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-6266-5.3] states that if both `expires` and |
| `magAge` are set, then `maxAge` takes precedence, but it is possiblke not all clients by obey this, |
| so if both are set, they should point to the same date and time. |
| |
| ##### path |
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| Specifies the value for the [`Path` `Set-Cookie` attribute][rfc-6266-5.2.4]. By default, the path |
| is considered the ["default path"][rfc-6266-5.1.4]. 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 |
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| Specifies the `boolean` or `string` to be the value for the [`SameSite` `Set-Cookie` attribute][draft-west-first-party-cookies-07]. |
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| - `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. |
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| More information about the different enforcement levels can be found in the specification |
| https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-west-first-party-cookies-07#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 |
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| Specifies the `boolean` value for the [`Secure` `Set-Cookie` attribute][rfc-6266-5.2.5]. When truthy, |
| the `Secure` attribute is set, otherwise it is not. By default, the `Secure` attribute is not set. |
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| **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. |
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| ## 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'); |
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| 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; |
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| res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'text/html; charset=UTF-8'); |
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| if (name) { |
| res.write('<p>Welcome back, <b>' + escapeHtml(name) + '</b>!</p>'); |
| } else { |
| res.write('<p>Hello, new visitor!</p>'); |
| } |
| |
| res.write('<form method="GET">'); |
| res.write('<input placeholder="enter your name" name="name"> <input type="submit" value="Set Name">'); |
| res.end('</form'); |
| } |
| |
| http.createServer(onRequest).listen(3000); |
| ``` |
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| ## Testing |
| |
| ```sh |
| $ npm test |
| ``` |
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| ## References |
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| - [RFC 6266: HTTP State Management Mechanism][rfc-6266] |
| - [Same-site Cookies][draft-west-first-party-cookies-07] |
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| [draft-west-first-party-cookies-07]: https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-west-first-party-cookies-07 |
| [rfc-6266]: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6266 |
| [rfc-6266-5.1.4]: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6266#section-5.1.4 |
| [rfc-6266-5.2.1]: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6266#section-5.2.1 |
| [rfc-6266-5.2.2]: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6266#section-5.2.2 |
| [rfc-6266-5.2.3]: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6266#section-5.2.3 |
| [rfc-6266-5.2.4]: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6266#section-5.2.4 |
| [rfc-6266-5.3]: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6266#section-5.3 |
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| ## License |
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| [MIT](LICENSE) |
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