easy-cookie-js

easy-cookie-js is a JavaScript library designed to simplify the process of handling browser cookies. This library provides methods to add, retrieve, and remove cookies, including support for JSON objects.

Version

npm package 1.0.6

Features

• Add simple cookies or cookies with objects.
• Retrieve simple cookies or cookies containing JSON data.
• Remove cookies with or without specific properties.
• Provides error handling and warnings for invalid operations.

Installation

Install the package using npm:

npm install easy-cookie-js

Usage

Add a Simple Cookie

To add a simple string cookie, you can use the addCookie method.

import { addCookie } from 'easy-cookie-js';

const cookie = {
    name: 'user',
    value: 'JohnDoe',
    expires: 'Thu, 18 Dec 2025 12:00:00 UTC',
};

const success = addCookie(cookie);
if (success) {
    console.log('Cookie added successfully');
} else {
    console.log('Failed to add cookie');
}

Add an Object Cookie

You can also add a cookie with an object. The object will be serialized into a JSON string.

import { addObjectCookie } from 'easy-cookie-js';

const user = {
    id: 1,
    name: 'JohnDoe',
    age: 30
};

const cookie = {
    name: 'user_data',
    expires: 'Thu, 18 Dec 2025 12:00:00 UTC',
};

const success = addObjectCookie(user, cookie);
if (success) {
    console.log('Object cookie added successfully');
} else {
    console.log('Failed to add object cookie');
}

Get a Simple Cookie

To retrieve a simple cookie value, use the getCookie method.

import { getCookie } from 'easy-cookie-js';

const userCookie = getCookie('user');
console.log(userCookie);

Remove a Cookie

To remove a cookie, you can use the removeCookie method.

import { removeCookie } from 'easy-cookie-js';

const success = removeCookie('user');
if (success) {
    console.log('Cookie removed successfully');
} else {
    console.log('Failed to remove cookie');
}

Author

• @luispizzilopes