README.md

elli_cookie

A library application for reading, setting, and otherwise managing cookies in elli.

Usage

See the large test set in elli_cookie for a more thorough set of usage examples.

Basic Cookie Management and Cookie Option Settings

%% in an elli callback module
handle(Req, _) ->
    Cookies = elli_cookie:parse(Req),

    %% retrieve a cookie value ...
    _PublicKey = elli_cookie:get("key", Cookies),
    %% ... and do something with it

    %% create new cookie for domain www.example.com that expires in 2 weeks
    FizzCookie = elli_cookie:new("fizz", "buzz", [elli_cookie:domain("www.example.com"), elli_cookie:expires({2, weeks})]),

    %% delete key cookie
    DeleteKeyCookie = elli_cookie:delete("key"),

    %% return response with cookies
    {ok, [DeleteKeyCookie, FizzCookie], "key deleted; fizz set"}.