text: # cookie [![Build Status](https://secure.travis-ci.org/shtylman/node-cookie.png?branch=master)](http://travis-ci.org/shtylman/node-cookie) #
  
  cookie is a basic cookie parser and serializer. It doesn't make assumptions about how you are going to deal with your cookies. It basically just provides a way to read and write the HTTP cookie headers.
  
  See [RFC6265](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6265) for details about the http header for cookies.
  
  ## how?
  
  ```
  npm install cookie
  ```
  
  ```javascript
  var cookie = require('cookie');
  
  var hdr = cookie.serialize('foo', 'bar');
  // hdr = 'foo=bar';
  
  var cookies = cookie.parse('foo=bar; cat=meow; dog=ruff');
  // cookies = { foo: 'bar', cat: 'meow', dog: 'ruff' };
  ```
  
  ## more
  
  The serialize function takes a third parameter, an object, to set cookie options. See the RFC for valid values.
  
  ### path
  > cookie path
  
  ### expires
  > absolute expiration date for the cookie (Date object)
  
  ### maxAge
  > relative max age of the cookie from when the client receives it (seconds)
  
  ### domain
  > domain for the cookie
  
  ### secure
  > true or false
  
  ### httpOnly
  > true or false
  
  