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# cookie [](http://travis-ci.org/defunctzombie/node-cookie) #
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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.
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See [RFC6265](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6265) for details about the http header for cookies.
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## how?
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```
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npm install cookie
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```
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```javascript
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var cookie = require('cookie');
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var hdr = cookie.serialize('foo', 'bar');
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// hdr = 'foo=bar';
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var cookies = cookie.parse('foo=bar; cat=meow; dog=ruff');
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// cookies = { foo: 'bar', cat: 'meow', dog: 'ruff' };
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```
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## more
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The serialize function takes a third parameter, an object, to set cookie options. See the RFC for valid values.
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### path
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> cookie path
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### expires
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> absolute expiration date for the cookie (Date object)
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### maxAge
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> relative max age of the cookie from when the client receives it (seconds)
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### domain
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> domain for the cookie
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### secure
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> true or false
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### httpOnly
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> true or false
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