Package Exports
- create-cookie
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Effortless Cookie Management for React Easily get, set, and sync cookies across components with a simple API.
🚀 Features
- 🍪 Simplified Cookie Handling – Manage cookies without manually dealing with
document.cookie. - 🔄 Real-time Updates – React to cookie changes instantly.
- ⚡ Lightweight & Dependency-Free – Minimal impact on your bundle size.
- 🛠 Easy API – Get, set, reset, and check cookies effortlessly.
- 📡 Automatic Expiry Handling – Set expiration dates and paths with ease.
📦 Installation
Install via your preferred package manager:
# npm
npm install create-cookie
# yarn
yarn add create-cookie
# pnpm
pnpm add create-cookie
# bun
bun add create-cookie🔍 Basic Usage
"use client";
import { createCookie } from "create-cookie";
const Page: React.FC = () => {
const theme = createCookie("theme", "light");
return (
<div>
<h1>Theme: {theme.get()}</h1>
<button onClick={() => theme.set("dark")}>Set Dark Theme</button>
<button onClick={() => theme.reset()}>Reset Theme</button>
</div>
);
};
export default Page;🔍 API Reference
createCookie<T>(key: string, initialValue?: T, options?: CookieOptions)
A React hook for reading and updating cookies easily.
Parameters
key(string): The key under which the value is stored in cookies.initialValue(T, optional): The initial value to set if the key does not exist.options(CookieOptions, optional): Additional settings likeexpiresandpath.
Returns
- An object with the following methods:
get(): Retrieve the current cookie value.set(value: T, options?: CookieOptions): Update the cookie value.reset(): Clear the cookie.hasValue(): Check if the cookie exists.
💡 Examples
Storing User Preferences
"use client";
import { createCookie } from "create-cookie";
const Page: React.FC = () => {
const language = createCookie("language", "en");
return (
<div>
<h1>Language: {language.get()}</h1>
<button onClick={() => language.set("fr")}>Set to French</button>
</div>
);
};
export default Page;Using Expiry Dates
"use client";
import { createCookie } from "create-cookie";
const Page: React.FC = () => {
const sessionToken = createCookie("session", "", { expires: 7 });
return (
<div>
<h1>Session Token: {sessionToken.get()}</h1>
<button onClick={() => sessionToken.set("abc123", { expires: 7 })}>
Set Token (Expires in 7 days)
</button>
</div>
);
};
export default Page;🛠 Contributing
Contributions are welcome! To contribute:
- Fork the repository.
- Create a feature branch.
- Commit your changes.
- Open a Pull Request.
📜 License
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.
👨💻 Created By
This package is developed and maintained by JP.Coffee. Feel free to reach out or open an issue for any questions or suggestions!