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/*
 * Copyright (c) 2003-2006, Simon Brown
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import javax.servlet.http.Cookie;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;

/**
 * Utilities for finding and manipulating cookies.
 *
 * @author    Simon Brown
 */
public class CookieUtils {

    /** represents 4 weeks in seconds */
    public static final int ONE_MONTH = 60 * 60 * 24 * 28;

    /**
     * Gets a reference to a named cookie from an array of cookies.
     *
     * @param cookies   an array of cookies
     * @param name      the name of the cookie to find
     * @return    a reference to a Cookie, or null if the cookie couldn't be found
     */
    public static Cookie getCookie(Cookie cookies[], String name) {

        if (cookies != null) {
            for (Cookie cookie : cookies) {
                if (cookie.getName().equals(name)) {
                    return cookie;
                }
            }
        }

        // we've got this far so the specified cookie wasn't found
        return null;
    }

    /**
     * Adds a cookie with the specified name, value and expiry.
     *
     * @param response    the HttpServletResponse to add the cookie to
     * @param name        the name of the cookie
     * @param value       the value of the cookie
     * @param maxAge      the maxAge of the cookie (in seconds)
     */
    public static void addCookie(HttpServletResponse response, String name, String value, int maxAge) {
        Cookie cookie = new Cookie(name, value);
        cookie.setMaxAge(maxAge);
        response.addCookie(cookie);
    }

    /**
     * Removes a cookie with the specified name.
     *
     * @param response    the HttpServletResponse to remove the cookie from
     * @param name        the name of the cookie
     */
    public static void removeCookie(HttpServletResponse response, String name) {
        addCookie(response, name, "", 0);
    }

}