05_cookie.sql

-- Insert the http_header component into the component table
INSERT INTO component (name, description, icon)
VALUES (
        'cookie',
        '
Sets a cookie in the client browser, used for session management and storing user-related information.
        
This component creates a single cookie. Since cookies need to be set before the response body is sent to the client,
this component should be **placed at the top of the page**, before any other components that generate output.

After being set, a cookie can be accessed anywhere in your SQL code using the `sqlpage.cookie(''cookie_name'')` pseudo-function.

Note that if your site is accessed over HTTP (and not HTTPS), you have to set `false as secure` to force browsers to accept your cookies.',
        'cookie'
    );
-- Insert the parameters for the http_header component into the parameter table
INSERT INTO parameter (
        component,
        name,
        description,
        type,
        top_level,
        optional
    )
VALUES (
        'cookie',
        'name',
        'The name of the cookie to set.',
        'TEXT',
        TRUE,
        FALSE
    ),
    (
        'cookie',
        'value',
        'The value of the cookie to set.',
        'TEXT',
        TRUE,
        TRUE
    ),
    (
        'cookie',
        'path',
        'The path for which the cookie will be sent. If not specified, the cookie will be sent for all paths.',
        'TEXT',
        TRUE,
        TRUE
    ),
    (
        'cookie',
        'domain',
        'The domain for which the cookie will be sent. If not specified, the cookie will be sent for all domains.',
        'TEXT',
        TRUE,
        TRUE
    ),
    (
        'cookie',
        'secure',
        'Whether the cookie should only be sent over a secure (HTTPS) connection. Defaults to TRUE.',
        'BOOLEAN',
        TRUE,
        TRUE
    ),
    (
        'cookie',
        'http_only',
        'Whether the cookie should only be accessible via HTTP and not via client-side scripts. If not specified, the cookie will be accessible via both HTTP and client-side scripts.',
        'BOOLEAN',
        TRUE,
        TRUE
    ),
    (
        'cookie',
        'remove',
        'Set to TRUE to remove the cookie from the client browser. When specified, other parameters are ignored.',
        'BOOLEAN',
        TRUE,
        TRUE
    ),
    (
        'cookie',
        'max_age',
        'The maximum age of the cookie in seconds. number of seconds until the cookie expires. If both Expires and Max-Age are set, Max-Age has precedence.',
        'INTEGER',
        TRUE,
        TRUE
    ),
    (
        'cookie',
        'expires',
        'The date at which the cookie expires (either a timestamp or a date object). If not specified, the cookie will expire when the browser is closed.',
        'TIMESTAMP',
        TRUE,
        TRUE
    ),
    (
        'cookie',
        'same_site',
        'Whether the cookie should only be sent for requests originating from the same site. See owasp.org/www-community/SameSite. `strict` is the recommended and default value, but you may want to set it to `lax` if you want your users to keep their session when they click on a link to your site from an external site.',
        'TEXT',
        TRUE,
        TRUE
    );
-- Insert an example usage of the http_header component into the example table
INSERT INTO example (component, description)
VALUES (
        'cookie',
        'Create a cookie named `username` with the value `John Doe`...

```sql
SELECT ''cookie'' as component,
        ''username'' as name,
        ''John Doe'' as value
        FALSE AS secure; -- You can remove this if the site is served over HTTPS.
```

and then display the value of the cookie using the [`sqlpage.cookie`](functions.sql?function=cookie) function:
    
```sql
SELECT ''text'' as component,
         ''Your name is '' || COALESCE(sqlpage.cookie(''username''), ''not known to us'');
```
        '
    );