/**
 * @example $.cookie('the_cookie', 'the_value');
 * @desc Set the value of a cookie.
 * @example $.cookie('the_cookie', 'the_value', { expires: 7, path: '/', domain:
 *          'jquery.com', secure: true });
 * @desc Create a cookie with all available options.
 * @example $.cookie('the_cookie', 'the_value');
 * @desc Create a session cookie.
 * @example $.cookie('the_cookie', null);
 * @desc Delete a cookie by passing null as value. Keep in mind that you have to
 *       use the same path and domain used when the cookie was set.
 * @author Klaus Hartl/klaus.hartl@stilbuero.de
 */
jQuery.cookie = function(name, value, options) {
	if (typeof value != 'undefined') {
		options = options || {};
		if (value === null) {
			value = '';
			options.expires = -1;
		}
		var expires = '';
		if (options.expires && (typeof options.expires == 'number' || options.expires.toUTCString)) {
			var date;
			if (typeof options.expires == 'number') {
				date = new Date();
				date.setTime(date.getTime() + (options.expires * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000));
			} else {
				date = options.expires;
			}
			expires = '; expires=' + date.toUTCString();
		}
		var path = options.path ? '; path=' + (options.path) : '';
		var domain = options.domain ? '; domain=' + (options.domain) : '';
		var secure = options.secure ? '; secure' : '';
		document.cookie = [ name, '=', encodeURIComponent(value), expires, path, domain, secure ].join('');
	} else {
		var cookieValue = null;
		if (document.cookie && document.cookie != '') {
			var cookies = document.cookie.split(';');  
			for ( var i = 0; i < cookies.length; i++) {
				var cookie = jQuery.trim(cookies[i]);
				if (cookie.substring(0, name.length + 1) == (name + '=')) {
					cookieValue = decodeURIComponent(cookie.substring(name.length + 1));
					break;
				}
			}
		}
		return cookieValue;
	}
};