Can you support the GM_cookie API?

[cloudswave]

The API document GM_cookie

[warren-bank]

I probably won't be able to start working on it for a few days, but from a technical standpoint.. it seems doable. I'll let you know when I have a version available.

[warren-bank]

quick update..

• branch v04 is where all work on cookies begins

• it corresponds with release versions: 4.x.x

  • 4.0.0
  • was the first release from this branch
  • it doesn't URL encode cookie values when set, but does URL decode cookie values when listed
  • 4.0.1
  • it does URL encode cookie values when set, and does URL decode cookie values when listed

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I've been struggling with how encoding/decoding should be handled:

1. transparently
   • which could potentially mess up the value
2. manually
   • which could potentially include reserved characters and be truncated

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I think I'll release (shortly) another version, which:

• removes encoding/decoding from Java

• adds encoding/decoding to the Javascript API, as a new optional details attribute

  • the API method signatures will be unchanged:
  • GM_cookie.set(details, callback)
    • if details.encode is truthy:

      details.value = encodeURIComponent(details.value)

  • GM_cookie.list(details, callback)
    • if details.decode is truthy:

      for (cookie of cookies) cookie.value = decodeURIComponent(cookie.value)

  • the default encoding/decoding methodology is: manually
  • input and output cookie values are verbatim

• ---

one technical note:

• @grant GM_cookie is required to use this new feature

[warren-bank]

update..

4.0.2 does exactly what I previously described.. which seems like the best compromise

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btw, there are 2 relevant test userscripts.. that I used to validate behavior:

1. GM_cookie.*
   • methods accept a callback parameter
2. GM.cookie.*
   • methods return a Promise

PPS: they use console.log statements..

• which, to see, you would need:
  • your laptop connected to your phone by adb
  • Chrome on your laptop, open to: chrome://inspect/#devices

• it would probably be simpler to:

  var callback = function(cookies) {
  cookies = JSON.stringify(cookies, null, 2)
  
  unsafeWindow.confirm(cookies)
  
  unsafeWindow.document.body.appendChild(
    unsafeWindow.document.createTextNode(cookies)
  )
  }