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                            /**
                             * Utilities for cookie management
                             * @module cookie
                             */
                            
                                //shortcuts
                                var L       = Y.Lang,
                                    O       = Y.Object,
                                    NULL    = null,
                            
                                    //shortcuts to functions
                                    isString    = L.isString,
                                    isObject    = L.isObject,
                                    isUndefined = L.isUndefined,
                                    isFunction  = L.isFunction,
                                    encode      = encodeURIComponent,
                                    decode      = decodeURIComponent,
                            
                                    //shortcut to document
                                    doc         = Y.config.doc;
                            
                                /*
                                 * Throws an error message.
                                 */
                                function error(message){
                                    throw new TypeError(message);
                                }
                            
                                /*
                                 * Checks the validity of a cookie name.
                                 */
                                function validateCookieName(name){
                                    if (!isString(name) || name === ""){
                                        error("Cookie name must be a non-empty string.");
                                    }
                                }
                            
                                /*
                                 * Checks the validity of a subcookie name.
                                 */
                                function validateSubcookieName(subName){
                                    if (!isString(subName) || subName === ""){
                                        error("Subcookie name must be a non-empty string.");
                                    }
                                }
                            
                                /**
                                 * Cookie utility.
                                 * @class Cookie
                                 * @static
                                 */
                                Y.Cookie = {
                            
                                    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                    // Private Methods
                                    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
                            
                                    /**
                                     * Creates a cookie string that can be assigned into document.cookie.
                                     * @param {String} name The name of the cookie.
                                     * @param {String} value The value of the cookie.
                                     * @param {Boolean} encodeValue True to encode the value, false to leave as-is.
                                     * @param {Object} options (Optional) Options for the cookie.
                                     * @return {String} The formatted cookie string.
                                     * @method _createCookieString
                                     * @private
                                     * @static
                                     */
                                    _createCookieString : function (name /*:String*/, value /*:Variant*/, encodeValue /*:Boolean*/, options /*:Object*/) /*:String*/ {
                            
                                        options = options || {};
                            
                                        var text /*:String*/ = encode(name) + "=" + (encodeValue ? encode(value) : value),
                                            expires = options.expires,
                                            path    = options.path,
                                            domain  = options.domain;
                            
                            
                                        if (isObject(options)){
                                            //expiration date
                                            if (expires instanceof Date){
                                                text += "; expires=" + expires.toUTCString();
                                            }
                            
                                            //path
                                            if (isString(path) && path !== ""){
                                                text += "; path=" + path;
                                            }
                            
                                            //domain
                                            if (isString(domain) && domain !== ""){
                                                text += "; domain=" + domain;
                                            }
                            
                                            //secure
                                            if (options.secure === true){
                                                text += "; secure";
                                            }
                                        }
                            
                                        return text;
                                    },
                            
                                    /**
                                     * Formats a cookie value for an object containing multiple values.
                                     * @param {Object} hash An object of key-value pairs to create a string for.
                                     * @return {String} A string suitable for use as a cookie value.
                                     * @method _createCookieHashString
                                     * @private
                                     * @static
                                     */
                                    _createCookieHashString : function (hash /*:Object*/) /*:String*/ {
                                        if (!isObject(hash)){
                                            error("Cookie._createCookieHashString(): Argument must be an object.");
                                        }
                            
                                        var text /*:Array*/ = [];
                            
                                        O.each(hash, function(value, key){
                                            if (!isFunction(value) && !isUndefined(value)){
                                                text.push(encode(key) + "=" + encode(String(value)));
                                            }
                                        });
                            
                                        return text.join("&");
                                    },
                            
                                    /**
                                     * Parses a cookie hash string into an object.
                                     * @param {String} text The cookie hash string to parse (format: n1=v1&n2=v2).
                                     * @return {Object} An object containing entries for each cookie value.
                                     * @method _parseCookieHash
                                     * @private
                                     * @static
                                     */
                                    _parseCookieHash : function (text) {
                            
                                        var hashParts   = text.split("&"),
                                            hashPart    = NULL,
                                            hash        = {};
                            
                                        if (text.length){
                                            for (var i=0, len=hashParts.length; i < len; i++){
                                                hashPart = hashParts[i].split("=");
                                                hash[decode(hashPart[0])] = decode(hashPart[1]);
                                            }
                                        }
                            
                                        return hash;
                                    },
                            
                                    /**
                                     * Parses a cookie string into an object representing all accessible cookies.
                                     * @param {String} text The cookie string to parse.
                                     * @param {Boolean} shouldDecode (Optional) Indicates if the cookie values should be decoded or not. Default is true.
                                     * @param {Object} options (Optional) Contains settings for loading the cookie.
                                     * @return {Object} An object containing entries for each accessible cookie.
                                     * @method _parseCookieString
                                     * @private
                                     * @static
                                     */
                                    _parseCookieString : function (text /*:String*/, shouldDecode /*:Boolean*/, options /*:Object*/) /*:Object*/ {
                            
                                        var cookies /*:Object*/ = {};
                            
                                        if (isString(text) && text.length > 0) {
                            
                                            var decodeValue = (shouldDecode === false ? function(s){return s;} : decode),
                                                cookieParts = text.split(/;\s/g),
                                                cookieName  = NULL,
                                                cookieValue = NULL,
                                                cookieNameValue = NULL;
                            
                                            for (var i=0, len=cookieParts.length; i < len; i++){
                                                //check for normally-formatted cookie (name-value)
                                                cookieNameValue = cookieParts[i].match(/([^=]+)=/i);
                                                if (cookieNameValue instanceof Array){
                                                    try {
                                                        cookieName = decode(cookieNameValue[1]);
                                                        cookieValue = decodeValue(cookieParts[i].substring(cookieNameValue[1].length+1));
                                                    } catch (ex){
                                                        //intentionally ignore the cookie - the encoding is wrong
                                                    }
                                                } else {
                                                    //means the cookie does not have an "=", so treat it as a boolean flag
                                                    cookieName = decode(cookieParts[i]);
                                                    cookieValue = "";
                                                }
                                                // don't overwrite an already loaded cookie if set by option
                                                if (!isUndefined(options) && options.reverseCookieLoading) {
                                                    if (isUndefined(cookies[cookieName])) {
                                                        cookies[cookieName] = cookieValue;
                                                    }
                                                } else {
                                                    cookies[cookieName] = cookieValue;
                                                }
                                            }
                            
                                        }
                            
                                        return cookies;
                                    },
                            
                                    /**
                                     * Sets the document object that the cookie utility uses for setting
                                     * cookies. This method is necessary to ensure that the cookie utility
                                     * unit tests can pass even when run on a domain instead of locally.
                                     * This method should not be used otherwise; you should use
                                     * <code>Y.config.doc</code> to change the document that the cookie
                                     * utility uses for everyday purposes.
                                     * @param {Object} newDoc The object to use as the document.
                                     * @method _setDoc
                                     * @private
                                     */
                                    _setDoc: function(newDoc){
                                        doc = newDoc;
                                    },
                            
                                    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                    // Public Methods
                                    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
                            
                                    /**
                                     * Determines if the cookie with the given name exists. This is useful for
                                     * Boolean cookies (those that do not follow the name=value convention).
                                     * @param {String} name The name of the cookie to check.
                                     * @return {Boolean} True if the cookie exists, false if not.
                                     * @method exists
                                     * @static
                                     */
                                    exists: function(name) {
                            
                                        validateCookieName(name);   //throws error
                            
                                        var cookies = this._parseCookieString(doc.cookie, true);
                            
                                        return cookies.hasOwnProperty(name);
                                    },
                            
                                    /**
                                     * Returns the cookie value for the given name.
                                     * @param {String} name The name of the cookie to retrieve.
                                     * @param {Function|Object} options (Optional) An object containing one or more
                                     *      cookie options: raw (true/false), reverseCookieLoading (true/false)
                                     *      and converter (a function).
                                     *      The converter function is run on the value before returning it. The
                                     *      function is not used if the cookie doesn't exist. The function can be
                                     *      passed instead of the options object for backwards compatibility. When
                                     *      raw is set to true, the cookie value is not URI decoded.
                                     * @return {Any} If no converter is specified, returns a string or null if
                                     *      the cookie doesn't exist. If the converter is specified, returns the value
                                     *      returned from the converter or null if the cookie doesn't exist.
                                     * @method get
                                     * @static
                                     */
                                    get : function (name, options) {
                            
                                        validateCookieName(name);   //throws error
                            
                                        var cookies,
                                            cookie,
                                            converter;
                            
                                        //if options is a function, then it's the converter
                                        if (isFunction(options)) {
                                            converter = options;
                                            options = {};
                                        } else if (isObject(options)) {
                                            converter = options.converter;
                                        } else {
                                            options = {};
                                        }
                            
                                        cookies = this._parseCookieString(doc.cookie, !options.raw, options);
                                        cookie = cookies[name];
                            
                                        //should return null, not undefined if the cookie doesn't exist
                                        if (isUndefined(cookie)) {
                                            return NULL;
                                        }
                            
                                        if (!isFunction(converter)){
                                            return cookie;
                                        } else {
                                            return converter(cookie);
                                        }
                                    },
                            
                                    /**
                                     * Returns the value of a subcookie.
                                     * @param {String} name The name of the cookie to retrieve.
                                     * @param {String} subName The name of the subcookie to retrieve.
                                     * @param {Function} converter (Optional) A function to run on the value before returning
                                     *      it. The function is not used if the cookie doesn't exist.
                                     * @param {Object} options (Optional) Containing one or more settings for cookie parsing.
                                     * @return {Any} If the cookie doesn't exist, null is returned. If the subcookie
                                     *      doesn't exist, null if also returned. If no converter is specified and the
                                     *      subcookie exists, a string is returned. If a converter is specified and the
                                     *      subcookie exists, the value returned from the converter is returned.
                                     * @method getSub
                                     * @static
                                     */
                                    getSub : function (name /*:String*/, subName /*:String*/, converter /*:Function*/, options /*:Object*/) /*:Variant*/ {
                            
                                        var hash /*:Variant*/ = this.getSubs(name, options);
                            
                                        if (hash !== NULL) {
                            
                                            validateSubcookieName(subName);   //throws error
                            
                                            if (isUndefined(hash[subName])){
                                                return NULL;
                                            }
                            
                                            if (!isFunction(converter)){
                                                return hash[subName];
                                            } else {
                                                return converter(hash[subName]);
                                            }
                                        } else {
                                            return NULL;
                                        }
                            
                                    },
                            
                                    /**
                                     * Returns an object containing name-value pairs stored in the cookie with the given name.
                                     * @param {String} name The name of the cookie to retrieve.
                                     * @param {Object} options (Optional) Containing one or more settings for cookie parsing.
                                     * @return {Object} An object of name-value pairs if the cookie with the given name
                                     *      exists, null if it does not.
                                     * @method getSubs
                                     * @static
                                     */
                                    getSubs : function (name /*:String*/, options /*:Object*/) {
                            
                                        validateCookieName(name);   //throws error
                            
                                        var cookies = this._parseCookieString(doc.cookie, false, options);
                                        if (isString(cookies[name])){
                                            return this._parseCookieHash(cookies[name]);
                                        }
                                        return NULL;
                                    },
                            
                                    /**
                                     * Removes a cookie from the machine by setting its expiration date to
                                     * sometime in the past.
                                     * @param {String} name The name of the cookie to remove.
                                     * @param {Object} options (Optional) An object containing one or more
                                     *      cookie options: path (a string), domain (a string),
                                     *      and secure (true/false). The expires option will be overwritten
                                     *      by the method.
                                     * @return {String} The created cookie string.
                                     * @method remove
                                     * @static
                                     */
                                    remove : function (name, options) {
                            
                                        validateCookieName(name);   //throws error
                            
                                        //set options
                                        options = Y.merge(options || {}, {
                                            expires: new Date(0)
                                        });
                            
                                        //set cookie
                                        return this.set(name, "", options);
                                    },
                            
                                    /**
                                     * Removes a sub cookie with a given name.
                                     * @param {String} name The name of the cookie in which the subcookie exists.
                                     * @param {String} subName The name of the subcookie to remove.
                                     * @param {Object} options (Optional) An object containing one or more
                                     *      cookie options: path (a string), domain (a string), expires (a Date object),
                                     *      removeIfEmpty (true/false), and secure (true/false). This must be the same
                                     *      settings as the original subcookie.
                                     * @return {String} The created cookie string.
                                     * @method removeSub
                                     * @static
                                     */
                                    removeSub : function(name, subName, options) {
                            
                                        validateCookieName(name);   //throws error
                            
                                        validateSubcookieName(subName);   //throws error
                            
                                        options = options || {};
                            
                                        //get all subcookies for this cookie
                                        var subs = this.getSubs(name);
                            
                                        //delete the indicated subcookie
                                        if (isObject(subs) && subs.hasOwnProperty(subName)){
                                            delete subs[subName];
                            
                                            if (!options.removeIfEmpty) {
                                                //reset the cookie
                            
                                                return this.setSubs(name, subs, options);
                                            } else {
                                                //reset the cookie if there are subcookies left, else remove
                                                for (var key in subs){
                                                    if (subs.hasOwnProperty(key) && !isFunction(subs[key]) && !isUndefined(subs[key])){
                                                        return this.setSubs(name, subs, options);
                                                    }
                                                }
                            
                                                return this.remove(name, options);
                                            }
                                        } else {
                                            return "";
                                        }
                            
                                    },
                            
                                    /**
                                     * Sets a cookie with a given name and value.
                                     * @param {String} name The name of the cookie to set.
                                     * @param {Any} value The value to set for the cookie.
                                     * @param {Object} options (Optional) An object containing one or more
                                     *      cookie options: path (a string), domain (a string), expires (a Date object),
                                     *      secure (true/false), and raw (true/false). Setting raw to true indicates
                                     *      that the cookie should not be URI encoded before being set.
                                     * @return {String} The created cookie string.
                                     * @method set
                                     * @static
                                     */
                                    set : function (name, value, options) {
                            
                                        validateCookieName(name);   //throws error
                            
                                        if (isUndefined(value)){
                                            error("Cookie.set(): Value cannot be undefined.");
                                        }
                            
                                        options = options || {};
                            
                                        var text = this._createCookieString(name, value, !options.raw, options);
                                        doc.cookie = text;
                                        return text;
                                    },
                            
                                    /**
                                     * Sets a sub cookie with a given name to a particular value.
                                     * @param {String} name The name of the cookie to set.
                                     * @param {String} subName The name of the subcookie to set.
                                     * @param {Any} value The value to set.
                                     * @param {Object} options (Optional) An object containing one or more
                                     *      cookie options: path (a string), domain (a string), expires (a Date object),
                                     *      and secure (true/false).
                                     * @return {String} The created cookie string.
                                     * @method setSub
                                     * @static
                                     */
                                    setSub : function (name, subName, value, options) {
                            
                                        validateCookieName(name);   //throws error
                            
                                        validateSubcookieName(subName);   //throws error
                            
                                        if (isUndefined(value)){
                                            error("Cookie.setSub(): Subcookie value cannot be undefined.");
                                        }
                            
                                        var hash = this.getSubs(name);
                            
                                        if (!isObject(hash)){
                                            hash = {};
                                        }
                            
                                        hash[subName] = value;
                            
                                        return this.setSubs(name, hash, options);
                            
                                    },
                            
                                    /**
                                     * Sets a cookie with a given name to contain a hash of name-value pairs.
                                     * @param {String} name The name of the cookie to set.
                                     * @param {Object} value An object containing name-value pairs.
                                     * @param {Object} options (Optional) An object containing one or more
                                     *      cookie options: path (a string), domain (a string), expires (a Date object),
                                     *      and secure (true/false).
                                     * @return {String} The created cookie string.
                                     * @method setSubs
                                     * @static
                                     */
                                    setSubs : function (name, value, options) {
                            
                                        validateCookieName(name);   //throws error
                            
                                        if (!isObject(value)){
                                            error("Cookie.setSubs(): Cookie value must be an object.");
                                        }
                            
                                        var text /*:String*/ = this._createCookieString(name, this._createCookieHashString(value), false, options);
                                        doc.cookie = text;
                                        return text;
                                    }
                            
                                };