imported cookies module

cookies/delete.go

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+package cookies
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// Tell the browser to delete the cookie matching the name provided
+// Path must match the original set cookie for it to delete
+func DeleteCookie(w http.ResponseWriter, name string, path string) {
+	http.SetCookie(w, &http.Cookie{
+		Name:     name,
+		Value:    "",
+		Path:     path,
+		Expires:  time.Unix(0, 0), // Expire in the past
+		MaxAge:   -1,              // Immediately expire
+		HttpOnly: true,
+	})
+}

cookies/go.mod

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+module git.haelnorr.com/h/golib/cookies
+
+go 1.25.5

cookies/pagefrom.go

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+package cookies
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+)
+
+// Check the value of "pagefrom" cookie, delete the cookie, and return the value
+func CheckPageFrom(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) string {
+	pageFromCookie, err := r.Cookie("pagefrom")
+	if err != nil {
+		return "/"
+	}
+	pageFrom := pageFromCookie.Value
+	DeleteCookie(w, pageFromCookie.Name, pageFromCookie.Path)
+	return pageFrom
+}
+
+// Check the referer of the request, and if it matches the trustedHost, set
+// the "pagefrom" cookie as the Path of the referer
+func SetPageFrom(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, trustedHost string) {
+	referer := r.Referer()
+	parsedURL, err := url.Parse(referer)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	var pageFrom string
+	if parsedURL.Path == "" || parsedURL.Host != trustedHost {
+		pageFrom = "/"
+	} else if parsedURL.Path == "/login" || parsedURL.Path == "/register" {
+		return
+	} else {
+		pageFrom = parsedURL.Path
+	}
+	SetCookie(w, "pagefrom", "/", pageFrom, 0)
+}

cookies/set.go

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+package cookies
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+)
+
+// Set a cookie with the given name, path and value. maxAge directly relates
+// to cookie MaxAge (0 for no max age, >0 for TTL in seconds)
+func SetCookie(
+	w http.ResponseWriter,
+	name string,
+	path string,
+	value string,
+	maxAge int,
+) {
+	http.SetCookie(w, &http.Cookie{
+		Name:     name,
+		Value:    value,
+		Path:     path,
+		HttpOnly: true,
+		MaxAge:   maxAge,
+	})
+}