Functions to generate secure cookies

src/utilities.cpp

@@ -295,4 +295,30 @@ namespace Utilities {
             loggedIn = true;
         return loggedIn;
     }
+    /*
+     * Generates a secure cookie
+     */
+    std::string generateSecureCookie(const std::string& value, bool stayLoggedIn) {
+        std:: string secureCookieValue = value;
+        secureCookieValue += "; HttpOnly"; // avoid JS from Accessing cookie
+        secureCookieValue += "; Secure"; // set cookie to be secure
+        secureCookieValue += "; Path=/";
+        if (stayLoggedIn)
+            secureCookieValue += "; Expires=Fri, 31 Dec 9999 23:59:59 GMT"; //max value since cookies can't be set to never expire else it will simply be a session cookie
+        return secureCookieValue;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Generates the value to create a secure cookie with the value representing a logged-in session
+     */
+    std::string generateSecureCookieLoginKeyValue(const std::string& loginKeyValue, bool stayLoggedIn) {
+        return generateSecureCookie(loginKeyValue, stayLoggedIn);
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * generates the value to create a secure cookie with the value representing a logged-in FreelancerID
+     */
+    std::string generateSecureCookieFreelancerEmailValue(const std::string& freelancerEmailValue, bool stayLoggedIn) {
+        return generateSecureCookie(freelancerEmailValue, stayLoggedIn);
+    }
 }