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Script to change cookie expiration to 6 months

I'm definitely new to Javascript, but I need to implement a tag within GTM to update 2 cookie values to 6 months for any unique user after the are loaded on the page.
I have the following script to alter the expiration date:
<script>
function getCookie(name) {
var value = "; " + document.cookie;
var parts = value.split("; " + name + "=");
if (parts.length == 2)
return parts.pop().split(";").shift();
}
var date = new Date();
date.setTime(date.getTime()+(365*24*60*60*1000));
var expires = "; expires="+date.toGMTString();
console.log("expires: " + expires);
var cookieName = "CookieA";
var OABCcookieName = "CookieB";
function updateCookieExpiration() {
var cookie = getCookie(cookieName);
document.cookie = cookieName + "=" + cookie + expires + ";path=/; Samesite=Lax;" //domain=" + domain + ";";
var OABCcookie = getCookie(OABCcookieName);
document.cookie = OABCcookieName + "=" + OABCcookie + expires + ";path=/; Samesite=Lax;" //domain=" + domain + ";";
}
</script>
My question is, if I add the following script, update 365 to 180, and call the updateCookieExpiration() function - won't the function be called on every page and cause the cookie expiration to always reset to 6 months?
If so, is there additional logic that I need to add to make sure the cookie expiration hasn't already been reset for a unique visitor, to avoid the scenario described?
Any help troubleshooting would be great and very appreciated!

You could add a condition check if the Cookie name already exist:
// You may prefer using max-age here
const sixMonthMaxAge = 60 * 60 * 24 * 180;
var newCookieName = "CookieA";
function updateCookieExpiration() {
const cookie = getCookie(cookieName);
// If cookie doesn't exist
if(!cookie) {
document.cookie = cookieName + "=" + cookie + ";" + "max-age=" sixMonthMaxAge + ";"
}
}
Using js-cookie library
Using library that abstract Cookie management can be a good idea, even more if you have to manager multiple cookies.
import Cookies from 'js-cookie'
const sixMonthMaxAge = 180; // You can provide the max-age in days
var newCookieName = "CookieA";
function updateCookieExpiration() {
const cookie = Cookies.get(cookieName);
if(!cookie) {
Cookie.set(cookieName, 'your_value', { expires: sixMonthMaxAge })
}
}
Cookies.set('foo', 'bar')

How to Delete My JavaScript Cookies?

I have created javascript functions to set and delete cookies.
setCookie is working perfectly but eraseCookie is not working.
HTML
<a onclick="setCookie('analystics');">Allow</a>
<a onclick="eraseCookie('analystics')">Deny</a>
<p>Click on this paragraph.</p>
JavaScript
function setCookie(cname,cvalue,exdays) {
var d = new Date();
d.setTime(d.getTime() + (30 * 1000));
var expires = "expires=" + d.toGMTString();
document.cookie = cname + "=" + cvalue + ";" + expires + ";path=/";
var values = document.cookie = cname + "=" + cvalue + ";" + expires + ";path=/";
doSomething(cname);
}
function doSomething(cname) {
console.log(cname);
var myCookie = cname;
if (myCookie == null) {
alert('null');
} else {
alert('defined');
$("p").click(function() {
alert("The paragraph was clicked.");
});
}
}
Cookie Delete Function:
function eraseCookie(cname) {
setCookie(cname, '', -1);
alert('The cookie has been successfully erased.');
}

Cannot set cookie to expire on browser close

I'm trying to set a cookie using javascript so it expires when the browser is closed.
I have the following function to do that:
function createCookie(value,days) {
var name = "name";
var expires = "";
if (days) {
var date = new Date();
date.setTime(date.getTime() + (days*24*60*60*1000));
expires = "; expires=" + date.toUTCString();
}
var cookie = name + "=" + value + expires + "; path=/";
document.cookie = cookie;
}
I tried many ways found here and there on the web like setting the date to "", setting it to yesterday (in that case the cookie is not even added) and omitting "expires" completly. I tried on Firefox and Chrome checking that every process was stopped before opening again, but the cookie is alway there.
What am I missing?

I am using this function for my self. It will work for you i gess :)
function createCookie(name, value, expiresInX_days, path) {
var a = new Date;
var expires = expiresInX_days || 1;
a.setTime(Date.now() + (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * expires));
var pt = path ? " ; path=" + path + ";" : ";";
return (document.cookie = name + "=" + value + ";" + "expires=" + a.toUTCString() + pt) ? !0 : !1;
}

If you want to delete your cookie, you can use this:
function rmCookie(cookieName){
var a = new Date;
a.setTime(0);
return (document.cookie = cookieName + "=;" + a.toUTCString()) ? !0 : !1;
}
If you want get your cookie clean,
function getMyFuckingCookie(cookieName){
var a = document.cookie.replace(/; /g, ";").split(";"),
b = a.length,
c = {},
nm = cookieName || !1;
while (b--) {
var d = a[b].split(/=(.+)/);
c[d[0]] = d[1];
}
return (nm) ? c[nm] : c;
}

Setting cookies doesn't work as expected

What i am trying to accomplish :
When a href is pressed i call the saveItem() function. It is called as below :
<a href="#" class="save-product" onclick="saveItem('savedList', '<?php echo get_the_ID();?>', 90)">
savedList = the name of my cookie
get_the_ID() = A wordpress function to get the current's ID post, '185' etc.
90 = the days for the cookie to expire
When saveItem() is called, it checks if a cookie with name savedList already exists. If it doesn't, it creates a cookie with that name and adds the value which is passed through the parameter(the id of current post).
When this cookie exists, i want to add to that cookie one more id and the delimiter would be ; so i can - in another page show a list of products through that cookie's list.
So my cookie has "185" . When i add a new ID, for example "65", i want my cookie to become "185;65"
My problem is that it doesn't work as expected. The weird thing is that if i see on the console.log("New Value Is : " + newValue); it shows "185;65" but
console.log(mNameList); shows only "185" again.
To check my cookie's value i use :
print_r($_COOKIE['savedList']);
Functions below :
saveItem():
function saveItem(name,value,days) {
var expires = "";
if (days) {
var date = new Date();
date.setTime(date.getTime() + (days*24*60*60*1000));
expires = "; expires=" + date.toUTCString();
}
// Get Cookie
var mNameList = getCookie(name);
// If cookie is empty - doesn't exist then create it and put the value given
if (mNameList == "") {
document.cookie = name + "=" + value + expires + "; path=/";
} else {
// If cookie exists, check if it has already this value, if it doesn't then add oldvalue + new value to that cookie.
if(mNameList !== value){
var newValue = mNameList + ';' + value; // "185;65"
document.cookie = name + "=" + newValue + expires + "; path=/";
console.log("New Value Is : " + newValue);
var mNameList = getCookie(name); // Το check current cookie get it again
console.log(mNameList); // Show it - here it shows "185"
}
else{
// Value already exists in cookie - don't add it
console.log("Are same - mNameList->" + mNameList + " | currentID->" + value);
}
}
}
Getcookie();
function getCookie(cname) {
var name = cname + "=";
var decodedCookie = decodeURIComponent(document.cookie);
var ca = decodedCookie.split(';');
for(var i = 0; i <ca.length; i++) {
var c = ca[i];
while (c.charAt(0) == ' ') {
c = c.substring(1);
}
if (c.indexOf(name) == 0) {
return c.substring(name.length, c.length);
}
}
return "";
}

As you do it yourself ; is the field delimiter in a cookie between value, expiration etc. You cannot use it to seperate your values.

Ok so the problem was in the delimiter and in my code too - the way i was checking if ID already exists was wrong but the below works.
saveItem()
function saveItem(name,value,days) {
var expires = "";
if (days) {
var date = new Date();
date.setTime(date.getTime() + (days*24*60*60*1000));
expires = "; expires=" + date.toUTCString();
}
var mNameList = getCookie(name);
if (mNameList == "") {
document.cookie = name + "=" + value + expires + "; path=/";
} else {
var doesItemExists = false;
var partsOfStr = mNameList.split('-');
for(var i =0; i < partsOfStr.length; i++){
if(partsOfStr[i] == value)
doesItemExists = true;
}
if(!doesItemExists){
var newValue = mNameList + '-' + value;
document.cookie = name + "=" + newValue + expires + "; path=/";
console.log("New Value Is : " + newValue);
}
else{
console.log("Are same - mNameList->" + mNameList + " | currentID->" + value);
}
}
}

Set Expires Time in Cookie Javascript

I have a string that I use to set expires date in cookie. But I always fail to set it. Here is my Code:
var expTime = '2016-06-09T03:06:53Z';
var valueCookie = 'test';
SetCookie('myCookie', valueCookie, expTime);
function SetCookie(name, value, expTime) {
document.cookie = name + '=' + value + '; ' 'expires=' + expTime+ '; path=/';
};
Why I fail to set Expire Date in Cookie?
Thanks

try this
function setCookie(cname, cvalue, exdays) {
var d = new Date();
d.setTime(d.getTime() + (exdays*24*60*60*1000));
var expires = "expires="+ d.toUTCString();
document.cookie = cname + "=" + cvalue + "; " + expires;
}
The parameters of the function above are the name of the cookie (cname), the value of the cookie (cvalue), and the number of days until the cookie should expire (exdays).
The function sets a cookie by adding together the cookiename, the cookie value, and the expires string.

here is my code
function setCookie(name,value,data){
var oDate =new Date();
    oDate.setDate(oDate.getDate()+data);
    document.cookie=name+'='+value+';expires='+oDate;
}

I think there is a syntax error.Try this
var expTime = '2016-06-09T03:06:53Z';
var valueCookie = 'test';
SetCookie('myCookie', valueCookie, expTime);
function SetCookie(name, value, expTime) {
document.cookie = name + '=' + value + '; expires=' + expTime+ '; path=/';
}