(function ($) {
    
    $.cookie =  {
		// code based on: http://www.quirksmode.org/js/cookies.html
		get: function (name) {
			var nameEQ = name + "=";
			var ca = document.cookie.split(';');
			for (var i = 0; i < ca.length; i++) {
				var c = ca[i];
				while (c.charAt(0) == ' ') c = c.substring(1, c.length);
				if (c.indexOf(nameEQ) == 0) return c.substring(nameEQ.length, c.length);
			}
			return undefined;
		},
		set: function (name, value, date /* Date or days */) {
			var expires = '';
			if (date != undefined) {
				if (typeof date == 'number') {
					var dt = new Date();
					dt.setTime(dt.getTime() + (date * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000));
					expires = "; expires=" + dt.toGMTString();
				}
				else
					expires = "; expires=" + date.toGMTString();
			}
			document.cookie = name + "=" + value + expires + "; path=/";
		},
		del: function (name) {
			this.set(name, "", -1);
		}
	};


})(jQuery);