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@rudderstack/analytics-js-cookies

RudderStack JavaScript SDK utility for cookies.

APIs

getDecryptedCookie

This function decrypts and returns the RudderStack JavaScript SDK cookie values.

The return type is either a string or an object as some cookies like user ID, anonymous user ID have string values while user traits are objects.

It returns null in either of the following scenarios:

• If the cookie is not present.
• If the cookie is not properly encrypted.
  • It only decrypts the cookies that are created by the RudderStack JavaScript SDK encryption version "v3".
• If the decrypted cookie value is not a valid JSON string.
• If the provided cookie name is not a valid RudderStack JavaScript SDK cookie name.

If unencrypted, the cookie value will be returned as is.

Any errors during decryption are swallowed by the function, returning null.

The following are the available cookie key exports:

• userIdKey: The key for the user ID cookie.
• userTraitsKey: The key for the user traits cookie.
• anonymousUserIdKey: The key for the anonymous user ID cookie.
• groupIdKey: The key for the group ID cookie.
• groupTraitsKey: The key for the group traits cookie.
• pageInitialReferrerKey: The key for the page initial referrer cookie.
• pageInitialReferringDomainKey: The key for the page initial referring domain cookie.
• sessionInfoKey: The key for the session ID cookie.
• authTokenKey: The key for the auth token cookie.

import {
  getDecryptedCookie,
  anonymousUserIdKey,
  userTraitsKey,
} from '@rudderstack/analytics-js-cookies';

const anonymousId = getDecryptedCookie(anonymousUserIdKey);
console.log('Anonymous User ID: ', anonymousId);
// Output: Anonymous User ID: 2c5b6d48-ea90-43a2-a2f6-457d27f90328

const userTraits = getDecryptedCookie(userTraitsKey);
console.log('User Traits: ', userTraits);
// Output: User Traits: {"email":"[e-mail]","name":"John Doe"}

const invalidCookie = getDecryptedCookie('invalid-cookie-name');
console.log('Invalid Cookie: ', invalidCookie);
// Output: Invalid Cookie: null

For detailed documentation on the RudderStack JavaScript SDK, click here.