1. import json
  3. def strip_cookie_metadata(cookie):
  4. """
  5. Strips metadata from a cookie string for debugging.
  6. """
  7. try:
  8. parts = cookie.split(';')
  9. name = parts[0].split('=')[0].strip() # Extract cookie name
  10. value = parts[0].split('=')[1].strip() # Extract cookie value
  12. # Remove metadata (e.g., expiry, domain, path, etc.)
  13. stripped_value = value.split(';')[0].strip() # only take the actual value
  15. return {
  16. 'name': name,
  17. 'value': stripped_value
  18. }
  19. except IndexError:
  20. return None # Handle invalid cookie format
  23. def process_cookies(cookie_string):
  24. """
  25. Processes a cookie string and strips its metadata.
  26. """
  27. if cookie_string:
  28. stripped_cookie = strip_cookie_metadata(cookie_string)
  29. if stripped_cookie:
  30. return stripped_cookie
  31. else:
  32. return None
  33. else:
  34. return None
  36. if __name__ == '__main__':
  37. # Example Usage
  38. cookie_string = "sessionid=abcdefg12345; expires=Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 UTC; path=/; domain=.example.com"
  39. stripped_cookie = process_cookies(cookie_string)
  41. if stripped_cookie:
  42. print(json.dumps(stripped_cookie))
  43. else:
  44. print("Invalid cookie format")
  46. cookie_string2 = "another_cookie=value_with_metadata; max-age=3600; secure; httponly"
  47. stripped_cookie2 = process_cookies(cookie_string2)
  49. if stripped_cookie2:
  50. print(json.dumps(stripped_cookie2))
  51. else:
  52. print("Invalid cookie format")
  54. cookie_string3 = ""
  55. stripped_cookie3 = process_cookies(cookie_string3)
  56. if stripped_cookie3:
  57. print(json.dumps(stripped_cookie3))
  58. else:
  59. print("Invalid cookie format")

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