lib/global_session/session.rb in global_session-1.0.6 vs lib/global_session/session.rb in global_session-1.0.7

@@ -14,10 +14,21 @@
   # it's expired, valid, supports a certain key, etc.
   #
   class Session
     attr_reader :id, :authority, :created_at, :expired_at, :directory
 
+    # Utility method to decode a cookie; good for console debugging. This performs no
+    # validation or security check of any sort.
+    #
+    # === Parameters
+    # cookie(String):: well-formed global session cookie
+    def self.decode_cookie(cookie)
+      zbin = Encoding::Base64Cookie.load(cookie)
+      json = Zlib::Inflate.inflate(zbin)
+      return Encoding::JSON.load(json)
+    end
+
     # Create a new global session object.
     #
     # === Parameters
     # directory(Directory):: directory implementation that the session should use for various operations
     # cookie(String):: Optional, serialized global session cookie. If none is supplied, a new session is created.
@@ -80,10 +91,10 @@
       end
 
       hash['dx'] = @insecure
       hash['s']  = @signature
       hash['a']  = authority
-      
+
       json = Encoding::JSON.dump(hash)
       zbin = Zlib::Deflate.deflate(json, Zlib::BEST_COMPRESSION)
       return Encoding::Base64Cookie.dump(zbin)
     end