$(function(){
	
	$.cookie = function (key, value, options) {

		// key and value given, set cookie...
		if (arguments.length > 1 && (value === null || typeof value !== "object")) {
			options = jQuery.extend({}, options);

			if (value === null) {
				options.expires = -1;
			}

			if (typeof options.expires === 'number') {
				var days = options.expires, t = options.expires = new Date();
				t.setDate(t.getDate() + days);
			}

			return (document.cookie = [
				encodeURIComponent(key), '=',
				options.raw ? String(value) : encodeURIComponent(String(value)),
				options.expires ? '; expires=' + options.expires.toUTCString() : '', // use expires attribute, max-age is not supported by IE
				options.path ? '; path=' + options.path : '',
				options.domain ? '; domain=' + options.domain : '',
				options.secure ? '; secure' : ''
			].join(''));
		}

		// key and possibly options given, get cookie...
		options = value || {};
		var result, decode = options.raw ? function (s) { return s; } : decodeURIComponent;
		return (result = new RegExp('(?:^|; )' + encodeURIComponent(key) + '=([^;]*)').exec(document.cookie)) ? decode(result[1]) : null;
	};
	
});