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+"""
+A flexible module for cookie parsing and manipulation.
+
+We try to be as permissive as possible. Parsing accepts formats from RFC6265 an
+RFC2109. Serialization follows RFC6265 strictly.
+
+    http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6265
+    http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2109
+"""
+
+import re
+
+import odict
+
+
+def _read_until(s, start, term):
+    """
+        Read until one of the characters in term is reached.
+    """
+    if start == len(s):
+        return "", start+1
+    for i in range(start, len(s)):
+        if s[i] in term:
+            return s[start:i], i
+    return s[start:i+1], i+1
+
+
+def _read_token(s, start):
+    """
+        Read a token - the LHS of a token/value pair in a cookie.
+    """
+    return _read_until(s, start, ";=")
+
+
+def _read_quoted_string(s, start):
+    """
+        start: offset to the first quote of the string to be read
+
+        A sort of loose super-set of the various quoted string specifications.
+
+        RFC6265 disallows backslashes or double quotes within quoted strings.
+        Prior RFCs use backslashes to escape. This leaves us free to apply
+        backslash escaping by default and be compatible with everything.
+    """
+    escaping = False
+    ret = []
+    # Skip the first quote
+    for i in range(start+1, len(s)):
+        if escaping:
+            ret.append(s[i])
+            escaping = False
+        elif s[i] == '"':
+            break
+        elif s[i] == "\\":
+            escaping = True
+            pass
+        else:
+            ret.append(s[i])
+    return "".join(ret), i+1
+
+
+def _read_value(s, start):
+    """
+        Reads a value - the RHS of a token/value pair in a cookie.
+    """
+    if s[start] == '"':
+        return _read_quoted_string(s, start)
+    else:
+        return _read_until(s, start, ";,")
+
+
+def _read_pairs(s):
+    """
+        Read pairs of lhs=rhs values.
+    """
+    off = 0
+    vals = []
+    while 1:
+        lhs, off = _read_token(s, off)
+        rhs = None
+        if off < len(s):
+            if s[off] == "=":
+                rhs, off = _read_value(s, off+1)
+        vals.append([lhs.lstrip(), rhs])
+        off += 1
+        if not off < len(s):
+            break
+    return vals, off
+
+
+ESCAPE = re.compile(r"([\"\\])")
+SPECIAL = re.compile(r"^\w+$")
+
+
+def _format_pairs(lst):
+    vals = []
+    for k, v in lst:
+        if v is None:
+            vals.append(k)
+        else:
+            match = SPECIAL.search(v)
+            if match:
+                v = ESCAPE.sub(r"\1", v)
+            vals.append("%s=%s"%(k, v))
+    return "; ".join(vals)
+
+
+def parse_cookies(s):
+    """
+        Parses a Cookie header value.
+        Returns an ODict object.
+    """
+    pairs, off = _read_pairs(s)
+    return odict.ODict(pairs)
+
+
+def unparse_cookies(od):
+    """
+        Formats a Cookie header value.
+    """
+    vals = []
+    for i in od.lst:
+        vals.append("%s=%s"%(i[0], i[1]))
+    return "; ".join(vals)
+
+
+
+def parse_set_cookies(s):
+    start = 0
+
+
+def unparse_set_cookies(s):
+    pass