storage-jar

StorageJar is a minimal API for interfacing with Local Storage. In the event that Local Store is not available, StorageJar will fallback to using Cookies. ----------

Installation

The library may be installed from NPM using the following command:

npm install --save storage-jar

Or, if you would rather -- it may included directly inline within your HTML document.

<script src="./dist/storage-jar.min.js></script>

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API Methods

write(key, value, lifetime)

This function is responsible for writing an item to either Cookies or Local Storage. Parameters

• key string the key of the item you are trying to store.

• value string the value of the item you are trying to store.

• lifetime number the length of time in days, you wish to store the item. (optional, default 7)

Examples ```javascript StorageJar.write("hello", "world", 5); ``` ----------

read(key)

This function is responsible for fetching an item from either Cookies or Local Storage. Parameters

• key string the key of the item you are trying to fetch.

Examples ```javascript const value = StorageJar.read("hello"); console.log(value); // "world" console.log(value); // null ``` Returns object or NULL the value of the item will be returned if found. if not, null will be returned. ----------

contains(key)

This function determines if a key exists in either Cookies or Local Storage. Parameters

• key string the key of the item you are querying.

Examples ```javascript StorageJar.contains("hello"); // true or false ``` Returns boolean . ----------

delete(key)

This function will delete an item for either Cookies or Local Storage if it exists. Parameters

• key string the key of the item you are trying to delete.

Examples ```javascript StorageJar.delete("hello"); // true or false ``` Returns boolean .