#Setting Cookies From a Framework Component

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Hey you know a workaround for setting cookies from a framework component?

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Astro provides a simplified approach to manipulating cookies within Astro pages and API routes through Astro.cookies. This utility allows you to read and write cookies with a Map-like API. However, this feature is not directly available for framework components.

Here's an example of how you can use Astro.cookies:

---let counter = 0
if (Astro.cookies.has("counter")) { const cookie = Astro.cookies.get("counter") counter = cookie.number() + 1}
Astro.cookies.set("counter", counter)---<html> <h1>Counter = {counter}</h1></html>

In this example, we check if a prefs cookie exists and set a default value if it doesn’t. We then get its value and use it in our template.

For more details about Astro.cookies, you can check out the API reference (https://docs.astro.build/en/reference/api-reference/#astrocookies).

If you need to manipulate cookies from a framework component, you might need to use the traditional way of setting cookies using JavaScript within the component. However, please note that this might not be the most optimal way in terms of performance as Astro emphasizes minimized JavaScript usage.

For more information on how to use JavaScript within Astro components, you can refer to the Astro documentation (https://docs.astro.build/en/guides/client-side-scripts/).

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<@&1095491216776380548> -So yea that works, but how do I set that inside of a UI component like SolidJs?

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@pine snow ?

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@pine snow How do I call an API endpoint in Astro? Image this is my folder structure -> src/pages/api/auth/signin.ts

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In Astro, you can call an API endpoint from a page's component script. Here's an example of how you can do this:

const form = document.querySelector("form") as HTMLFormElement;
form.addEventListener("submit", async (e) => {
  e.preventDefault();
  const formData = new FormData(form);
  const email = formData.get("email")?.toString();
  const password = formData.get("password")?.toString();

  if (!email || !password) {
    return;
  }

  const response = await fetch("/api/auth/signin", {
    method: "GET",
    headers: {
      Authorization: `Bearer ${idToken}`,
    },
  });

  if (response.redirected) {
    window.location.assign(response.url);
  }
});

In this example, a form submission event is being listened to. When the form is submitted, a GET request is made to the /api/auth/signin endpoint. The idToken is sent in the Authorization header. If the response is a redirect, the user is redirected to the URL specified in the response.

This is just a basic example. Depending on your needs, you might need to adjust the request method, headers, body, etc.

For more information on how to use API endpoints in Astro, you can refer to the Astro documentation (https://docs.astro.build/en/recipes/call-endpoints/).

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