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HTTP::Cookie is a ruby library to handle HTTP cookies in a way both
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compliant with RFCs and compatible with today's major browsers.
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It was originally a part of the
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[Mechanize](https://github.com/sparklemotion/mechanize) library,
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separated as an independent library in the hope of serving as a common
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component that is reusable from any HTTP related piece of software.
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The following is an incomplete list of its features:
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* Its behavior is highly compatible with that of today's major web
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browsers.
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* It is based on and conforms to RFC 6265 (the latest standard for the
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HTTP cookie mechanism) to a high extent, with real world conventions
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deeply in mind.
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* It takes eTLD (effective TLD, also known as "Public Suffix") into
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account just as major browsers do, to reject cookies with an eTLD
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domain like "org", "co.jp", or "appspot.com". This feature is
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brought to you by the domain_name gem.
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* The number of cookies and the size are properly capped so that a
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cookie store does not get flooded.
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* It supports the legacy Netscape cookies.txt format for
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serialization, maximizing the interoperability with other
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implementations.
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* It supports the cookies.sqlite format adopted by Mozilla Firefox for
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backend store database which can be shared among multiple program
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instances.
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* It is relatively easy to add a new serialization format or a backend
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store because of its modular API.
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