//http://www.woollymittens.nl/default.php?id=classbehaviour-examples&cat=classbehaviour&mod=category



// primary functions
// the date... n-days from now
function getDaysFromNow(intDays) {
    var dateCurrent = new Date();
    var intCurrent = Date.parse(dateCurrent);
    var intPeriod = intDays * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
    var datePeriodInFuture = new Date(intCurrent + intPeriod);
    return datePeriodInFuture;
}

// imported from crispyjavascript.com
// name - name of the cookie
// value - value of the cookie
// [expires] - expiration date of the cookie (defaults to end of current session)
// [path] - path for which the cookie is valid (defaults to path of calling document)
// [domain] - domain for which the cookie is valid (defaults to domain of calling document)
// [secure] - Boolean value indicating if the cookie transmission requires a secure transmission
// * an argument defaults when it is assigned null as a placeholder
// * a null placeholder is not required for trailing omitted arguments
function setCookie(name, value, expires, path, domain, secure) {
    var curCookie = name + "=" + escape(value) +
					((expires) ? "; expires=" + expires.toGMTString() : "") +
					((path) ? "; path=" + path : "") +
					((domain) ? "; domain=" + domain : "") +
					((secure) ? "; secure" : "");
    document.cookie = curCookie;
}

// name - name of the desired cookie
// * return string containing value of specified cookie or null if cookie does not exist
function getCookie(name) {
    var dc = document.cookie;
    var prefix = name + "=";
    var begin = dc.indexOf("; " + prefix);
    if (begin == -1) {
        begin = dc.indexOf(prefix);
        if (begin != 0) return null;
    } else {
        begin += 2;
    }
    var end = document.cookie.indexOf(";", begin);
    if (end == -1)
        end = dc.length;
    return unescape(dc.substring(begin + prefix.length, end));
}

// name - name of the cookie
// [path] - path of the cookie (must be same as path used to create cookie)
// [domain] - domain of the cookie (must be same as domain used to create cookie)
// * path and domain default if assigned null or omitted if no explicit argument proceeds
function deleteCookie(name, path, domain) {
    if (getCookie(name)) {
        document.cookie = name + "=" +
					((path) ? "; path=" + path : "") +
					((domain) ? "; domain=" + domain : "") +
					"; expires=Thu, 01-Jan-70 00:00:01 GMT";
    }
}

// date - any instance of the Date object
// * hand all instances of the Date object to this function for "repairs"
function fixDate(date) {
    var base = new Date(0);
    var skew = base.getTime();
    if (skew > 0)
        date.setTime(date.getTime() - skew);
}


// secondary functions - manipulating strings
function makeBoolean(strIn) {
    if (strIn == 'true') {
        booOut = true;
    } else {
        booOut = false;
    }
    return booOut;
}

function csv2array(csvIn) {
    return csvIn.split(',');
}

function array2csv(arrIn) {
    return '' + arrIn;
}