getSessionCookieOptions()

getSessionCookieOptions merges the provided partial CookieOptions with the default values from CookieConfig. Any property you omit falls back to its default.

Signature

getSessionCookieOptions(options: Partial<CookieOptions>): CookieOptions

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
options	Partial<CookieOptions>	✅	Cookie options to apply. Unspecified properties use the defaults from CookieConfig.

Returns

CookieOptions — A complete cookie options object with all required fields populated.

Default Values

Property	Default
httpOnly	true
maxAge	3600 seconds (1 hour)
sameSite	'lax'
secure	true

Usage

Use Defaults with a Custom Lifetime

import { getSessionCookieOptions } from '@thunderid/node'

// Override only maxAge; all other properties use defaults
const options = getSessionCookieOptions({ maxAge: 86400 }) // 24 hours

Override Multiple Options

import { getSessionCookieOptions } from '@thunderid/node'

const options = getSessionCookieOptions({
  maxAge: 7200,
  sameSite: 'strict',
  secure: true,
})

Apply to a Response Cookie

src/routes/callback.ts

import { CookieConfig, getSessionCookieOptions } from '@thunderid/node'

app.get('/callback', async (req, res) => {
  const sessionId = req.cookies[CookieConfig.SESSION_COOKIE_NAME]

  await auth.signIn(
    (authUrl) => res.redirect(authUrl),
    sessionId,
    req.query.code as string,
    req.query.session_state as string,
    req.query.state as string,
  )

  res.cookie(
    CookieConfig.SESSION_COOKIE_NAME,
    sessionId,
    getSessionCookieOptions({ maxAge: 3600 }),
  )

  res.redirect('/dashboard')
})

Related

• CookieOptions — Interface for cookie configuration
• CookieConfig — Default constant values