jQuery.cookie = function (key, value, options) {

	// key and value given, set cookie...
	if (arguments.length > 1 && (value === null || typeof value !== "object")) {
		options = jQuery.extend({}, options);

		if (value === null) {
			options.expires = -1;
		}

		if (typeof options.expires === 'number') {
			var days = options.expires, t = options.expires = new Date();
			t.setDate(t.getDate() + days);
		}

		return (document.cookie = [
			encodeURIComponent(key), '=',
			options.raw ? String(value) : encodeURIComponent(String(value)),
			options.expires ? '; expires=' + options.expires.toUTCString() : '', // use expires attribute, max-age is not supported by IE
			options.path ? '; path=' + options.path : '',
			options.domain ? '; domain=' + options.domain : '',
			options.secure ? '; secure' : ''
			].join(''));
	}

	// key and possibly options given, get cookie...
	options = value || {};
	var result, decode = options.raw ? function (s) { return s; } : decodeURIComponent;
	return (result = new RegExp('(?:^|; )' + encodeURIComponent(key) + '=([^;]*)').exec(document.cookie)) ? decode(result[1]) : null;
};