define( function() {
	"use strict";

	/**
	 * @constructor
	 * @alias module:wc/dom/cookie~Cookie
	 * @private
	 **/
	function Cookie() {
		var cookies; // cache cookies, will only reload if cookies are set through this class

		/**
		 * Passing anything to "days" that equates to false will create a session cookie,
		 * otherwise you will get a persistent cookie for the duration specified.
		 *
		 * Passing anything greater than 1000 to days will be interpreted as milliseconds
		 * instead of "days".  Passing milliseconds will make this function execute significantly faster.
		 *
		 * @function module:wc/dom/cookie.create
		 * @param {String} name The key to set in the cookie
		 * @param {String} value The value to set in the cookie.
		 * @param {number} [days] How long to stroe the cookie (in days).
		 */
		this.create = function (name, value, days) {
			var expires, date;
			if (days) {
				if (days < 1001) {
					days = (days * 86400000);
				}
				date = new Date();
				date.setTime(date.getTime() + days);
				expires = "; expires=" + date.toGMTString();
			} else {
				expires = "";
			}
			cookies = null;  // the cookie cache is no longer valid
			document.cookie = name + "=" + value + expires + "; path=/";
		};

		/**
		 * Gets the value associated with a given name from a cookie.
		 *
		 * @function module:wc/dom/cookie.read
		 * @param {String} name The key.
		 * @returns {String} The value associated wth the key.
		 */
		this.read = function(name) {
			var nameEQ = name + "=",
				i, len, next;
			if (!cookies) {
				cookies = document.cookie;
				if (cookies) {
					cookies = cookies.split(";");
				}
			}
			if (cookies) {
				for (i = 0, len = cookies.length; i < len; i++) {
					next = cookies[i];
					while (next.charAt(0) === " ") {
						next = next.substring(1, next.length);
					}
					if (next.indexOf(nameEQ) === 0) {
						return next.substring(nameEQ.length, next.length);
					}
				}
			}
			return null;
		};

		/**
		 * Removes a key from cookies.
		 *
		 * @function module:wc/dom/cookie.erase
		 * @public
		 * @param {String} name The key to remove.
		 */
		this.erase = function(name) {
			this.create(name, "", -1);
		};
	}

	/**
	 * A module for dealing with cookies. The methods that do all the work are based on
	 * http://www.quirksmode.org/js/cookies.html
	 *
	 * @module
	 */
	return /** @alias module:wc/dom/cookie */ new Cookie();
});
