Cookie Laravel Package

Product Decisions This Supports

• Eliminates custom cookie implementation, reducing development time and maintenance overhead by leveraging Laravel's built-in component.
• Enforces security best practices (encryption, HTTP-only, SameSite) automatically for user sessions, authentication, and preferences.
• Ensures seamless integration with Laravel's ecosystem (sessions, middleware, authentication) for consistent behavior across the application.
• Enables rapid prototyping of user personalization, tracking, and state management features without reinventing core infrastructure.

When to Consider This Package

• Only when building a Laravel application (it is included by default in laravel/framework and not intended for standalone installation).
• Avoid for non-Laravel projects; use native PHP setcookie() or standalone libraries like Symfony's Cookie component instead.
• Do not consider for specialized requirements beyond Laravel's standard implementation (e.g., custom encryption logic or cross-framework compatibility) due to tight coupling with Laravel's internals and lack of standalone support.

How to Pitch It (Stakeholders)

"This package is an integral part of Laravel’s proven framework, delivering secure, battle-tested cookie management with zero additional setup. By leveraging it, we eliminate custom code risks, accelerate feature delivery for user sessions and preferences, and ensure compatibility with our existing Laravel infrastructure. It’s a low-effort, high-reliability solution that frees our team to focus on business-critical innovations instead of reinventing foundational functionality."