function trim (str, charlist) {
    var whitespace, l = 0, i = 0;
    str += '';
    
    if (!charlist) {
        // default list
        whitespace = " \n\r\t\f\x0b\xa0\u2000\u2001\u2002\u2003\u2004\u2005\u2006\u2007\u2008\u2009\u200a\u200b\u2028\u2029\u3000";
    } else {
        // preg_quote custom list
        charlist += '';
        whitespace = charlist.replace(/([\[\]\(\)\.\?\/\*\{\}\+\$\^\:])/g, '$1');
    }
    
    l = str.length;
    for (i = 0; i < l; i++) {
        if (whitespace.indexOf(str.charAt(i)) === -1) {
            str = str.substring(i);
            break;
        }
    }
    
    l = str.length;
    for (i = l - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
        if (whitespace.indexOf(str.charAt(i)) === -1) {
            str = str.substring(0, i + 1);
            break;
        }
    }
    
    return whitespace.indexOf(str.charAt(0)) === -1 ? str : '';
}

function substr( f_string, f_start, f_length ) {
    f_string += '';

    if(f_start < 0) {
        f_start += f_string.length;
    }

    if(f_length == undefined) {
        f_length = f_string.length;
    } else if(f_length < 0){
        f_length += f_string.length;
    } else {
        f_length += f_start;
    }

    if(f_length < f_start) {
        f_length = f_start;
    }

    return f_string.substring(f_start, f_length);
}

function setrawcookie(name, value, expires, path, domain, secure) {
    if (expires instanceof Date) {
        expires = expires.toGMTString();
    } else if(typeof(expires) == 'number') {
        expires = (new Date(+(new Date()) + expires * 1e3)).toGMTString();
    }

    var r = [name + "=" + value], s={}, i='';
    s = {expires: expires, path: path, domain: domain};
    for(i in s){
        s[i] && r.push(i + "=" + s[i]);
    }
    
    return secure && r.push("secure"), this.window.document.cookie = r.join(";"), true;
}


function set_cookie(name, value, expires, path, domain, secure) {
    return this.setrawcookie(name, encodeURIComponent(value), expires, path, domain, secure);
}

function get_cookie( check_name ) {
    // first we'll split this cookie up into name/value pairs
    // note: document.cookie only returns name=value, not the other components
    var a_all_cookies = document.cookie.split( ';' );
    var a_temp_cookie = '';
    var cookie_name = '';
    var cookie_value = '';
    var b_cookie_found = false; // set boolean t/f default f

    for ( i = 0; i < a_all_cookies.length; i++ )
    {
        // now we'll split apart each name=value pair
        a_temp_cookie = a_all_cookies[i].split( '=' );


        // and trim left/right whitespace while we're at it
        cookie_name = a_temp_cookie[0].replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g, '');

        // if the extracted name matches passed check_name
        if ( cookie_name == check_name )
        {
            b_cookie_found = true;
            // we need to handle case where cookie has no value but exists (no = sign, that is):
            if ( a_temp_cookie.length > 1 )
            {
                cookie_value = unescape( a_temp_cookie[1].replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g, '') );
            }
            // note that in cases where cookie is initialized but no value, null is returned
            return cookie_value;
            break;
        }
        a_temp_cookie = null;
        cookie_name = '';
    }
    if ( !b_cookie_found )
    {
        return null;
    }
}