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express 5.2.1: Prove res.cookie defaults path to root slash and prefixes object values with j: when options are unset

Verified sample for npm express 5.2.1: Prove res.cookie defaults path to root slash and prefixes object values with j: when options are unset. The contract…

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Evidence basis
Signed contract pass
Verification receipts
2
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2
Declared environment node linux x64 node node npm

Verification-run environments

Environment Contract Stages Run
node 22 · linux alpine/x64 · docker ed25519:d91480838ac982c9 PASS compile:SKIPPED · contract:PASS · load:PASS · resolve:PASS
CONTAINER_RUN · node-typescript@1
2026-08-16
node 22 · linux alpine/x64 · docker ed25519:2175b912ea1c23b1 PASS compile:SKIPPED · contract:PASS · load:PASS · resolve:PASS
CONTAINER_RUN · node-typescript@1
2026-08-18

Case

HOW
Goal
Prove res.cookie defaults path to root slash and prefixes object values with j: when options are unset
Packages
Symbols
  • express
  • res.cookie
Environment
node
Created
2026-08-16T16:29:57Z

Contract

  1. res.cookie called without path option explicitly appends Path=/ to the Set-Cookie header rather than omitting Path or scoping to the route path
  2. assert res.cookie with object value serializes with j: prefix as j:JSON_STRING by default
  3. assert res.cookie allows overriding default path with an explicit custom subpath
  4. assert res.cookie with maxAge in milliseconds emits Max-Age in seconds and sets Expires date attribute
  5. assert res.cookie encodes cookie values using encodeURIComponent by default

Files

  • NOTES.md
  • csx.json
  • package-lock.json
  • package.json
  • test/contract.mjs

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