var ShinobiCookie = {
		
	set: function (name, value, days)
	{
		if (days)
		{
			var date = new Date();
			date.setTime(date.getTime() + (days * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000));
			var expires = "; expires=" + date.toGMTString();
		} else {
			var expires = "";
		}
		
		document.cookie = name + "=" + value + expires + "; path=/";
	},

	get: function (name)
	{
		var nameEq = name + "=";
		var ca = document.cookie.split(';');
			
		for(var i = 0;i < ca.length;i++)
		{
			var c = ca[i];
			while (c.charAt(0) == ' ') c = c.substring(1,c.length);
			if (c.indexOf(nameEq) == 0) return c.substring(nameEq.length, c.length);
		}
		
		return null;
	},

	wipe: function (name)
	{
		createCookie(name, "", -1);
	}
};

var ShinobiUtils = {

	/*
	 * Validates an Email address
	 */	
	isEmail: function(str)
	{
		var re = /^.+@.+\..{2,3,4,6}$/;
		
		if (!(re.test(str)))
		{ 
		       return false;
		} else {

			var chr = /[\(\)\<\>\,\;\:\\\/\"\[\]]/;
			
			if (str.match(chr))
			{
				return false;
			} else {
				return true;
			}
		}
	},
	
	/*
	 * Validates if variable is empty
	 */
	isEmpty: function(str)
	{
		if(str == null || str == undefined || str == '' || str == ' ' || str == 0)
		{
			return true;
		} else {
			return false;
		}
	},
	
	/*
	 * Validates a UK postcode
	 */
	isUKPostcode: function(str)
	{
		re = /^((GIR 0AA)|(TDCU 1ZZ)|(ASCN 1ZZ)|(BIQQ 1ZZ)|(BBND 1ZZ)|(FIQQ 1ZZ)|(PCRN 1ZZ)|(STHL 1ZZ)|(SIQQ 1ZZ)|(TKCA 1ZZ)|[A-PR-UWYZ]([0-9]{1,2}|([A-HK-Y][0-9]|[A-HK-Y][0-9]([0-9]|[ABEHMNPRV-Y]))|[0-9][A-HJKS-UW])[0-9][ABD-HJLNP-UW-Z]{2})$/;
		if(re.test(str))
		{
			return true;
		} else {
			return false;
		}
	}
};