EtienneLem · March 8, 2012 18:56
diff --git a/cookie.rb b/cookie.rb
 value = 'The world ends'

 now = Time.now
 today = Date.new now.year, now.month, now.day
 in_ten_years = Date.new now.year+10, now.month, now.day
 end_of_the_world = Date.new 2012, 12, 21

 # I'm *pretty* sure the world does end in December... but just in case.
 expiration_date = today < end_of_the_world ? end_of_the_world : in_ten_years

 you_haz_to_save = !request.cookies['cookie_of_doom'].present? || request.cookies['cookie_of_doom'] != value
 response.set_cookie 'cookie_of_doom', :value => value, :expires => Time.parse(expiration_date.to_s) if you_haz_to_save