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    private def setCookie(response: HttpServletResponse, cookieString: String, expiry: Int) = {
        val newCookie = new Cookie("MatygoSession", cookieString);
        newCookie.setMaxAge(expiry);
        newCookie.setPath("/");
        newCookie.setMaxAge(expiry)
        response.addCookie(newCookie);
        cookieString
    }