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# File action_controller/cookies.rb, line 57
def []=(name, options)
  if options.is_a?(Hash)
    options = options.inject({}) { |options, pair| options[pair.first.to_s] = pair.last; options }
    options["name"] = name.to_s
  else
    options = { "name" => name.to_s, "value" => options }
  end

  set_cookie(options)
end