From 7966073bf86e3aeed315c070965f4cb3d8e31b2e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dmytro Stanchiev <git@dmytros.dev>
Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:34:40 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] fix(core): prefer explicit cookie source

---
 packages/core/src/scrapers/kijiji.ts |  1 -
 packages/core/src/utils/cookies.ts   | 19 +++++++++++++++----
 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/core/src/scrapers/kijiji.ts b/packages/core/src/scrapers/kijiji.ts
index 2e217c3..775c264 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/scrapers/kijiji.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/scrapers/kijiji.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ const KIJIJI_COOKIE_CONFIG: CookieConfig = {
   name: "Kijiji",
   domain: ".kijiji.ca",
   envVar: "KIJIJI_COOKIE",
-  filePath: "./cookies/kijiji.json",
 };
 
 // ----------------------------- Types -----------------------------
diff --git a/packages/core/src/utils/cookies.ts b/packages/core/src/utils/cookies.ts
index 2579365..f75a32d 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/utils/cookies.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/utils/cookies.ts
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ export function parseCookieString(
     .split(";")
     .map((pair) => pair.trim())
     .filter((pair) => pair.includes("="))
-    .map((pair) => {
+    .map((pair): Cookie | null => {
       const [name, ...valueParts] = pair.split("=");
-      const trimmedName = name.trim();
+      const trimmedName = name?.trim();
       const trimmedValue = valueParts.join("=").trim();
 
       if (!trimmedName || !trimmedValue) {
@@ -98,9 +98,20 @@ export function formatCookiesForHeader(
 }
 
 /**
- * Load cookies from the configured environment variable
+ * Load cookies from the configured environment variable or explicit cookie string
  */
-export async function ensureCookies(config: CookieConfig): Promise<Cookie[]> {
+export async function ensureCookies(
+  config: CookieConfig,
+  cookiesSource?: string,
+): Promise<Cookie[]> {
+  // Explicit cookie string takes priority
+  if (cookiesSource) {
+    const cookies = parseCookieString(cookiesSource, config.domain);
+    if (cookies.length > 0) {
+      return cookies;
+    }
+  }
+
   const envValue = process.env[config.envVar];
   const cookies = parseCookieString(envValue ?? "", config.domain);