From e27d23063e29ca8cf33c2958f58353730fd1ab32 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Toby Evans <tobz.nz@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2025 15:43:10 +1300
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] add parseSessionCookie helper method

This helper parses the `_GA_{ga_id}` session cookie (both GS1 & GS2 formats) into an associative array of data.
---
 src/Helper/ConvertHelper.php | 66 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 65 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/Helper/ConvertHelper.php b/src/Helper/ConvertHelper.php
index 4e78426..e00d329 100644
--- a/src/Helper/ConvertHelper.php
+++ b/src/Helper/ConvertHelper.php
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 namespace AlexWestergaard\PhpGa4\Helper;
 
-use AlexWestergaard\PhpGa4\Facade\Type\EventType;
 use AlexWestergaard\PhpGa4\Exception\Ga4Exception;
+use AlexWestergaard\PhpGa4\Facade\Type\EventType;
 
 class ConvertHelper
 {
@@ -77,4 +77,68 @@ public static function parseEvents(array $list): array
         }
         return $events;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Parse the session cookie (GA_{measurement_id}) into named parts.
+     *
+     * @param string $session The cookie value
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public static function parseSessionCookie(string $session): array
+    {
+        $parts = explode('.', $session);
+        
+        $version = $parts[0] ?? null;
+        $k = $parts[1] ?? null;
+        $data = $parts[2] ?? null;
+
+        // If the data part is empty, return an empty array
+        if (!$data) {
+            return [];
+        }
+
+        if ($version === 'GS1') {
+            $data = explode('.', $session);
+
+            return [
+                'version' => $data[0] ?? null,
+                'domain_level' => $data[1] ?? null,
+                'session_id' => $data[2] ?? null,
+                'session_number' => $data[3] ?? null,
+                'session_engagement' => $data[4] ?? null,
+                'timestampt' => $data[5] ?? null
+            ];
+        }
+
+        $cookieParts = explode('$', $data);
+
+        if (empty(array_filter($cookieParts))) {
+            return [];
+        }
+
+        $data = array_map(
+            fn ($part) => match ($part[0]) {
+                's' => ['session_id' => $part],
+                't' => ['timestamp' => $part],
+                'o' => ['session_number' => $part],
+                'g' => ['session_engaged' => $part],
+                'j' => ['join_timer' => $part],
+                'l' => ['logged_in_state' => $part],
+                'h' => ['user_id' => $part],
+                'd' => ['join_id' => $part],
+                default => [$part[0] => $part]
+            },
+            $cookieParts
+        );
+
+        $result = [];
+
+        foreach ($data as $mapValue) {
+            foreach ($mapValue as $key => $value) {
+                $result[$key] = $value;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return $result;
+    }
 }

From cb7276b14c09fd83be5019b3862926066b9dfdc5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Toby Evans <tobz.nz@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2025 16:31:45 +1300
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] add tests for praseing session cookies

---
 test/Unit/HelperTest.php | 52 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 50 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/test/Unit/HelperTest.php b/test/Unit/HelperTest.php
index 7096cd2..90384d2 100644
--- a/test/Unit/HelperTest.php
+++ b/test/Unit/HelperTest.php
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 
 namespace AlexWestergaard\PhpGa4Test\Unit;
 
-use AlexWestergaard\PhpGa4\Helper;
-use AlexWestergaard\PhpGa4\Facade;
 use AlexWestergaard\PhpGa4\Event;
+use AlexWestergaard\PhpGa4\Facade;
+use AlexWestergaard\PhpGa4\Helper;
 use AlexWestergaard\PhpGa4Test\MeasurementTestCase;
 
 final class HelperTest extends MeasurementTestCase
@@ -82,4 +82,52 @@ public function test_timeasmicro_throws_too_large()
 
         $this->analytics->setTimestampMicros($time);
     }
+
+    public function test_parse_session_cookie_gs1()
+    {
+        $sessionData = Helper\ConvertHelper::parseSessionCookie('GS1.1.1689053763.1.1.1689054101.0.0.0');
+        $this->assertEquals([
+            'version' => 'GS1',
+            'domain_level' => '1',
+            'session_id' => '1689053763',
+            'session_number' => '1',
+            'session_engagement' => '1',
+            'timestampt' => '1689054101',
+        ], $sessionData);
+    }
+
+    public function test_parse_session_cookie_gs2()
+    {
+        $sessionData = Helper\ConvertHelper::parseSessionCookie('GS2.1.s1764888982$o50$g1$t1764890260$j59$l0$h681028196');
+        $this->assertEquals([
+            'session_id' => 's1764888982',
+            'session_number' => 'o50',
+            'session_engaged' => 'g1',
+            'timestamp' => 't1764890260',
+            'join_timer' => 'j59',
+            'logged_in_state' => 'l0',
+            'user_id' => 'h681028196',
+        ], $sessionData);
+        
+        // same data, different order
+        $sessionData = Helper\ConvertHelper::parseSessionCookie('GS2.1.t1764890260$o50$g1$s1764888982$j59$l0$h681028196');
+        $this->assertEquals([
+            'session_id' => 's1764888982',
+            'session_number' => 'o50',
+            'session_engaged' => 'g1',
+            'timestamp' => 't1764890260',
+            'join_timer' => 'j59',
+            'logged_in_state' => 'l0',
+            'user_id' => 'h681028196',
+        ], $sessionData);
+    }
+
+    public function test_parse_session_cookie_invalid()
+    {
+        $sessionData = Helper\ConvertHelper::parseSessionCookie('invalid');
+        $this->assertEquals([], $sessionData);
+        
+        $sessionData = Helper\ConvertHelper::parseSessionCookie('');
+        $this->assertEquals([], $sessionData);
+    }
 }