From a142d664e701addfdf8eab1157c55a5bdb1f8c77 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Denis Lukianov <denis.lukianov@symmetRE.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2023 15:07:35 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] add the ability to keep cookies alive

---
 README.md    | 7 +++++++
 src/index.js | 5 ++++-
 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6d5843f4..72725eba 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ ahoy.configure({
   headers: {},
   visitParams: {},
   withCredentials: false,
+  keepAlive: false,
   visitDuration: 4 * 60, // 4 hours
   visitorDuration: 2 * 365 * 24 * 60 // 2 years
 });
@@ -197,6 +198,12 @@ When `trackVisits` is set to `false`, Ahoy.js will not attempt to create a visit
 on the server, but assumes that the server itself will return visit and visitor
 cookies.
 
+To keep cookies alive set:
+
+```javascript
+ahoy.configure({ keepAlive: true });
+```
+
 ### Subdomains
 
 To track visits across multiple subdomains, use:
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 3915edd4..2bb46e6d 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ const config = {
   headers: {},
   visitParams: {},
   withCredentials: false,
+  keepAlive: false,
   visitDuration: 4 * 60, // default 4 hours
   visitorDuration: 2 * 365 * 24 * 60 // default 2 years
 };
@@ -302,7 +303,9 @@ function createVisit() {
     log("Visit tracking disabled");
     setReady();
   } else if (visitId && visitorId && !track) {
-    // TODO keep visit alive?
+    if (config.keepAlive) {
+      setCookie("ahoy_visit", getCookie("ahoy_visit"), config.visitDuration);
+    }
     log("Active visit");
     setReady();
   } else {