parse.js #1

// Load modules

var Utils = require('./utils');


// Declare internals

var internals = {
    delimiter: '&',
    depth: 5,
    arrayLimit: 20,
    parameterLimit: 1000
};


internals.parseValues = function (str, options) {

    var obj = {};
    var parts = str.split(options.delimiter, options.parameterLimit === Infinity ? undefined : options.parameterLimit);

    for (var i = 0, il = parts.length; i < il; ++i) {
        var part = parts[i];
        var pos = part.indexOf(']=') === -1 ? part.indexOf('=') : part.indexOf(']=') + 1;

        if (pos === -1) {
            obj[Utils.decode(part)] = '';
        }
        else {
            var key = Utils.decode(part.slice(0, pos));
            var val = Utils.decode(part.slice(pos + 1));

            if (!obj.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
                obj[key] = val;
            }
            else {
                obj[key] = [].concat(obj[key]).concat(val);
            }
        }
    }

    return obj;
};


internals.parseObject = function (chain, val, options) {

    if (!chain.length) {
        return val;
    }

    var root = chain.shift();

    var obj = {};
    if (root === '[]') {
        obj = [];
        obj = obj.concat(internals.parseObject(chain, val, options));
    }
    else {
        var cleanRoot = root[0] === '[' && root[root.length - 1] === ']' ? root.slice(1, root.length - 1) : root;
        var index = parseInt(cleanRoot, 10);
        var indexString = '' + index;
        if (!isNaN(index) &&
            root !== cleanRoot &&
            indexString === cleanRoot &&
            index >= 0 &&
            index <= options.arrayLimit) {

            obj = [];
            obj[index] = internals.parseObject(chain, val, options);
        }
        else {
            obj[cleanRoot] = internals.parseObject(chain, val, options);
        }
    }

    return obj;
};


internals.parseKeys = function (key, val, options) {

    if (!key) {
        return;
    }

    // The regex chunks

    var parent = /^([^\[\]]*)/;
    var child = /(\[[^\[\]]*\])/g;

    // Get the parent

    var segment = parent.exec(key);

    // Don't allow them to overwrite object prototype properties

    if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty(segment[1])) {
        return;
    }

    // Stash the parent if it exists

    var keys = [];
    if (segment[1]) {
        keys.push(segment[1]);
    }

    // Loop through children appending to the array until we hit depth

    var i = 0;
    while ((segment = child.exec(key)) !== null && i < options.depth) {

        ++i;
        if (!Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty(segment[1].replace(/\[|\]/g, ''))) {
            keys.push(segment[1]);
        }
    }

    // If there's a remainder, just add whatever is left

    if (segment) {
        keys.push('[' + key.slice(segment.index) + ']');
    }

    return internals.parseObject(keys, val, options);
};


module.exports = function (str, options) {

    if (str === '' ||
        str === null ||
        typeof str === 'undefined') {

        return {};
    }

    options = options || {};
    options.delimiter = typeof options.delimiter === 'string' || Utils.isRegExp(options.delimiter) ? options.delimiter : internals.delimiter;
    options.depth = typeof options.depth === 'number' ? options.depth : internals.depth;
    options.arrayLimit = typeof options.arrayLimit === 'number' ? options.arrayLimit : internals.arrayLimit;
    options.parameterLimit = typeof options.parameterLimit === 'number' ? options.parameterLimit : internals.parameterLimit;

    var tempObj = typeof str === 'string' ? internals.parseValues(str, options) : str;
    var obj = {};

    // Iterate over the keys and setup the new object

    var keys = Object.keys(tempObj);
    for (var i = 0, il = keys.length; i < il; ++i) {
        var key = keys[i];
        var newObj = internals.parseKeys(key, tempObj[key], options);
        obj = Utils.merge(obj, newObj);
    }

    return Utils.compact(obj);
};