(function ($) {(function ($) {Takes a plain javascript object (key value pairs), and encodes it as a string using the specified delimiters and encoders
$.encodeDelimitedString = function (data, itemDelimiter, pairDelimiter, keyEncoder, valueEncoder) {
if (!data) {
return "";
}
keyEncoder = keyEncoder || function (s) {
return s;
};
valueEncoder = valueEncoder || keyEncoder;
var sb = [];
for (var key in data) {
if (data.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
sb.push(keyEncoder(key) + pairDelimiter + valueEncoder(data[key]));
}
}
return sb.join(itemDelimiter);
};Takes an encoded string, and parses it into a plain javascript object (key value pairs) using the specified delimiters and decoders
$.parseDelimitedString = function (delimitedString, itemDelimiter, pairDelimiter, keyDecoder, valueDecoder) {
keyDecoder = keyDecoder || function (s) {
return s;
};
valueDecoder = valueDecoder || keyDecoder;
var ret = {};
if (delimitedString) {
var pairs = delimitedString.split(itemDelimiter);
var len = pairs.length;
for (var i = 0; i < len; i++) {
var pair = pairs[i];
if (pair.length > 0) {
var delimIndex = pair.indexOf(pairDelimiter);
var key, value;
if (delimIndex > 0 && delimIndex <= pair.length - 1) {
key = pair.substring(0, delimIndex);
value = pair.substring(delimIndex + 1);
} else {
key = pair;
}
ret[keyDecoder(key)] = valueDecoder(value);
}
}
}
return ret;
};
})(jQuery);