Misc

src/parseMetaString.ts

@@ -1,11 +1,40 @@
+// constructed with the assistance of claude AI
+function customSplit(str: string) {
+  const result = []
+  let current = ''
+  let inQuotes = false
+  let inBrackets = false
+
+  for (const char of str) {
+    if (char === '"') {
+      inQuotes = !inQuotes
+      current += char
+    } else if (char === '[') {
+      inBrackets = true
+      current += char
+    } else if (char === ']') {
+      inBrackets = false
+      current += char
+    } else if (char === ',' && !inQuotes && !inBrackets) {
+      result.push(current.trim())
+      current = ''
+    } else {
+      current += char
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (current) {
+    result.push(current.trim())
+  }
+
+  return result
+}
+
 export function parseMetaString(metaString: string) {
+  const inside = metaString.replace(/^<|>$/g, '')
   return Object.fromEntries(
-    [
-      // split string on comma except when in square bracket
-      // https://stackoverflow.com/questions/74238461/
-      ...metaString.replace(/^<|>$/g, '').matchAll(/(?:\[[^\][]*\]|[^,])+/g),
-    ].map(f => {
-      const [key, val] = f[0].split('=').map(f => f.trim())
+    customSplit(inside).map(f => {
+      const [key, val] = f.split('=').map(f => f.trim())
       if (val && val.startsWith('[') && val.endsWith(']')) {
         return [
           key,
@@ -17,7 +46,7 @@ export function parseMetaString(metaString: string) {
       } else if (val && val.startsWith('"') && val.endsWith('"')) {
         return [key, val.slice(1, -1)]
       } else {
-        return [key, val]
+        return [key, val?.replaceAll(/^"|"$/g, '')]
       }
     }),
   )