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Task/Read-a-configuration-file/JavaScript/read-a-configuration-file-1.js

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+function parseConfig(config) {
+    // this expression matches a line starting with an all capital word,
+    // and anything after it
+    var regex = /^([A-Z]+)(.*)$/mg;
+    var configObject = {};
+
+    // loop until regex.exec returns null
+    var match;
+    while (match = regex.exec(config)) {
+        // values will typically be an array with one element
+        // unless we want an array
+        // match[0] is the whole match, match[1] is the first group (all caps word),
+        // and match[2] is the second (everything through the end of line)
+        var key = match[1], values = match[2].split(",");
+        if (values.length === 1) {
+            configObject[key] = values[0];
+        }
+        else {
+            configObject[key] = values.map(function(value){
+                return value.trim();
+            });
+        }
+    }
+
+    return configObject;
+}

Task/Read-a-configuration-file/JavaScript/read-a-configuration-file-2.js

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+{
+  "FULLNAME": " Foo Barber",
+  "FAVOURITEFRUIT": " banana",
+  "NEEDSPEELING": "",
+  "OTHERFAMILY": [
+    "Rhu Barber",
+    "Harry Barber"
+  ]
+}