BJ_web_developers / cityOperationCenter

'use strict';

function parseString(str) {
  try {
    if (str[0] === '"') {
      return JSON.parse(str);
    }

    if (str[0] === "'" && str.substr(str.length - 1) === "'") {
      return parseString(
        str
          .replace(/\\.|"/g, (x) => (x === '"' ? '\\"' : x))
          .replace(/^'|'$/g, '"')
      );
    }

    return JSON.parse('"' + str + '"');
  } catch (e) {
    return str;
  }
}

module.exports = parseString;