export function createDictionary()

in src/common-core/dictionary.ts [8:30]

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export function createDictionary(source: string, separator: string): createDictionary.Dictionary<string> {
  const dict: createDictionary.Dictionary<string> = {};
  /*Codes_SRS_NODE_COMMON_DICTIONARY_05_003: [createDictionary shall search the source string for elements of the form 'key=value', where the element is found either at the beginning of the source string, or immediately following an instance of the field separator string.]*/
  /*Codes_SRS_NODE_COMMON_DICTIONARY_05_002: [createDictionary shall convert the source and separator arguments to type String before using them.]*/
  /*Codes_SRS_NODE_COMMON_DICTIONARY_05_006: [If the source string is falsy, createDictionary shall return an object with no properties.]*/
  const elements: string[] = String(source).split(String(separator));

  elements.forEach(function (elem: string): void {
    const pos = elem.indexOf('=');
    if (pos < 0) return;

    const name = elem.substring(0, pos);
    const value = elem.substring(pos + 1);

    if (name && value) {
      /*Codes_SRS_NODE_COMMON_DICTIONARY_05_004: [If there are multiple pairs with the same key, createDictionary shall keep the last pair.]*/
      dict[name] = value;
    }
  });

  /*Codes_SRS_NODE_COMMON_DICTIONARY_05_005: [createDictionary shall return an object with properties matching each discovered element in the source string.]*/
  return dict;
}