function split_meta_hash()

in assets/js/lib-markdown.js [1471:1504]

• 26 lines of code
• 7 McCabe index (conditional complexity)

  function split_meta_hash( meta_string ) {
    var meta = meta_string.split( "" ),
        parts = [ "" ],
        in_quotes = false;

    while ( meta.length ) {
      var letter = meta.shift();
      switch ( letter ) {
      case " " :
        // if we're in a quoted section, keep it
        if ( in_quotes )
          parts[ parts.length - 1 ] += letter;
        // otherwise make a new part
        else
          parts.push( "" );
        break;
      case "'" :
      case '"' :
        // reverse the quotes and move straight on
        in_quotes = !in_quotes;
        break;
      case "\\" :
        // shift off the next letter to be used straight away.
        // it was escaped so we'll keep it whatever it is
        letter = meta.shift();
        /* falls through */
      default :
        parts[ parts.length - 1 ] += letter;
        break;
      }
    }

    return parts;
  }