parseString.js

"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;