okerx · April 20, 2021 16:29 · Apr 20, 2021 · Apr 20, 2021 · Apr 20, 2021 · Apr 20, 2021
diff --git a/url-params-to-js-object.js b/url-params-to-js-object.js
@@ -63,4 +63,4 @@ function getUrlParams(link) {
   return obj;
 }
 
-console.log(getUrlParams('https://github.com/?foo=bar')); // results: { foo: "bar" }
+console.log(getUrlParams('https://github.com/?foo=bar')); // results: { foo: "bar" }
diff --git a/url-params-to-js-object.js b/url-params-to-js-object.js
@@ -63,4 +63,4 @@ function getUrlParams(link) {
   return obj;
 }
 
-var params = getUrlParams();
+console.log(getUrlParams('https://github.com/?foo=bar')); // results: { foo: "bar" }
diff --git a/url-params-to-object.js → url-params-to-js-object.js b/url-params-to-object.js → url-params-to-js-object.js
diff --git a/gistfile1.txt → url-params-to-object.js b/gistfile1.txt → url-params-to-object.js
diff --git a/gistfile1.txt b/gistfile1.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+function getUrlParams(link) {
+
+  // get query string from url (optional) or window
+  var queryString = link ? link.split('?')[1] : window.location.search.slice(1);
+
+  // we'll store the parameters here
+  var obj = {};
+
+  // if query string exists
+  if (queryString) {
+
+    // stuff after # is not part of query string, so get rid of it
+    queryString = queryString.split('#')[0];
+
+    // split our query string into its component parts
+    var arr = queryString.split('&');
+
+    for (var i = 0; i < arr.length; i++) {
+      // separate the keys and the values
+      var a = arr[i].split('=');
+
+      // set parameter name and value (use 'true' if empty)
+      var paramName = a[0];
+      var paramValue = typeof (a[1]) === 'undefined' ? true : a[1];
+
+      // (optional) keep case consistent
+      paramName = paramName.toLowerCase();
+      if (typeof paramValue === 'string') paramValue = paramValue.toLowerCase();
+
+      // if the paramName ends with square brackets, e.g. colors[] or colors[2]
+      if (paramName.match(/\[(\d+)?\]$/)) {
+
+        // create key if it doesn't exist
+        var key = paramName.replace(/\[(\d+)?\]/, '');
+        if (!obj[key]) obj[key] = [];
+
+        // if it's an indexed array e.g. colors[2]
+        if (paramName.match(/\[\d+\]$/)) {
+          // get the index value and add the entry at the appropriate position
+          var index = /\[(\d+)\]/.exec(paramName)[1];
+          obj[key][index] = paramValue;
+        } else {
+          // otherwise add the value to the end of the array
+          obj[key].push(paramValue);
+        }
+      } else {
+        // we're dealing with a string
+        if (!obj[paramName]) {
+          // if it doesn't exist, create property
+          obj[paramName] = paramValue;
+        } else if (obj[paramName] && typeof obj[paramName] === 'string'){
+          // if property does exist and it's a string, convert it to an array
+          obj[paramName] = [obj[paramName]];
+          obj[paramName].push(paramValue);
+        } else {
+          // otherwise add the property
+          obj[paramName].push(paramValue);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return obj;
+}
+
+var params = getUrlParams();