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This is a revised and expanded version of Transforming complex strings into simple arrays

This is a revised and expanded version of Transforming complex strings into simple arrays

function selfToArray(input, inputArray, splitter) { 
 var splitby = splitter || ';' 
 if (input.indexOf( splitby ) >= 0) {
 var input_split_array = input.split( splitby )
 if (input_split_array.length) {
 if ( input_split_array[1].charAt(0) == '#') {
 for (var i = 0; i < input_split_array.length ; i++) {
 if (i % 2 !== 0) { //check if odd (even is the ID, no need for this now.)
 inputArray.push( input_split_array[i].replace('#', '') )
 }
 }
 }
 }
 }
} 
function getAuthor(input, inputArray ) { 
 var author = {};
 if (input.indexOf( ',,' ) >= 0) input = input.replace(/,,/g, 'dummyvalue'); //used for identifying the name later on
 var arr = input.split(',#')
 for(var i=0; i < arr.length; i++) {
 if (arr[i].indexOf("dummyvalue") >= 0) { //find section containing the name
 arr[i] = arr[i].replace('dummyvalue',',') 
 if (arr[i].indexOf(" (") >= 0) { //if author name contains location, such as: Fring,, Gustavo (US - New Mexico)
 author.name = arr[i].split(' (')[0]
 author.location = arr[i].split(' (')[1]
 }
 else {
 author.name = arr[i][0] 
 }
 }
 else if (arr[i].indexOf("@") >= 0) { //find section with email
 author.email = arr[i]
 author.sip = arr[i]
 author.username = arr[i].split('@')[0].toLowerCase()
 }
 else if (arr[i].indexOf("adfs") >= 0) {
 author.login = arr[i]
 }
 }
 inputArray.push( author ); 
} 
function grabPerson( author_raw ) { 
 var result_container = '' 
 var filterArray = []; //for storing the data after the ID separation
 var userinfoArray = []; //for collecting the results of processing this data
 selfToArray( author_raw, filterArray ) //separate ID, keep the rest in the new array
 if (filterArray.length) {
 for (var i = 0; i < (filterArray.length); i++) {
 getAuthor( filterArray[i], userinfoArray ) //transform userinfo into array
 }
 }
 if (userinfoArray.length) {
 result_container += '<ul class="persons_container">'
 for (var i = 0; i < (userinfoArray.length); i++) {
 var profilesizing = 0 //could utilize 'i' for gradual size increase/decrease
 var author_location = userinfoArray[i].location || ""
 if (author_location) author_location = " (" + author_location
 var author_name = userinfoArray[i].name + author_location
 if (author_name) {
 var result_person = userTile( userinfoArray[i].email, author_name, "inline", profilesizing, author_location)
 result_container += result_person 
 }
 }
 result_container += '<div style="display: block; clear: both;"></div>'
 result_container += '</ul>'
 return result_container //the results are collected and only later added to the DOM, in a single operation.
 }
}

function selfToArray(input, inputArray, splitter) { 
 var splitby = splitter || ';' 
 if (input.indexOf( splitby ) === -1 ) {
 }
 else {
  var input_split_array = input.split( splitby )
 if (input_split_array.length < 1 ) {
 }
  else if ( input_split_array[1].charAt(0) == '#') {
 for (var i = 0; i < input_split_array.length ; i++) {
 if (i % 2 !== 0) { //check if odd (even is the ID, no need for this now.)
 inputArray.push( input_split_array[i].replace('#', '') )
 }
 }
 }
 }
} 
function getAuthor(input, inputArray ) { 
 var author = {};
 if (input.indexOf( ',,' ) >= 0) input = input.replace(/,,/g, 'dummyvalue'); //used for identifying the name later on
 var arr = input.split(',#')
 for(var i=0; i < arr.length; i++) {
 if (arr[i].indexOf("dummyvalue") >= 0) { //find section containing the name
 arr[i] = arr[i].replace('dummyvalue',',') 
 if (arr[i].indexOf(" (") >= 0) { //if author name contains location, such as: Fring,, Gustavo (US - New Mexico)
 author.name = arr[i].split(' (')[0]
 author.location = arr[i].split(' (')[1]
 }
 else {
 author.name = arr[i][0] 
 }
 }
 else if (arr[i].indexOf("@") >= 0) { //find section with email
 author.email = arr[i]
 author.sip = arr[i]
 author.username = arr[i].split('@')[0].toLowerCase()
 }
 else if (arr[i].indexOf("adfs") >= 0) {
 author.login = arr[i]
 }
 }
 inputArray.push( author ); 
} 
function grabPerson( author_raw ) { 
 var result_container = '' 
 var filterArray = []; //for storing the data after the ID separation
 var userinfoArray = []; //for collecting the results of processing this data
 selfToArray( author_raw, filterArray ) //separate ID, keep the rest in the new array
 if (filterArray.length) {
 for (var i = 0; i < (filterArray.length); i++) {
 getAuthor( filterArray[i], userinfoArray ) //transform userinfo into array
 }
 }
 if (userinfoArray.length) {
 result_container += '<ul class="persons_container">'
 for (var i = 0; i < (userinfoArray.length); i++) {
 var profilesizing = 0 //could utilize 'i' for gradual size increase/decrease
 var author_location = userinfoArray[i].location || ""
 if (author_location) author_location = " (" + author_location
 var author_name = userinfoArray[i].name + author_location
 if (author_name) {
 var result_person = userTile( userinfoArray[i].email, author_name, "inline", profilesizing, author_location)
 result_container += result_person 
 }
 }
 result_container += '<div style="display: block; clear: both;"></div>'
 result_container += '</ul>'
 return result_container //the results are collected and only later added to the DOM, in a single operation.
 }
}

function selfToArray(input, inputArray, splitter) { 
 var values = {}
 var splitby = splitter || ';' 
 if (input.indexOf( splitby ) >= 0) {
 var input_split_array = input.split( splitby )
 if (input_split_array.length) {
 if ( input_split_array[1].charAt(0) == '#') {
 for (var i = 0; i < input_split_array.length ; i++) {
 if (i % 2 !== 0) { //check if odd values.data = input_split_array[i].replace('#', '')
 inputArray.push( values );
  }
 else { //if even
 //values.id = input_split_array[i].replace('#', '') //currently not used
 }
 }
 }
 }
 }
} 
function getAuthor(input, inputArray ) { 
 var author = {};
 if (input.indexOf( ',,' ) >= 0) input = input.replace(/,,/g, 'dummyvalue'); //used for identifying the name later on
 var arr = input.split(',#')
 for(var i=0; i < arr.length; i++) {
 if (arr[i].indexOf("dummyvalue") >= 0) { //find section containing the name
 arr[i] = arr[i].replace('dummyvalue',',') 
 if (arr[i].indexOf(" (") >= 0) { //if author name contains location, such as: Fring,, Gustavo (US - New Mexico)
 author.name = arr[i].split(' (')[0]
 author.location = arr[i].split(' (')[1]
 }
 else {
 author.name = arr[i][0] 
 }
 }
 else if (arr[i].indexOf("@") >= 0) { //find section with email
 author.email = arr[i]
 author.sip = arr[i]
 author.username = arr[i].split('@')[0].toLowerCase()
 }
 else if (arr[i].indexOf("adfs") >= 0) {
 author.login = arr[i]
 }
 }
 inputArray.push( author ); 
} 
function grabPerson( author_raw ) { 
 var result_container = '' 
 var filterArray = []; //for storing the data after the ID separation
 var userinfoArray = []; //for collecting the results of processing this data
 selfToArray( author_raw, filterArray ) //separate ID, keep the rest in the new array
 if (filterArray.length) {
 for (var i = 0; i < (filterArray.length); i++) {
 getAuthor( filterArray[i].data, userinfoArray ) //transform userinfo into array
 }
 }
 if (userinfoArray.length) {
 result_container += '<ul class="persons_container">'
 for (var i = 0; i < (userinfoArray.length); i++) {
 var profilesizing = 0 //could utilize 'i' for gradual size increase/decrease
 var author_location = userinfoArray[i].location || ""
 if (author_location) author_location = " (" + author_location
 var author_name = userinfoArray[i].name + author_location
 if (author_name) {
 var result_person = userTile( userinfoArray[i].email, author_name, "inline", profilesizing, author_location)
 result_container += result_person 
 }
 }
 result_container += '<div style="display: block; clear: both;"></div>'
 result_container += '</ul>'
 return result_container //the results are collected and only later added to the DOM, in a single operation.
 }
}

function selfToArray(input, inputArray, splitter) { 
 var splitby = splitter || ';' 
 if (input.indexOf( splitby ) >= 0) {
 var input_split_array = input.split( splitby )
 if (input_split_array.length) {
 if ( input_split_array[1].charAt(0) == '#') {
 for (var i = 0; i < input_split_array.length ; i++) {
 if (i % 2 !== 0) { //check if odd (even is the ID, no need for this now.)
 inputArray.push( input_split_array[i].replace('#', '') )
 }
 }
 }
 }
 }
} 
function getAuthor(input, inputArray ) { 
 var author = {};
 if (input.indexOf( ',,' ) >= 0) input = input.replace(/,,/g, 'dummyvalue'); //used for identifying the name later on
 var arr = input.split(',#')
 for(var i=0; i < arr.length; i++) {
 if (arr[i].indexOf("dummyvalue") >= 0) { //find section containing the name
 arr[i] = arr[i].replace('dummyvalue',',') 
 if (arr[i].indexOf(" (") >= 0) { //if author name contains location, such as: Fring,, Gustavo (US - New Mexico)
 author.name = arr[i].split(' (')[0]
 author.location = arr[i].split(' (')[1]
 }
 else {
 author.name = arr[i][0] 
 }
 }
 else if (arr[i].indexOf("@") >= 0) { //find section with email
 author.email = arr[i]
 author.sip = arr[i]
 author.username = arr[i].split('@')[0].toLowerCase()
 }
 else if (arr[i].indexOf("adfs") >= 0) {
 author.login = arr[i]
 }
 }
 inputArray.push( author ); 
} 
function grabPerson( author_raw ) { 
 var result_container = '' 
 var filterArray = []; //for storing the data after the ID separation
 var userinfoArray = []; //for collecting the results of processing this data
 selfToArray( author_raw, filterArray ) //separate ID, keep the rest in the new array
 if (filterArray.length) {
 for (var i = 0; i < (filterArray.length); i++) {
 getAuthor( filterArray[i], userinfoArray ) //transform userinfo into array
 }
 }
 if (userinfoArray.length) {
 result_container += '<ul class="persons_container">'
 for (var i = 0; i < (userinfoArray.length); i++) {
 var profilesizing = 0 //could utilize 'i' for gradual size increase/decrease
 var author_location = userinfoArray[i].location || ""
 if (author_location) author_location = " (" + author_location
 var author_name = userinfoArray[i].name + author_location
 if (author_name) {
 var result_person = userTile( userinfoArray[i].email, author_name, "inline", profilesizing, author_location)
 result_container += result_person 
 }
 }
 result_container += '<div style="display: block; clear: both;"></div>'
 result_container += '</ul>'
 return result_container //the results are collected and only later added to the DOM, in a single operation.
 }
}