RiverGlide/CukeSalad

module CukeSalad
  module Specifics
    def understand_the details
      @info = with_specifics_from( details )
    end

    def value_of(symbol)
      @info[symbol]
    end

    def with_specifics_from details
      result = {}
      names_and_values_in(details).each_slice(2) do |name_value|
        result[symbolized name_value[0]] = the_value_from_the name_value[1]
      end
      result
    end

    def set_last value
      @info[@info.keys.last] = value
    end

    def names_and_values_in details
      specifics_pattern = /('[^']+'|"[^"]+")/
      details.split(specifics_pattern)
    end

    def symbolized name
      name.strip.gsub(' ', '_').to_sym
    end

    def the_value_from_the item
      item.gsub(/((?:^'|'$)|(?:^"|"$))/, '') unless item.nil?
    end
  end
end