makeInterpolator.js

/**
 * Outputs a new function with interpolated object property values.
 * Use like so:
 *   var fn = makeInterpolator('some/url/{param1}/{param2}');
 *   fn({ param1: 123, param2: 456 }); // => 'some/url/123/456'
 */
var makeInterpolator = (function() {
  var rc = {
    '\n': '\\n', '\"': '\\\"',
    '\u2028': '\\u2028', '\u2029': '\\u2029'
  };
  return function makeInterpolator(str) {
    return new Function(
      'o',
      'return "' + (
        str
        .replace(/["\n\r\u2028\u2029]/g, function($0) {
          return rc[$0];
        })
        .replace(/\{([\s\S]+?)\}/g, '" + o["$1"] + "')
      ) + '";'
    );
  };
}());

var url = makeInterpolator('http://something.com/{param}/{foo}?x={n}');

url({
  param: '123',
  foo: '456',
  n: 789
});