JS utility function that: - Breaks down url to an object with accessible properties: protocol, parameters object, host, hash, etc... - Converts url parameters to key/value pairs - Convert parameter numeric values to their base types instead of strings - Store multiple values of a parameter in an array - Unescape parameter values

urlobject.js

function urlObject(options) {
    "use strict";
    /*global window, document*/

    var url_search_arr,
        option_key,
        i,
        urlObj,
        get_param,
        key,
        val,
        url_query,
        url_get_params = {},
        a = document.createElement('a'),
        default_options = {
            'url': window.location.href,
            'unescape': true,
            'convert_num': true
        };

    if (typeof options !== "object") {
        options = default_options;
    } else {
        for (option_key in default_options) {
            if (default_options.hasOwnProperty(option_key)) {
                if (options[option_key] === undefined) {
                    options[option_key] = default_options[option_key];
                }
            }
        }
    }

    a.href = options.url;
    url_query = a.search.substring(1);
    url_search_arr = url_query.split('&');

    if (url_search_arr[0].length > 1) {
        for (i = 0; i < url_search_arr.length; i += 1) {
            get_param = url_search_arr[i].split("=");

            if (options.unescape) {
                key = decodeURI(get_param[0]);
                val = decodeURI(get_param[1]);
            } else {
                key = get_param[0];
                val = get_param[1];
            }

            if (options.convert_num) {
                if (val.match(/^\d+$/)) {
                    val = parseInt(val, 10);
                } else if (val.match(/^\d+\.\d+$/)) {
                    val = parseFloat(val);
                }
            }

            if (url_get_params[key] === undefined) {
                url_get_params[key] = val;
            } else if (typeof url_get_params[key] === "string") {
                url_get_params[key] = [url_get_params[key], val];
            } else {
                url_get_params[key].push(val);
            }

            get_param = [];
        }
    }

    urlObj = {
        protocol: a.protocol,
        hostname: a.hostname,
        host: a.host,
        port: a.port,
        hash: a.hash.substr(1),
        pathname: a.pathname,
        search: a.search,
        parameters: url_get_params
    };

    return urlObj;
}

Needed an implementation, stumbled across yours. Thanks!

Don't know how to do a pull request, but I have another feature- hashParams (see my fork)

greetings

p.s.: also, I actually I needed it generic, so I changed the interface to accept url before options

Just checked your addition, cool work! Glad that you found the script helpful :)

How do you handle negative numbers?:

Use Case

Test Input

urlquery = "?id=%2D42"

Expected Output

parameters : { 'id' : -42 }

Solution

function normalizeParamVal(val, decode, convert) { 
    if (decode) {
        val = decodeURI(val);
    }
    if (convert) {
        if (val.match(/^-?\d+$/)) {
            return parseInt(val, 10);
        } else if (val.match(/^-?\d+\.\d+$/)) {
            return parseFloat(val);
        }
    }
    return val;
}

console.log(normalizeParamVal("%2D42", true, true)); // -42

Could you be so kind as to license your snippets with some sorta no nonsense license for edits and reuse? This one is really helpful.