parse_c_comments.rb

def strip_it(code)
  result = ""
  i = 0
  commented = {singleline: false, multiline: false} 
  while i <= code.size-1
    case 
    when code[i..i+1] == "/*" && commented[:singleline] == false && commented[:multiline] == false
      commented[:multiline] = true
      i += 2 
    when code[i..i+1] == "*/" && commented[:singleline] == false && commented[:multiline] == true
      commented[:multiline] = false
      i += 2
    when code[i..i+1] == "//" && commented[:multiline] == false
      commented[:singleline] = true
      i += 2
    else
      commented[:singleline] = false if code[i] == "\n"
      result += code[i] if commented[:singleline] == false && commented[:multiline] == false && code[i] != nil
      i += 1
    end
  end
  result 
end