better-than-json recordset passing

json_csv_ideas.js

(function() {
	// mimicing php's array_combine()
	function combine(a, b) {
		var i, o = {};

		for (i in a)
		  o[a[i]] = b[i];

		return o;
	}
	
	// parses recordsets and returns an array of object instances
	function recSet(data, facts) {
		facts = facts || window;
		
		var head = data.head.split(data.fldt),
			recs = data.recs.split(data.rect),
			fact = data.fact ? facts[data.fact] : function(obj) {return obj;};

		for (var i in recs)
			recs[i] = fact(combine(head, recs[i].split(data.fldt)));
		
		return recs;
	}
	
	// factories
	var facts = {
		person: function(obj) {return obj;}
	};
	
	// recordset
	var data = {
		type: "delim",
		fldt: "|",
		rect: "~",
		fact: "person",					// object instantiation factory
		head: "fname|lname|moomoo",
		recs: "a|b|c~d|e|f",
	};
	
	console.log(JSON.stringify(data));
	console.log(JSON.stringify(recSet(data, facts)));
})();