Javascript function that parse php var_export

php2js.js

/**
 * Parse php var_export
 * @author Marco Cesarato <cesarato.developer@gmail.com>
 * @param str
 * @returns {*}
 */
function php2js(str) {
    str = str.trim();
    str = str.replace('<?php', '');
    str = str.replace('?>', '');
    str = str.replace(';', '');
    str = str.replace('return ', '');
    str = str.replace(/([0-9]+)\s+=>\s/g, '"$1" => ');
    str = str.replace(/('|")([a-zA-Z0-9\_\-]+)('|")\s+=>\s/g, '"$2": ');
    str = str.replace(/=>/g, ':');
    str = str.replace(/array \(/g, '{');
    str = str.replace(/\)/g, '}');
    str = str.replace(/\s+/g, ' ');
    str = str.replace(/,\s*}/g, '}');
    str = str.replace(/'([^\r\n'""]*)'/g, '"$1"');
    try {
        str = JSON.parse(str);
    } catch (e) {
        return false;
    }
    return str;
}