node.js - Parse PHP Arrays in JavaScript -

i've php source code simple key-value arrays these:

return array('var1' => 'var2' ); 

and

return array('sub' => array( 'var1' => 'var2' ) ); 

and need parse them javascript objects, because i've javascript implementation of php library , want test compatibility using original test cases.

there on 100 tests, manual conversion not practical.

is there easy way convert these javascript objects without using php?

to answer question – how parse php's associative arrays json without using php – let's use javascript code.

"array('sub' => array( 'var1' => 'var2' ) );".replace(/array\(/g, '{').replace(/\)/g, '}').replace(/=>/g, ':').replace(/;/g, '').replace(/'/g, '"'); 

this assuming happen sit on source code , want copy node.js application, , data looks this. if data happens on multiple lines, if want parse away "return"/";" parts, if of data contains indexed arrays, or if of values contain string naively parse away, you'll have make script bit smarter.

and others have said, if you're interacting php service, use json_encode().