Function toReplacementExpression

src/lib/option-normalization.js:5–24

(value, name)

 * This is more intuitive than `microbundle --define A=1` producing A="1".
 */
export function toReplacementExpression(value, name) {
	// --define A="1",B='true' produces string:
	const matches = value.match(/^(['"])(.+)\1$/);
	if (matches) {
		return [JSON.stringify(matches[2]), name];
	}

	// --define @assign=Object.assign replaces expressions with expressions:
	if (name[0] === '@') {
		return [value, name.substring(1)];
	}

	// --define A=1,B=true produces int/boolean literal:
	if (/^(true|false|\d+)$/i.test(value)) {
		return [value, name];
	}

	// default: string literal
	return [JSON.stringify(value), name];
}

/**
 * Parses values of the form "$=jQuery,React=react" into key-value object pairs.