stupid-switch-statement.js

     
switch ( true ) {
    // Search Applied filter
    case /^(search)?applied$/.test( selectStr ):
        return { search: 'applied' }
        break

    // Search Removed filter
    case /^(search)?removed$/.test( selectStr ):
        return { search: 'removed' }
        break

    // Selected Rows filter
    case /^select(ed)?$/.test( selectStr ):
        return { selected: true }
        break

    // Deselected Rows filter
    case /^(de|un)select(ed)?$/.test( selectStr ):
        return { selected: false }
        break

    // Current Page Rows Filer
    case /^(current|page|currentpage)$/.test( selectStr ):
        return { page: 'current' }
        break

    // Focused Rows filter
    case /^focused$/.test( selectStr ):
        return { focused: true }
        break

    // Unfocused rows filter
    case /^(not|un)focused$/.test( selectStr ):
        return { focused: false }
        break

    // All/Every Row Filter
    case /^(all|every(thing)?)$/.test( selectStr ):
        return { page: 'all' }
        break

    // If the selectStr didnt match anything, then determine what to do based off of defaultOpt
    default:
        // If the defaultOpt was defined as the string "bool" or "boolean", then just return false
        if( typeof defaultOpt === 'string' && defaultOpt.match( new RegExp('^bool(ean)?$', 'i') ) ){
            return false

        // If its an object, then use that as the default selector
        if( $.isPlainObject( defaultOpt ) )
            return defaultOpt
        
        // If its undefined, then return the default selector (configured above)
        if( typeof defaultOpt === 'undefined' )
            return defaultRowSelector
    
        // If it gets here, then we can assume defaultOpt was set incorrectly
        var defType

        try{
            defType = defaultOpt.constructor.name.toLowerCase()
        }
        catch(e){
            defType = "Unknown (Failed to get type: " + e
        }

        // Throw a fancy/detailed exception
        //throw Utils.substVars('The defaultOpt given to _getRowSelector() was defined improperly, expected either the '
        //    +'string "bool" or "boolean"; the boolean value "false"; an object (default selector to return); or '
        //    +'undefined (to return the default selector configured internally) - The value specified was the type "%type%", with the value: %value%', 
        //    { type: defType, value: defType}) 
        throw "something happened"
        break
}