Main.hx

class Main {
	static function parseProperties(text:String):Map<String, String> {
		var map:Map<String, String> = new Map(),
			ofs:Int = 0,
			len:Int = text.length,
			i:Int, j:Int,
			endl:Int;
		while (ofs < len) {
			// find line end offset:
			endl = text.indexOf("\n", ofs);
			if (endl < 0) endl = len; // last line
			// do not process comment lines:
			i = text.charCodeAt(ofs);
			if (i != "#".code && i != "!".code) {
				// find key-value delimiter:
				i = text.indexOf("=", ofs);
				j = text.indexOf(":", ofs);
				if (j < i) i = j;
				//
				if (i >= ofs && i < endl) {
					// key-value pair "key: value\n"
					map.set(StringTools.trim(text.substring(ofs, i)),
						StringTools.trim(text.substring(i + 1, endl)));
				} else {
					// value-less declaration "key\n"
					map.set(StringTools.trim(text.substring(ofs, endl)), "");
				}
			}
			// move on to next line:
			ofs = endl + 1;
		}
		return map;
	}
	static function main() {
		var src = "value1: some text\n"
			+ "#value2 = test\n"
			+ "value3 = score : {num}",
			out = parseProperties(src);
		trace(src);
		trace(out);
	}
}