package es.xperiments.utils 
{

	/**
	 * @author xperiments
	 */
	public class TemplateParser
	{
		public static const backSlash : String = '\\';
		public static const varFinder : RegExp = /\${\w*}/gixsm;

		public static function parse( template : *, templateValues : TemplateVariables ) : String
		{
			if ( !(template is String ) && !( template is XML) )
			{
				throw new ArgumentError( "Template must be XML or String" );
			}
			var result : Object;
			var outputTemplate : String = template;
			while ( result = varFinder.exec( template ) )
			{
				var replaceVar : RegExp = new RegExp( backSlash + result, "gixsm" );
				var key : String = result.toString( ).substring( 2, result.toString( ).length - 1 );
				if ( templateValues.hasOwnProperty( key ) )
				{
					outputTemplate = outputTemplate.replace( replaceVar, templateValues[ key ] );
				}
			}
			return outputTemplate;
		}
	}
}