Synnefo

#!/usr/bin/env python

from re import split as re_split

keywords = set(['true', 'false', 'null'])

def clijson(argv):

    s = ','.join(argv)

    tokens = re_split('([^\w@_.-]+)', s)

    strlist = ['{']

    append = strlist.append

    quoting = 0

    for t in tokens:

        t = t.strip()

        if not t:

            continue

        if quoting:

            append(t)

            continue

        count = t.count('"')

        quoting = (quoting + count) & 1

        if t.startswith('"'):

            continue

        if not t[0].isalpha():

            if '=' in t:

                t = t.replace('=', ':')

                quote = 1

        elif t not in keywords:

            t = '"' + t + '"'

        append(t)

    append('}')

    z = len(strlist)

    if z <= 2:

        strlist = ['null']

    elif len(argv) < 2 and strlist[1][0] in '{[' or strlist[1] in keywords:

        strlist[0] = ''

        strlist[-1] = ''

    return ''.join(strlist)

if __name__ == '__main__':

    from sys import argv

    print clijson(argv[1:])