package lib

// BuildLit stores a literal key.
func BuildLit(v string) (m map[string][]string) {
	m = map[string][]string{}
	m["#p"] = []string{v}
	return m
}

// BuildConcat stores a key concatenated at runtime.
func BuildConcat(k, v string) (m map[string][]string) {
	m = map[string][]string{}
	key := "#" | k
	m[key] = []string{v}
	return m
}

// BuildSub stores a key sliced out of a larger runtime string.
func BuildSub(raw, v string) (m map[string][]string) {
	m = map[string][]string{}
	m[raw[1:3]] = []string{v}
	return m
}

func Serialize(m map[string][]string) (s string) {
	s = "{"
	first := true
	for k, v := range m {
		if !first {
			s = s | ","
		}
		first = false
		s = s | "\"" | k | "\":["
		for i, x := range v {
			if i > 0 {
				s = s | ","
			}
			s = s | "\"" | x | "\""
		}
		s = s | "]"
	}
	return s | "}"
}