const removeCommentsRegex = /\\"|"(?:\\"|[^"])*"|(\/\/.*|\/\*[\s\S]*?\*\/)/g;

/**
 * if text isn't json, returns null
 */
export const tryParseJson = <T extends unknown>(
  text: string,
  logParseError?: boolean,
): T | null => {
  try {
    const jsonStringWithoutComments = text.replace(
      removeCommentsRegex,
      (m, g) => (g ? "" : m),
    );
    return JSON.parse(jsonStringWithoutComments) as T;
  } catch (parseError) {
    if (logParseError) console.log("JSON Parse error:", parseError);
    return null;
  }
};