deserialize.js

function deserialize (value, type) {
  switch (type) {
    case Number:
      value = Number(value);
      break;

    case Boolean:
      value = Boolean(value === '' || value === 'true' || value === '1' || value === 'on');
      break;

    case Object:
      try {
        value = JSON.parse(value);
      } catch (err) {
        // allow non-JSON literals like Strings and Numbers
        // console.warn('Failed decode json: "' + value + '" to Object');
      }
      break;

    case Array:
      try {
        value = JSON.parse(value);
      } catch (err) {
        // .console.warn('Failed decode json: "' + value + '" to Array');
        value = null;
      }
      break;

    case Date:
      value = new Date(value);
      break;

    case RegExp:
      value = new RegExp(value);
      break;

    case Function:
      value = new Function(value); // eslint-disable-line
      break;

    // behave like default for now
    // case String:
    default:
      break;
  }
  return value;
}

export default deserialize;