make array from string by converting datatype using javascript

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The string I have is as like as follows

let a = "0j (0.001953125+0j) (-0.001953125+0.001953125j) (0.998046875+0j) (-0.001953125+0j) (0.001953125+0j) (0+0.0914587j)"

Info about the string:
1/ Each substring is complex number in the format of a+bj
2/ Possible format of the complex number could be a+bj,a,bj. Eg: 1+2j, 1,2j
3/ There is a space( ) between each substring
4/ I have seen that 0+bj(eg: 0+5j) or a+0j(eg: 5+0j) format is not possible/ created by the backend so this type of format/ presentation is not considered for my case.
5/ If the substring contains only real/imaginary part then parenthesis () will not be used. Eg: (5),(5j) is not possible. They will be 5,5j

I need to create a JSON or JavaScript object from that string which will be used to plot data. The data is coming from the Flask backend and it is different for each request. One approach I have found to make this JSON object is from an array which should look like

let my_array = [[0,0], [0.001953125,0], [-0.001953125,0.001953125], [0.998046875,0],[-0.001953125,0],[-0.001953125,0],[0,0.914587]]

But I am totally lost in making of this array. Initially, I have removed all the j from the string by a.replaceAll("j","") but then I have not found a way to make my desired array structure. If I get the array, I can make the JSON object with the following approach:

my_array = [[0,0], [0.001953125,0], [-0.001953125,0.001953125], [0.998046875,0],[-0.001953125,0],[-0.001953125,0],[0,0.914587]]
temp_key = ["i", "q"]
my_json = {
  
}
for(let a = 0; a < my_array.length; a++){
    temp_json = {};
    for(let b = 0; b < my_array[a].length; b++){
        temp_json[temp_key[b]] = my_array[a][b];
}
my_json[String(a)] = temp_json;
}

console.log("my_json: ",my_json)

Suggestions regarding making this array will be appreciated.

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1 Answers

You can split by whitespace, then use a regular expression to match digit characters in the substring (eg 0.001953125+0j to 0.001953125 and 0).

const str = "0j (0.001953125+0j) (-0.001953125+0.001953125j) (0.998046875+0j) (-0.001953125+0j) (0.001953125+0j) (0+0.914587j)";
const arr = str
  .split(' ')
  .map((substr) => {
    const [real, imag = 0] = substr.match(/-?\d+(?:\.\d+)?/g).map(Number);
    return [real, imag];
  });
console.log(arr);

-?\d+(?:\.\d+)? is:

  • -? - possibly match a leading -
  • \d+ - match one or more digits
  • (?:\.\d+)? - optionally match the following (the decimal part of a number):
    • \. - a literal .
    • \d+ - one or more digits
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