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+
+<?php
+
+  ## Very basic parser to parse classic Observer-type schemes.
+  ## Parser should populate $port_ifAlias array with type, descr, circuit, speed and notes
+
+  unset ($port_ifAlias);
+
+#  echo("parser!");
+
+  list($type,$descr) = preg_split("/[\:\[\]\{\}\(\)]/", $this_port['ifAlias']);
+  list(,$circuit) = preg_split("/[\{\}]/", $this_port['ifAlias']);
+  list(,$notes) = preg_split("/[\(\)]/", $this_port['ifAlias']);
+  list(,$speed) = preg_split("/[\[\]]/", $this_port['ifAlias']);
+  $descr = trim($descr);
+
+  if($type && $descr) {
+    $port_ifAlias['type']  = $type;
+    $port_ifAlias['descr'] = $descr;
+    $port_ifAlias['circuit'] = $circuit;
+    $port_ifAlias['speed'] = $speed;
+    $port_ifAlias['notes'] = $notes;
+
+    print_r($port_ifAlias);
+
+  }
+
+  unset ($port_type, $port_descr, $port_circuit, $port_notes, $port_speed);
+
+?>