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+'use strict';
+
+/*
+ * parses files in the format "type|domain|value|json\n"
+*/
+
+var filename = process.argv[2];
+var fs = require('fs');
+
+var file = fs.readFileSync(filename, 'utf8');
+var zone = 'daplie.com';
+
+file.trim().split(/\n/).forEach(function (line) {
+  var parts = line.split(/\|/);
+  var type = parts[0];
+  var name = parts[1] || zone;
+  var domain = name.split('.');
+  var thing = parts[2];
+  var json = JSON.parse(parts[3]);
+
+  var address;                // A, AAAA
+  var flag, tag, value;       // CAA
+  var data;                   // CNAME, NS, PTR, ... TXT (as array)
+  var priority;               // MX, SRV
+  var exchange;               // MX
+  var weight, port, target;   // SRV
+
+  if (/^(A|AAAA)$/.test(type)) {
+    address = thing;
+  }
+  if (/^(CNAME|NS|PTR)$/.test(type)) {
+    data = thing;
+  }
+  if (/^(TXT)$/.test(type)) {
+    data = [ thing ];
+  }
+  if (/^(MX|SRV)$/.test(type)) {
+    priority = json.priority || 10;
+  }
+
+  var obj = {
+    zone: zone
+
+  , name: name
+  , type: type
+  , class: 'IN'
+  , ttl: 5 // 12 hours 43200 // 3 days 259200
+
+  , tld: domain.pop()
+  , sld: domain.pop()
+  , sub: domain.join('.') || undefined
+
+  , address: address
+  , aname: undefined
+  , flag: flag
+  , tag: tag
+  , value: value
+
+  , data: data
+
+  , exchange: exchange
+
+  , priority: priority
+  , weight: weight
+  , port: port
+  , target: target
+  };
+
+  console.log(",", JSON.stringify(obj));
+});