I have this method:

    function normalizeJson(str) {
        var objKeysRegex = /({|,)(?:\s*)(?:')?([A-Za-z_$\.][A-Za-z0-9_ \-\.$]*)(?:')?(?:\s*):/g; // look for object names
        var result = str.replace(objKeysRegex, "$1\"$2\":"); // all object names should be double quoted
        var objValuesRegex = /:(?:\s*)(?:)?(['A-Za-z_$\.\!\|][A-Za-z0-9_ \!\&\|'\=\+\-\.\(\)$]*)(?:')?(?:\s*)(?=}|,)/g; // look for object values
        result = result.replace(objValuesRegex, ':\"$1\"');
        return result;
    }

The objKeysRegex works fine. It can easily put quotes around keys in JSON key-value pairs.

At this stage, this method can successfully accommodate:

• { value: PORef }
• { css: { force-disable: ComplianceLocked } }
• { attr: { id: 'tab' + Id() }, if: !_new() || tsrSvcVM.CurrentReqId() == Id() }

But values are slightly more difficult. { template: { name: RType() + 'Form' }, childrenComplete: init(Id(), $data) } is too hard.

It becomes: "{"template": {"name":"RType() + 'Form' "},"childrenComplete":"init(Id()", $data) }"

How can I modify the regex such that it acknowledges there's an open parenthesis and it shouldn't insert the quote until after the matching closing one?