RUBY

convert string to hash ruby

hash_as_string = 
	"{"0"=>{"answer"=>"1", "value"=>"No"}, 
    "1"=>{"answer"=>"2", "value"=>"Yes"}, 
    "2"=>{"answer"=>"3", "value"=>"No"}, 
    "3"=>{"answer"=>"4", "value"=>"1"}, 
    "4"=>{"value"=>"2"}, "5"=>{"value"=>"3"}, 
    "6"=>{"value"=>"4"}}"
JSON.parse hash_as_string.gsub('=>', ':')

string to hash ruby

pairs = string.scan(/(w+):s+([^;]+)/).map { |k,v| [k.to_sym, v.strip] }
result = Hash[pairs]