#!/bin/bash

get_sections() {
	local START_REGEX="${1:?"get_sections: START_REGEX was not provided"}"
        local -n CONTAINER="${2:?"get_sections: Has CONTAINER variable not passed into function"}"
	local CONTENT="${3:?"get_sections: Content was not provided"}"

        local CURRENT_BUFFER=""
        local -i OPEN_BRACKETS=0
        local -i CLOSE_BRACKETS=0
        local CAN_READ=0

        while read line; do
                if [[ "$line" =~ ^$START_REGEX.*$ ]]; then
                        CAN_READ=1
                fi

                if [[ $CAN_READ -eq 1 ]]; then
                        CURRENT_BUFFER+="$line\n"
                        [[ "$line" == *'{'* ]] && ((OPEN_BRACKETS++))
                        [[ "$line" == *'}'* ]] && ((CLOSE_BRACKETS++))
                        if [[ $OPEN_BRACKETS -eq $CLOSE_BRACKETS ]]; then
				CONTAINER+=( "$( echo -e "$CURRENT_BUFFER" )" )
                                CURRENT_BUFFER=""
                                CAN_READ=0
                                OPEN_BRACKETS=0
                                CLOSE_BRACKETS=0
                        fi
                fi

        done <<< "$CONTENT"
}