code: function protect_split(separator, str) {
  		var sep = '######';
  
  		var string = false;
  		var nb_brackets = 0;
  		var new_str = "";
  		for (var i = 0 ; i < str.length ; i++) {
  			if (!string && /['"`]/.test(str[i])) string = str[i];
  			else if (string && str[i] == string) string = false;
  			else if (!string && str[i] == '(') nb_brackets ++;
  			else if (!string && str[i] == ')') nb_brackets --;
  
  			if (str[i] == separator && (nb_brackets > 0 || string)) new_str += sep;
  			else new_str += str[i];
  		}
  		str = new_str;
  
  		str = str.split(separator);
  		str = str.map(function (item) {
  			return trim(item.replace(new RegExp(sep, 'g'), separator));
  		});
  
  		return str;
  	}
docs: Split a string using a separator, only if this separator isn't beetween brackets