diff --git a/helper/parse.colona.php b/helper/parse.colona.php
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+++ b/helper/parse.colona.php
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+<?php
+
+function parse_colona_format($data) {
+    $lines = split_by_line($data);
+
+    $jobargs = array();
+    $eof = false;
+    $delimiter = ":";
+
+    $jobkey = "";
+    $jobvalue = "";
+    foreach($lines as $line) {
+        $pos = strpos($line, $delimiter);
+
+        if($pos !== false) {
+            $jobkey = rtrim(substr($line, 0, $pos));
+            $jobvalue = ltrim(substr($line, $pos + strlen($delimiter)));
+            if($jobvalue == "<<<EOF") {
+                $jobvalue = "";
+                $eof = true;
+            } else {
+                $jobargs[$jobkey] = $jobvalue;
+            }
+        } elseif($eof) {
+            if($line == "EOF;") {
+                $jobargs[$jobkey] = $jobvalue;
+                $eof = false; 
+            } else {
+                $jobvalue .= $line;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return $jobargs;
+}