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+package ch.unibas.dmi.dbis.cs108.casono.common.tokenizer;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * A static utility class for tokenizing input strings into a sequence of tokens.
+ * 
+ * <p> Strings can be enclosed in single quotes and may contain escaped single quotes 
+ * using a backslash.
+ */
+public class Tokenizer {
+    /**
+     * Tokenizes the given input string into a list of tokens.
+     *
+     * @param input the string to tokenize
+     * @return a list of tokens representing the input
+     * @throws TokenizerException if the input contains unexpected characters,
+     *                             unterminated strings, or other syntax errors
+     */
+    public static List<Token> tokenize(String input) {
+        State state = new State(input);
+
+        while (!state.isEof()) {
+            char c = state.current();
+
+            if (c == ' ' || c == '\t') {
+                state.advance();
+
+            } else if (c == '\n') {
+                readNewline(state);
+
+            } else if (c == '=') {
+                readSeparator(state);
+
+            } else if (c == '\'') {
+                readString(state);
+
+            } else if (Character.isLetterOrDigit(c) || c == '_') {
+                readWord(state);
+
+            } else {
+                throw new TokenizerException(
+                    "Unexpected character '" + c + "'", state.line, state.column);
+            }
+        }
+
+        state.tokens.add(new Token(TokenType.EOF, null, state.line, state.column));
+        return state.tokens;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reads a newline character and creates a NEWLINE token.
+     *
+     * <p>Updates the line counter and resets the column to 1.
+     *
+     * @param state the current parsing state
+     */
+    private static void readNewline(State state) {
+        state.tokens.add(new Token(TokenType.NEWLINE, "", state.line, state.column));
+        state.advance();
+        state.line++;
+        state.column = 1;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reads a separator character ('=') and creates a SEPARATOR token.
+     *
+     * @param state the current parsing state
+     */
+    private static void readSeparator(State state) {
+        state.tokens.add(new Token(TokenType.SEPARATOR, "=", state.line, state.column));
+        state.advance();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reads a word (sequence of alphanumeric characters and underscores) and creates
+     * an appropriate token (COMMAND, KEY, or VALUE) based on the parsing context.
+     *
+     * <p>The token type is determined by the {@link #resolveWordType(State)} method.
+     *
+     * @param state the current parsing state
+     */
+    private static void readWord(State state) {
+        int startColumn = state.column;
+        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+
+        while (
+            !state.isEof() && 
+            (Character.isLetterOrDigit(state.current()) || state.current() == '_')
+        ) {
+            sb.append(state.current());
+            state.advance();
+        }
+
+        String word = sb.toString();
+        TokenType type = resolveWordType(state);
+        state.tokens.add(new Token(type, word, state.line, startColumn));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reads a string literal enclosed in single quotes and creates a VALUE token.
+     *
+     * <p>Supports escaped single quotes using backslash notation (\'). Newlines within
+     * strings are properly tracked for line counting.
+     *
+     * @param state the current parsing state
+     * @throws TokenizerException if the string literal is not terminated before end of input
+     */
+    private static void readString(State state) {
+        int startColumn = state.column;
+        state.advance();
+        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+
+        while (true) {
+            if (state.isEof()) {
+                throw new TokenizerException(
+                    "Unterminated string literal", state.line, startColumn);
+            }
+
+            char c = state.current();
+
+            if (c == '\\' && state.peek() == '\'') {
+                sb.append('\'');
+                state.advance();
+                state.advance();
+
+            } else if (c == '\'') {
+                state.advance();
+                break;
+
+            } else {
+                if (c == '\n') {
+                    state.line++;
+                    state.column = 1;
+                }
+                sb.append(c);
+                state.advance();
+            }
+        }
+
+        state.tokens.add(new Token(TokenType.VALUE, sb.toString(), state.line, startColumn));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Determines the token type for a word based on the parsing context.
+     *
+     * <p>The type is resolved according to these rules:
+     * <ul>
+     *   <li>If no tokens have been added yet, it's a COMMAND</li>
+     *   <li>If the previous token is a SEPARATOR, it's a VALUE</li>
+     *   <li>If the previous token is a NEWLINE, it's a COMMAND</li>
+     *   <li>Otherwise, it's a KEY</li>
+     * </ul>
+     *
+     * @param state the current parsing state
+     * @return the determined token type
+     */
+    private static TokenType resolveWordType(State state) {
+        if (state.tokens.isEmpty()) {
+            return TokenType.COMMAND;
+        }
+
+        Token last = state.tokens.get(state.tokens.size() - 1);
+
+        if (last.type() == TokenType.SEPARATOR) {
+            return TokenType.VALUE;
+        }
+
+        if (last.type() == TokenType.NEWLINE) {
+            return TokenType.COMMAND;
+        }
+
+        return TokenType.KEY;
+    }
+}