def _parse_process_name(name_str):
        """Parses the process string and returns the process name and its
        directives

        Process strings my contain directive information with the following
        syntax::

            proc_name={'directive':'val'}

        This method parses this string and returns the process name as a
        string and the directives information as a dictionary.

        Parameters
        ----------
        name_str : str
            Raw string with process name and, potentially, directive
            information

        Returns
        -------
        str
            Process name
        dict or None
            Process directives
        """

        directives = None

        fields = name_str.split("=")
        process_name = fields[0]

        if len(fields) == 2:
            _directives = fields[1].replace("'", '"')
            try:
                directives = json.loads(_directives)
            except json.decoder.JSONDecodeError:
                raise eh.ProcessError(
                    "Could not parse directives for process '{}'. The raw"
                    " string is: {}\n"
                    "Possible causes include:\n"
                    "\t1. Spaces inside directives\n"
                    "\t2. Missing '=' symbol before directives\n"
                    "\t3. Missing quotes (' or \") around directives\n"
                    "A valid example: process_name={{'cpus':'2'}}".format(
                        process_name, name_str))

        return process_name, directives
Parses the process string and returns the process name and its
        directives

        Process strings my contain directive information with the following
        syntax::

            proc_name={'directive':'val'}

        This method parses this string and returns the process name as a
        string and the directives information as a dictionary.

        Parameters
        ----------
        name_str : str
            Raw string with process name and, potentially, directive
            information

        Returns
        -------
        str
            Process name
        dict or None
            Process directives