BetterRegex

Multi-line regex with comments and functions.

Status: Almost ready

There's a test that has a function handler, but I want to provide a default function handler in the library.

Example

For a more thorough example of inputs & outputs, see test/Regexes.php

<?php  
$dataSet  = [  
    'one'=> 'one ::ref(two)',  
    // 'one'=> 'one ::ref(two ;; {{na}}{{cool}}{{happy}})',  
    'two'=> 'two ::ref(three)',  
    'three'=> 'three'  
];  
$startReg = $dataSet['one'];  
// $funcHandler = new \RegWithSimpleArray($dataSet);  
$br = new \RegWithSimpleArray($dataSet);  
  
$finalReg = $br->parse($startReg);  
$targetReg= 'one two three';  
// $finalReg == $targetReg

Install

It's not on composer or anything yet...

git clone
require both the files in the code dir.

Regex Functions

Syntax

::funcName(arg1 ;; arg2 ;; {{BabySeal}}{{HappyCat}}{{FunnyGiraffe}})

Arg list must not include a line break
Each argument has whitespace trimmed
{{value}}{{..}} is how you declare an array

Function Handler

extend BetterReg, like:

<?php  
class AnimalStuffs extends BetterReg {  
      
    public function regFuncName($namespace, $arg1, $arg2, $animals){  
        $arg1 == 'arg1';  
        $arg2 == 'arg2';  
        $animals == ['BabySeal','HappyCat','FunnyGiraffe'];  
        return $arg1.'-'.$arg2.'-'.$animals[2];  
    }  
}

$namespace comes from (new AnimalStuffs($regexes))->parse($regexes['theFuncOne'], 'namespace'). This example doesn't utilize the namespace.

Yields

arg1-arg2-FunnyGiraffe

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