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genex

CategoryText Processing
SubcategoryRegular Expressions
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Count and expand Regular Expressions into all matching Strings

About genex

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Genex package for Go

Easy and efficient package to expand any given regex into all the possible strings that it can match.

This is the code that powers namegrep.

Usage

package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "regexp/syntax"

    "github.com/alixaxel/genex"
)

func main() {
    charset, _ := syntax.Parse(`[0-9a-z]`, syntax.Perl)

    if input, err := syntax.Parse(`(foo|bar|baz){1,2}\d`, syntax.Perl); err == nil {
    	fmt.Println("Count:", genex.Count(input, charset, 3))

    	genex.Generate(input, charset, 3, func(output string) {
    		fmt.Println("[*]", output)
    	})
    }
}

Output

Count: 120

[*] foo0
[*] ...
[*] foo9
[*] foofoo0
[*] ...
[*] foofoo9
[*] foobar0
[*] ...
[*] foobar9
[*] foobaz0
[*] ...
[*] foobaz9
[*] bar0
[*] ...
[*] bar9
[*] barfoo0
[*] ...
[*] barfoo9
[*] barbar0
[*] ...
[*] barbar9
[*] barbaz0
[*] ...
[*] barbaz9
[*] baz0
[*] ...
[*] baz9
[*] bazfoo0
[*] ...
[*] bazfoo9
[*] bazbar0
[*] ...
[*] bazbar9
[*] bazbaz0
[*] ...
[*] bazbaz9

Install

go get github.com/alixaxel/genex

License

MIT

Frequently Asked Questions

What is genex?

genex is a Text Processing library for the Go programming language. Count and expand Regular Expressions into all matching Strings

How do I install genex?

Install genex with the Go module system using `go get alixaxel/genex`. Check the repository for the current installation instructions.

What category does genex belong to?

genex is listed under Text Processing, specifically Regular Expressions.

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