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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. darshphpdev/easyregex ActiveLibrary[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) darshphpdev/easyregex ===================== Simple Regex Pattern Generator and Validator v1.0.0(5y ago)77MITPHP Since Nov 1Pushed 5y ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/DarshPhpDev/easyregex)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/darshphpdev/easyregex)[ RSS](/packages/darshphpdev-easyregex/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 3w ago READMEChangelogDependenciesVersions (2)Used By (0) Laravel EasyRegex Package ========================= [](#laravel-easyregex-package) [![Issues](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/8d17293aa9de851e8be44ce711bfbcedc0ab13bb2d7eb87efaa9a914ee344892/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f6769746875622f6973737565732f44617273685068704465762f6561737972656765782e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://github.com/DarshPhpDev/easyregex/issues)[![Stars](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/f791e89831c8d0670f599ebb3e3571b20ac3d1236653fb3f89ead5652ef507ee/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f6769746875622f73746172732f44617273685068704465762f6561737972656765782e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://github.com/DarshPhpDev/easyregex/stargazers)[![Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/88fd3cef37d7c5cccc9a3b30fefd32da03668fac4915adfe168f8c1c8b470141/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f64742f44617273685068704465762f6561737972656765782e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://github.com/DarshPhpDev/easyregex)[![License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/f3141b8fcf82c5bf1042df892770b7b6fc825ca49deca65d79921a8912323e2a/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f44617273685068704465762f6561737972656765782f6c6963656e73652e737667)](https://github.com/DarshPhpDev/easyregex) Simple Regex Pattern Generator and Validator. --------------------------------------------- [](#simple-regex-pattern-generator-and-validator) #### Regular expressions are dense. This makes them hard to read, but not in proportion to the information they carry. It has a very terse syntax and if you make even the smallest mistake it won’t perform as expected. [](#regular-expressions-are-dense-this-makes-them-hard-to-read-but-not-in-proportion-to-the-information-they-carry-it-has-a-very-terse-syntax-and-if-you-make-even-the-smallest-mistake-it-wont-perform-as-expected) #### It's Ok. Writing regular expressions will not be your biggest fears any more! [](#its-ok-writing-regular-expressions-will-not-be-your-biggest-fears-any-more) INSTALLATION ------------ [](#installation) Install the package through [Composer](http://getcomposer.org/). `composer require darshphpdev/easyregex` CONFIGURATION ------------- [](#configuration) Optional: The service provider will automatically get registered. Or you may manually add the service provider to providers array in your config/app.php file: ``` 'providers' => [ // ... DarshPhpDev\EasyRegex\\EasyRegexServiceProvider::class, ]; ``` HOW TO USE ---------- [](#how-to-use) - [Quick Usage](#quick) - [Usage](#usage) - [Examples](#examples) - [Credits](#credits) - [License](#license) Quick Usage ----------- [](#quick-usage) ``` // In your controller // Use The Helper class RegexBuilder to build and validate regex use RegexBuilder; $regex = RegexBuilder::make()->startsWith()->literally('abc') ->anyLetterOf('A', 'B', 'C') ->zeroOrMore() ->where(function ($query) { $query->digit()->smallLetter(); })->toRegexString(); // the above example will return the regex string /^abc[ABC]*([0-9][a-z])/ // you can also match your string against the generated regex $regexObject = RegexBuilder::make()->startsWith()->literally('abc') ->anyLetterOf('A', 'B', 'C') ->zeroOrMore() ->where(function ($query) { $query->digit()->smallLetter(); }); $isMatching = $regexObject->match('abcAAA5g'); // $isMatching = true $isMatching = $regexObject->match('abdd5g'); // $isMatching = false // you can also specify the wrapping symbol as an argument to the make() function // default is '/' $regex = RegexBuilder::make('#')->literally('a') ->letterPatternOf('ABC') ->zeroOrMore() ->toRegexString(); // the above example will return the regex string #a(ABC)*# // you can also use the global helper regexBuilder() $regex = regexBuilder()->make()->digit() ->capitalLetters('A', 'F') ->onceOrMore() ->toRegexString(); // the above example will return the regex string /[0-9][A-F]+/ // FOR FULL USAGE, SEE BELOW.. ``` Usage ----- [](#usage) ### Table Of Helper Regex Functions [](#table-of-helper-regex-functions) Use the following function to build your regex string. FunctionDescriptionArgumentsmake()Initialize the builder object, set the default wrapper delimiter /$delimiter (Optional)startsWith()Inserts the start with regex symbol-onceOrMore()Repeat the preceding letter/pattern once or more-zeroOrMore()Repeat the preceding letter/pattern zero times or more-anyChar()Matches any character or digit including special ones.-tab()Matches tab-newLine()Matches new line-whitespace()Matches white space-anyWord()Matches any word (letters or digits)-literally()Matches any single letter or set of letters or pattern including special chars and meta chars$str (Required)anyLetterOf()Matches one letter of the given single or multiple parameters$letters (Required)exceptLetterOf()Ignores one letter of the given single or multiple parameters$letters (Required)letterPatternOf()Matches the whole letter set with the given sorting.$letters (Required)exceptPatternOf()Matches any thing except for the whole letter set with the given sorting.$letters (Required)digit()Matches any digit- $min (Optional) default\[0\] - $max (Optional) default\[9\]notDigit()Matches any thing except any digit- $min (Optional) default\[0\] - $max (Optional) default\[9\]atLeast()Matches Repeating the preceding pattern at least $number of times$number (Required)atMost()Matches Repeating the preceding pattern at most $number of times$number (Required)smallLetter()Matches any small letter between $min and $max letters- $min (Optional) default\[a\] - $max (Optional) default\[z\]exceptSmallLetters()Matches any small letter except those between $min and $max letters- $min (Optional) default\[a\] - $max (Optional) default\[z\]capitalLetters()Matches any capital letter between $min and $max letters- $min (Optional) default\[A\] - $max (Optional) default\[Z\]exceptCapitalLetters()Matches any capital letter except those between $min and $max letters- $min (Optional) default\[A\] - $max (Optional) default\[Z\]optional()Make the preceding pattern optional-rawRegex()Add raw regex string$rawStringwhere()Group set of regex expressionsClosure function(){}toRegexString()Return the final Regex string.-match()Validate your $input against the generated regex string$input (Required)Examples -------- [](#examples) ### More examples! [](#more-examples) ``` $regex = RegexBuilder::make()->literally('Regex')->toRegexString(); // $regex = /Regex/ $regex = RegexBuilder::make()->anyLetterOf('a', 'b', 'c')->toRegexString(); // $regex = /[abc]/ $regex = RegexBuilder::make()->exceptLetterOf('c')->toRegexString(); // $regex = /[^c]/ $regex = RegexBuilder::make()->letterPatternOf('july')->toRegexString(); // $regex = /(july)/ $regex = RegexBuilder::make()->digit()->anyChar()->toRegexString(); // $regex = /[0-9]./ $regex = RegexBuilder::make()->anyChar()->atMost(5)->toRegexString(); // $regex = /.{5}/ $regex = RegexBuilder::make()->exceptSmallLetters('u', 'z')->toRegexString(); // $regex = /[^u-z]/ $regex = RegexBuilder::make()->capitalLetters('A', 'F')->toRegexString(); // $regex = /[A-F]/ $regex = RegexBuilder::make()->rawRegex('a(ABC)*')->match('aABCABCABC'); // $regex = true $regex = RegexBuilder::make()->rawRegex('a(ABC)*')->match('aABCABCA'); // $regex = false // and so on.. ``` ### Any suggestions or enhancements are very welcomed. [](#any-suggestions-or-enhancements-are-very-welcomed) Credits ------- [](#credits) - [MUSTAFA AHMED](https://github.com/DarshPhpDev) License ------- [](#license) The EasyRegex Package is open-sourced software licensed under the [MIT license](http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT) ### Health Score 25 — LowBetter than 36% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity9 Limited adoption so far Community7 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity54 Maturing project, gaining track record Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. 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