zjswift / regex

A Swift µframework providing an NSRegularExpression-backed Regex type

Regex

Pattern match like a boss.

Usage

Create:

let greeting = Regex("hello (world|universe)")

let magic: Regex = "(.*)"

Match:

if greeting.matches("hello universe!") {
  print("wow, you're friendly!")
}

Pattern match:

switch someTextFromTheInternet {
case Regex("DROP DATABASE (.+)"):
  // TODO: patch security hole
default:
  break
}

Capture:

let greeting: Regex = "hello (world|universe|swift)"

if let subject = greeting.match("hello swift")?.captures[0] {
  print("ohai \(subject)")
}

Installation

Carthage

Put this in your Cartfile:

github "sharplet/Regex"

CocoaPods

Put this in your Podfile:

pod "Regex", git: "https://github.com/sharplet/Regex.git"