HumanRegexBuilder 1.0.3

.NET 8.0 .NET Standard 2.0

dotnet add package HumanRegexBuilder --version 1.0.3

NuGet\Install-Package HumanRegexBuilder -Version 1.0.3

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<PackageReference Include="HumanRegexBuilder" Version="1.0.3" />

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paket add HumanRegexBuilder --version 1.0.3

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#r "nuget: HumanRegexBuilder, 1.0.3"

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#:package HumanRegexBuilder@1.0.3

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#addin nuget:?package=HumanRegexBuilder&version=1.0.3
                    

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#tool nuget:?package=HumanRegexBuilder&version=1.0.3
                    

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Human Regex Generator

Human-friendly regular expression builder with English-like syntax.

Features

Intuitive builder pattern with Fluent methods.
Exports a Regex instance or just the string to be used with other Regex libraries.

Usage

Basic example

 var builder = HumanRegex.Create()
            .StartAnchor()
            .Word()
            .OneOrMore()
            .Literal("@")
            .Word()
            .OneOrMore()
            .StartGroup()
            .Literal(".")
            .Word()
            .OneOrMore()
            .EndGroup()
            .ZeroOrMore()
            .Literal(".")
            .Letter()
            .AtLeast(2)
            .EndAnchor().ToRegExp();
 
 Console.WriteLine(builder.Match("test@example.com").Success) // true

API Reference

Initialize the chain with HumanRegex.Create() then start chaining the rest of the Regex methods.

Core Methods

Method	Description	Example Output
`.Digit()`	Adds a digit pattern (`\d`).	`\d`
`.Word()`	Adds a word character pattern (`\w`).	`\w`
`.Whitespace()`	Adds a whitespace character pattern (`\s`).	`\s`
`.NonWhitespace()`	Adds a non-whitespace character pattern (`\S`).	`\S`
`.AnyCharacter()`	Adds a pattern for any character (`.`).	`.`
`.Literal("text")`	Adds a literal text pattern.	`["text"]`
`.Or()`	Adds an OR pattern.	`\\|`
`.Range("digit")`	Adds a range pattern for digits (`0-9`).	`[0-9]`
`.NotRange("aeiou")`	Excludes characters from the pattern.	`[^aeiou]`

Quantifiers

Method	Description	Example Output
`.Exactly(n)`	Adds an exact quantifier (`{n}`).	`{n}`
`.AtLeast(n)`	Adds a minimum quantifier (`{n,}`).	`{n,}`
`.AtMost(n)`	Adds a maximum quantifier (`{0,n}`).	`{0,n}`
`.Between(min, max)`	Adds a range quantifier (`{min,max}`).	`{min,max}`
`.OneOrMore()`	Adds a one-or-more quantifier (`+`).	`+`
`.Optional()`	Adds an optional quantifier (`?`).	`?`
`.ZeroOrMore()`	Adds a zero-or-more quantifier (`*`).	`*`
`.Lazy()`	Makes the previous quantifier lazy.	`?`
`.Repeat(count)`	Repeats the previous pattern exactly count times.	`{count}`

Anchors & Groups

Method	Description	Example Output
`.StartGroup()`	Starts a non-capturing group (`(?:`).	`(?:`
`.StartCaptureGroup()`	Starts a capturing group (`(`).	`(`
`.StartNamedGroup("name")`	Starts a named capturing group.	`(?<name>`
`.EndGroup()`	Ends a group (`)`).	`)`
`.StartAnchor()`	Adds a start anchor (`^`).	`^`
`.EndAnchor()`	Adds an end anchor (`$`).	`$`
`.WordBoundary()`	Adds a word boundary assertion (`\b`).	`\b`
`.NonWordBoundary()`	Adds a non-word boundary assertion (`\B`).	`\B`

Validation Helpers

Method	Description	Example Output
`.HasSpecialCharacter()`	Adds a lookahead for special characters.	`(?=.[!@#$%^&])`
`.HasDigit()`	Adds a lookahead for digits.	`(?=.*\d)`
`.HasLetter()`	Adds a lookahead for letters.	`(?=.*[a-zA-Z])`

URL Components

Method	Description	Example Output
`.Protocol()`	Adds a protocol pattern (`https?://`).	`https?://`
`.Www()`	Adds a www pattern (`(www\.)?`).	`(www\.)?`
`.Path()`	Adds a path pattern (`(/\w+)*`).	`(/\w+)*`
`.Tld()`	Adds a top-level domain pattern.	["(com\|org\|net)"]

Flags

Method	Description	Example Output
`.Global()`	Adds the global flag (`g`).	`g`
`.NonSensitive()`	Adds the case-insensitive flag (`i`).	`i`
`.Multiline()`	Adds the multiline flag (`m`).	`m`

Product	Compatible and additional computed target framework versions.
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.NET Core	netcoreapp2.0 was computed. netcoreapp2.1 was computed. netcoreapp2.2 was computed. netcoreapp3.0 was computed. netcoreapp3.1 was computed.
.NET Standard	netstandard2.0 is compatible. netstandard2.1 was computed.
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net8.0
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Version	Downloads	Last Updated
1.0.3	226	3/6/2025
1.0.2	105	2/26/2025
1.0.1	95	2/26/2025
1.0.0	107	2/25/2025