From: Eric Abrahamsen <eric@ericabrahamsen.net>
To: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: rx.el sexp regexp syntax
Date: Sun, 03 Jun 2018 14:15:11 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <878t7vk1wg.fsf@ericabrahamsen.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: fae5f17b-85c1-4049-8c0e-afbbebe60f06@default
Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com> writes:
> It's not just about confusion/obscurity due to the "extra"
> backslashes (for `(', `)', and `|'). It's also about the
> fact that regexps themselves can be complicated. For
> example, `directory-listing-before-filename-regexp':
>
> "\\([0-9][BkKMGTPEZY]?
> \\(\\([0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]-\\)?[01][0-9]-[0-3][0-9][ T][
> 0-2][0-9][:.][0-5][0-9]\\(:[0-6][0-9]\\([.,][0-9]+\\)?\\(
> ?[-+][0-2][0-9][0-5][0-9]\\)?\\)?\\|[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]-[01][0-9]-[0-3][0-9]\\)\\|.*[0-9][BkKMGTPEZY]?
> \\(\\(\\([A-Za-z']\\|[^\0-\x7f]\\)\\([A-Za-z']\\|[^\0-\x7f]\\)+\\.? +[
> 0-3][0-9]\\|[ 0-3][0-9]\\.?
> \\([A-Za-z']\\|[^\0-\x7f]\\)\\([A-Za-z']\\|[^\0-\x7f]\\)+\\.?\\) +\\([
> 0-2][0-9][:.][0-5][0-9]\\|[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]\\)\\|\\([A-Za-z']\\|[^\0-\x7f]\\)\\([A-Za-z']\\|[^\0-\x7f]\\)+\\.?
> +[ 0-3][0-9], +[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]\\|\\([
> 0-1]?[0-9]\\([A-Za-z]\\|[^\0-\x7f]\\)? [
> 0-3][0-9]\\([A-Za-z]\\|[^\0-\x7f]\\)? +\\|[ 0-3][0-9] [ 0-1]?[0-9]
> +\\)\\([
> 0-2][0-9][:.][0-5][0-9]\\|[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]\\([A-Za-z]\\|[^\0-\x7f]\\)?\\)\\)\\)
> +"
>
> Even after removing "extra" backslashes, it's still a bear:
>
> "([0-9][BkKMGTPEZY]? (([0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]-)?[01][0-9]-[0-3][0-9][
> T][ 0-2][0-9][:.][0-5][0-9](:[0-6][0-9]([.,][0-9]+)?(
> ?[-+][0-2][0-9][0-5][0-9])?)?|[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]-[01][0-9]-[0-3][0-9])|.*[0-9][BkKMGTPEZY]?
> ((([A-Za-z']|[^\0-\x7f])([A-Za-z']|[^\0-\x7f])+\\.? +[ 0-3][0-9]|[
> 0-3][0-9]\\.? ([A-Za-z']|[^\0-\x7f])([A-Za-z']|[^\0-\x7f])+\\.?) +([
> 0-2][0-9][:.][0-5][0-9]|[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9])|([A-Za-z']|[^\0-\x7f])([A-Za-z']|[^\0-\x7f])+\\.?
> +[ 0-3][0-9], +[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]|([ 0-1]?[0-9]([A-Za-z]|[^\0-\x7f])?
> [ 0-3][0-9]([A-Za-z]|[^\0-\x7f])? +|[ 0-3][0-9] [ 0-1]?[0-9] +)([
> 0-2][0-9][:.][0-5][0-9]|[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]([A-Za-z]|[^\0-\x7f])?))) +"
Sure -- the way I was thinking of it, anyway, you'd use a "pcre" macro
for simpler regexp, and `rx' for more complicated ones. The line between
simple and complex being drawn in a different place for each coder,
obviously. Though I think anyone would benefit from seeing that filename
regexp in `rx'!
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2018-06-03 21:15 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 54+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2018-05-24 10:47 rx.el sexp regexp syntax (WAS: Off Topic) Noam Postavsky
2018-05-24 10:58 ` Van L
2018-05-25 2:57 ` Richard Stallman
2018-05-25 8:52 ` Pierre Neidhardt
2018-05-25 15:51 ` Alan Mackenzie
2018-05-25 16:47 ` Pierre Neidhardt
2018-05-25 18:01 ` rx.el sexp regexp syntax Eric Abrahamsen
2018-05-25 18:12 ` Pierre Neidhardt
2018-05-25 18:56 ` Eric Abrahamsen
2018-05-25 21:42 ` Clément Pit-Claudel
2018-05-25 21:51 ` Eric Abrahamsen
2018-05-25 22:27 ` Michael Heerdegen
2018-05-25 22:44 ` Eric Abrahamsen
2018-05-27 20:27 ` Stefan Monnier
2018-05-28 16:37 ` Pierre Neidhardt
2018-05-28 17:15 ` Stefan Monnier
2018-05-29 3:10 ` Richard Stallman
2018-05-29 7:28 ` Robert Pluim
2018-05-29 8:27 ` Philipp Stephani
2018-05-30 3:24 ` Richard Stallman
2018-05-30 7:25 ` Robert Pluim
2018-05-31 3:53 ` Richard Stallman
2018-05-31 8:57 ` Robert Pluim
2018-05-31 4:13 ` Clément Pit-Claudel
2018-05-31 14:19 ` Stefan Monnier
2018-05-31 15:43 ` Drew Adams
2018-05-31 16:12 ` João Távora
2018-05-31 16:18 ` Robert Pluim
2018-05-31 16:48 ` Basil L. Contovounesios
2018-05-31 17:02 ` Basil L. Contovounesios
2018-05-31 18:40 ` João Távora
2018-06-02 19:33 ` Eric Abrahamsen
2018-06-03 3:49 ` Stefan Monnier
2018-06-03 4:59 ` Eric Abrahamsen
2018-06-03 14:51 ` Helmut Eller
2018-06-03 15:15 ` Eric Abrahamsen
2018-06-03 15:53 ` Helmut Eller
2018-06-03 16:40 ` Eric Abrahamsen
2018-06-03 19:57 ` Drew Adams
2018-06-03 21:15 ` Eric Abrahamsen [this message]
2018-06-03 23:23 ` Drew Adams
2018-06-04 13:56 ` Stefan Monnier
2018-06-04 15:24 ` Drew Adams
2018-06-04 15:44 ` Pierre Neidhardt
2018-05-25 18:17 ` rx.el sexp regexp syntax (WAS: Off Topic) Alan Mackenzie
2018-05-25 20:35 ` Peter Neidhardt
2018-05-25 21:01 ` rx.el sexp regexp syntax Michael Heerdegen
2018-05-25 23:32 ` Peter Neidhardt
2018-05-27 16:56 ` Tom Tromey
2018-05-27 20:16 ` Alan Mackenzie
2018-05-27 20:23 ` Stefan Monnier
2018-05-27 20:16 ` Stefan Monnier
2018-05-28 16:36 ` Pierre Neidhardt
2018-05-28 17:04 ` Stefan Monnier
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