rebulk 3.2.0
Rebulk - Define simple search patterns in bulk to perform advanced matching on any string.
License: MIT
Keywords: re regexp regular expression search pattern string match

ReBulk
======

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ReBulk is a python library that performs advanced searches in strings
that would be hard to implement using [re
module](https://docs.python.org/3/library/re.html) or [String
methods](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) only.

It includes some features like `Patterns`, `Match`, `Rule` that allows
developers to build a custom and complex string matcher using a readable
and extendable API.

This project is hosted on GitHub: <https://github.com/Toilal/rebulk>

Install
=======

```sh
$ pip install rebulk
```

Usage
=====

Regular expression, string and function based patterns are declared in a
`Rebulk` object. It use a fluent API to chain `string`, `regex`, and
`functional` methods to define various patterns types.

```python
>>> from rebulk import Rebulk
>>> bulk = Rebulk().string('brown').regex(r'qu\w+').functional(lambda s: (20, 25))
```

When `Rebulk` object is fully configured, you can call `matches` method
with an input string to retrieve all `Match` objects found by registered
pattern.

```python
>>> bulk.matches("The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog")
[<brown:(10, 15)>, <quick:(4, 9)>, <jumps:(20, 25)>]
```

If multiple `Match` objects are found at the same position, only the
longer one is kept.

```python
>>> bulk = Rebulk().string('lakers').string('la')
>>> bulk.matches("the lakers are from la")
[<lakers:(4, 10)>, <la:(20, 22)>]
```

String Patterns
===============

String patterns are based on
[str.find](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str.find)
method to find matches, but returns all matches in the string.
`ignore_case` can be enabled to ignore case.

```python
>>> Rebulk().string('la').matches("lalalilala")
[<la:(0, 2)>, <la:(2, 4)>, <la:(6, 8)>, <la:(8, 10)>]

>>> Rebulk().string('la').matches("LalAlilAla")
[<la:(8, 10)>]

>>> Rebulk().string('la', ignore_case=True).matches("LalAlilAla")
[<La:(0, 2)>, <lA:(2, 4)>, <lA:(6, 8)>, <la:(8, 10)>]
```

You can define several patterns with a single `string` method call.

```python
>>> Rebulk().string('Winter', 'coming').matches("Winter is coming...")
[<Winter:(0, 6)>, <coming:(10, 16)>]
```

Regular Expression Patterns
===========================

Regular Expression patterns are based on a compiled regular expression.
[re.finditer](https://docs.python.org/3/library/re.html#re.finditer)
method is used to find matches.

If [regex module](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/regex) is available, it
can be used by rebulk instead of default [re
module](https://docs.python.org/3/library/re.html). Enable it with `REBULK_REGEX_ENABLED=1` environment variable.

```python
>>> Rebulk().regex(r'l\w').matches("lolita")
[<lo:(0, 2)>, <li:(2, 4)>]
```

You can define several patterns with a single `regex` method call.

```python
>>> Rebulk().regex(r'Wint\wr', r'com\w{3}').matches("Winter is coming...")
[<Winter:(0, 6)>, <coming:(10, 16)>]
```

All keyword arguments from
[re.compile](https://docs.python.org/3/library/re.html#re.compile) are
supported.

```python
>>> import re  # import required for flags constant
>>> Rebulk().regex('L[A-Z]KERS', flags=re.IGNORECASE) \
...         .matches("The LaKeRs are from La")
[<LaKeRs:(4, 10)>]

>>> Rebulk().regex('L[A-Z]', 'L[A-Z]KERS', flags=re.IGNORECASE) \
...         .matches("The LaKeRs are from La")
[<La:(20, 22)>, <LaKeRs:(4, 10)>]

>>> Rebulk().regex(('L[A-Z]', re.IGNORECASE), ('L[a-z]KeRs')) \
...         .matches("The LaKeRs are from La")
[<La:(20, 22)>, <LaKeRs:(4, 10)>]
```

If [regex module](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/regex) is available, it
automatically supports repeated captures.

```python
>>> # If regex module is available, repeated_captures is True by default.
>>> matches = Rebulk().regex(r'(\d+)(?:-(\d+))+').matches("01-02-03-04")
>>> matches[0].children # doctest:+SKIP
[<01:(0, 2)>, <02:(3, 5)>, <03:(6, 8)>, <04:(9, 11)>]

>>> # If regex module is not available, or if repeated_captures is forced to False.
>>> matches = Rebulk().regex(r'(\d+)(?:-(\d+))+', repeated_captures=False) \
...                   .matches("01-02-03-04")
>>> matches[0].children
[<01:(0, 2)+initiator=01-02-03-04>, <04:(9, 11)+initiator=01-02-03-04>]
```

-   `abbreviations`

    Defined as a list of 2-tuple, each tuple is an abbreviation. It
    simply replace `tuple[0]` with `tuple[1]` in the expression.

    \>\>\> Rebulk().regex(r\'Custom-separators\',
    abbreviations=\[(\"-\", r\"\[W\_\]+\")\])\...
    .matches(\"Custom\_separators using-abbreviations\")
    \[\<Custom\_separators:(0, 17)\>\]

Functional Patterns
===================

Functional Patterns are based on the evaluation of a function.

The function should have the same parameters as `Rebulk.matches` method,
that is the input string, and must return at least start index and end
index of the `Match` object.

```python
>>> def func(string):
...     index = string.find('?')
...     if index > -1:
...         return 0, index - 11
>>> Rebulk().functional(func).matches("Why do simple ? Forget about it ...")
[<Why:(0, 3)>]
```

You can also return a dict of keywords arguments for `Match` object.

You can define several patterns with a single `functional` method call,
and function used can return multiple matches.

Chain Patterns
==============

Chain Patterns are ordered composition of string, functional and regex
patterns. Repeater can be set to define repetition on chain part.

```python
>>> r = Rebulk().regex_defaults(flags=re.IGNORECASE)\
...             .defaults(children=True, formatter={'episode': int, 'version': int})\
...             .chain()\
...             .regex(r'e(?P<episode>\d{1,4})').repeater(1)\
...             .regex(r'v(?P<version>\d+)').repeater('?')\
...             .regex(r'[ex-](?P<episode>\d{1,4})').repeater('*')\
...             .close() # .repeater(1) could be omitted as it's the default behavior
>>> r.matches("This is E14v2-15-16-17").to_dict()  # converts matches to dict
MatchesDict([('episode', [14, 15, 16, 17]), ('version', 2)])
```

Patterns parameters
===================

All patterns have options that can be given as keyword arguments.

-   `validator`

    Function to validate `Match` value given by the pattern. Can also be
    a `dict`, to use `validator` with pattern named with key.

    ```python
    >>> def check_leap_year(match):
    ...     return int(match.value) in [1980, 1984, 1988]
    >>> matches = Rebulk().regex(r'\d{4}', validator=check_leap_year) \
    ...                   .matches("In year 1982 ...")
    >>> len(matches)
    0
    >>> matches = Rebulk().regex(r'\d{4}', validator=check_leap_year) \
    ...                   .matches("In year 1984 ...")
    >>> len(matches)
    1
    ```

Some base validator functions are available in `rebulk.validators`
module. Most of those functions have to be configured using
`functools.partial` to map them to function accepting a single `match`
argument.

-   `formatter`

    Function to convert `Match` value given by the pattern. Can also be
    a `dict`, to use `formatter` with matches named with key.

    ```python
    >>> def year_formatter(value):
    ...     return int(value)
    >>> matches = Rebulk().regex(r'\d{4}', formatter=year_formatter) \
    ...                   .matches("In year 1982 ...")
    >>> isinstance(matches[0].value, int)
    True
    ```

-   `pre_match_processor` / `post_match_processor`

    Function to mutagen or invalidate a match generated by a pattern.

    Function has a single parameter which is the Match object. If
    function returns False, it will be considered as an invalid match.
    If function returns a match instance, it will replace the original
    match with this instance in the process.

-   `post_processor`

    Function to change the default output of the pattern. Function
    parameters are Matches list and Pattern object.

-   `name`

    The name of the pattern. It is automatically passed to `Match`
    objects generated by this pattern.

-   `tags`

    A list of string that qualifies this pattern.

-   `value`

    Override value property for generated `Match` objects. Can also be a
    `dict`, to use `value` with pattern named with key.

-   `validate_all`

    By default, validator is called for returned `Match` objects only.
    Enable this option to validate them all, parent and children
    included.

-   `format_all`

    By default, formatter is called for returned `Match` values only.
    Enable this option to format them all, parent and children included.

-   `disabled`

    A `function(context)` to disable the pattern if returning `True`.

-   `children`

    If `True`, all children `Match` objects will be retrieved instead of
    a single parent `Match` object.

-   `private`

    If `True`, `Match` objects generated from this pattern are available
    internally only. They will be removed at the end of `Rebulk.matches`
    method call.

-   `private_parent`

    Force parent matches to be returned and flag them as private.

-   `private_children`

    Force children matches to be returned and flag them as private.

-   `private_names`

    Matches names that will be declared as private

-   `ignore_names`

    Matches names that will be ignored from the pattern output, after
    validation.

-   `marker`

    If `true`, `Match` objects generated from this pattern will be
    markers matches instead of standard matches. They won\'t be included
    in `Matches` sequence, but will be available in `Matches.markers`
    sequence (see `Markers` section).

Match
=====

A `Match` object is the result created by a registered pattern.

It has a `value` property defined, and position indices are available
through `start`, `end` and `span` properties.

In some case, it contains children `Match` objects in `children`
property, and each child `Match` object reference its parent in `parent`
property. Also, a `name` property can be defined for the match.

If groups are defined in a Regular Expression pattern, each group match
will be converted to a single `Match` object. If a group has a name
defined (`(?P<name>group)`), it is set as `name` property in a child
`Match` object. The whole regexp match (`re.group(0)`) will be converted
to the main `Match` object, and all subgroups (1, 2, \... n) will be
converted to `children` matches of the main `Match` object.

```python
>>> matches = Rebulk() \
...         .regex(r"One, (?P<one>\w+), Two, (?P<two>\w+), Three, (?P<three>\w+)") \
...         .matches("Zero, 0, One, 1, Two, 2, Three, 3, Four, 4")
>>> matches
[<One, 1, Two, 2, Three, 3:(9, 33)>]
>>> for child in matches[0].children:
...     '%s = %s' % (child.name, child.value)
'one = 1'
'two = 2'
'three = 3'
```

It\'s possible to retrieve only children by using `children` parameters.
You can also customize the way structure is generated with `every`,
`private_parent` and `private_children` parameters.

```python
>>> matches = Rebulk() \
...         .regex(r"One, (?P<one>\w+), Two, (?P<two>\w+), Three, (?P<three>\w+)", children=True) \
...         .matches("Zero, 0, One, 1, Two, 2, Three, 3, Four, 4")
>>> matches
[<1:(14, 15)+name=one+initiator=One, 1, Two, 2, Three, 3>, <2:(22, 23)+name=two+initiator=One, 1, Two, 2, Three, 3>, <3:(32, 33)+name=three+initiator=One, 1, Two, 2, Three, 3>]
```

Match object has the following properties that can be given to Pattern
objects

-   `formatter`

    Function to convert `Match` value given by the pattern. Can also be
    a `dict`, to use `formatter` with matches named with key.

    ```python
    >>> def year_formatter(value):
    ...     return int(value)
    >>> matches = Rebulk().regex(r'\d{4}', formatter=year_formatter) \
    ...                   .matches("In year 1982 ...")
    >>> isinstance(matches[0].value, int)
    True
    ```

-   `format_all`

    By default, formatter is called for returned `Match` values only.
    Enable this option to format them all, parent and children included.

-   `conflict_solver`

    A `function(match, conflicting_match)` used to solve conflict.
    Returned object will be removed from matches by `ConflictSolver`
    default rule. If `__default__` string is returned, it will fallback
    to default behavior keeping longer match.

Matches
=======

A `Matches` object holds the result of `Rebulk.matches` method call.
It\'s a sequence of `Match` objects and it behaves like a list.

All methods accepts a `predicate` function to filter `Match` objects
using a callable, and an `index` int to retrieve a single element from
default returned matches.

It has the following additional methods and properties on it.

-   `starting(index, predicate=None, index=None)`

    Retrieves a list of `Match` objects that starts at given index.

-   `ending(index, predicate=None, index=None)`

    Retrieves a list of `Match` objects that ends at given index.

-   `previous(match, predicate=None, index=None)`

    Retrieves a list of `Match` objects that are previous and nearest to
    match.

-   `next(match, predicate=None, index=None)`

    Retrieves a list of `Match` objects that are next and nearest to
    match.

-   `tagged(tag, predicate=None, index=None)`

    Retrieves a list of `Match` objects that have the given tag defined.

-   `named(name, predicate=None, index=None)`

    Retrieves a list of `Match` objects that have the given name.

-   `range(start=0, end=None, predicate=None, index=None)`

    Retrieves a list of `Match` objects for given range, sorted from
    start to end.

-   `holes(start=0, end=None, formatter=None, ignore=None, predicate=None, index=None)`

    Retrieves a list of *hole* `Match` objects for given range. A hole
    match is created for each range where no match is available.

-   `conflicting(match, predicate=None, index=None)`

    Retrieves a list of `Match` objects that conflicts with given match.

-   `chain_before(self, position, seps, start=0, predicate=None, index=None)`:

    Retrieves a list of chained matches, before position, matching
    predicate and separated by characters from seps only.

-   `chain_after(self, position, seps, end=None, predicate=None, index=None)`:

    Retrieves a list of chained matches, after position, matching
    predicate and separated by characters from seps only.

-   `at_match(match, predicate=None, index=None)`

    Retrieves a list of `Match` objects at the same position as match.

-   `at_span(span, predicate=None, index=None)`

    Retrieves a list of `Match` objects from given (start, end) tuple.

-   `at_index(pos, predicate=None, index=None)`

    Retrieves a list of `Match` objects from given position.

-   `names`

    Retrieves a sequence of all `Match.name` properties.

-   `tags`

    Retrieves a sequence of all `Match.tags` properties.

-   `to_dict(details=False, first_value=False, enforce_list=False)`

    Convert to an ordered dict, with `Match.name` as key and
    `Match.value` as value.

    It\'s a subclass of
    [OrderedDict](https://docs.python.org/2/library/collections.html#collections.OrderedDict),
    that contains a `matches` property which is a dict with `Match.name`
    as key and list of `Match` objects as value.

    If `first_value` is `True` and distinct values are found for the
    same name, value will be wrapped to a list. If `False`, first value
    only will be kept and values lists can be retrieved with
    `values_list` which is a dict with `Match.name` as key and list of
    `Match.value` as value.

    if `enforce_list` is `True`, all values will be wrapped to a list,
    even if a single value is found.

    If `details` is True, `Match.value` objects are replaced with
    complete `Match` object.

-   `markers`

    A custom `Matches` sequences specialized for `markers` matches (see
    below)

Markers
=======

If you have defined some patterns with `markers` property, then
`Matches.markers` points to a special `Matches` sequence that contains
only `markers` matches. This sequence supports all methods from
`Matches`.

Markers matches are not intended to be used in final result, but can be
used to implement a `Rule`.

Rules
=====

Rules are a convenient and readable way to implement advanced
conditional logic involving several `Match` objects. When a rule is
triggered, it can perform an action on `Matches` object, like filtering
out, adding additional tags or renaming.

Rules are implemented by extending the abstract `Rule` class. They are
registered using `Rebulk.rule` method by giving either a `Rule`
instance, a `Rule` class or a module containing `Rule classes` only.

For a rule to be triggered, `Rule.when` method must return `True`, or a
non empty list of `Match` objects, or any other truthy object. When
triggered, `Rule.then` method is called to perform the action with
`when_response` parameter defined as the response of `Rule.when` call.

Instead of implementing `Rule.then` method, you can define `consequence`
class property with a Consequence classe or instance, like
`RemoveMatch`, `RenameMatch` or `AppendMatch`. You can also use a list
of consequence when required : `when_response` must then be iterable,
and elements of this iterable will be given to each consequence in the
same order.

When many rules are registered, it can be useful to set `priority` class
variable to define a priority integer between all rule executions
(higher priorities will be executed first). You can also define
`dependency` to declare another Rule class as dependency for the current
rule, meaning that it will be executed before.

For all rules with the same `priority` value, `when` is called before,
and `then` is called after all.

```python
>>> from rebulk import Rule, RemoveMatch

>>> class FirstOnlyRule(Rule):
...     consequence = RemoveMatch
...
...     def when(self, matches, context):
...         grabbed = matches.named("grabbed", 0)
...         if grabbed and matches.previous(grabbed):
...             return grabbed

>>> rebulk = Rebulk()

>>> rebulk.regex("This match(.*?)grabbed", name="grabbed")
<...Rebulk object ...>
>>> rebulk.regex("if it's(.*?)first match", private=True)
<...Rebulk object at ...>
>>> rebulk.rules(FirstOnlyRule)
<...Rebulk object at ...>

>>> rebulk.matches("This match is grabbed only if it's the first match")
[<This match is grabbed:(0, 21)+name=grabbed>]
>>> rebulk.matches("if it's NOT the first match, This match is NOT grabbed")
[]
```


Changelog
=========

<!--next-version-placeholder-->

## v3.2.0 (2023-02-18)
### Feature
* **dependencies:** Add python 3.11 support and drop python 3.6 support ([`e4cb0d8`](https://github.com/Toilal/rebulk/commit/e4cb0d854cd8ea80da9abe46d2b3405a873e2020))

### Fix
* Remove pytest-runner from setup_requires ([`4483d17`](https://github.com/Toilal/rebulk/commit/4483d1777f6a61d20ed83da760663aec67e22042))

## v3.1.0 (2021-11-04)
### Feature
* **defaults:** Add overrides support ([#25](https://github.com/Toilal/rebulk/issues/25)) ([`f79e5ea`](https://github.com/Toilal/rebulk/commit/f79e5eab0806787ff19a4c668bf9f88413b67288))
* **python:** Add python 3.10 support, drop python 3.5 support ([`a5e6eb7`](https://github.com/Toilal/rebulk/commit/a5e6eb7bba979ee51e1c6c1e186bd224c989dfdc))

## v3.0.1 (2020-12-25)
### Fix
* **package:** Fix broken package `No such file or directory: 'CHANGELOG.md'` ([#24](https://github.com/Toilal/rebulk/issues/24)) ([`33895ff`](https://github.com/Toilal/rebulk/commit/33895ff358ff5051768fb98d4e840691e7af9bdf))

### Documentation
* **readme:** Add semantic release badge ([`78baca0`](https://github.com/Toilal/rebulk/commit/78baca0c529083d7f583ffec58aeb23734d67ce5))
* **readme:** Fix title ([`d5d4db5`](https://github.com/Toilal/rebulk/commit/d5d4db5cd7f6e2cb1308acd26bfb98838815fad4))

## v3.0.0 (2020-12-23)
### Feature
* **regex:** Replace REGEX_DISABLED environment variable with REBULK_REGEX_ENABLED ([`d5a8cad`](https://github.com/Toilal/rebulk/commit/d5a8cad6281533ee549a46ca70e1a25e5777eda3))
* Add python 3.8/3.9 support, drop python 2.7/3.4 support ([`048a15f`](https://github.com/Toilal/rebulk/commit/048a15f90833ba8d33ea84d56e9955d31b514dc3))

### Breaking
* regex module is now disabled by default, even if it's available in the python interpreter. You have to set REBULK_REGEX_ENABLED=1 in your environment to enable it, as this module may cause some issues.  ([`d5a8cad`](https://github.com/Toilal/rebulk/commit/d5a8cad6281533ee549a46ca70e1a25e5777eda3))
* Python 2.7 and 3.4 support have been dropped  ([`048a15f`](https://github.com/Toilal/rebulk/commit/048a15f90833ba8d33ea84d56e9955d31b514dc3))