Commands/Show-RegEx.ps1
function Show-RegEx { <# .Synopsis Shows a Regular Expression and it's output. .Description Displays Regular Expressions, with their match output. .Example Show-Regex -Pattern ?<Digits> -Match abc123def456 .Link Get-Regex .Link Use-Regex #> [OutputType('Irregular.RegEx.Output')] param( # The regular expression. If the pattern starts with a saved capture name, it will use the saved pattern. [Parameter(Mandatory=$true,Position=0,ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName)] [string] $Pattern, # One or more strings to match. [Parameter(Position=1,ValueFromRemainingArguments=$true,ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName)] [string[]] $Match, # If set, will remove the regular expression matches from the text. [Parameter(ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName)] [switch] $Remove, # If set, will replace the text with a replacement string. # For more information about replacement strings, see: # https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/standard/base-types/substitutions-in-regular-expressions [Parameter(ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName)] [string] $Replace, # If provided, will transform each match with a replacement string. # For more information about replacement strings, see: # https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/standard/base-types/substitutions-in-regular-expressions [Parameter(ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName)] [string] $Transform, # The regular expression options, by default, MultiLine, IgnoreCase and IgnorePatternWhitespace #|Default Multiline,IgnoreCase,IgnorePatternWhitespace #|Multiselect [Parameter(Position=3,ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName=$true)] [Alias('Options')] [Text.RegularExpressions.RegexOptions] $Option = 'IgnoreCase, IgnorePatternWhitespace', # Indicates that the cmdlet makes matches case-sensitive. By default, matches are not case-sensitive. [Parameter(ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName)] [switch]$CaseSensitive, # The match timeout. By default, one second. [Parameter(ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName)] [Timespan] $Timeout = "00:00:01" ) process { if ($Pattern -match '^\?\<(?<Name>\w+)\>' -and $script:_RegexLibrary) { $Pattern = $script:_RegexLibrary.($matches.Name) } #region Display RegEx if (-not $Match) { $regOut = try { [psobject]::new([Regex]::new($Pattern, $option, $timeout)) } catch { $_ } if (-not $regOut) { return } if ($regOut -is [Management.Automation.ErrorRecord]) { $o = [PSCustomObject]@{Pattern=$Pattern;PSTypeName='Irregular.Regular.Expression'} $o | Add-Member ScriptMethod ToString { return $this.Pattern } -PassThru -Force } else { $regOut.pstypenames.add('Irregular.Regular.Expression') $regOut } return } #endregion Display RegEx #region Use RegEx $useRegexSplat = @{} + $PSBoundParameters $useRegexSplat.Pattern = $Pattern $out = Use-RegEx @useRegexSplat [PSCustomObject]@{ PSTypeName = 'Irregular.RegEx.Output' Method = if ($Replace -or $Remove) { 'Replace' } elseif ($Transform) { 'Transform' } else { 'Matches' } Input = $useRegexSplat Output = $out Pattern = $Pattern } #endregion Use RegEx } } |