Regular Expression Pattern

Schema for describing a regular expression pattern with its metadata, use case, and supported flavors.

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Properties

Name Type Description
id string Unique identifier for the pattern.
name string Human-readable name for the pattern.
description string What the pattern matches and its intended use.
pattern string The regular expression pattern string.
flags string Default flags for the pattern (e.g., 'gi', 'im').
flavor string The regex flavor this pattern is written for.
tags array Categorization tags for the pattern.
useCase string Primary use case for this pattern (e.g., 'Email Validation', 'URL Parsing', 'Date Extraction').
examples object Example strings that demonstrate the pattern.
groups array Description of capturing groups in the pattern.
performance object Performance characteristics and potential issues.
created string Date the pattern was created.
modified string Date the pattern was last modified.
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JSON Schema

regular-expressions-pattern-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://api-evangelist.github.io/regular-expressions/json-schema/regular-expressions-pattern-schema.json",
  "title": "Regular Expression Pattern",
  "description": "Schema for describing a regular expression pattern with its metadata, use case, and supported flavors.",
  "type": "object",
  "required": ["pattern"],
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Unique identifier for the pattern."
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Human-readable name for the pattern."
    },
    "description": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "What the pattern matches and its intended use."
    },
    "pattern": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The regular expression pattern string."
    },
    "flags": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Default flags for the pattern (e.g., 'gi', 'im')."
    },
    "flavor": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The regex flavor this pattern is written for.",
      "enum": ["PCRE", "PCRE2", "JavaScript", "Python", "Java", ".NET", "Ruby", "Go", "POSIX ERE", "POSIX BRE"]
    },
    "tags": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "description": "Categorization tags for the pattern."
    },
    "useCase": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Primary use case for this pattern (e.g., 'Email Validation', 'URL Parsing', 'Date Extraction')."
    },
    "examples": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Example strings that demonstrate the pattern.",
      "properties": {
        "matching": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": { "type": "string" },
          "description": "Strings that match the pattern."
        },
        "nonMatching": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": { "type": "string" },
          "description": "Strings that do not match the pattern."
        }
      }
    },
    "groups": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Description of capturing groups in the pattern.",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "required": ["index"],
        "properties": {
          "index": {
            "type": "integer",
            "description": "Group number (1-based)."
          },
          "name": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Named group identifier, if using named captures."
          },
          "description": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "What this group captures."
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "performance": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Performance characteristics and potential issues.",
      "properties": {
        "backtracking": {
          "type": "boolean",
          "description": "Whether this pattern uses significant backtracking."
        },
        "catastrophicBacktracking": {
          "type": "boolean",
          "description": "Whether this pattern could exhibit catastrophic backtracking (ReDoS vulnerability)."
        },
        "notes": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Performance notes and recommendations."
        }
      }
    },
    "created": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date",
      "description": "Date the pattern was created."
    },
    "modified": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date",
      "description": "Date the pattern was last modified."
    }
  }
}

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