Java 正则表达式的替代（Fluent？）接口设计

我刚刚看到了一个巨大的Java正则表达式，它让我对正则表达式的可维护性有了一些思考。我相信大多数人——除了一些讨厌的perl贩子——都会同意正则表达式很难维护

我在考虑如何解决这个问题。到目前为止，我拥有的最有希望的想法是使用。举个例子，而不是：

Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile("a*|b{2,5}");

你可以写这样的东西

import static util.PatternBuilder.*

Pattern pattern = string("a").anyTimes().or().string("b").times(2,5).compile();

Pattern alternative = 
  or(
    string("a").anyTimes(),
    string("b").times(2,5)
  )
  .compile();

在这个非常简短的示例中，创建正则表达式的常用方法对于任何平庸的有才华的开发人员来说仍然是可读的。然而，想想那些用80个字符填充两行或多行的可怕表达式。当然，（详细的）fluent接口需要几行代码，而不是两行代码，但我相信它的可读性会更好（因此是可维护的）

现在我的问题是：

你知道正则表达式有什么类似的方法吗

您同意这种方法比使用简单字符串更好吗

您将如何设计API

您会在项目中使用这样一个整洁的实用程序吗

你认为这会很有趣吗？；）

编辑： 想象一下，可能有一些方法比我们从正则表达式中都不知道的简单构造更高级，例如

// matches aaaab@example.com - think of it as reusable expressions
Pattern p = string{"a").anyTimes().string("b@").domain().compile();

编辑-简短评论摘要：

• -花30欧元让你的代码可读（wtf？！这种产品的存在证明了我的论文是正确的-我们今天所知道的正则表达式是一件坏事（tm））

• （这还远远不够完美）

有趣的是，大多数人认为正则表达式会一直存在，尽管阅读正则表达式需要工具和聪明人来思考如何使其可维护。虽然我不确定流畅的界面是最好的方式，但我相信一些聪明的工程师——我们？；）-我们应该花点时间让正则表达式成为过去——它们已经存在了50年，这就足够了，你不这么认为吗

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编辑-一个很好的例子：

这就是我所说的模式——给第一个能够翻译它的人额外的荣誉——允许RegexBuddies（它来自Apache项目btw）给和额外的荣誉：这是一个符合RFC的电子邮件地址验证模式——虽然它（见），但不确定是否有区别——如果有，我将为适合5322；）的补丁授予下一个额外的荣誉

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Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile(
  "a*     # Find 0 or more a        \n" +
  "|      # ... or ...              \n" +
  "b{2,5} # Find between 2 and 5 b  \n",
Pattern.COMMENTS);

Match either the regular expression below (attempting the next alternative only if this one fails) «a*»
   Match the character "a" literally «a*»
      Between zero and unlimited times, as many times as possible, giving back as needed (greedy) «*»
Or match regular expression number 2 below (the entire match attempt fails if this one fails to match) «b{2,5}»
   Match the character "b" literally «b{2,5}»
      Between 2 and 5 times, as many times as possible, giving back as needed (greedy) «{2,5}»
 "^score\s+(\d+)\s+for\s+(\d+)\s+nights?\s+at\s+(.*)" 

   String scoreKeyword = "^score\s+";
   String numberOfPoints = "(\d+)";
   String forKeyword = "\s+for\s+";
   String numberOfNights = "(\d+)";
   String nightsAtKeyword = "\s+nights?\s+at\s+";
   String hotelName = "(.*)";

   String pattern = scoreKeyword + numberOfPoints +
      forKeyword + numberOfNights + nightsAtKeyword + hotelName;

score 400 for 2 nights at Minas Tirith Airport

Pattern pattern = string("a").anyTimes().or().string("b").times(2,5).compile();

Pattern domain_label = LETTER_CHARACTER + (LETTER_CHARACTER or "-" or DIGIT_CHARACTER).anyTimes()
Pattern domain = domain_label + ("." + domain_label).anyTimes()
Pattern pattern = (LETTER_CHARACTER + ALPHANUMERIC_CHARACTER + "@" + domain).compile

private static final String pattern = "(?:(?:\\r\\n)?[ \\t])*(?:(?:(?:[^()<>@,;:\\\".\\[\\] \\000-\\031]+(?:(?:(?:\\r\\n)?[ \\t]"
    + ")+|\\Z|(?=[\\[\"()<>@,;:\\\".\\[\\]]))|\"(?:[^\\\"\\r\\\\]|\\\\.|(?:(?:\\r\\n)?[ \\t]))*\"(?:(?:"
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    + "?[ \\t])*)*\\<(?:(?:\\r\\n)?[ \\t])*(?:@(?:[^()<>@,;:\\\".\\[\\] \\000-\\031]+(?:(?:(?:\\"
    + "r\\n)?[ \\t])+|\\Z|(?=[\\[\"()<>@,;:\\\".\\[\\]]))|\\[([^\\[\\]\\r\\\\]|\\\\.)*\\](?:(?:\\r\\n)?["
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    + "?[ \\t])+|\\Z|(?=[\\[\"()<>@,;:\\\".\\[\\]]))|\\[([^\\[\\]\\r\\\\]|\\\\.)*\\](?:(?:\\r\\n)?[ \\t]"
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    + " \\t])+|\\Z|(?=[\\[\"()<>@,;:\\\".\\[\\]]))|\\[([^\\[\\]\\r\\\\]|\\\\.)*\\](?:(?:\\r\\n)?[ \\t])*"
    + ")(?:\\.(?:(?:\\r\\n)?[ \\t])*(?:[^()<>@,;:\\\".\\[\\] \\000-\\031]+(?:(?:(?:\\r\\n)?[ \\t]"
    + ")+|\\Z|(?=[\\[\"()<>@,;:\\\".\\[\\]]))|\\[([^\\[\\]\\r\\\\]|\\\\.)*\\](?:(?:\\r\\n)?[ \\t])*))*)"
    + "*:(?:(?:\\r\\n)?[ \\t])*)?(?:[^()<>@,;:\\\".\\[\\] \\000-\\031]+(?:(?:(?:\\r\\n)?[ \\t])+"
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    + "]+(?:(?:(?:\\r\\n)?[ \\t])+|\\Z|(?=[\\[\"()<>@,;:\\\".\\[\\]]))|\\[([^\\[\\]\\r\\\\]|\\\\.)*\\]("
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    + ":\\r\\n)?[ \\t])*))*\\>(?:(?:\\r\\n)?[ \\t])*)|(?:[^()<>@,;:\\\".\\[\\] \\000-\\031]+(?:(?"
    + ":(?:\\r\\n)?[ \\t])+|\\Z|(?=[\\[\"()<>@,;:\\\".\\[\\]]))|\"(?:[^\\\"\\r\\\\]|\\\\.|(?:(?:\\r\\n)?"
    + "[ \\t]))*\"(?:(?:\\r\\n)?[ \\t])*)*:(?:(?:\\r\\n)?[ \\t])*(?:(?:(?:[^()<>@,;:\\\".\\[\\] "
    + "\\000-\\031]+(?:(?:(?:\\r\\n)?[ \\t])+|\\Z|(?=[\\[\"()<>@,;:\\\".\\[\\]]))|\"(?:[^\\\"\\r\\\\]|"
    + "\\\\.|(?:(?:\\r\\n)?[ \\t]))*\"(?:(?:\\r\\n)?[ \\t])*)(?:\\.(?:(?:\\r\\n)?[ \\t])*(?:[^()<>"
    + "@,;:\\\".\\[\\] \\000-\\031]+(?:(?:(?:\\r\\n)?[ \\t])+|\\Z|(?=[\\[\"()<>@,;:\\\".\\[\\]]))|\""
    + "(?:[^\\\"\\r\\\\]|\\\\.|(?:(?:\\r\\n)?[ \\t]))*\"(?:(?:\\r\\n)?[ \\t])*))*@(?:(?:\\r\\n)?[ \\t]"
    + ")*(?:[^()<>@,;:\\\".\\[\\] \\000-\\031]+(?:(?:(?:\\r\\n)?[ \\t])+|\\Z|(?=[\\[\"()<>@,;:\\\\"
    + "\".\\[\\]]))|\\[([^\\[\\]\\r\\\\]|\\\\.)*\\](?:(?:\\r\\n)?[ \\t])*)(?:\\.(?:(?:\\r\\n)?[ \\t])*(?"
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    + "\\]]))|\\[([^\\[\\]\\r\\\\]|\\\\.)*\\](?:(?:\\r\\n)?[ \\t])*))*|(?:[^()<>@,;:\\\".\\[\\] \\000-"
    + "\\031]+(?:(?:(?:\\r\\n)?[ \\t])+|\\Z|(?=[\\[\"()<>@,;:\\\".\\[\\]]))|\"(?:[^\\\"\\r\\\\]|\\\\.|("
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    + ")*(?:[^()<>@,;:\\\".\\[\\] \\000-\\031]+(?:(?:(?:\\r\\n)?[ \\t])+|\\Z|(?=[\\[\"()<>@,;:\\\\"
    + "\".\\[\\]]))|\\[([^\\[\\]\\r\\\\]|\\\\.)*\\](?:(?:\\r\\n)?[ \\t])*))*)*:(?:(?:\\r\\n)?[ \\t])*)?"
    + "(?:[^()<>@,;:\\\".\\[\\] \\000-\\031]+(?:(?:(?:\\r\\n)?[ \\t])+|\\Z|(?=[\\[\"()<>@,;:\\\"."
    + "\\[\\]]))|\"(?:[^\\\"\\r\\\\]|\\\\.|(?:(?:\\r\\n)?[ \\t]))*\"(?:(?:\\r\\n)?[ \\t])*)(?:\\.(?:(?:"
    + "\\r\\n)?[ \\t])*(?:[^()<>@,;:\\\".\\[\\] \\000-\\031]+(?:(?:(?:\\r\\n)?[ \\t])+|\\Z|(?=[\\["
    + "\"()<>@,;:\\\".\\[\\]]))|\"(?:[^\\\"\\r\\\\]|\\\\.|(?:(?:\\r\\n)?[ \\t]))*\"(?:(?:\\r\\n)?[ \\t])"
    + "*))*@(?:(?:\\r\\n)?[ \\t])*(?:[^()<>@,;:\\\".\\[\\] \\000-\\031]+(?:(?:(?:\\r\\n)?[ \\t])"
    + "+|\\Z|(?=[\\[\"()<>@,;:\\\".\\[\\]]))|\\[([^\\[\\]\\r\\\\]|\\\\.)*\\](?:(?:\\r\\n)?[ \\t])*)(?:\\"
    + ".(?:(?:\\r\\n)?[ \\t])*(?:[^()<>@,;:\\\".\\[\\] \\000-\\031]+(?:(?:(?:\\r\\n)?[ \\t])+|\\Z"
    + "|(?=[\\[\"()<>@,;:\\\".\\[\\]]))|\\[([^\\[\\]\\r\\\\]|\\\\.)*\\](?:(?:\\r\\n)?[ \\t])*))*\\>(?:("
    + "?:\\r\\n)?[ \\t])*))*)?;\\s*)";

domainlabel = oneormore(characterclass("a-zA-Z0-9-"))
separator = literal(".")
domain = sequence(oneormore(sequence(domainlabel, separator)), domainlabel)
localpart = oneormore(characterclassnot("@"))
emailaddress = sequence(localpart, literal("@"), domain)
// for ^str(aa|bb){3}
from part in mystring
where part startswith "str"
and part hasgroups "aa" or "bb" as first    /* "aa" or "bb" in group 'first' */
and part repeats first 3                    /* repeat group 'first' 3 times */
select part + "extra"                       /* can contain complete statement block */

string("a").anyTimes().or().string("b").times(2,5).compile()

Pattern.or(Pattern.anyTimes("a"), Pattern.times("b", 2, 5)).compile()

any("a").some("b").one("@").some(chars).one(".").some(chars) //a*b+@\w+\.\w+

any("a").choice("x", "z") // a(x|z)

//this one is ascii only
chars = raw("a-zA-Z0-9")

any("a") ---> "a*"
raw("b+") ----> "b+"
one(".") ---> "\."
choice("a", "b") ----> (a|b)

 // Matches a single digit
    RegExBuilder.build(anyDigit()); // "[0-9]"

 // Matches exactly 2 digits
    RegExBuilder.build(exactly(2).of(anyDigit())); // "[0-9]{2}"

 // Matches between 2 and 4 letters
    RegExBuilder.build(between(2,4).of(anyLetter())); // "[a-zA-Z]{2,4}"

final Token ALPHA_NUM = anyOneOf(range('A','Z'), range('a','z'), range('0','9'));
final Token ALPHA_NUM_HYPEN_UNDERSCORE = anyOneOf(characters('_','-'), range('A','Z'), range('a','z'), range('0','9'));

String regexText = RegExBuilder.build(
 // Before the '@' symbol we can have letters, numbers, underscores and hyphens anywhere
    oneOrMore().of(
        ALPHA_NUM_HYPEN_UNDERSCORE
    ),
    zeroOrMore().of(
        text("."), // Periods are also allowed in the name, but not as the initial character
        oneOrMore().of(
            ALPHA_NUM_HYPEN_UNDERSCORE
        )
    ),
    text("@"),
 // Everything else is the domain name - only letters, numbers and periods here
    oneOrMore().of( 
        ALPHA_NUM
    ),
    zeroOrMore().of(
        text("."), // Periods must not be the first character in the domain
        oneOrMore().of(
            ALPHA_NUM
        )
    ),
    text("."), // At least one period is required
    atLeast(2).of( // Period must be followed by at least 2 letters (this is the TLD)
        anyLetter()
    )
);