Regex Tester API

{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    "pattern": "\\d{3}-\\d{2}-\\d{4}",
    "text": "My SSN is 123-45-6789 and my friend's is 987-65-4321",
    "flags": "g",
    "test_type": "test",
    "replacement": null,
    "is_valid_regex": true,
    "regex_info": {
      "pattern": "\\d{3}-\\d{2}-\\d{4}",
      "flags": {
        "global": true,
        "ignore_case": false,
        "multiline": false,
        "sticky": false,
        "unicode": false,
        "dot_all": false
      },
      "source": "\\d{3}-\\d{2}-\\d{4}",
      "last_index": 21,
      "pattern_length": 17,
      "complexity": "Medium"
    },
    "test_results": {
      "operation": "test",
      "result": true,
      "execution_time_ms": 0,
      "description": "Returns true if pattern matches anywhere in text, false otherwise"
    },
    "performance": {
      "iterations": 192,
      "total_time_ms": 0,
      "average_time_ms": 0,
      "performance_rating": "Excellent"
    },
    "pattern_analysis": {
      "contains_anchors": {
        "start_anchor": false,
        "end_anchor": false,
        "word_boundary": false
      },
      "contains_quantifiers": {
        "zero_or_more": false,
        "one_or_more": false,
        "zero_or_one": false,
        "specific_count": true,
        "range_count": false
      },
      "contains_groups": {
        "capturing_groups": 0,
        "non_capturing_groups": 0,
        "named_groups": 0
      },
      "contains_character_classes": {
        "predefined_classes": true,
        "custom_classes": false,
        "negated_classes": false
      },
      "contains_special_chars": {
        "wildcard": false,
        "pipe": false,
        "escape_sequences": 3
      }
    },
    "suggestions": [
      "Consider anchoring with ^ or $ if you need exact matches"
    ],
    "common_patterns": [
      {
        "name": "Email Address",
        "pattern": "^[\\w\\.-]+@[\\w\\.-]+\\.[a-zA-Z]{2,}$",
        "description": "Matches valid email addresses",
        "example": "[email protected]"
      },
      {
        "name": "Phone Number (US)",
        "pattern": "^\\(?(\\d{3})\\)?[-.\\s]?(\\d{3})[-.\\s]?(\\d{4})$",
        "description": "Matches US phone numbers in various formats",
        "example": "(123) 456-7890"
      },
      {
        "name": "URL",
        "pattern": "^https?:\\/\\/(www\\.)?[-a-zA-Z0-9@:%._\\+~#=]{1,256}\\.[a-zA-Z0-9()]{1,6}\\b([-a-zA-Z0-9()@:%_\\+.~#?&//=]*)$",
        "description": "Matches HTTP and HTTPS URLs",
        "example": "https://www.example.com"
      },
      {
        "name": "IP Address (IPv4)",
        "pattern": "^(?:(?:25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?)\\.){3}(?:25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?)$",
        "description": "Matches valid IPv4 addresses",
        "example": "192.168.1.1"
      },
      {
        "name": "Credit Card Number",
        "pattern": "^(?:4[0-9]{12}(?:[0-9]{3})?|5[1-5][0-9]{14}|3[47][0-9]{13}|3[0-9]{13}|6(?:011|5[0-9]{2})[0-9]{12})$",
        "description": "Matches major credit card formats",
        "example": "4532123456789012"
      },
      {
        "name": "Social Security Number",
        "pattern": "^\\d{3}-?\\d{2}-?\\d{4}$",
        "description": "Matches SSN with or without dashes",
        "example": "123-45-6789"
      },
      {
        "name": "Date (MM/DD/YYYY)",
        "pattern": "^(0[1-9]|1[0-2])\\/(0[1-9]|[12][0-9]|3[01])\\/(19|20)\\d{2}$",
        "description": "Matches MM/DD/YYYY date format",
        "example": "12/31/2023"
      },
      {
        "name": "Time (24-hour)",
        "pattern": "^([01]?[0-9]|2[0-3]):[0-5][0-9]$",
        "description": "Matches 24-hour time format",
        "example": "14:30"
      },
      {
        "name": "Hexadecimal Color",
        "pattern": "^#([A-Fa-f0-9]{6}|[A-Fa-f0-9]{3})$",
        "description": "Matches hex color codes",
        "example": "#FF5733"
      },
      {
        "name": "Strong Password",
        "pattern": "^(?=.*[a-z])(?=.*[A-Z])(?=.*\\d)(?=.*[@$!%*?&])[A-Za-z\\d@$!%*?&]{8,}$",
        "description": "At least 8 chars with uppercase, lowercase, digit, and special char",
        "example": "MyP@ssw0rd"
      }
    ],
    "regex_guide": {
      "basic_syntax": [
        {
          "symbol": ".",
          "description": "Matches any single character except newline"
        },
        {
          "symbol": "*",
          "description": "Matches 0 or more of the preceding character"
        },
        {
          "symbol": "+",
          "description": "Matches 1 or more of the preceding character"
        },
        {
          "symbol": "?",
          "description": "Matches 0 or 1 of the preceding character"
        },
        {
          "symbol": "^",
          "description": "Matches start of string"
        },
        {
          "symbol": "$",
          "description": "Matches end of string"
        },
        {
          "symbol": "|",
          "description": "OR operator"
        },
        {
          "symbol": "\\",
          "description": "Escape character"
        }
      ],
      "character_classes": [
        {
          "symbol": "[abc]",
          "description": "Matches any character in the set"
        },
        {
          "symbol": "[^abc]",
          "description": "Matches any character NOT in the set"
        },
        {
          "symbol": "[a-z]",
          "description": "Matches any lowercase letter"
        },
        {
          "symbol": "[A-Z]",
          "description": "Matches any uppercase letter"
        },
        {
          "symbol": "[0-9]",
          "description": "Matches any digit"
        },
        {
          "symbol": "\\d",
          "description": "Matches any digit (equivalent to [0-9])"
        },
        {
          "symbol": "\\w",
          "description": "Matches any word character [a-zA-Z0-9_]"
        },
        {
          "symbol": "\\s",
          "description": "Matches any whitespace character"
        }
      ],
      "quantifiers": [
        {
          "symbol": "{n}",
          "description": "Matches exactly n times"
        },
        {
          "symbol": "{n,}",
          "description": "Matches n or more times"
        },
        {
          "symbol": "{n,m}",
          "description": "Matches between n and m times"
        },
        {
          "symbol": "*?",
          "description": "Non-greedy: matches 0 or more (lazy)"
        },
        {
          "symbol": "+?",
          "description": "Non-greedy: matches 1 or more (lazy)"
        },
        {
          "symbol": "??",
          "description": "Non-greedy: matches 0 or 1 (lazy)"
        }
      ],
      "groups": [
        {
          "symbol": "(abc)",
          "description": "Capturing group"
        },
        {
          "symbol": "(?:abc)",
          "description": "Non-capturing group"
        },
        {
          "symbol": "(?<name>abc)",
          "description": "Named capturing group"
        },
        {
          "symbol": "(?=abc)",
          "description": "Positive lookahead"
        },
        {
          "symbol": "(?!abc)",
          "description": "Negative lookahead"
        },
        {
          "symbol": "(?<=abc)",
          "description": "Positive lookbehind"
        },
        {
          "symbol": "(?<!abc)",
          "description": "Negative lookbehind"
        }
      ],
      "flags": [
        {
          "flag": "g",
          "description": "Global - find all matches"
        },
        {
          "flag": "i",
          "description": "Case insensitive"
        },
        {
          "flag": "m",
          "description": "Multiline - ^ and $ match line breaks"
        },
        {
          "flag": "s",
          "description": "Dot matches newline characters"
        },
        {
          "flag": "u",
          "description": "Unicode mode"
        },
        {
          "flag": "y",
          "description": "Sticky - matches from lastIndex position"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}