Extensions to highlight different parts of regex
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EmilySeville7cfg · 2022-12-21 03:00

Are there any extensions knowing what functions and where accept regex
and highlighting regex syntax?

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jaafartrull · 2022-12-21 03:21

We need to catch up with neovim on this one
https://github.com/bennypowers/nvim-regexplainer

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00-11 · 2022-12-21 06:19

I don't understand what you're asking.

But if you're asking about libraries that highlight matches of
different parts (e.g. groups) of regexp matches differently (e.g.
different colors), then both
[Isearch+](https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/IsearchPlus) and
[Icicles](https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/Icicles) do that.

[With isearch](https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/IsearchPlus#RegexpGroup
Highlighting) and [with Icicles
search](https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/Icicles_-
_Search_Commands%2c_Overview#SearchHighlightingContextLevels).

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nv-elisp · 2022-12-21 06:33

see: https://github.com/joddie/pcre2el
and: https://github.com/mattiase/xr

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KirmTwinty · 2022-12-21 07:36

I personnaly use [visual-regexp-on-
steroids](https://github.com/emacsmirror/visual-regexp-steroids)

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EmilySeville7cfg · 2022-12-21 08:12

It's not what I am looking for but anyway thanks as suggested plugins
are seems to be useful for me. :) I want regex strings in ELisp source
code for instance to be colorized.

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Khoulaiz · 2022-12-21 10:15

Depending on you use case, this might be interesting for you as well.


[https://github.com/alk/elisp-regex-dsl](https://github.com/alk/elisp-
regex-dsl)


That's what I use in my elisp code.

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Dj_Optimus_Rhyme · 2022-12-21 12:49

This is an excellent package, I always recommend it to my colleagues

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luiggi_oasis · 2022-12-21 16:35

Neato! Imagine something like regex101-at-point. Their explainer is
awesome.