Matching syntax

[pashute]

Sorry for wasting your time and mine. I didn't read the code, and thought you don't have this.
Also misunderstood how this works. - I thought it was an alternative to regex, now I understand that its a regex builder. (Is the reverse being considered?)

Looked at the tests and saw the capture syntax which is much better than mine (BeginCapture, EndCapture).

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My original comment:

Matching syntax for getting lists of text

• Saved groups: .MatchBy

• Grouping: Non saving groups: .MatchFor .

• Dependency: And. Or

• .AllThat .FirstThat .LastThat .AnyThat

• .Is .IsNot .IsLike (wildcard syntax) .HasFormat (String.Format() syntax)

• .HasDate( DateFormat DateSeperator ) HasTime, HasDateAndTime

• .Until (inclusive), Before (non inclusive until) , After (starts after the found text)

• .HasUnicode .HasAscii .Has (calls delegate with params)

  '''C#
  [TestMethod]
  public void TestingIfWeHaveAValidURL()
  {
  // Create an example of how to find the params in a RESTful url
  var verbEx = new VerbalExpressions()
  .MatchFor( name:"param code", () => {
  .AnyThat( afterOccurence: 1) // all matches after 1st param found by next match
  // this is the way to get parenthesis around a group of rules
  .MatchFor( name: "param name", () => {
  .After("?").Or.After(";")
  MatchBy( name: "param name", () => {
  .Anything.Before("=")
  });
  });
  .And.MatchFor( name: "param val", ()=>{
  .After( matchFor: "param name")
  //.Maybe(Environment.Quotemark)
  .MatchBy(name: "param val", ()=>{
  .Until.
  //Maybe(Environment.Quotemark)
  .Then(";").Or.EndOfLine;
  });
  });

      // Create an example URL
      var testMe = "https://www.google.com?param1=val1;&param2=val2";
      var matches = verbEx.Match( testMe );
      Assert.IsGreaterThan( matches.Count, 0, "The URL has no parameters");
  
      Console.WriteLine("We have a correct URL ");
  }
  

  '''