package main
import (
"regexp"
"fmt"
)
func main() {
var re = regexp.MustCompile(`(?m)^\[([^][\r\n]*)][^\S\r\n]+([^:\r\n]+):(.*(?:\r?\n {4}.*)*)`)
var str = `[chat] somebody: this is some text that needs to be matched.
it continues on this line with four spaces at the bottom
and its also on this line.
It should not match this line
[chat] somebody: this is more text, but only one line.
This should not be matched`
for i, match := range re.FindAllString(str, -1) {
fmt.Println(match, "found at index", i)
}
}
Please keep in mind that these code samples are automatically generated and are not guaranteed to work. If you find any syntax errors, feel free to submit a bug report. For a full regex reference for Golang, please visit: https://golang.org/pkg/regexp/