import Foundation
let pattern = #""(?:[Aa]uthor[s]?|[Jj]ournalist|[Pp]erson)":(?:{(?:[^}[]+)?"name[s]?":\[?(?:"name":)?"|")([^"\\]+)"#
let regex = try! NSRegularExpression(pattern: pattern, options: .anchorsMatchLines)
let testString = #"""
"author":"Lucy Bode","publisher":{"name":"Channel Void"
"author":{"name":"Lucy Bode"},"publisher":{"name":"Channel Void"
"author":{"names":["Lucy Bode"]},"publisher":{"name":"Channel Void"
"author":{"names":["name":"Lucy Bode"]},"publisher":{"name":"Channel Void"
"author":{"names":["Lucy Bode"]},"publisher":{"name":"Channel Void"
"journalist":"Lucy Bode","publisher":{"name":"Channel Void"
"journalist":{"names":["Lucy Bode"]},"publisher":{"name":"Channel Void"
"journalist":{"names":["name":"Lucy Bode"]},"publisher":{"name":"Channel Void"
"journalist":{"names":["Lucy Bode"]},"publisher":{"name":"Channel Void"
"authors":"Lucy Bode","publisher":{"name":"Channel Void"
"authors":{"name":"Lucy Bode"},"publisher":{"name":"Channel Void"
"authors":{"names":["Lucy Bode"]},"publisher":{"name":"Channel Void"
"authors":{"names":["name":"Lucy Bode"]},"publisher":{"name":"Channel Void"
"authors":{"names":["Lucy Bode"]},"publisher":{"name":"Channel Void"
"person":{"name":"Lucy Bode"},"publisher":{"name":"Channel Void"
"person":{"names":["Lucy Bode"]},"publisher":{"name":"Channel Void"
"person":{"names":["name":"Lucy Bode"]},"publisher":{"name":"Channel Void"
"person":{"names":["Lucy Bode"]},"publisher":{"name":"Channel Void"
"Person":{"name":"Lucy Bode"},"publisher":{"name":"Channel Void"
"Person":{"names":["Lucy Bode"]},"publisher":{"name":"Channel Void"
"Person":{"names":["name":"Lucy Bode"]},"publisher":{"name":"Channel Void"
"Person":{"names":["Lucy Bode"]},"publisher":{"name":"Channel Void"
"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Lucy Bode"}
"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.nationalgeographic.co.uk/files/styles/image_3200/public/rewilding-redonda.jpg?w=1900&h=1267","width":1900,"height":1267,"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Ed Marshall, Redonda Restoration Programme"},
"""#
let stringRange = NSRange(location: 0, length: testString.utf16.count)
let matches = regex.matches(in: testString, range: stringRange)
var result: [[String]] = []
for match in matches {
var groups: [String] = []
for rangeIndex in 1 ..< match.numberOfRanges {
let nsRange = match.range(at: rangeIndex)
guard !NSEqualRanges(nsRange, NSMakeRange(NSNotFound, 0)) else { continue }
let string = (testString as NSString).substring(with: nsRange)
groups.append(string)
}
if !groups.isEmpty {
result.append(groups)
}
}
print(result)
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 Swift 5.2, please visit: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/foundation/nsregularexpression