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  • All Tokens
  • Common Tokens
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  • Substitution
  • A single character of: a, b or c
    [abc]
  • A character except: a, b or c
    [^abc]
  • A character in the range: a-z
    [a-z]
  • A character not in the range: a-z
    [^a-z]
  • A character in the range: a-z or A-Z
    [a-zA-Z]
  • Any single character
    .
  • Alternate - match either a or b
    a|b
  • Any whitespace character
    \s
  • Any non-whitespace character
    \S
  • Any digit
    \d
  • Any non-digit
    \D
  • Any word character
    \w
  • Any non-word character
    \W
  • Non-capturing group
    (?:...)
  • Capturing group
    (...)
  • Zero or one of a
    a?
  • Zero or more of a
    a*
  • One or more of a
    a+
  • Exactly 3 of a
    a{3}
  • 3 or more of a
    a{3,}
  • Between 3 and 6 of a
    a{3,6}
  • Start of string
    ^
  • End of string
    $
  • A word boundary
    \b
  • Non-word boundary
    \B

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import java.util.regex.Matcher; import java.util.regex.Pattern; public class Example { public static void main(String[] args) { final String regex = "^t=(?<longtime>[^ ]+)\\s*lvl=(?<loglevel>[^ ]+)\\s*msg=(?<msg>(?:\"[^\"]+\"|[^ ]+))\\s*logger=(?<logger>[^ ]+)\\s*(?:addresses=(?<email>(?:\"\\[[^\"]+\\]\"|[^ ]+)))?(?:userId=(?<userID>[^ ]+))?\\s*(?:orgId=(?<orgID>[^ ]+))?\\s*(?:uname=(?<uname>[^ ]+|[??]*))?\\s*(?:method=(?<method>[^ ]+))?\\s*(?:path=(?<path>(?:\"[^\"]+\"|[^ ]+)))?\\s*(?:ruleId=(?<ruleID>[^ ]+))?\\s*(?:name=(?<name>(?:\"[^\"]+\"|[^ ]+)))?\\s*(?:error=(?<error>(?:\"[^\"]+\"|[^ ]+)))?\\s*(?:changing state to=(?<ChStateTo>[^ ]+))?\\s*(?:status=(?<status>[^ ]+))?\\s*(?:remote_addr=(?<remote_addr>[^ ]+))?\\s*(?:time_ms=(?<time_ms>[^ ]+))?\\s*(?:size=(?<size>[^ ]+))?\\s*(?:referer=(?<referer>(?:\"[^\"]+\"|[^ ]+)|[??]*))?\\s*(?:alertId=(?<alertID>[^ ]+))?\\s*(?:newState=(?<NewState>[^ ]+))?\\s*(?:prev state=(?<prevState>[^ ]+))?\\s*(?:url=(?<url>[^ ]+))?$"; final String string = "t=2019-07-30T07:22:35+0300 lvl=eror msg=\"Alert Rule Result Error\" logger=alerting.evalContext ruleId=22 name=\"Выдача сломалась!\" error=\"Alert execution exceeded the timeout\" changing state to=alerting\n" + "t=2019-07-30T07:22:39+0300 lvl=info msg=\"New state change\" logger=alerting.resultHandler alertId=48 newState=alerting prev state=ok\n" + "t=2019-07-30T07:22:39+0300 lvl=info msg=\"uploaded screenshot of alert to external image store\" logger=alerting.notifier url=http://10.233.60.59:8080/grafana/TylgxQWG4Aiq6kmlSrM4.png\n" + "t=2019-07-30T07:22:39+0300 lvl=info msg=\"uploaded screenshot of alert to external image store\" logger=alerting.notifier url=http://10.233.60.59:8080/grafana/lsfc738fTMkR034AZM2j.png\n" + "t=2019-07-30T07:22:39+0300 lvl=info msg=\"Sending webhook\" logger=alerting.notifier.webhook\n" + "t=2019-07-30T07:22:39+0300 lvl=info msg=\"Sending webhook\" logger=alerting.notifier.webhook\n" + "t=2019-07-30T07:22:40+0300 lvl=eror msg=\"Alert Rule Result Error\" logger=alerting.evalContext ruleId=89 name=Вход.Формы.Статусы error=\"Alert execution exceeded the timeout\" changing state to=alerting\n" + "t=2019-07-30T07:22:40+0300 lvl=info msg=\"New state change\" logger=alerting.resultHandler alertId=89 newState=alerting prev state=ok\n" + "t=2019-07-30T07:22:40+0300 lvl=eror msg=\"Alert Rule Result Error\" logger=alerting.evalContext ruleId=88 name=\"Exception State alert\" error=\"Alert execution exceeded the timeout\" changing state to=alerting\n" + "t=2019-07-30T07:22:40+0300 lvl=info msg=\"uploaded screenshot of alert to external image store\" logger=alerting.notifier url=http://10.233.60.59:8080/grafana/tQeLMXFNBU6y6USKOe5E.png\n" + "t=2019-07-30T07:22:40+0300 lvl=info msg=\"Sending webhook\" logger=alerting.notifier.webhook\n" + "t=2019-07-30T07:22:42+0300 lvl=eror msg=\"Alert Rule Result Error\" logger=alerting.evalContext ruleId=21 name=\"HermesApiErrors alert\" error=\"Alert execution exceeded the timeout\" changing state to=alerting\n" + "t=2019-07-30T07:22:42+0300 lvl=eror msg=\"Alert Rule Result Error\" logger=alerting.evalContext ruleId=26 name=\"Генерация отчетов на Jasper alert\" error=\"Alert execution exceeded the timeout\" changing state to=keep_state\n" + "t=2019-07-30T07:22:45+0300 lvl=eror msg=\"Alert Rule Result Error\" logger=alerting.evalContext ruleId=32 name=\"СРВО. Фоновые задачи\" error=\"Alert execution exceeded the timeout\" changing state to=alerting\n" + "t=2019-07-30T07:22:45+0300 lvl=info msg=\"New state change\" logger=alerting.resultHandler alertId=32 newState=alerting prev state=ok\n" + "t=2019-07-30T07:22:45+0300 lvl=info msg=\"uploaded screenshot of alert to external image store\" logger=alerting.notifier url=http://10.233.60.59:8080/grafana/yZzqi4QmGCvSbYraq3UC.png\n" + "t=2019-07-30T07:22:45+0300 lvl=info msg=\"Sending webhook\" logger=alerting.notifier.webhook\n" + "t=2019-07-30T07:22:45+0300 lvl=info msg=\"Sending alert notification to\" logger=alerting.notifier.email addresses=\"[Andrey.Kudashkin@russianpost.ru Arkhipov.Alexander@russianpost.ru szhogin@luxoft.com OPodus@luxoft.com]\"\n" + "t=2019-07-30T07:22:47+0300 lvl=eror msg=\"Alert Rule Result Error\" logger=alerting.evalContext ruleId=135 name=\"pochtaid-sso alert\" error=\"Alert execution exceeded the timeout\" changing state to=alerting\n" + "t=2019-07-30T07:22:47+0300 lvl=info msg=\"New state change\" logger=alerting.resultHandler alertId=135 newState=alerting prev state=ok\n" + "t=2019-07-30T07:22:47+0300 lvl=eror msg=\"Alert Rule Result Error\" logger=alerting.evalContext ruleId=90 name=\"Профиль. Статус\" error=\"Alert execution exceeded the timeout\" changing state to=alerting\n" + "t=2019-07-30T07:22:47+0300 lvl=info msg=\"New state change\" logger=alerting.resultHandler alertId=90 newState=alerting prev state=ok\n" + "t=2019-07-30T07:22:47+0300 lvl=eror msg=\"Alert Rule Result Error\" logger=alerting.evalContext ruleId=136 name=\"Normalization alert\" error=\"Alert execution exceeded the timeout\" changing state to=alerting\n" + "t=2019-07-30T07:22:47+0300 lvl=info msg=\"New state change\" logger=alerting.resultHandler alertId=136 newState=alerting prev state=ok\n" + "t=2019-07-30T07:22:47+0300 lvl=info msg=\"uploaded screenshot of alert to external image store\" logger=alerting.notifier url=http://10.233.60.59:8080/grafana/qXR85haxAmRX5g1vqrmT.png\n" + "t=2019-07-30T07:22:47+0300 lvl=info msg=\"uploaded screenshot of alert to external image store\" logger=alerting.notifier url=http://10.233.60.59:8080/grafana/dOfYePDh7n3oreQhaRCR.png\n" + "t=2019-07-30T07:22:47+0300 lvl=info msg=\"Sending webhook\" logger=alerting.notifier.webhook\n" + "t=2019-07-30T07:22:47+0300 lvl=info msg=\"uploaded screenshot of alert to external image store\" logger=alerting.notifier url=http://10.233.60.59:8080/grafana/4eIoX3qCRuF16DoXNbRU.png\n"; final Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile(regex, Pattern.MULTILINE); final Matcher matcher = pattern.matcher(string); while (matcher.find()) { System.out.println("Full match: " + matcher.group(0)); for (int i = 1; i <= matcher.groupCount(); i++) { System.out.println("Group " + i + ": " + matcher.group(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 Java, please visit: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/util/regex/Pattern.html