re = /(?*.{24,40}(.*))
(?=\[size=\d+].*?\[\/size]\1$)
.{0,39}t.*?(?=\1$)/mx
str = 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed condimentum velit a felis commodo, ac efficitur nunc [size=27]Hello World[/size] dictum. Fusce auctor, [size=30]This is a test[/size] sit amet hendrerit commodo, [size=59]The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog[/size] enim augue consectetur nulla, vel blandit magna est vel sapien. Nam [size=42]Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet[/size] mattis ligula eu [size=41]Happiness is a warm puppy[/size] condimentum rhoncus. [size=21]Short[/size] Interdum et malesuada fames ac ante ipsum primis in faucibus. Donec interdum, [size=50]Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious[/size] ut posuere sapien venenatis vel.'
# Print the match result
str.scan(re) do |match|
puts match.to_s
end
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 Ruby, please visit: http://ruby-doc.org/core-2.2.0/Regexp.html