const regex = /((?<=\.)|\s*^)\s*(I )?hope (it|this|that)( will\b| can\b)? helps?( (you|someone(?:\h*else)?)\b)?(:-?\)|🙂️|[!.;,\s])*?(\s*(cheers|good ?luck)([!,.]*))?$/gmi;
// Alternative syntax using RegExp constructor
// const regex = new RegExp('((?<=\\.)|\\s*^)\\s*(I )?hope (it|this|that)( will\\b| can\\b)? helps?( (you|someone(?:\\h*else)?)\\b)?(:-?\\)|🙂️|[!.;,\\s])*?(\\s*(cheers|good ?luck)([!,.]*))?$', 'gmi')
const str = `Help it hopes`;
let m;
while ((m = regex.exec(str)) !== null) {
// This is necessary to avoid infinite loops with zero-width matches
if (m.index === regex.lastIndex) {
regex.lastIndex++;
}
// The result can be accessed through the `m`-variable.
m.forEach((match, groupIndex) => {
console.log(`Found match, group ${groupIndex}: ${match}`);
});
}
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 JavaScript, please visit: https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide/Regular_Expressions