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Group 1(\/\/<!-)

\/the literal / (47₁₀ / 57₈ / 2F₁₆)

<!-the literal text <!-

Group 2([^\/]*(?:\/(?!\/!>)[^\/]*)*)

Negated Character Class[^\/]*

*matches any number of characters outside the set below:

\/the literal / (47₁₀ / 57₈ / 2F₁₆)

Non-Capturing Group(?:\/(?!\/!>)[^\/]*)*

*repeats the group contents below any number of times:

\/the literal / (47₁₀ / 57₈ / 2F₁₆)

Negative Lookahead(?!\/!>)

\/the literal / (47₁₀ / 57₈ / 2F₁₆)

!>the literal text !>

Negated Character Class[^\/]*

*matches any number of characters outside the set below:

\/the literal / (47₁₀ / 57₈ / 2F₁₆)

Group 3(\/\/!>)

\/the literal / (47₁₀ / 57₈ / 2F₁₆)

!>the literal text !>

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Regular Expression

(\/\/<!-)([^\/]*(?:\/(?!\/!>)[^\/]*)*)(\/\/!>)

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//<!- directiveDecoratorComment
    (function directiveDecorator() {
        if (typeof(angular) == 'undefined') return;
        var appElement = document.querySelector('[ng-app]');
        var appName = appElement.getAttribute('ng-app');
        if (typeof(appName) == 'undefined') return;
        var app = angular.module(appName);
        angular.forEach(app._invokeQueue, function(value, key) {
            if (value[1] == 'directive') {
                var directiveName = value[2][0];
                app.config(function($provide) {
                  $provide.decorator(directiveName + 'Directive', function($delegate) {
                    var directive = $delegate[0];
                    console.log("Decorating:",directiveName,'on',appName,'template now ==',"/views/" + directive.templateUrl);
                    directive.templateUrl = "/views/" + directive.templateUrl;
                    return $delegate;
                  });
                });
            }
        });
    }());

    //!>

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