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  • 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]
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    [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
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    \D
  • Any word character
    \w
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    \W
  • Non-capturing group
    (?:...)
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    (...)
  • 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
    ^
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    $
  • A word boundary
    \b
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    \B

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import Foundation let pattern = ##""" (?:(?# Pattern before filename )(?:\[download\] )?Destination: (?# )|(?# )\[download\] (?# )|(?# )Adding metadata to \"(?# ))(?# )((?# CAPTURE GROUP: filename pattern )\/?[^\/\\\n]+(?:\/|\\)(?# Capture first folder )(?:(?# )[^\n\.]*(?# Stop capturing if point, to check )(?!\.f\d{1,4}\.(?:webm|mov|mp4))(?# Checking this is not a partial download )\.(?# Can now capture the point ))+(?# )(?:webm|mov|mp4)(?# ))(?# )\n? """## let regex = try! NSRegularExpression(pattern: pattern, options: .anchorsMatchLines) let testString = ##""" ============================= GOOD TESTS ============================= [download] /root/.local/share/ICONO_TESTS/1678445152615210072_0.33914607510068406/yt-videos/BURGER KLEAN - 1080.mp4 has already been downloaded [download] /root/.local/share/ICONO_TESTS/small/yt-videos/hello.mp4 has already been downloaded [download] /root/local/share/ICONO_TESTS/small/yt-videos/hello.mp4 has already been downloaded Destination: /root/.local/share/ICONO_TESTS/1678445152615210072_0.33914607510068406/yt-videos/Hi Anxiety： Lana Condor - 1080.mp4 [download] Destination: /root/.local/share/ICONO_TESTS/1678445152615210072_0.33914607510068406/yt-videos/#histoire #vrai #fyp #foryou #pourtoi #fyp - NA.mp4 Destination: C:/Users/Adrien/AppData/Local/ICONO/ICONO_TESTS/yt-videos/ICONO in a minute or so. - 1080.webm Destination: C:/Users/Adrien/AppData/Local/ICONO/ICONO_TESTS/yt-videos/ICONO in a minute or so - 1080.webm Destination: C:/Users/Adrien/AppData/Local/ICONO/ICONO_TESTS/yt-videos/ICONO.webm Destination: C:/Users/Adrien/AppData/Local/ICONO/ICONO_TESTS/yt-videos/ICONO_123.webm Destination: C:/Users/Adrien/AppData/Local/ICONO/ICONO_TESTS/yt-videos/ICONO_1.2.3.mp4 xxx Destination: C:/Users/Adrien/AppData/Local/ICONO/ICONO_TESTS/yt-videos/ICONO in a minute or so - 1080.mov xxx Adding metadata to "C:/Users/Adrien/AppData/Local/ICONO/ICONO_TESTS/yt-videos/ICONO in a minute or so - 1080.mov" [Metadata] Adding metadata to "C:/Users/Adrien/AppData/Local/ICONO/ICONO_TESTS/yt-videos/ICONO in a minute or so - 1080.mov" [Metadata] Adding metadata to "C:/Users/Adrien/AppData/Local/ICONO/ICONO_TESTS/yt-videos/ICONO in a minute or so - 1080.mov" [Metadata] Adding metadata to "/home/ezalos/.local/share/ICONO_TESTS/yt-videos/ICONO in a minute or so. - 1080.mov" [Metadata] Adding metadata to "/home/ezalos/.local/share/ICONO_TESTS/yt-videos/ICONO in a minute or so. - 1080.mov" Adding metadata to "C:\Users\Adrien\AppData\Local\ICONO\ICONO_TESTS\1678715744635004900_0.6505223019081934\yt-videos\BURGER KLEAN - 1080.mp4 ============================= BAD TESTS ============================= def test_download(browser: Chrome): app_actions = AppActions(browser, test_name="test_download") app_actions.screenshot() for url in url_to_test: file_path = app_actions.download_video(url) > assert os.path.isfile(file_path) E AssertionError: assert False E + where False = <function isfile at 0x000002D095AFF160>('C:/Users/Adrien/AppData/Local/ICONO/ICONO_TESTS/yt-videos/ICONO in a minute or so. - 1080.f248.webm') E + where <function isfile at 0x000002D095AFF160> = <module 'ntpath' from 'C:\\Users\\Adrien\\mambaforge\\envs\\ICONO-prod\\lib\\ntpath.py'>.isfile E + where <module 'ntpath' from 'C:\\Users\\Adrien\\mambaforge\\envs\\ICONO-prod\\lib\\ntpath.py'> = os.path Destination: C:/Users/Adrien/AppData/Local/ICONO/ICONO_TESTS/yt-videos/ICONO in a minute or so - 1080.f248.webm Destination: C:/Users/Adrien/AppData/Local/ICONO/ICONO_TESTS/yt-videos/ICONO in a minute or so - 1080.f248.mov DEBUG : 35954 ms [Thread 140114533140224] src.back.download.ytdlp.execute_command:25 || STDOUT: [download] 0.1% of ~ 966.70KiB at 43.60KiB/s ETA 00:22 (frag 0/1) DEBUG : 35954 ms [Thread 140114533140224] src.back.download.ytdlp.execute_command:25 || STDOUT: [download] 0.3% of ~ 966.70KiB at 127.60KiB/s ETA 00:07 (frag 0/1) DEBUG : 35954 ms [Thread 140114533140224] src.back.download.ytdlp.execute_command:25 || STDOUT: [download] 0.7% of ~ 966.70KiB at 291.21KiB/s ETA 00:03 (frag 0/1) DEBUG : 35954 ms [Thread 140114533140224] src.back.download.ytdlp.execute_command:25 || STDOUT: [download] 1.6% of ~ 966.70KiB at 610.67KiB/s ETA 00:01 (frag 0/1) DEBUG : 35954 ms [Thread 140114533140224] src.back.download.ytdlp.execute_command:25 || STDOUT: [download] 3.2% of ~ 966.70KiB at 1.21MiB/s ETA 00:00 (frag 0/1) DEBUG : 35954 ms [Thread 140114533140224] src.back.download.ytdlp.execute_command:25 || STDOUT: [download] 6.5% of ~ 966.70KiB at 2.30MiB/s ETA 00:00 (frag 0/1) DEBUG : 35954 ms [Thread 140114533140224] src.back.download.ytdlp.execute_command:25 || STDOUT: [download] 13.1% of ~ 966.70KiB at 4.33MiB/s ETA 00:00 (frag 0/1) DEBUG : 35954 ms [Thread 140114533140224] src.back.download.ytdlp.execute_command:25 || STDOUT: [download] 26.4% of ~ 966.70KiB at 8.06MiB/s ETA 00:00 (frag 0/1) DEBUG : 35954 ms [Thread 140114533140224] src.back.download.ytdlp.execute_command:25 || STDOUT: [download] 52.9% of ~ 966.70KiB at 14.72MiB/s ETA 00:00 (frag 0/1) DEBUG : 35955 ms [Thread 140114533140224] src.back.download.ytdlp.execute_command:25 || STDOUT: [download] 100.0% of ~ 966.70KiB at 25.08MiB/s ETA 00:00 (frag 0/1) DEBUG : 35955 ms [Thread 140114533140224] src.back.download.ytdlp.execute_command:25 || STDOUT: [download] 100.0% of ~ 966.70KiB at 24.67MiB/s ETA 00:00 (frag 1/1) """## 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