[LANG-1156] RegexUtils - A utility class for common regex based operation

• Type: New Feature
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Incomplete
• Component/s: lang.*
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Saif Asif
• Created: 20/Jul/15 18:52
• Updated: 28/May/16 19:06
• Resolved: 28/May/16 19:06

Description

It would be nice to have a utility class for basic regex operations. Some of the features that it may contain

• some basic regex patterns and their application methods
  • e.g a robust csv parser, or fetch keys and values from key1=value1,key2=value2. Instead of writing up regexs, one can use these utility methods
• apply a pattern on a string
• retrieve certain groups based on a particular criteria
• escape certain characters in a string

Class can look like

RegexUtils.java

    public static final CSV_SPLITTER_REGEX = "someRobustPattern"

    public static final String getCsvSplitterRegex(String delimiter){
        return "delimiterSpecificPattern";
    }