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Day 6: Super Expressive ✨

Ever wished for a better way to write regular expressions? If so, today is the day this dream comes true as I present to you super-expressive!

Install the dependency, e.g. with:

deno add npm:super-expressive
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Create a file, e.g. main.ts:

import SuperExpressive from "npm:super-expressive";

const regExp = SuperExpressive()
  .caseInsensitive
  .allowMultipleMatches
  .string("<strong>Find me!</strong>")
  .toRegex();

console.log(
  "Do you think you would be able to <strong>Find me!</strong>? Or Find me! So go on and <strong>Find me!</strong>".replace(
    regExp,
    "FOUND!"
  )
);

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And running the script should result in:

deno run -A ./main.ts
Do you think you would be able to FOUND!? Or Find me! So go on and FOUND!
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What do you think? Is it a nicer way to write RegExps or should we still learn how to do it manually?

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