Wildcard.scala

/*
 * Copyright (c) 2014, Eko Khannedy and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 * EKO KHANNEDY PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms.
 */

package com.example.rule

import java.util.regex.Pattern

/**
 * @author Eko Khannedy
 * @since 10/27/14
 */
class Wildcard(val value: String) {

  private def -?(regex: String): String =
    regex.replaceAll(Pattern.quote("?"), "\\\\w")

  private def -*(regex: String): String =
    regex.replaceAll(Pattern.quote("*"), "\\\\w*")

  def wildcard(regex: String): Boolean = {
    val finalRegex = -*(-?(regex))
    val result = value.matches(finalRegex)
    println(s"$value matches $regex ==> $result")
    result
  }

}

object Wildcard {

  implicit def stringToWildcard(value: String) = new Wildcard(value)

}