🦄 magic-regexp: A compiled-away, type-safe, readable RegExp alternative.

magic-regexp.js

// https://regexp.dev
import { createRegExp, exactly, oneOrMore, digit, char } from 'magic-regexp'

// hover to see the compiled regexp
const semver = createRegExp(
  oneOrMore(digit)
    .groupedAs('major')
    .and('.')
    .and(oneOrMore(digit).groupedAs('minor'))
    .and(exactly('.').and(oneOrMore(char).groupedAs('patch')).optionally())
)
console.log(semver)
// /(?<major>\d+)\.(?<minor>\d+)(?:\.(?<patch>.+))?/
const { major, minor, patch } = '2.1.3-RELEASE'.match(semver)?.groups
console.log(major, minor, patch)
semver.test('0.0.1')