Testing VerbalExpressions

VerbalExpressions_Math.js

var tester = VerEx()
            .then( "http" )
            .maybe( "s" )
            .then( "://" )
            .maybe( "www." )
            .anythingBut( " " );

// Create an example URL
var testMe = "This is testing. https://www.google.com is a URL. http://www.facebook.com also URL.";
var result = testMe.match(tester);
console.log(result);
console.log( tester ); 

VerbalExpressions_replace.js

// Create an example of how to test for correctly formed URLs
var tester = VerEx()
            .then( "http" )
            .maybe( "s" )
            .then( "://" )
            .maybe( "www." )
            .anythingBut( " " );

// Create an example URL
var testMe = "This is testing. https://www.google.com is a URL. http://www.facebook.com also URL.";
var result = testMe.replace(tester,"**URL**");
console.log(result);
console.log( tester ); 

VerbalExpressions_test.js

// Create an example of how to test for correctly formed URLs
var tester = VerEx()
            .startOfLine()
            .then( "http" )
            .maybe( "s" )
            .then( "://" )
            .maybe( "www." )
            .anythingBut( " " )
            .endOfLine();

// Create an example URL
var testMe = "https://www.google.com";

// Use RegExp object's native test() function
if( tester.test( testMe ) ) alert( "We have a correct URL "); // This output will fire
else alert( "The URL is incorrect" );

console.log( tester ); // Ouputs the actual expression used: /^(http)(s)?(\:\/\/)(www\.)?([^\ ]*)$/