const regex = /(?m)^(?: +|\t+)\+ *(?:VAR|CONST) *\w+ *=.*(?:\R^(?> +|\t+)[^+\s].*)*/g;
// Alternative syntax using RegExp constructor
// const regex = new RegExp('(?m)^(?: +|\\t+)\\+ *(?:VAR|CONST) *\\w+ *=.*(?:\\R^(?> +|\\t+)[^+\\s].*)*', 'g')
const str = ` + VAR name1 = var indented by two spaces and the first nonspace character is '+'
+ VAR name2 = var indented by 2x2 spaces
+ VAR name3 = var indented by one \\t
+ VAR name4 = the next line with "name5" is not valid. missing the = character, should not be matched
+ VAR name5
+ CONST name6 = the type could be VAR or CONST
+ VAR multi1 = multiline value where the continuation lines
are indented (starts with two spaces or one tab) and NOT followed by the '+'
+ VAR multi1 = multiline value
indented
+ VAR multi1 = multiline value
indented ok too
+ VAR single = this is single line
+ because this line even if it is indented, the first nonspace character is '+'
+ VAR multi2 = multiline
could be
indented
any way
and any number of times
until the first non-indented line
the following should NOT match
+ VAR some = sould not be matched, because the line isn't indented
+ VAR some = sould not be matched, because the line isn't indented at least with TWO spaces or one tab
+ SOME name = value not matched because the SOME isn't VAR or CONST`;
// Reset `lastIndex` if this regex is defined globally
// regex.lastIndex = 0;
let m;
while ((m = regex.exec(str)) !== null) {
// This is necessary to avoid infinite loops with zero-width matches
if (m.index === regex.lastIndex) {
regex.lastIndex++;
}
// The result can be accessed through the `m`-variable.
m.forEach((match, groupIndex) => {
console.log(`Found match, group ${groupIndex}: ${match}`);
});
}
Please keep in mind that these code samples are automatically generated and are not guaranteed to work. If you find any syntax errors, feel free to submit a bug report. For a full regex reference for JavaScript, please visit: https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide/Regular_Expressions