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Show HN: A minimal, native MacOS desktop app for checking regex matches

39 points by macdev 8y ago

Sholmesy 8y ago
Wow, exactly what I'm after. Didn't know I needed this til now. Thanks!
Qbiet 8y ago
I've been using Patterns for a couple of years now, and I can definitely recommend it. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/patterns-the-regex-app/id429449079?mt=12 https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/patterns-the-regex-app/id429...
lordelph 8y ago
Looks promising - I found I couldn't edit sample text - anything I typed in the sample area was added to the end of the sample, not the caret position.
- macdev 8y ago
  Yep this is definitely a bug, will fix it asap Edit: Fixed! New release is here: https://github.com/lukakerr/regxr/releases https://github.com/lukakerr/regxr/releases
sourcesmith 8y ago
http://www.regexplanet.com/ http://www.regexplanet.com/ handles regex dialects for a dozen languages and allows them to be shared.
- jhauberg 8y ago
  I usually need either Python or PCRE, and for that I prefer https://regex101.com https://regex101.com
- c0wb0yc0d3r 8y ago
  Wow! I need to remember to give this a try. I usually use https://regexr.com/ https://regexr.com/. I like it because it usually works for all languages and it's served over https. That is always nice! Edit: For what it is worth, you link serves over https, too. Just not by default.
IloveHN84 8y ago
What about a Linux one?
cheeaun 8y ago
Somehow the cursor/caret keeps going to the end of the regex string when I type in the middle
- macdev 8y ago
  Definitely a bug, will fix it asap Edit: Fixed! New release is here: https://github.com/lukakerr/regxr/releases https://github.com/lukakerr/regxr/releases
LeoNatan25 8y ago
Pretty cool, thanks!
anentropic 8y ago
which flavour of regex does it implement?
- macdev 8y ago
  It uses ICU regex http://userguide.icu-project.org/strings/regexp http://userguide.icu-project.org/strings/regexp
cift 8y ago
This seems very, very similar to an app called Expressions. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/expressions/id913158085?mt=12 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/expressions/id913158085?mt=1...
- macdev 8y ago
  While the UI was heavily inspired from Expressions, Expressions does have more features including saving expressions locally. If you want a more feature-full app, then definitely get Expressions. Regxr was just a little project put together over a couple of days for fun, and it's truly not an original idea, haha
  - emkaka 8y ago
    Unfortunately the interface has been copied almost 1:1 from Expressions which is not fair.
- kennydude 8y ago
  Expressions is also in Setapp which is nice
- emkaka 8y ago
  Yes, it's a plagiary.
goerz 8y ago
I‘ve tried a whole bunch of nicely designed regex apps (and this one seems to fit in), but the one feature that is absolutely essential is support for different regex dialects. Often, they only provide the dialect for the specific language they’re implemented in, and often that’s not even specified. What I usually want to do is to track down subtle differences between Perl, Python, gnu grep, and vim
emkaka 8y ago
Author deleted my comment last time. It was: Unfortunately the interface has been copied almost 1:1 from Expressions which is not fair. Yes, this is plagiary.

39 points by macdev 8y ago

Wow, exactly what I'm after. Didn't know I needed this til now. Thanks!

I've been using Patterns for a couple of years now, and I can definitely recommend it. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/patterns-the-regex-app/id429449079?mt=12 https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/patterns-the-regex-app/id429...

lordelph 8y ago

Looks promising - I found I couldn't edit sample text - anything I typed in the sample area was added to the end of the sample, not the caret position.

macdev 8y ago
Yep this is definitely a bug, will fix it asap Edit: Fixed! New release is here: https://github.com/lukakerr/regxr/releases https://github.com/lukakerr/regxr/releases

sourcesmith 8y ago

http://www.regexplanet.com/ http://www.regexplanet.com/ handles regex dialects for a dozen languages and allows them to be shared.

jhauberg 8y ago
I usually need either Python or PCRE, and for that I prefer https://regex101.com https://regex101.com
c0wb0yc0d3r 8y ago
Wow! I need to remember to give this a try. I usually use https://regexr.com/ https://regexr.com/. I like it because it usually works for all languages and it's served over https. That is always nice! Edit: For what it is worth, you link serves over https, too. Just not by default.

IloveHN84 8y ago

What about a Linux one?

cheeaun 8y ago

Somehow the cursor/caret keeps going to the end of the regex string when I type in the middle

macdev 8y ago
Definitely a bug, will fix it asap Edit: Fixed! New release is here: https://github.com/lukakerr/regxr/releases https://github.com/lukakerr/regxr/releases

LeoNatan25 8y ago

Pretty cool, thanks!

anentropic 8y ago

which flavour of regex does it implement?

macdev 8y ago
It uses ICU regex http://userguide.icu-project.org/strings/regexp http://userguide.icu-project.org/strings/regexp

cift 8y ago

This seems very, very similar to an app called Expressions. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/expressions/id913158085?mt=12 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/expressions/id913158085?mt=1...

macdev 8y ago
While the UI was heavily inspired from Expressions, Expressions does have more features including saving expressions locally. If you want a more feature-full app, then definitely get Expressions. Regxr was just a little project put together over a couple of days for fun, and it's truly not an original idea, haha
- emkaka 8y ago
  Unfortunately the interface has been copied almost 1:1 from Expressions which is not fair.
kennydude 8y ago
Expressions is also in Setapp which is nice
emkaka 8y ago
Yes, it's a plagiary.

goerz 8y ago

I‘ve tried a whole bunch of nicely designed regex apps (and this one seems to fit in), but the one feature that is absolutely essential is support for different regex dialects. Often, they only provide the dialect for the specific language they’re implemented in, and often that’s not even specified. What I usually want to do is to track down subtle differences between Perl, Python, gnu grep, and vim

emkaka 8y ago

Author deleted my comment last time. It was: Unfortunately the interface has been copied almost 1:1 from Expressions which is not fair. Yes, this is plagiary.