totally unnecessary? The fact that solving problems with a regex is a common joke answers this question handily enough ("Some people, when confronted with a pro

totally unnecessary? The fact that solving problems with a regex is a common joke answers this question handily enough ("Some people, when confronted with a problem, think "I know, I'll use regular expressions." Now they have two problems.") I only use regex occasionally and, as such, typically need to refresh each time I go back to it. Obviously you should choose the level of abstraction that fits your needs but I would love something like this if I did any ruby.