regex: remove [deprecated] functions/methods, code clean, add test for regex_base (#8862)

vlib/regex/regex.v

@@ -903,11 +903,6 @@ fn (re RE) parse_groups(in_txt string, in_i int) (int, bool, string, int) {
 // main compiler
 //
 // compile return (return code, index) where index is the index of the error in the query string if return code is an error code
-[deprecated]
-pub fn (mut re RE) compile(in_txt string) (int, int) {
-	return re.impl_compile(in_txt)
-}
-
 fn (mut re RE) impl_compile(in_txt string) (int,int) {
 	mut i        := 0      // input string index
 	mut pc       := 0      // program counter
@@ -2381,35 +2376,3 @@ pub fn (mut re RE) match_base(in_txt byteptr, in_txt_len int ) (int,int) {
 	//println("no_match_found, natural end")
 	return no_match_found, 0
 }
-
-/******************************************************************************
-*
-* Public functions
-*
-******************************************************************************/
-
-//
-// Matchers
-//
-[direct_array_access]
-pub fn (mut re RE) match_string(in_txt string) (int,int) {
-
-	start, mut end := re.match_base(in_txt.str, in_txt.len + 1)
-	if end > in_txt.len {
-		end = in_txt.len
-	}
-
-	if start >= 0 && end > start {
-		if (re.flag & f_ms) != 0 && start > 0 {
-			return no_match_found, 0
-		}
-		if (re.flag & f_me) != 0 && end < in_txt.len {
-			if in_txt[end] in new_line_list {
-				return start, end
-			}
-			return no_match_found, 0
-		}
-		return start, end
-	}
-	return start, end
-}

vlib/regex/regex_test.v

@@ -479,7 +479,21 @@ fn test_regex(){
 		}
 
 	}
-	if debug { println("DONE!") }
 
+	if debug { println("DONE!") }
 }
 
+// test regex_base function
+fn test_regex_func(){
+	query    := r"\d\dabcd"
+	test_str := "78abcd" 
+	mut re, re_err, err_pos := regex.regex_base(query)
+	if re_err == regex.compile_ok {
+		start, end := re.match_string(test_str)
+		assert (start == 0) && (end == 6)
+	} else {
+		eprintln("Error in query string in pos ${err_pos}")
+		eprintln("Error: ${re.get_parse_error_string(re_err)}")
+		assert false
+	}
+}

vlib/regex/regex_util.v

@@ -14,9 +14,8 @@ module regex
 * Inits
 *
 ******************************************************************************/
-// regex create a regex object from the query string
-[deprecated]
-pub fn regex(pattern string) (RE,int,int){
+// regex create a regex object from the query string, retunr RE object and errors as re_err, err_pos
+pub fn regex_base(pattern string) (RE,int,int){
 	// init regex
     mut re := regex.RE{}
     re.prog = []Token    {len: pattern.len + 1} // max program length, can not be longer then the pattern
@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@ pub fn regex(pattern string) (RE,int,int){
     re.group_stack = []int{len: re.group_max, init: -1}
 	re.group_data  = []int{len: re.group_max, init: -1}
 
-	re_err,err_pos := re.compile(pattern)
+	re_err,err_pos := re.impl_compile(pattern)
 	return re, re_err, err_pos
 }
 
@@ -111,6 +110,36 @@ pub fn (re RE) get_group_list() []Re_group {
 	return res
 }
 
+/******************************************************************************
+*
+* Matchers
+*
+******************************************************************************/
+// match_string Match the pattern with the in_txt string
+[direct_array_access]
+pub fn (mut re RE) match_string(in_txt string) (int,int) {
+
+	start, mut end := re.match_base(in_txt.str, in_txt.len + 1)
+	if end > in_txt.len {
+		end = in_txt.len
+	}
+
+	if start >= 0 && end > start {
+		if (re.flag & f_ms) != 0 && start > 0 {
+			return no_match_found, 0
+		}
+		if (re.flag & f_me) != 0 && end < in_txt.len {
+			if in_txt[end] in new_line_list {
+				return start, end
+			}
+			return no_match_found, 0
+		}
+		return start, end
+	}
+	return start, end
+}
+
+
 /******************************************************************************
 *
 * Finders