Regex Search and Match

Documentation

• Class name: SAIStringRegexSearchMatch
• Category: SALT/String/Process/Regex
• Output node: False

This node performs a search operation within a given text using a specified regular expression pattern, returning all matches found. It's designed to facilitate complex text analysis and extraction tasks by leveraging the power of regex patterns.

Input types

Required

• text_input
  • The text in which to search for matches. This input allows for multiline text, enabling searches across complex documents or blocks of text.
  • Comfy dtype: STRING
  • Python dtype: str
• regex_pattern
  • The regular expression pattern used to identify matches within the text input. This pattern defines the criteria for what constitutes a match, allowing for precise and flexible text analysis.
  • Comfy dtype: STRING
  • Python dtype: str

Output types

• matches
  • Comfy dtype: LIST
  • A list of all text segments within the input text that match the specified regular expression pattern.
  • Python dtype: List[str]

Usage tips

• Infra type: CPU
• Common nodes: unknown

Source code

class SAIStringRegexSearchMatch:
    @classmethod
    def INPUT_TYPES(cls):
        return {
            "required": {
                "text_input": ("STRING", {"multiline": True, "dynamicPrompts": False, "placeholder": "Text to search..."}),
                "regex_pattern": ("STRING", {"multiline": True, "dynamicPrompts": False, "placeholder": "\\b[a-zA-Z]{6}\\b"}),
            },
        }

    RETURN_TYPES = ("LIST",)
    RETURN_NAMES = ("matches",)

    FUNCTION = "search_matches"
    CATEGORY = "SALT/String/Process/Regex"

    def search_matches(self, text_input, regex_pattern):
        matches = re.findall(regex_pattern, text_input)
        return (matches,)