From 61a2cb65b1338cd6ac02500f6c8f7da21e858c6f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: kobewi <kobewi4e@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2022 15:56:46 +0200
Subject: Add static method for creating RegEx

---
 modules/regex/doc_classes/RegEx.xml |  9 ++++++++-
 modules/regex/regex.cpp             | 13 +++++++++++--
 modules/regex/regex.h               |  5 ++++-
 3 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

(limited to 'modules/regex')

diff --git a/modules/regex/doc_classes/RegEx.xml b/modules/regex/doc_classes/RegEx.xml
index deabc5ccd3..52a7fe492f 100644
--- a/modules/regex/doc_classes/RegEx.xml
+++ b/modules/regex/doc_classes/RegEx.xml
@@ -62,6 +62,13 @@
 				Compiles and assign the search pattern to use. Returns [constant OK] if the compilation is successful. If an error is encountered, details are printed to standard output and an error is returned.
 			</description>
 		</method>
+		<method name="create_from_string" qualifiers="static">
+			<return type="RegEx" />
+			<argument index="0" name="pattern" type="String" />
+			<description>
+				Creates and compiles a new [RegEx] object.
+			</description>
+		</method>
 		<method name="get_group_count" qualifiers="const">
 			<return type="int" />
 			<description>
@@ -96,7 +103,7 @@
 			</description>
 		</method>
 		<method name="search_all" qualifiers="const">
-			<return type="Array" />
+			<return type="RegExMatch[]" />
 			<argument index="0" name="subject" type="String" />
 			<argument index="1" name="offset" type="int" default="0" />
 			<argument index="2" name="end" type="int" default="-1" />
diff --git a/modules/regex/regex.cpp b/modules/regex/regex.cpp
index 67ce37219b..569066867a 100644
--- a/modules/regex/regex.cpp
+++ b/modules/regex/regex.cpp
@@ -159,6 +159,13 @@ void RegEx::_pattern_info(uint32_t what, void *where) const {
 	pcre2_pattern_info_32((pcre2_code_32 *)code, what, where);
 }
 
+Ref<RegEx> RegEx::create_from_string(const String &p_pattern) {
+	Ref<RegEx> ret;
+	ret.instantiate();
+	ret->compile(p_pattern);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 void RegEx::clear() {
 	if (code) {
 		pcre2_code_free_32((pcre2_code_32 *)code);
@@ -258,11 +265,11 @@ Ref<RegExMatch> RegEx::search(const String &p_subject, int p_offset, int p_end)
 	return result;
 }
 
-Array RegEx::search_all(const String &p_subject, int p_offset, int p_end) const {
+TypedArray<RegExMatch> RegEx::search_all(const String &p_subject, int p_offset, int p_end) const {
 	ERR_FAIL_COND_V_MSG(p_offset < 0, Array(), "RegEx search offset must be >= 0");
 
 	int last_end = -1;
-	Array result;
+	TypedArray<RegExMatch> result;
 	Ref<RegExMatch> match = search(p_subject, p_offset, p_end);
 	while (match.is_valid()) {
 		if (last_end == match->get_end(0)) {
@@ -384,6 +391,8 @@ RegEx::~RegEx() {
 }
 
 void RegEx::_bind_methods() {
+	ClassDB::bind_static_method("RegEx", D_METHOD("create_from_string", "pattern"), &RegEx::create_from_string);
+
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("clear"), &RegEx::clear);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("compile", "pattern"), &RegEx::compile);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("search", "subject", "offset", "end"), &RegEx::search, DEFVAL(0), DEFVAL(-1));
diff --git a/modules/regex/regex.h b/modules/regex/regex.h
index 1455188670..9296de929f 100644
--- a/modules/regex/regex.h
+++ b/modules/regex/regex.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include "core/templates/vector.h"
 #include "core/variant/array.h"
 #include "core/variant/dictionary.h"
+#include "core/variant/typed_array.h"
 
 class RegExMatch : public RefCounted {
 	GDCLASS(RegExMatch, RefCounted);
@@ -81,11 +82,13 @@ protected:
 	static void _bind_methods();
 
 public:
+	static Ref<RegEx> create_from_string(const String &p_pattern);
+
 	void clear();
 	Error compile(const String &p_pattern);
 
 	Ref<RegExMatch> search(const String &p_subject, int p_offset = 0, int p_end = -1) const;
-	Array search_all(const String &p_subject, int p_offset = 0, int p_end = -1) const;
+	TypedArray<RegExMatch> search_all(const String &p_subject, int p_offset = 0, int p_end = -1) const;
 	String sub(const String &p_subject, const String &p_replacement, bool p_all = false, int p_offset = 0, int p_end = -1) const;
 
 	bool is_valid() const;
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