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DOCUMENTATION:
name: regex
author: Ansible Core
short_description: Does string match regular expression from the start
description:
- Compare string against regular expression using Python's match or search functions.
options:
_input:
description: String to match.
type: string
required: True
pattern:
description: Regex to match against.
type: string
required: True
ignorecase:
description: Use case insensitive matching.
type: boolean
default: False
multiline:
description: Match against multiple lines in string.
type: boolean
default: False
match_type:
description: Decide which function to be used to do the matching.
type: string
choices: [match, search]
default: search
EXAMPLES: |
url: "https://example.com/users/foo/resources/bar"
foundmatch: url is regex("example\.com/\w+/foo")
RETURN:
_value:
description: Returns V(True) if there is a match, V(False) otherwise.
type: boolean
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