fancy-regex 0.17.0

An implementation of regexes, supporting a relatively rich set of features, including backreferences and look-around.
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// Copyright 2016 The Fancy Regex Authors.
//
// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
// of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
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// THE SOFTWARE.

//! Analysis of regex expressions.

use alloc::boxed::Box;
use alloc::string::String;
use alloc::vec::Vec;
use core::cmp::min;

use bit_set::BitSet;

use crate::alloc::string::ToString;
use crate::parse::ExprTree;
use crate::vm::CaptureGroupRange;
use crate::{CompileError, Error, Expr, Result};

#[cfg(not(feature = "std"))]
use alloc::collections::BTreeMap as Map;
#[cfg(feature = "std")]
use std::collections::HashMap as Map;

#[derive(Debug)]
pub struct Info<'a> {
    pub(crate) capture_groups: CaptureGroupRange,
    pub(crate) min_size: usize,
    pub(crate) const_size: bool,
    /// Tracks the minimum number of characters that would be consumed in the innermost capture group
    /// before this expression is matched.
    pub(crate) min_pos_in_group: usize,
    pub(crate) hard: bool,
    pub(crate) expr: &'a Expr,
    pub(crate) children: Vec<Info<'a>>,
}

impl<'a> Info<'a> {
    /// Returns the start (first) group number for this expression.
    pub(crate) fn start_group(&self) -> usize {
        self.capture_groups.start()
    }

    /// Returns the end (last) group number for this expression.
    pub(crate) fn end_group(&self) -> usize {
        self.capture_groups.end()
    }

    pub(crate) fn is_literal(&self) -> bool {
        match *self.expr {
            Expr::Literal { casei, .. } => !casei,
            Expr::Concat(_) => self.children.iter().all(|child| child.is_literal()),
            _ => false,
        }
    }

    pub(crate) fn push_literal(&self, buf: &mut String) {
        match *self.expr {
            // could be more paranoid about checking casei
            Expr::Literal { ref val, .. } => buf.push_str(val),
            Expr::Concat(_) => {
                for child in &self.children {
                    child.push_literal(buf);
                }
            }
            _ => panic!("push_literal called on non-literal"),
        }
    }
}

struct SizeInfo {
    min_size: usize,
    const_size: bool,
}

struct Analyzer<'a> {
    backrefs: &'a BitSet,
    group_ix: usize,
    /// Stores the analysis info for each group by group number
    // NOTE: uses a Map instead of a Vec because sometimes we start from capture group 1 othertimes 0
    group_info: Map<usize, SizeInfo>,
}

impl<'a> Analyzer<'a> {
    fn visit(&mut self, expr: &'a Expr, min_pos_in_group: usize) -> Result<Info<'a>> {
        let start_group = self.group_ix;
        let mut children = Vec::new();
        let mut min_size = 0;
        let mut const_size = false;
        let mut hard = false;
        match *expr {
            Expr::Assertion(assertion) if assertion.is_hard() => {
                const_size = true;
                hard = true;
            }
            Expr::Empty | Expr::Assertion(_) => {
                const_size = true;
            }
            Expr::Any { .. } => {
                min_size = 1;
                const_size = true;
            }
            Expr::Literal { ref val, casei } => {
                // right now each character in a literal gets its own node, that might change
                min_size = 1;
                const_size = literal_const_size(val, casei);
            }
            Expr::Concat(ref v) => {
                const_size = true;
                let mut pos_in_group = min_pos_in_group;
                for child in v {
                    let child_info = self.visit(child, pos_in_group)?;
                    min_size += child_info.min_size;
                    const_size &= child_info.const_size;
                    hard |= child_info.hard;
                    pos_in_group += child_info.min_size;
                    children.push(child_info);
                }
            }
            Expr::Alt(ref v) => {
                let child_info = self.visit(&v[0], min_pos_in_group)?;
                min_size = child_info.min_size;
                const_size = child_info.const_size;
                hard = child_info.hard;
                children.push(child_info);
                for child in &v[1..] {
                    let child_info = self.visit(child, min_pos_in_group)?;
                    const_size &= child_info.const_size && min_size == child_info.min_size;
                    min_size = min(min_size, child_info.min_size);
                    hard |= child_info.hard;
                    children.push(child_info);
                }
            }
            Expr::Group(ref child) => {
                let group = self.group_ix;
                self.group_ix += 1;
                let child_info = self.visit(child, 0)?;
                min_size = child_info.min_size;
                const_size = child_info.const_size;
                // Store the group info for use by backrefs
                self.group_info.insert(
                    group,
                    SizeInfo {
                        min_size,
                        const_size,
                    },
                );
                // If there's a backref to this group, we potentially have to backtrack within the
                // group. E.g. with `(x|xy)\1` and input `xyxy`, `x` matches but then the backref
                // doesn't, so we have to backtrack and try `xy`.
                hard = child_info.hard | self.backrefs.contains(group);
                children.push(child_info);
            }
            Expr::LookAround(ref child, _) => {
                // NOTE: min_pos_in_group might seem weird for lookbehinds
                let child_info = self.visit(child, min_pos_in_group)?;
                // min_size = 0
                const_size = true;
                hard = true;
                children.push(child_info);
            }
            Expr::Repeat {
                ref child, lo, hi, ..
            } => {
                let child_info = self.visit(child, min_pos_in_group)?;
                min_size = child_info.min_size * lo;
                const_size = child_info.const_size && lo == hi;
                hard = child_info.hard;
                children.push(child_info);
            }
            Expr::Delegate { size, .. } => {
                // currently only used for empty and single-char matches
                min_size = size;
                const_size = true;
            }
            Expr::Backref { group, .. } => {
                if group == 0 {
                    return Err(Error::CompileError(Box::new(CompileError::InvalidBackref(
                        group,
                    ))));
                }
                // Look up the referenced group's size information
                if let Some(&SizeInfo {
                    min_size: group_min_size,
                    const_size: group_const_size,
                }) = self.group_info.get(&group)
                {
                    min_size = group_min_size;
                    const_size = group_const_size;
                }
                hard = true;
            }
            Expr::AtomicGroup(ref child) => {
                let child_info = self.visit(child, min_pos_in_group)?;
                min_size = child_info.min_size;
                const_size = child_info.const_size;
                hard = true; // TODO: possibly could weaken
                children.push(child_info);
            }
            Expr::KeepOut => {
                hard = true;
                const_size = true;
            }
            Expr::ContinueFromPreviousMatchEnd => {
                hard = true;
                const_size = true;
            }
            Expr::BackrefExistsCondition(_) => {
                hard = true;
                const_size = true;
            }
            Expr::Conditional {
                ref condition,
                ref true_branch,
                ref false_branch,
            } => {
                hard = true;

                let child_info_condition = self.visit(condition, min_pos_in_group)?;
                let child_info_truth = self.visit(
                    true_branch,
                    min_pos_in_group + child_info_condition.min_size,
                )?;
                let child_info_false = self.visit(false_branch, min_pos_in_group)?;

                min_size = child_info_condition.min_size
                    + min(child_info_truth.min_size, child_info_false.min_size);
                const_size = child_info_condition.const_size
                    && child_info_truth.const_size
                    && child_info_false.const_size
                    // if the condition's size plus the truth branch's size is equal to the false branch's size then it's const size
                    && child_info_condition.min_size + child_info_truth.min_size == child_info_false.min_size;

                children.push(child_info_condition);
                children.push(child_info_truth);
                children.push(child_info_false);
            }
            Expr::SubroutineCall(_) => {
                return Err(Error::CompileError(Box::new(
                    CompileError::FeatureNotYetSupported("Subroutine Call".to_string()),
                )));
            }
            Expr::UnresolvedNamedSubroutineCall { ref name, ix } => {
                return Err(Error::CompileError(Box::new(
                    CompileError::SubroutineCallTargetNotFound(name.to_string(), ix),
                )));
            }
            Expr::BackrefWithRelativeRecursionLevel { .. } => {
                return Err(Error::CompileError(Box::new(
                    CompileError::FeatureNotYetSupported("Backref at recursion level".to_string()),
                )));
            }
        };

        Ok(Info {
            expr,
            children,
            capture_groups: CaptureGroupRange(start_group, self.group_ix),
            min_size,
            const_size,
            hard,
            min_pos_in_group,
        })
    }
}

fn literal_const_size(_: &str, _: bool) -> bool {
    // Right now, regex doesn't do sophisticated case folding,
    // test below will fail when that changes, then we need to
    // do something fancier here.
    true
}

/// Analyze the parsed expression to determine whether it requires fancy features.
pub fn analyze<'a>(tree: &'a ExprTree, explicit_capture_group_0: bool) -> Result<Info<'a>> {
    let start_group = if explicit_capture_group_0 { 0 } else { 1 };
    let mut analyzer = Analyzer {
        backrefs: &tree.backrefs,
        group_ix: start_group,
        group_info: Map::new(),
    };

    let analyzed = analyzer.visit(&tree.expr, 0);
    if analyzer.backrefs.contains(0) {
        return Err(Error::CompileError(Box::new(CompileError::InvalidBackref(
            0,
        ))));
    }
    if let Some(highest_backref) = analyzer.backrefs.into_iter().last() {
        if highest_backref > analyzer.group_ix - start_group
            // if we have an explicit capture group 0, and the highest backref is the number of capture groups
            // then that backref refers to an invalid group
            // i.e. `(a\1)b`   has no capture group 1
            //      `(a(b))\2` has no capture group 2
            || highest_backref == analyzer.group_ix && start_group == 0
        {
            return Err(Error::CompileError(Box::new(CompileError::InvalidBackref(
                highest_backref,
            ))));
        }
    }
    analyzed
}

/// Determine if the expression will always only ever match at position 0.
/// Note that false negatives are possible - it can return false even if it could be anchored.
/// This should therefore only be treated as an optimization.
pub fn can_compile_as_anchored(root_expr: &Expr) -> bool {
    use crate::Assertion;

    match root_expr {
        Expr::Concat(children) => match children[0] {
            Expr::Assertion(assertion) => assertion == Assertion::StartText,
            _ => false,
        },
        Expr::Assertion(assertion) => *assertion == Assertion::StartText,
        _ => false,
    }
}

#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
    use super::analyze;
    // use super::literal_const_size;
    use crate::{can_compile_as_anchored, CompileError, Error, Expr};

    // #[test]
    // fn case_folding_safe() {
    //     let re = regex::Regex::new("(?i:ß)").unwrap();
    //     if re.is_match("SS") {
    //         assert!(!literal_const_size("ß", true));
    //     }

    //     // Another tricky example, Armenian ECH YIWN
    //     let re = regex::Regex::new("(?i:\\x{0587})").unwrap();
    //     if re.is_match("\u{0565}\u{0582}") {
    //         assert!(!literal_const_size("\u{0587}", true));
    //     }
    // }

    #[test]
    fn invalid_backref_zero() {
        let tree = Expr::parse_tree(r".\0").unwrap();
        let result = analyze(&tree, false);
        assert!(matches!(
            result.err(),
            Some(Error::CompileError(ref box_err)) if matches!(**box_err, CompileError::InvalidBackref(0))
        ));

        let result = analyze(&tree, true);
        assert!(matches!(
            result.err(),
            Some(Error::CompileError(ref box_err)) if matches!(**box_err, CompileError::InvalidBackref(0))
        ));

        let tree = Expr::parse_tree(r"(.)\0").unwrap();
        let result = analyze(&tree, false);
        assert!(matches!(
            result.err(),
            Some(Error::CompileError(ref box_err)) if matches!(**box_err, CompileError::InvalidBackref(0))
        ));

        let result = analyze(&tree, true);
        assert!(matches!(
            result.err(),
            Some(Error::CompileError(ref box_err)) if matches!(**box_err, CompileError::InvalidBackref(0))
        ));

        let tree = Expr::parse_tree(r"(.)\0\1").unwrap();
        let result = analyze(&tree, false);
        assert!(matches!(
            result.err(),
            Some(Error::CompileError(ref box_err)) if matches!(**box_err, CompileError::InvalidBackref(0))
        ));
    }

    #[test]
    fn invalid_backref_no_captures() {
        let tree = Expr::parse_tree(r"aa\1").unwrap();
        let result = analyze(&tree, false);
        assert!(matches!(
            result.err(),
            Some(Error::CompileError(ref box_err)) if matches!(**box_err, CompileError::InvalidBackref(1))
        ));

        let tree = Expr::parse_tree(r"aaaa\2").unwrap();
        let result = analyze(&tree, false);
        assert!(matches!(
            result.err(),
            Some(Error::CompileError(ref box_err)) if matches!(**box_err, CompileError::InvalidBackref(2))
        ));
    }

    #[test]
    fn invalid_backref_with_captures() {
        let tree = Expr::parse_tree(r"a(a)\2").unwrap();
        let result = analyze(&tree, false);
        assert!(matches!(
            result.err(),
            Some(Error::CompileError(ref box_err)) if matches!(**box_err, CompileError::InvalidBackref(2))
        ));

        let tree = Expr::parse_tree(r"a(a)\2\1").unwrap();
        let result = analyze(&tree, false);
        assert!(matches!(
            result.err(),
            Some(Error::CompileError(ref box_err)) if matches!(**box_err, CompileError::InvalidBackref(2))
        ));
    }

    #[test]
    fn invalid_backref_with_captures_explict_capture_group_zero() {
        let tree = Expr::parse_tree(r"(a(b)\2)c").unwrap();
        let result = analyze(&tree, true);
        assert!(matches!(
            result.err(),
            Some(Error::CompileError(ref box_err)) if matches!(**box_err, CompileError::InvalidBackref(2))
        ));

        let tree = Expr::parse_tree(r"(a(b)\1\2)c").unwrap();
        let result = analyze(&tree, true);
        assert!(matches!(
            result.err(),
            Some(Error::CompileError(ref box_err)) if matches!(**box_err, CompileError::InvalidBackref(2))
        ));

        let tree = Expr::parse_tree(r"(a\1)b").unwrap();
        let result = analyze(&tree, true);
        assert!(matches!(
            result.err(),
            Some(Error::CompileError(ref box_err)) if matches!(**box_err, CompileError::InvalidBackref(1))
        ));

        let tree = Expr::parse_tree(r"(a(b))\2").unwrap();
        let result = analyze(&tree, true);
        assert!(matches!(
            result.err(),
            Some(Error::CompileError(ref box_err)) if matches!(**box_err, CompileError::InvalidBackref(2))
        ));
    }

    #[test]
    fn allow_analysis_of_self_backref() {
        // even if it will never match, see issue 103
        assert!(!analyze(&Expr::parse_tree(r"(.\1)").unwrap(), false).is_err());
        assert!(!analyze(&Expr::parse_tree(r"((.\1))").unwrap(), true).is_err());
        assert!(!analyze(&Expr::parse_tree(r"(([ab]+)\1b)").unwrap(), false).is_err());
        // in the following scenario it can match
        assert!(!analyze(&Expr::parse_tree(r"(([ab]+?)(?(1)\1| )c)+").unwrap(), false).is_err());
    }

    #[test]
    fn allow_backref_even_when_capture_group_occurs_after_backref() {
        assert!(!analyze(&Expr::parse_tree(r"\1(.)").unwrap(), false).is_err());
        assert!(!analyze(&Expr::parse_tree(r"(\1(.))").unwrap(), true).is_err());
    }

    #[test]
    fn valid_backref_occurs_after_capture_group() {
        assert!(!analyze(&Expr::parse_tree(r"(.)\1").unwrap(), false).is_err());
        assert!(!analyze(&Expr::parse_tree(r"((.)\1)").unwrap(), true).is_err());

        assert!(!analyze(&Expr::parse_tree(r"((.)\2\2)\1").unwrap(), false).is_err());
        assert!(!analyze(&Expr::parse_tree(r"(.)\1(.)\2").unwrap(), false).is_err());
        assert!(!analyze(&Expr::parse_tree(r"(.)foo(.)\2").unwrap(), false).is_err());
        assert!(!analyze(&Expr::parse_tree(r"(.)(foo)(.)\3\2\1").unwrap(), false).is_err());
        assert!(!analyze(&Expr::parse_tree(r"(.)(foo)(.)\3\1").unwrap(), false).is_err());
        assert!(!analyze(&Expr::parse_tree(r"(.)(foo)(.)\2\1").unwrap(), false).is_err());
    }

    #[test]
    fn feature_not_yet_supported() {
        let tree = &Expr::parse_tree(r"(a)\g<1>").unwrap();
        let result = analyze(tree, false);
        assert!(result.is_err());
        assert!(matches!(
            result.err(),
            Some(Error::CompileError(ref box_err)) if matches!(**box_err, CompileError::FeatureNotYetSupported(_))
        ));

        let tree = &Expr::parse_tree(r"(a)\k<1-0>").unwrap();
        let result = analyze(tree, false);
        assert!(result.is_err());
        assert!(matches!(
            result.err(),
            Some(Error::CompileError(ref box_err)) if matches!(**box_err, CompileError::FeatureNotYetSupported(_))
        ));
    }

    #[test]
    fn subroutine_call_undefined() {
        let tree = &Expr::parse_tree(r"\g<wrong_name>(?<different_name>a)").unwrap();
        let result = analyze(tree, false);
        assert!(result.is_err());
        assert!(matches!(
            result.err(),
            Some(Error::CompileError(ref box_err)) if matches!(**box_err, CompileError::SubroutineCallTargetNotFound(_, _))
        ));
    }

    #[test]
    fn is_literal() {
        let tree = Expr::parse_tree("abc").unwrap();
        let info = analyze(&tree, false).unwrap();
        assert_eq!(info.is_literal(), true);
    }

    #[test]
    fn is_literal_with_repeat() {
        let tree = Expr::parse_tree("abc*").unwrap();
        let info = analyze(&tree, false).unwrap();
        assert_eq!(info.is_literal(), false);
    }

    #[test]
    fn anchored_for_starttext_assertions() {
        let tree = Expr::parse_tree(r"^(\w+)\1").unwrap();
        assert_eq!(can_compile_as_anchored(&tree.expr), true);

        let tree = Expr::parse_tree(r"^").unwrap();
        assert_eq!(can_compile_as_anchored(&tree.expr), true);
    }

    #[test]
    fn backref_inherits_group_size_info() {
        // Test that backrefs properly inherit min_size and const_size from referenced groups
        let tree = Expr::parse_tree(r"(abc)\1").unwrap();
        let info = analyze(&tree, false).unwrap();
        // The concatenation should have min_size = 3 + 3 = 6 (group + backref)
        assert_eq!(info.min_size, 6);
        assert!(info.const_size);

        // Test with a variable-length group
        let tree = Expr::parse_tree(r"(a+)\1").unwrap();
        let info = analyze(&tree, false).unwrap();
        // The group has min_size = 1, but const_size = false due to the +
        // So the total should be min_size = 2, const_size = false
        assert_eq!(info.min_size, 2);
        assert!(!info.const_size);

        // Test with optional group
        let tree = Expr::parse_tree(r"(a?)\1").unwrap();
        let info = analyze(&tree, false).unwrap();
        // Both group and backref can be empty, so min_size = 0
        assert_eq!(info.min_size, 0);
        assert!(!info.const_size);
    }

    #[test]
    fn backref_forward_reference() {
        // Test forward references (backref before group definition)
        // These should use conservative defaults but still work
        let tree = Expr::parse_tree(r"\1(abc)").unwrap();
        let info = analyze(&tree, false).unwrap();
        // Forward ref gets min_size=0, group gets min_size=3, total=3
        assert_eq!(info.min_size, 3);
        // Forward ref sets const_size=false, so overall is false
        assert!(!info.const_size);
    }

    #[test]
    fn backref_in_lookbehind() {
        assert!(!analyze(&Expr::parse_tree(r"(hello)(?<=\b\1)").unwrap(), false).is_err());
        assert!(!analyze(&Expr::parse_tree(r"(..)(?<=\1\1)").unwrap(), false).is_err());
        assert!(!analyze(&Expr::parse_tree(r"(abc)(?<=\1)def").unwrap(), false).is_err());
    }

    #[test]
    fn not_anchored_for_startline_assertions() {
        let tree = Expr::parse_tree(r"(?m)^(\w+)\1").unwrap();
        assert_eq!(can_compile_as_anchored(&tree.expr), false);
    }

    #[test]
    fn min_pos_in_group_calculated_correctly_with_no_groups() {
        let tree = Expr::parse_tree(r"\G").unwrap();
        let info = analyze(&tree, false).unwrap();
        assert_eq!(info.min_size, 0);
        assert_eq!(info.min_pos_in_group, 0);
        assert!(info.const_size);

        let tree = Expr::parse_tree(r"\G(?=abc)\w+").unwrap();
        let info = analyze(&tree, false).unwrap();
        // the lookahead itself has min size 0
        assert_eq!(info.children[1].min_size, 0);
        assert!(info.children[1].const_size);
        // the children of the lookahead have min_size 3 from the literal
        assert_eq!(info.children[1].children[0].min_size, 3);
        assert!(info.children[1].children[0].const_size);
        // after lookahead, the position is reset
        assert_eq!(info.children[2].min_pos_in_group, 0);
        assert_eq!(info.children[2].min_size, 1);
        assert_eq!(info.min_pos_in_group, 0);
        assert!(!info.const_size);

        let tree = Expr::parse_tree(r"(?:ab*|cd){2}(?=bar)\w").unwrap();
        let info = analyze(&tree, false).unwrap();
        // the whole expression has min size 3 (a times 2 plus \w)
        assert_eq!(info.min_size, 3);
        // the min pos of the lookahead is 2
        assert_eq!(info.children[1].min_pos_in_group, 2);
        // after lookahead, the position is reset
        assert_eq!(info.children[2].min_pos_in_group, 2);
        assert_eq!(info.children[2].min_size, 1);
        assert!(!info.const_size);
    }

    #[test]
    fn min_pos_in_group_calculated_correctly_with_capture_groups() {
        use matches::assert_matches;

        let tree = Expr::parse_tree(r"a(bc)d(e(f)g)").unwrap();
        let info = analyze(&tree, false).unwrap();
        assert_eq!(info.min_pos_in_group, 0);
        // before the capture begins, the min pos in group 0 is 1
        assert_eq!(info.children[1].min_pos_in_group, 1);
        // inside capture group 1, the min pos of the Concat inside the group is 0
        assert_matches!(info.children[1].children[0].expr, Expr::Concat(_));
        assert_eq!(info.children[1].children[0].min_pos_in_group, 0);
        assert!(info.children[1].children[0].const_size);
        // inside capture group 1, the min pos of the c inside the group is 1
        assert_matches!(info.children[1].children[0].children[1].expr, Expr::Literal { val, casei: false } if val == "c");
        assert_eq!(info.children[1].children[0].children[1].min_pos_in_group, 1);

        // prove we are looking at the position of the d after capture group 1
        assert_matches!(info.children[2].expr, Expr::Literal { val, casei: false } if val == "d");
        assert_eq!(info.children[2].min_pos_in_group, 3);
        assert_eq!(info.children[2].start_group(), 2);
        assert_eq!(info.children[2].min_size, 1);

        // prove we are looking at the position of the e in capture group 2
        assert_matches!(info.children[3].children[0].children[0].expr, Expr::Literal { val, casei: false } if val == "e");
        assert_eq!(info.children[3].children[0].children[0].min_pos_in_group, 0);
    }
}