use regex::Regex;
pub fn to_regex(pat: String, flags: String) -> Result<Box<Regex>, String> {
let prepend = if flags.is_empty() {
String::new()
} else {
format!("(?{})", flags)
};
match regex::Regex::new(&format!("{}{}", prepend, pat)) {
Ok(regex) => Ok(Box::new(regex)),
Err(_) => Err(format!("Can not create from /{}/{}", pat, flags)),
}
}