json exchange format

JSON Exchange Format

Post Request

"json" = {
    "parser":            "php",
    "regularExpression": "a(b*)",
    "flags":             ["i","o","g"],
    "matchText":         "bluab"
}

• parser: Parser to use (String)
• regularExpression: Regular expression without flags or delimiters (String)
• flags: Selected flags (Array of String)
• matchText: Text to search for matches (String)

Response Body

{
    "parser":            "php",
    "regularExpression": "a(b*)",
    "flags":           ["i","o","g"],
    "matchText":         "bluab",
    "error":             false,
    "matchings": [
        {
            "text":"ab",
            "index":3,
            "subexpressions":["ab", "b"]
        }
    ],
    "programming":       "preg_match('/a(b*)/iog', $matchtext);"
}

• error: Error message or false (String or boolean)
• matchings: Array of all matchings (Array)
• text: Text of the match (String)
• index: Index of the match (Int)
• subexpressions: Array of subexpressions. First element is the most extensive match. (Array of String)
• programming: Example for programming (String)