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#
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# Author: Cyril Jaquier
# 
# $Revision$

__author__ = "Cyril Jaquier"
__version__ = "$Revision$"
__date__ = "$Date$"
__copyright__ = "Copyright (c) 2004 Cyril Jaquier"
__license__ = "GPL"

import re, sre_constants

##
# Regular expression class.
#
# This class represents a regular expression with its compiled version.

class Regex:

	##
	# Constructor.
	#
	# Creates a new object. This method can throw RegexException in order to
	# avoid construction of invalid object.
	# @param value the regular expression
	
	def __init__(self, regex):
		self._matchCache = None
		try:
			self._regexObj = re.compile(regex)
			self._regex = regex
		except sre_constants.error:
			raise RegexException("Unable to compile regular expression '%s'" %
								 regex)
	
	##
	# Gets the regular expression.
	#
	# The effective regular expression used is returned.
	# @return the regular expression
	
	def getRegex(self):
		return self._regex
	
	##
	# Searches the regular expression.
	#
	# Sets an internal cache (match object) in order to avoid searching for
	# the pattern again. This method must be called before calling any other
	# method of this object.
	# @param value the line
	
	def search(self, value):
		self._matchCache = self._regexObj.search(value)
	
	##
	# Checks if the previous call to search() matched.
	#
	# @return True if a match was found, False otherwise
	
	def hasMatched(self):
		if self._matchCache:
			return True
		else:
			return False


##
# Exception dedicated to the class Regex.

class RegexException(Exception):
	pass