spatie/regex
Cleaner, safer wrapper around PHP’s preg_* functions. Provides Regex::match/matchAll/replace with MatchResult objects, easy access to groups, sensible defaults, and callback-based replacements—no by-reference variables or confusing false/null error handling.
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| php-standard-library/regex | 0.84 | Type-safe regex for PHP with typed capture groups and predictable error handling. Build expressions with confidence, get structured match results, and avoid silent failures common in preg_* functions. Part of PHP Standard Library. | 0 | 1 | — | 27K | — | 21.2 | 64.8 | — | — | |
| icomefromthenet/reverse-regex | 0.84 | Generate sample strings from regular expressions for test data and validation. ReverseRegex parses a supported subset of regex syntax (literals, groups, character classes, quantifiers, escapes, some Unicode via \X{####}) and outputs randomized matching text via PHP generators. | 136 | 138 | 38 | 3K | 4 | 3.2 | 21.0 | MIT | — | |
| s9e/regexp-builder | 0.84 | Generate compact regular expressions that match a given list of strings (ideal for keyword search). Builds optimized patterns like ba[rz]|foo from input terms, with factories for PHP, Java, JavaScript, RE2, plus RawBytes/RawUTF8 output modes. | 35 | 36 | 3 | 56K | 0 | 5.1 | 44.1 | MIT | 3 years ago | |
| niklongstone/regex-reverse | 0.84 | Generate random strings that match a given PCRE-style regex. Supports common character classes (\d, \w, \s), ranges, groups, alternation, and quantifiers (*, +, ?, {n,m}). Simple API: RegRev::generate($pattern). | 103 | 105 | 8 | 3K | 2 | 3.0 | 21.0 | MIT | 10 years ago | |
| composer/pcre | 0.84 | Type-safe wrapper around PHP’s preg_* functions. Composer\Pcre\Preg prevents silent PCRE failures, standardizes return types (PREG_UNMATCHED_AS_NULL), and improves static analysis with a PHPStan extension for regex-aware typing. | 702 | 702 | 15 | 11M | 0 | 11.5 | 55.3 | MIT | 1 year ago | |
| apie/regex-tools | 0.83 | Utility package from the Apie ecosystem that provides internal tools for working with regular expressions in PHP, including helpers for building and validating regex patterns. Maintained in the Apie monorepo; primarily intended for internal use. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0.0 | 19.3 | MIT | — | |
| apie/dateformat-to-regex | 0.83 | Converts PHP date() format strings into “simple” regular expressions for validating date/time strings. Generates regex that matches the format pattern (not full calendar validation, e.g., may accept 30 February). Includes a static DateFormatToRegex::formatToRegex() helper. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0.0 | 19.3 | MIT | — | |
| ilario-pierbattista/reverse-regex | 0.83 | Generate example strings from regular expressions in PHP—useful for test data for forms, databases, and regex validation. Includes lexer/parser and random generators, supports literals, groups, classes, ranges, and quantifiers (with some Unicode/PCRE limits). | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1K | 0 | 18.4 | 40.8 | MIT | 2 months ago | |
| apie/regex-value-objects | 0.81 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0.0 | 19.3 | MIT | — | |
| coduo/php-matcher | 0.79 | Flexible PHP pattern-matching library for testing and validating complex data structures. Compare arrays, JSON and objects against readable expectations, with rich mismatch descriptions to pinpoint differences. Useful for API response assertions and custom validation rules. | 843 | 846 | 85 | 229K | 4 | 18.4 | 1.3 | MIT | 5 months ago | |
| spatie/elasticsearch-search-string-parser | 0.77 | Parse custom search strings into Elasticsearch queries. Supports regex-based directives like status:active or @user, grouping directives, and autocomplete suggestions. Build searches via spatie/elasticsearch-query-builder and get results + directive suggestions. | 48 | 48 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 4.5 | 2.8 | MIT | 11 months ago | |
| spatie/string | 0.76 | Fluent string handling for PHP. Wrap strings with string() to get a chainable object with helpers like between(), case conversion, concatenation, and array-offset access for reading/updating characters. Lightweight utility by Spatie, installable via Composer. | 560 | 571 | 26 | 20K | 0 | 28.2 | 25.1 | MIT | 1 month ago | |
| spatie/url | 0.76 | Immutable URL parser/builder for PHP. Parse scheme, host, path and query, then fluently transform parts (withHost, withPath, withScheme) and manage query parameters. Supports allowed/sanitized schemes for safer URL handling. | 739 | 752 | 60 | 413K | 0 | 12.4 | 37.9 | MIT | 2 years ago |
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