The Node Forge presents:

Regex Simplifier

A tiny utility that helps you understand, build, and test regular expressions using clean, readable code.

✨ Features

🧠 explain(regex) — Converts regex into plain English
🔍 test(value, pattern) — Tests a string against a regex or named pattern
🧱 build(name) — Generates regex for common use-cases like "email", "url", etc.
💬 Clean console formatting for output clarity
🌐 Supports both Node.js and browser environments

📦 Installation

npm install @the-node-forge/regex-simplifier

🚀 Usage

import { build, test, explain } from '@the-node-forge/regex-simplifier';

// Build common patterns
const emailRegex = build('email');
console.log(emailRegex.test('me@example.com')); // true

// Test a value directly
console.log(test('12345', 'zip')); // true
console.log(test('https://the-node-forge.dev', 'url')); // true

// Explain a raw regex
console.log(explain(/^\d{5}$/));
// => This pattern includes:
//    - Starts with
//    - exactly five digits
//    - Ends with

📚 Built-in Patterns

Name	Description
email	Validates an email address
url	Validates an HTTP(s) URL (no FTP), with localhost or domain, optional port & path
zip	Validates a US ZIP code (5 or 9 digits)
phone	Validates a US phone number (with optional +1, balanced parentheses)
ipv4	Validates an IPv4 address
ipv6	Validates a full IPv6 address (no shorthand)
iso-date	Validates a date in ISO format (YYYY-MM-DD)
us-date	Validates a date in US format (MM/DD/YYYY)
time24	Validates time in 24‑hour format (HH:mm or HH:mm:ss)
hex-color	Validates a hexadecimal color code (#RGB or #RRGGBB)
rgb-color	Validates an RGB color value (0–255 each)
credit-card	Validates a credit card number (Visa, MasterCard, Amex)
ssn	Validates a US Social Security Number
slug	Validates a URL slug (lowercase, numbers, hyphens)
uuid	Validates a UUID (versions 1–5)

💡 Contributing

We welcome contributions! Feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request.

⭐ Support

If you find Regex Simplifier helpful, give it a ⭐ on GitHub.

🔗 Links

📖 Docs

Full documentation available at: https://the-node-forge.github.io/regex-simplifier