From: Matthew Rudy Jacobs <matthewrudyjacobs@...>
Date: 2008-06-30T05:19:13+09:00
Subject: Re: Statistician I (#167)

Matthew Moss wrote:
>
>   def initialize(str)
>     patt = str.gsub(/\[(.+?)\]/, '(?:\1)?').gsub(/<(.+?)>/, '(.+?)')
>     @pattern = Regexp.new('^' + patt + '$')
>     @fields = nil
>   end

does the rule string not need to be regexp escaped  somehow if it's 
gonna be directly Regexp.new'ed?

I fear a rule with something like "You run away[ from <name>] (you 
coward)" would break this approach.

Matthew Rudy
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