-- | Allow to filter a list of string with include and exclude patterns module Shaker.Regex( processListWithRegexp ) where import Text.Regex.Posix import Data.List -- | Filter all elements matching include patterns and -- remove all elements matching exclude patterns to the result. -- -- If no include pattern is given, all elements are accepted minus those matching exclude patterns. -- -- If no exclude pattern is given, all elements matching include patterns are taken. processListWithRegexp :: [String] -- ^ Initial list to filter -> [String] -- ^ include patterns (regex) -> [String] -- ^ exclude patterns (regex) -> [String] -- ^ List with all elements matching include patterns minus all elements matching exclude patterns processListWithRegexp list [] [] = list processListWithRegexp list ignore [] = nub $ list \\ getExcluded list ignore processListWithRegexp list [] include = nub $ getIncluded list include processListWithRegexp list ignore include = nub $ getIncluded list include \\ getExcluded list ignore getExcluded :: [String] -> [String] -> [String] getExcluded list patterns = filter funExclude list where funExclude el = any (el =~) patterns getIncluded :: [String] -> [String] -> [String] getIncluded list patterns = filter funInclude list where funInclude el = any (el =~) patterns