Use Unicode Properties in regex normalization license expressions
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Description
From the discussion on implementers call on 29 Oct., we could use Unicode properties in the regular expressions to simplify and possible speed up the license matching algorithms.
Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicode_character_property
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the license expression normalization and matching algorithms, then review the Unicode character property reference linked in the issue. Compare the existing regular expressions with the proposed Unicode-property approach and establish the expected simplification or performance improvement before changing the implementation.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100