swiftlang / swiftlang/swift-experimental-string-processing
Match.subscript fails to properly cast non-matched Capture
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Description
This code should produce an Optional<Int>. Instead it produces an Optional<Substring> and crashes.
import RegexBuilder
let ref = Reference(Int.self)
let regex = Regex {
"test"
Optionally {
TryCapture(as: ref) {
OneOrMore(.digit)
} transform: {
Int($0)
}
}
"a"
}
let match = "testa".wholeMatch(of: regex)
print("Int \(match![ref])")
This aborts with:
Could not cast value of type 'Swift.Optional<Swift.Substring>' (0x1f2db92c0) to 'Swift.Int' (0x1f3da0bf0).
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the Swift snippet with RegexBuilder, focusing on Reference, TryCapture, Optionally, and Match.subscript when the capture is absent. Trace how the non-matched capture is represented and verify that the completed behavior returns an Optional without a cast crash.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- swift
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100