Synthesis 2.0.4: Regex reaches adulthood

Earlier today I released version 2.0.4 of the Synthesis library for Synergy/DE.  This version rounds out most of the important features for Regex, along with a major performance enhancement for the Regex compilation phase and another one for ls, and a few bug fixes.  Take a look at the change log for details.

I’ve added a few more items to the Regex to-do list, each of which addresses wider compatibility with expressions used by other engines.  My goal is to make it possible for you to copy and paste a regular expression intended for any engine and use it as-is.

However, I can’t implement everything that anyone has included in regex syntax.  Some variations contradict more generally accepted features, and others don’t work with my implementation strategy, or with how Synergy/DE stores strings.  Thus, I have added a not-to-do list – which I like to call my (?!) list.  Each item in that list sports an explanation for why I don’t intend to implement it.  But this list is not immutable, so if it contains something that you cherish or I’ve missed some feature altogether, please leave a comment here.

For my feature reference, I used the excellent pages at regular-expressions.info.  I’d recommend it for anyone who wants to learn more about using regexen, or to write their own parser.