#!/usr/bin/env python3

import re

SED_REGEX = re.compile(
    # This part matches an optional nick followed by ":" or ",", used to direct replacement
    # at a particular user.
    r"^(?:(?P<nick>.+?)[:,] )?"

    # Match and save the delimiter (any one symbol) as a named group
    r"s(?P<delim>[^\w\s])"

    # Match the pattern to replace, which can be any string up to the first instance of the delimiter
    r"(?P<pattern>(?:(?!(?P=delim)).)*)(?P=delim)"

    # Ditto with the replacement
    r"(?P<replacement>(?:(?!(?P=delim)).)*)"

    # Optional final delimiter plus flags at the end
    r"(?:(?P=delim)(?P<flags>[a-z]*))?"
)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    print("This is the full regex used by the plugin; paste it into your favourite regex tester "
          "for debugging:")
    print(SED_REGEX)