Enable regex search on translate.wordpress.org

[Presskopp]

Pretty please

[NekoJonez]

For those who don't know what Regex is:
​https://help.relativity.com/RelativityOne/Content/Relativity/Regular_expressions/Searching_with_regular_expressions.htm

​https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.preg-match.php

​https://www.w3schools.com/php/php_regex.asp

[psmits1567]

Would be very welcome certainly in consistency checking

[paulkevan]

Can you describe the problem that would be solved by enabling a regex search, with some examples?

[Presskopp]

Well, I believe I can. I'm not asking this just for fun, but because I often find the need to use a regex, which is not currently possible. For instance, I frequently check translations to ensure they align with existing ones, but sometimes a more granular search is required. For example there are situations where I specifically want to find phrases that start with a specific text, especially when there are numerous results to sift through. While I don't have specific examples at the moment, trust me, there are many cases where this is necessary. I'll make an effort to provide some examples once I've gathered them.

[Presskopp]

Example # 1: Let's say I want to search for any string starting with "Sorry" and including "post" ->

look what you get just going for "Sorry":
​https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp/dev/de/default/?filters%5Bterm%5D=Sorry

[Presskopp]

Example # 2: Searching for a string which only has 1 character ->

"I knew there was this 1 char unicode sign somewhere.."
​https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/meta/wordpress-org/de/default/?filters%5Bstatus%5D=either&filters%5Boriginal_id%5D=16156486