# 📖 Overview

The **Regex App** application is a powerful utility designed to simplify the creation of regular expression patterns. Instead of manually writing complex regex syntax, developers can generate accurate patterns directly from snippets or structured input data. This reduces the time spent on repetitive coding tasks and minimizes errors.  

Regex App plays a key role in supporting the **TextFSM Generator**, which builds TextFSM templates for parsing and structuring unformatted text. By integrating with Regexapp, TextFSM Generator can more efficiently produce templates that capture the desired data fields, making text parsing faster, cleaner, and more reliable.  

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## ✨ Features

- 🔧 **Regex Generation** – Automatically create regex patterns from snippets or provided data.
- ⚡ **Developer Productivity** – Speeds up development by reducing repetitive coding tasks.  
- 🧩 **Reusable Components** – Provides maintainable building blocks for text parsing workflows.  
- 📚 **Integration Ready** – Designed to work seamlessly with other parsing and automation tools.  

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## 🚀 Benefits

- Simplifies complex regex creation.  
- Improves accuracy and consistency in text parsing.  
- Accelerates development cycles with reusable utilities.  
- Enhances maintainability of parsing logic across projects.  

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## ⚙️ Installation  

You can install the **regexapp** package directly from PyPI using `pip`:  

```bash
pip install regexapp
```  

### ✅ Requirements  
- Python 3.9 or higher  
- Internet connection to fetch dependencies from PyPI

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## 📦 Dependencies  

This project relies on the following Python packages to ensure smooth functionality and seamless integration:  

- [**PyYAML**](https://pypi.org/project/PyYAML/) – YAML parser and emitter, enabling structured configuration management in Python applications.  
- [**genericlib**](https://pypi.org/project/genericlib) - A lightweight utility library providing reusable, generic functions to simplify development and reduce boilerplate code.

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## 🐞 Bugs & Feature Requests  

If you encounter a bug or have a feature request, please submit it through the official [GitHub Issue Tracker](https://github.com/Geeks-Trident-LLC/regexapp/issues). This helps us track, prioritize, and resolve issues efficiently while keeping all feedback in one place.

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## 🛣️ Roadmap  

- ⚠️ **Deprecation Notice** – *Regex Pro Edition* and *Enterprise Edition* will be deprecated and removed during the upcoming migration to 🚀 `regexapp` version **1.x**.  
- 📌 **Future Enhancements** – Continued improvements to regex generation, expanded integration with parsing libraries, and streamlined developer workflows.  
- 🔍 **Testing & Feedback** – Early adopters are encouraged to experiment and provide feedback to help shape the stable release.  

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## 📜 License  

This project is licensed under the **BSD 3‑Clause License**.  
You can review the full license text here:  
- [BSD 3‑Clause License](https://github.com/Geeks-Trident-LLC/regexapp/blob/develop/LICENSE)  

### 🔍 What the BSD 3‑Clause License Means  
- ✅ **Freedom to Use** – You may use this library in both open‑source and proprietary projects.  
- ✅ **Freedom to Modify** – You can adapt, extend, or customize the code to fit your needs.  
- ✅ **Freedom to Distribute** – Redistribution of source or binary forms is permitted, with or without modification.  
- ⚠️ **Conditions** – You must retain the copyright notice, license text, and disclaimers in redistributions.  
- ❌ **Restrictions** – You cannot use the names of the project or its contributors to endorse or promote derived products without prior permission.  

### ⚡ Why BSD 3‑Clause?  
The BSD 3‑Clause License strikes a balance between openness and protection. It allows broad usage and collaboration while ensuring proper attribution and preventing misuse of contributor names for marketing or endorsement.  

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## ⚠️ Disclaimer  

This package is currently in **pre‑beta development**. Features, APIs, and dependencies may change before the official 1.x release. While it is functional, please use it with caution in production environments and expect ongoing updates as the project matures.  

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