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tastycode/nested_regex.rb

Created September 9, 2012 16:22
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nested_regex.rb
require 'english'
main_path = %r{/status/(?<code>\d+)}
format_path = %r{#{main_path}\.?(?<format>html|json)}
format_path =~ "/status/500.json"
$LAST_MATCH_INFO[:code] # => "500"
$LAST_MATCH_INFO[:format] # => "json"
matches = format_path.match "/status/500.json"
matches[:code] # => "500"
matches[:format] # => "json"
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