Range<Int> substring finder for Swift Strings - Unsafe but Simple

String+IntRange.swift

//
//  String+CountableRange.swift
//
//  Created by Zack Sheppard on 8/30/20.
//  Copyright © 2020 Zack Sheppard. All rights reserved.
//  Available under the MIT License
//
import Foundation

/// This extension is available at
/// https://gist.github.com/zackdotcomputer/9d83f4d48af7127cd0bea427b4d6d61b
extension StringProtocol {
    /// Access the range of the search string as integer indices
    /// in the rendered string.
    /// - NOTE: This is "unsafe" because it may not return what you expect if
    ///     your string contains single symbols formed from multiple scalars.
    /// - Returns: A `Range<Int>` that will align with the Swift String.Index
    ///     from the result of the standard function range(of:).
    func countableRange<SearchType: StringProtocol>(
        of search: SearchType,
        options: String.CompareOptions = [],
        range: Range<String.Index>? = nil,
        locale: Locale? = nil
    ) -> CountableRange<Int>? {
        guard let trueRange = self.range(of: search, options: options, range: range, locale: locale) else {
            return nil
        }

        let intStart = self.distance(from: startIndex, to: trueRange.lowerBound)
        let intEnd = self.distance(from: trueRange.lowerBound, to: trueRange.upperBound) + intStart

        return Range(uncheckedBounds: (lower: intStart, upper: intEnd))
    }
}