# yoav-lavi/melody

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4,747 stars · 57 forks · Rust · Apache-2.0

## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/yoav-lavi/melody
- Homepage: https://yoav-lavi.github.io/melody/book/
- awesome-repositories: https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/yoav-lavi-melody.md

## Description

Melody is a regular expression transpiler and pattern compiler that translates a high-level, human-readable syntax into standard regular expressions. It functions as a tool to simplify the creation and maintainability of complex matching patterns.

The project provides a specialized syntax for defining reusable variables and macros to reduce duplication within expressions. It includes native support for mapping specialized labels to Unicode category properties and automatically handles the escaping of literal text.

The system is accessible through several interfaces, including a command-line tool for compiling and testing patterns against strings or files, a stateful interactive REPL for real-time evaluation, and a Babel plugin for integrating syntax transformations into JavaScript build pipelines. It also offers a browser-based interface for testing syntax without local installation.

The compiler supports standard regular expression capabilities such as capture groups, lookaround assertions, character classes, and quantifiers.

## Tags

### Development Tools & Productivity

- [Syntax Transpilers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/regex-generators/syntax-transpilers.md) — Translates high-level human-readable syntax into standard regular expression strings for various target environments.
- [Readable Syntax Transpilers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/regular-expression-converters/readable-syntax-transpilers.md) — Translates a high-level, human-readable syntax into standard regular expressions to simplify complex pattern creation. ([source](https://yoav-lavi.github.io/melody/book/welcome.html))
- [CLI Regex Compilers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/cli-regex-compilers.md) — Includes a command-line interface for transforming custom high-level syntax into standard regular expressions. ([source](https://yoav-lavi.github.io/melody/book/crates.html))
- [Interactive REPLs](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/interactive-repls.md) — Provides an interactive session to write and test regular expression expressions in real time. ([source](https://yoav-lavi.github.io/melody/book/cli.html))
- [Regular Expression Converters](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/regular-expression-converters.md) — Translates high-level human-readable syntax into standard regular expressions to improve maintainability.
- [Syntax-Based Regex Generators](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/regular-expression-generators/syntax-based-regex-generators.md) — Generates standard regular expressions by transpiling human-readable syntax and definitions. ([source](https://yoav-lavi.github.io/melody/book/examples.html))
- [Property Mappings](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/string-processing-libraries/unicode-property-analysis/property-mappings.md) — Maps specialized syntax labels to official Unicode category properties for internationalized character matching.
- [Readable Regex Constructors](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/syntax-validation/regex-pattern-syntax-validations/readable-regex-constructors.md) — Enables the construction of regular expressions using human-readable, natural-language helpers. ([source](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/yoav-lavi/melody@main/README.md))
- [Unicode Property Matching](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/unicode-property-matching.md) — Includes native support for mapping specialized labels to official Unicode category properties for internationalized text. ([source](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/yoav-lavi/melody@main/README.md))
- [Unicode Regex Processors](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/unicode-regex-processors.md) — Provides specialized syntax to target characters based on their Unicode category or property. ([source](https://yoav-lavi.github.io/melody/book/status.html))
- [Advanced Regex Logic](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/advanced-regex-logic.md) — Supports advanced regular expression capabilities including lazy quantifiers, nested groups, and lookaround assertions. ([source](https://github.com/yoav-lavi/melody/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md))
- [Character Class Matching](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/character-class-matching.md) — Provides support for matching character classes, whitespace, and word boundaries within the transpiled patterns. ([source](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/yoav-lavi/melody@main/README.md))
- [Read-Eval-Print Loops](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/read-eval-print-loops.md) — Ships a stateful interactive REPL for real-time evaluation and refinement of pattern logic.
- [Regex CLI Testers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/regex-cli-testers.md) — Includes a command-line tool to compile and test patterns against raw strings or external files.
- [Raw String Literals](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/string-literal-handling/raw-string-literals.md) — Embeds exact characters into patterns using automatic escaping or raw string options. ([source](https://yoav-lavi.github.io/melody/book/print.html))
- [Text Literals](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/string-literal-handling/text-literals.md) — Matches exact strings by automatically escaping reserved symbols to treat them as plain text. ([source](https://yoav-lavi.github.io/melody/book/syntax.html))
- [Web-Based Pattern Testers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/web-based-pattern-testers.md) — Offers a browser-based interface for real-time testing of syntax and resulting regular expressions. ([source](https://yoav-lavi.github.io/melody/book/playground.html))

### Programming Languages & Runtimes

- [Regex Transpilers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/programming-languages-runtimes/regex-transpilers.md) — Translates a high-level, human-readable syntax into standard regular expressions to simplify complex pattern creation. ([source](https://yoav-lavi.github.io/melody/book/cli.html))
- [Interactive Read-Eval-Print Loops](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/programming-languages-runtimes/expression-evaluators/interactive-read-eval-print-loops.md) — Provides a stateful interactive REPL for real-time evaluation and refinement of pattern logic. ([source](https://yoav-lavi.github.io/melody/book/changelog.html))
- [Pattern Macros](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/programming-languages-runtimes/language-features-paradigms/metaprogramming-macros/custom-macro-definitions/pattern-macros.md) — Allows defining reusable variables and macros to store recurring patterns and reduce duplication in expressions. ([source](https://yoav-lavi.github.io/melody/book/status.html))
- [Pattern Compilers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/programming-languages-runtimes/pattern-compilers.md) — Acts as a pattern compiler that generates complex regular expressions from simplified, variable-supported definitions.
- [Pattern Variables](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/programming-languages-runtimes/pattern-variables.md) — Store a sequence of patterns in a named variable to reference them multiple times throughout a definition. ([source](https://yoav-lavi.github.io/melody/book/syntax.html))
- [Regular Expression Converters](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/programming-languages-runtimes/regular-expression-converters.md) — Converts custom human-readable syntax patterns into standard regular expressions for use in pattern matching. ([source](https://yoav-lavi.github.io/melody/book/))
- [Capture Groups](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/programming-languages-runtimes/capture-groups.md) — Supports the creation of named or positional capture groups for structured text extraction. ([source](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/yoav-lavi/melody@main/README.md))
- [Character Classes](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/programming-languages-runtimes/character-classes.md) — Supports the definition of character sets and ranges to match specific types of characters like digits or whitespace. ([source](https://yoav-lavi.github.io/melody/book/print.html))
- [Lookaround Assertions](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/programming-languages-runtimes/lookaround-assertions.md) — Implements lookahead and lookbehind assertions to verify patterns without consuming characters. ([source](https://yoav-lavi.github.io/melody/book/syntax.html))
- [Babel Transformations](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/programming-languages-runtimes/multi-pass-compiler-pipelines/babel-transformations.md) — Integrates with the Babel build pipeline to transform custom pattern syntax into regular expressions.
- [Regex Syntax Transformations](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/programming-languages-runtimes/multi-pass-compiler-pipelines/babel-transformations/regex-syntax-transformations.md) — Integrates a Babel plugin to transform custom pattern syntax into regular expressions during the build pipeline. ([source](https://yoav-lavi.github.io/melody/book/integrations.html))
- [Regex Syntax Transformers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/programming-languages-runtimes/multi-pass-compiler-pipelines/babel-transformations/regex-syntax-transformers.md) — Provides a Babel plugin to integrate custom syntax transformations directly into JavaScript build pipelines.
- [Named Capture Groups](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/programming-languages-runtimes/named-capture-groups.md) — Supports the definition of named capture groups to isolate and extract specific parts of a match. ([source](https://yoav-lavi.github.io/melody/book/examples.html))
- [Non-Consuming Assertions](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/programming-languages-runtimes/non-consuming-assertions.md) — Implements non-consuming assertions to check for patterns without consuming characters in the string. ([source](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/yoav-lavi/melody@main/README.md))
- [Regex Literal Escapers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/programming-languages-runtimes/programming-utilities/string-utilities/string-escapers/regex-literal-escapers.md) — Automatically escapes reserved regular expression symbols to ensure literal matching of plain text.

### Data & Databases

- [Unicode Category Filters](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/data-databases/search-result-filtering/category-based-filters/unicode-category-filters.md) — Matches characters based on international linguistic properties like script-specific letters, currency signs, and punctuation. ([source](https://yoav-lavi.github.io/melody/book/syntax.html))
- [Pattern Variable Reuse](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/data-databases/text-pattern-matching/pattern-variable-reuse.md) — Allows defining pattern sequences as reusable variables to reduce duplication in complex expressions.

### Web Development

- [Unicode Pattern Matching](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/web-development/unicode-pattern-matching.md) — Handles internationalized text processing by matching characters based on predefined Unicode categories. ([source](https://github.com/yoav-lavi/melody/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md))

### Part of an Awesome List

- [Negative Regex Assertions](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/awesome-lists/devtools/regex-and-pattern-matching/regex-pattern-matching/negative-regex-assertions.md) — Supports negating patterns to ensure target strings do not contain specified characters or sequences. ([source](https://yoav-lavi.github.io/melody/book/status.html))
- [Text Processing](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/awesome-lists/devtools/text-processing.md) — Language that compiles to readable regular expressions.

### Software Engineering & Architecture

- [Regex Quantifiers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/suffix-balanced-trees/occurrence-counting/regex-quantifiers.md) — Supports specifying the exact or ranged number of times a pattern must repeat using quantifiers. ([source](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/yoav-lavi/melody@main/README.md))

### Testing & Quality Assurance

- [Regex Pattern Validators](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/testing-quality-assurance/regex-pattern-validators.md) — Allows validating compiled expressions against raw strings or external files via the command line. ([source](https://yoav-lavi.github.io/melody/book/changelog.html))
- [Regex Testing Tools](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/testing-quality-assurance/regex-testing-tools.md) — Provides utilities for validating regular expression patterns against sample text and file contents. ([source](https://yoav-lavi.github.io/melody/book/cli.html))
- [Pattern Test Runners](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/testing-quality-assurance/software-testing/testing-frameworks/test-frameworks/execution-and-infrastructure/test-execution-runners/cli-test-runners/pattern-test-runners.md) — Provides a command-line interface to validate compiled regex patterns against raw strings or files.