ArmA RegEx Extensions: regex_match.dll and regex_replace.dll

[killzone_kid 1331]

Bringing the power of Regular Expressions to ArmA :)

http://killzonekid.com/arma-regex-extensions-regex_match-dll-and-regex_replace-dll/

The documentation page is to follow, but for now you can play with emulation tools (provided)

[kremator 1065]

I'm not a coder but this looks like a great step forward. Good job KK.

[.kju 3245]

Very nice :bounce3:

[killzone_kid 1331]

After a day of frustration with trying to make both extensions secure against possible client side exploits, I realised support for extensions in Arma is non existent. Therefore my conscience will not allow me to release my extensions properly until BIS added the way to make the use of extensions less of a security risk. You can sign extensions but ArmA will refuse to check them even if they are right next to .pbos in AddOns. It is laughable at least.

Please close this thread.

[Dwarden 1125]

extensions security is WIP

[killzone_kid 1331]

extensions security is WIP

Thanks, I'll wait.

[eagledude4 3]

I'm trying to use regex_replace to replace single backslashes with double backslashes in a string, and although it works when ran from my debug box, it returns a blank string when ran on a dedicated server,

{
	if (_x find "\" > -1) then {
		_newString = "regex_replace" callExtension format ["|\\|\\|%1",_x];
		diag_log format ["new string: %1",_newString];
		_textures set [_forEachIndex,_newString];
	};
} forEach _textures;

[chronicsilence 13]

Any way to get 64-bit versions of these extensions? Would really like to use regex_replace with 64-bit Arma.