{"categories":[{"label":"Text Processing","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/text-processing/3"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Extracts dates, times, emails, phone numbers, links, IP addresses, prices, and other common patterns from text using regex.","skillfed_tags":["regex","text-extraction","abandoned"],"use_cases":["Extract contact information (emails, phone numbers) from user-submitted text or documents for validation or indexing.","Parse timestamps and dates from log files or chat messages to identify when events occurred.","Identify URLs in social media posts or user comments to detect linked resources.","Scrape structured data like IP addresses or prices from plain-text reports or web content.","Validate or categorize text fields in forms by detecting whether they contain recognizable patterns."],"what_it_does":"CommonRegex is a regex-based text parser that extracts structured data\u2014dates, times, emails, phone numbers, URLs, IP addresses, prices, and similar patterns\u2014from unstructured strings. It provides a simple object-oriented interface: instantiate a CommonRegex object with text, then access properties like .emails, .phones, .dates to retrieve matches. Alternatively, pass text to individual methods on a reusable parser instance.\n\nThe package is abandoned and has received no updates since 2014. It carries no runtime dependencies, making installation lightweight, but the regex patterns are fixed and English/US-specific. For modern use, you should verify that its patterns handle current URL schemes, email formats, and phone number conventions in your target region, and consider whether a maintained alternative better suits your needs.","worth_installing":"No, unless you are maintaining legacy code that already depends on it. The package is abandoned (last release 2014, no commits since April 2023) and offers no maintenance or security updates. For new projects, use a maintained regex library or a specialized parser that handles modern formats and edge cases better. High install friction and lack of active development make this a poor choice for new work."},"id":"commonregex","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/commonregex","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/commonregex.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/commonregex/"},"maintenance":{"status":"abandoned"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2014-08-29","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"commonregex","python_support":"unspecified","summary":"Find all dates, times, emails, phone numbers, links, emails, ip addresses, prices, bitcoin address, and street addresses in a string."},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":90454,"position":13585,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"1.5.4"}