eunit_helper

%% @author Anatolii Kosorukov <java1cprog@yandex.ru> [rustkas.github.io/]
%% @copyright 2021 by Anatolii Kosorukov
%% @doc Helper functions for eunit testing.
-module(eunit_helper).

-export([check_all_by_regex/3]).

%% @doc Checks whether string's elements match regular expression.
%% <br/>
%% <b>See also:</b>
%% [http://erlang.org/doc/man/re.html#run-2 re:run/2].
%%
%% @param MP regular expression
%% @param CharacterList input string
%% @param CheckFirst logic switch. It determines whether the desired solution is a match or a nomatch when the regex is executed
%% @returns Returns true if all elements of CharacterList meet the criteria for regular expression and logical switch CheckFirst.
-spec check_all_by_regex(MP, CharacterList, CheckFirst) -> Result
    when MP :: {re_pattern, term(), term(), term(), term()},
         CharacterList :: string(),
         CheckFirst :: boolean(),
         Result :: boolean().
check_all_by_regex(MP, CharacterList, CheckFirst) ->
    Result =
        lists:all(fun(Elem) ->
                     case re:run([Elem], MP) of
                         {match, _} ->
                             CheckFirst;
                         nomatch ->
                             not CheckFirst
                     end
                  end,
                  CharacterList),
    Result.