[HTML tags] Accept an indeterminate number of parameters in a regex: trigger by returnng empty strings afterwards, for a script to handle. #espanso #Python #PowerShell

html_pwsh.yml

  - regex: '<(?P<words>[a-zA-Z]+(?: [a-zA-Z]+){0,3})>'
    replace: '{{output}}'
    vars:
      - name: output
        type: shell
        params:
          shell: pwsh # In Windows you can omit or specify powershell
          cmd: |
            $names = "{{words}}" -split '\s+'
            $opens  = ($names | ForEach-Object { "<$_>" }) -join ""
            $closesArr = $names.Clone()
            [Array]::Reverse($closesArr)
            $closes = ($closesArr | ForEach-Object { "</$_>" }) -join ""
            Write-Output "$opens`$|`$$closes"

html_python.yml

- regex: '<(?P<words>[a-zA-Z]+(?: [a-zA-Z]+){0,3})>'
    replace: "{{output}}"
    vars:
      - name: output
        type: script
        params:
          args:
            - python3
            - -c
            - |
              names = "{{words}}".split()
              opens = "".join(f"<{n}>" for n in names)
              closes = "".join(f"</{n}>" for n in reversed(names))
              print(f"{opens}$|${closes}", end="")