[SOLVED] Replace js path using unix sed

Issue

Good evening everybody. I'm trying to replace paths at *.js files using unix sed script. So, I wrote correct regex expression and sed does not fall, but I can not get a correct result.

UPD: I'm using macOS

Incoming string: import * as module from "/test"

My regex:

 \s\*import(.+)from\s+\['\\"\](\\/.+)[^\n]+

that found a path pattern and returns two groups I needed (* as module and /test.js)

For example I need to change import \* as module from "/test" as import \* as module from "/myFolder/test.js"

So, but my bash command

echo 'import * as module from "/test.js"' |
sed -r "s:\s*import(.+)from\s+['\"](\/.+)[^\n]+:import \1 from \"\/myFolder\2\":g "

returns the original string! Could you help please, what's wrong with it?

Solution

Using gnu-sed:

s='import * as module from "/test.js"'
sed -E "s~\\b(import.+ from )(['\"])([^'\"]+)\2~\1\2/myFolder\3\2~g" <<< "$s"

import * as module from "/myFolder/test.js"

RegEx Explanation:

• \\b: Match a word boundary
• (import.+ from ): Match string starting from word import followed by 1+ of any character followed by word from surrounded with space on both sides
• (['\"]): Match a ' or " as opening quote and capture in group #2
• ([^'\"]+): Match 1+ of any character that is not a quote and capture in group #3
• \2: Match same quote as the opening quote

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On OSX use this sed:

sed -E "s~(import.+ from )(['\"])([^'\"]+)~\1\2/myFolder\3~g" <<< "$s"

Answered By - anubhava

Answer Checked By - Katrina (WPSolving Volunteer)