Intel2Noise/research/regex_funpark.go

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
)

// ParseChat Parses a string, returns the payload of the chat
func ParseChat(chatline string) (LineDate string, LineTime string, LineUser string, LinePayload []string) {
	words := strings.Fields(chatline)
	//fmt.Println(len(words))
	//var LineDate string
	//var LineTime string
	//var LineUser string
	//var LinePayload []string
	var SplitFound int

	for i := range words {

		if i == 1 {
			LineDate = words[i]
		}

		if i == 2 {
			LineTime = words[i]
		}

		if i >= 5 && SplitFound == 1 {
			LinePayload = append(LinePayload, words[i])
		}

		if words[i] == ">" {
			SplitFound = 1
		}

		if i >= 4 && SplitFound == 0 {
			if LineUser == "" {
				LineUser = words[i]
			} else {
				LineUser = LineUser + " " + words[i]
			}
		}

	}
	//fmt.Println(LineDate)
	//fmt.Println(LineTime)
	//fmt.Println(LineUser)
	//fmt.Println(LinePayload)
	return
}

func main() {

	mystring := "��[ 2022.02.07 19:57:52 ] Samoa Serine > BY-7PY  Morretus Isayeki  nv"

	LineDate, LineTime, LineUser, Payload := ParseChat(mystring)
	fmt.Println("On " + LineDate + " " + LineTime + " " + LineUser + " posted the following: ")
	fmt.Println(Payload)

}