Github support of Semver patterns

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What I am trying to do:

I am trying to set up a deployment environment tag rule in Github with the recommended Semver regex pattern on the bottom of page here: https://semver.org/

Issue I am encountering:

The Semver pattern I use is 180 characters long. Github rule allows only 100 characters, so it truncates the tail of the pattern.

I reduced the length to 87, with no luck. Eventually, I left only the core major.minor.patch portion, which still didn't work for another reason.

Original ^(0|[1-9]\d*).(0|[1-9]\d*).(0|[1-9]\d*)(?:-((?:0|[1-9]\d*|\d*[a-zA-Z-][0-9a-zA-Z-])(?:.(?:0|[1-9]\d|\d*[a-zA-Z-][0-9a-zA-Z-]))))?(?:+([0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?$

Attempt 2 ^(0|[1-9]\d*).(0|[1-9]\d*).(0|[1-9]\d*)(?:-(?:0|[1-9]\d*|\d*[a-zA-Z-][0-9a-zA-Z-]*))

Attempt 3 ^(0|[1-9]\d*).(0|[1-9]\d*).(0|[1-9]\d*)

Is there any way to set the pattern another way or is shortening it the only solution?

No idea what the issue is, but doesn't attempt 3 prove your issue isn't one of char length? — Kache
– Kache, Commented Nov 27, 2023 at 18:00
I would say the opposite: Github has a length limitation that prevents the use of patterns longer than 100 characters and also doesn't seem to work well with the SemVer patterns for other reasons. regex101.com/r/5lUsPh/1 I found an answer here: docs.github.com/en/repositories/… GitHub actually uses fnmatch for pattern matching, not a regular Regex. — Yuri Kazarov
– Yuri Kazarov, Commented Nov 28, 2023 at 19:31

Yuri Kazarov · Accepted Answer · 2023-11-28 19:33:40Z

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Github uses fnmatch for the Tag Rules, not regular Regex pattern.

More here: https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/managing-your-repositorys-settings-and-features/managing-repository-settings/configuring-tag-protection-rules#adding-tag-protection-rules

answered Nov 28, 2023 at 19:33

Yuri Kazarov

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