Regexp

Use regular expression to Accept or Reject entries. FlexGet uses python regexp format and all matching is done case insensitive. This plugin may look a bit scary but in reality you rarely want anything more than what simple examples describe.

Simple examples

Accept entries matching regexp(s).

regexp:
  accept:
    - regexp 1
    - regexp 2

Reject permanently entries matching regexp(s). This should be used when you absolutely do not want to download matching entries, even if some other plugin (ie. imdb, series) would deem them acceptable.

regexp:
  reject:
    - regexp 1
    - regexp 2

Multiple operations. This would be useful when grabbing some shows and they appear with unwanted languages as well.

regexp:
  accept:
    - show name
  reject:
    - german
    - sweden

Set custom path

Any regexp rule can set custom path for matching entry.

Example

regexp:
  accept: 
    - regexp here: ~/custom/path

or

regexp:
  accept: 
    - regexp here:
        path: ~/custom/path

Full syntax

regexp:
  <operation>:
    - pattern 1
    - pattern 2: <custom path>
    - pattern 3:
        [not]:
          - pattern 4
        [path]: <custom path>
        [from]: <entry field>
  [rest]: <operation>

^{[] = optional, <> = value}

Available operations: accept, reject, accept_excluding and reject_excluding. Configuration may contain any number and combination of different operations.

Operations described

accept

mark matching entries as accepted

reject

mark matching entries as rejected

accept_excluding

mark everything else except matches as accepted

reject_excluding

mark everything else except matches as rejected

Operations

Note: For 0.9.x see older version

All plugins may do following operations to entry.

Operation	Effect
Reject	Entry will be permanently removed. Other plugins may not change this status.
Accept	Entry will be marked accepted. Other plugins may still be reject it.
Undecided	Entry is not marked to any category (default)

Represented as a schematic

Scenario

Assuming configuration:

regexp:
  accept:
    - Something
  reject:
    - CAM

Q: What would happen to file Something.CAM.XviD
A: It would be rejected, since reject operation is stronger than accept.

Q: What would happen to file Something.XviD
A: It would be accepted

Q: What would happen to file Example.XviD
A: It wouldn't be intervened any way, neither accepted nor rejected. Note that output plugins are interested only in accepted entries.