Perl already has named capture groups as legit syntax, so it would be most
simple to actually use them.
https://perldoc.perl.org/perlre#(?%3CNAME%3Epattern)
header FROM_NAME /^From: "(?<NAME>\w+)/
Good. I thought there was someting there, but I didn't remember the exact
syntax and was too lazy to dig it out. Works for me.
... just save the matches it in the rule code
$pms->{captured_values}->{FROM_NAME}->{NAME} = $+{NAME};
Then use it in a rule:
body MATCHER /My name is ${FROM_NAME:NAME}/
Don't nitpick on ${}, could be any similar syntax. Code adds this rule to
FROM_NAME dependency chain. When FROM_NAME hits, run MATCHER regex
(obviously first recompile the regexp).
The only nitpick I'd offer is that I'd prefer that the capture tokens be at
a single level, like rule names. So you might get:
$pms->{captured_values}->{NAME} = $+{NAME};
Then use it in a rule:
body MATCHER /My name is ${NAME}/
Loren
