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The syntax is regex based, tools I've been using have include a mix of [regex101.com](https://regex101.com/) and [regexr.com](https://regexr.com/). Note that VSCode does
not use JavaScript Regex, but [oniguruma](https://github.com/kkos/oniguruma) instead. They are more compatible with the _PCRE_ flavor in these
websites. The Regex in the JSON files are string encoded, so you need to decode/encode them when copying between these websites, you can use a [tool like this](https://www.freeformatter.com/json-escape.html#ad-output). You can test your regex with the node version in a scratch pad to see which groups it matches (these may not always be what you expect) https://github.com/atom/node-oniguruma.
websites. The Regex in the JSON files are string encoded, so you need to decode/encode them when copying between these websites, you can use a [JSON escape/unescape tool](https://jsonviewertool.com/json-escape). You can test your regex with the node version in a scratch pad to see which groups it matches (these may not always be what you expect) https://github.com/atom/node-oniguruma.

It can take some time to get used to the regular expressions.

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