I have a string that looks similar to this...
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It will always be in a similar format, there will always be an empty line in between entries. What I am attempting to do is split the string on the empty line. I am attempting to use JS's .split() method, this is what I have;
MyString.split('/([\r\n]{2})/g');
These are the results I get:
[[1.2.1] - 08/30/2018↵### Added↵1. Changes POPUP↵↵[1.2.0] - 08/16/2018↵### Added↵1. Created a CHANGELOG]
The result I expect:
[[1.2.1] - 08/30/2018↵### Added↵1. Changes POPUP],
[[1.2.0] - 08/16/2018↵### Added↵1. Created a CHANGELOG]
Not sure what I'm missing here.
-- EDIT
This is a very specific question about turning a single string into an array of text blocks, split on empty lines, not a general blanket question of "Why doesn't this regex work"
-- EDIT #2
After reviewing the comments, I have revised my method to use MyString.split(/[\r\n]{5,}/) and I had to add 2 additional empty lines between entries like so,
[1.2.1] - 08/30/2018
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Why must I use {5} as opposed to {4} to get the results I desire?
-- EDIT #3
After later revisiting the issue, I was able to get the desired results.
In this case the solution was to use MyString.split(/[\r\n]{3,}/) and reformat the entire block of data to have two blank lines between "versions" like so;
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[1.2.1] - 08/30/2018
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[1.2.0] - 08/16/2018
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Ultimately a reformat of the data structure led to the desired results.
