wish: regex detection in rules assignment

Bug #2042038 reported by HelloTheWorld
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Bug Description

I use regex in automated rule assignment
More than once, I forgot to activate then "regex" button. Quite annoying and not newcomers friendly.

thus, here is

MY MISH :
When a rule can be wrote in REGEX, on saving the rule, the program will TEST the rule, WITHOUT and WITH regex activated.

...if REGEX was NOT activated (in the param windows), but A/ the rule WITHOUT regex activated (in exit test) give no result, and B/ the same rule WITH regex activated (in test) give some matchs, a popup window saying "you didn't activate REGEX, but it seems to be a regex rule..." shall appear, with two buttons "keep regex OFF", and "Oops, activate REGEX". And of course a checkbox "Do not ask to activate REGEX again".

Same if REGEX was activated and A/ the rule WITHOUT regex activated (in exit test) give matches, and B/ the same rule WITH regex activated (in test) give no matches, a popup window saying "you activated REGEX, but it seems to be a regular rule..." shall appear, with two buttons "keep regex ON", and "Oops, deactivate REGEX". And of course a checkbox "Do not ask again to deactivate REGEX".

The test shall be executed on all accounts, as the rule could be executed... On any account. The probability to have a false positive is, IMHO veeeery low.

WHY :
- it's QA on the fly
- it's beginners and newcomers friendly
- it's idiot proof
- It avoid debugging frustration and rant on forums ("it's a non working app, I can't make it working", when, in fact, the issue is located between the chair and the keyboard.).

...by the way, we could do exactly the same test/verification on case sensitivity...

Version Windows ,5.7.1, portable

Tags: assignment
description: updated
description: updated
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HelloTheWorld (loic-dupont) wrote :
Maxime DOYEN (mdoyen)
Changed in homebank:
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
Maxime DOYEN (mdoyen)
tags: added: assignment
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Maxime DOYEN (mdoyen) wrote :

Reading the code, the evaluation already do text and regex

Changed in homebank:
status: New → Incomplete
Maxime DOYEN (mdoyen)
Changed in homebank:
status: Incomplete → New
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HelloTheWorld (loic-dupont) wrote :

Again, I am creating rules from existing transaction, and modifing them to comply/generate REGEX rules.

And it's the 10th rule I create today.

And it's the 10th time I forget to activate this (censored) button for REGEX activation ! Arrrrrrrrrrrgh !

I would be very happy to have a dialog box showing "hey, you idiot, you must have again forgot to activate the REGEX button!"

TL;DR:
automatic detection of REGEX rules without REGEX button activated in AUTO AFFECTATION shall start dialog window saying "You shall certainly activate REGEX button".

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HelloTheWorld (loic-dupont) wrote :

11th was ok... 12th was forgotten again. I'm dumb. Please do something for dumb people like me XD

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