StringMatcher (sigstore-java 1.2.0 API)

All Superinterfaces:

java.util.function.Predicate<java.lang.String>
```
public interface StringMatcher
extends java.util.function.Predicate<java.lang.String>
```
An interface for allowing direct string matching or regular expressions. Use the static factory string(String) or regex(String) to instantiate the appropriate matcher. Custom implementations should override Object.toString() for better error reporting.

Method Summary

Static Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static StringMatcher`	`regex(java.lang.String string)`	Create a matcher using regular expressions.
`static StringMatcher`	`string(java.lang.String string)`	Create a matcher for string equality.

Methods inherited from interface java.util.function.Predicate
and, negate, or, test

- Method Detail
  - string
```
static StringMatcher string(java.lang.String string)
```
    Create a matcher for string equality.
  - regex
```
static StringMatcher regex(java.lang.String string)
                    throws RegexSyntaxException
```
    Create a matcher using regular expressions. Regex matching ignores null values and returns false instead of erroring.
    
    Parameters:
    
    string - the input pattern
    
    Returns:
    
    a regex based instance
    
    Throws:
    
    RegexSyntaxException - if the input pattern is not valid regex. This is a runtime exception and probably should be handled