YAPC::EU 2018 Glasgow Update!

Task/Strip-block-comments/PHP/strip-block-comments.php

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+function strip_block_comments( $test_string ) {
+	$pattern = "/^.*?(\K\/\*.*?\*\/)|^.*?(\K\/\*.*?^.*\*\/)$/mXus";
+	return preg_replace( $pattern, '', $test_string );
+}
+
+echo "Result: '" . strip_block_comments( "
+/**
+ * Some comments
+ * longer comments here that we can parse.
+ *
+ * Rahoo
+ */
+ function subroutine() {
+  a = /* inline comment */ b + c ;
+ }
+ /*/ <-- tricky comments */
+
+ /**
+  * Another comment.
+  */
+  function something() {
+  }
+" ) . "'";