# VerbalExpressions/CSharpVerbalExpressions

Repository: https://github.com/VerbalExpressions/CSharpVerbalExpressions
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/csharpverbalexpressions
Language: C#
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-03-09T08:30:02+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 71, release rhythm 42, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4787, "days_push": 177, "days_rel": 177, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1175, forks 102 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:52.415354+00:00)

## What it is
A C# library that provides a fluent, chainable API for constructing regular expressions without writing raw regex syntax. It is part of the cross-language VerbalExpressions family.

## Use cases
- build regex patterns without knowing regex syntax
- validate urls in csharp
- construct complex regular expressions fluently
- test whether a string matches a pattern
- make regex code more readable

## When to choose
- you want readable, maintainable pattern matching code in .NET
- your team struggles with raw regex syntax
- you need simple to moderately complex matchers like url validation

## When to avoid
- you need very advanced regex features like lookbehinds or backreferences
- you prefer raw regex for maximum performance or control
- you are not on the .NET platform

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: stable
- function: parser, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, programming-languages
- platform: dotnet, cross-platform
- tags: regex, fluent-api, verbal-expressions, csharp, nuget

## Member repositories
- VerbalExpressions/CSharpVerbalExpressions (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:52.415354+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:27:03.445544+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/VerbalExpressions/CSharpVerbalExpressions (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:52.415354+00:00, sha 08a4f6fd6b72)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.