Broken Debugger

[BrainyGenius]

Bug Description

Regex Debugger displays outdated data.

Reproduction steps

1. Make a complicated expression like this: /^\b(-|+)?((.|,)?\d+((.|,)?\d+|\d+((.|,)?)))\b/gi
2. Type something in to be matched
3. Open the debugger
4. Change both the expression and the string to be matched

Expected Outcome

For the Debugger to show the new data matching steps

Browser

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Google Chrome 130.0.6723.101 (Official Build) (64-bit)

OS

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ChromeOS 130.0.6723.101 (Official Build) (64-bit)

[working-name]

Hi @BrainyGenius,

I have .117 but cannot reproduce this.

Also, not sure I follow the repro steps since you can't actually change the expression while the debugger is on, nor can you start the debugger when there's errors in the regex, like the |+)? part where + is treated as match 1 or more of the previous token, but the previous token is also a metacharacter which means OR.

Would you mind double checking the steps?

[BrainyGenius]

@working-name
Even when I quit the debugger and change the string and expression that way, it still doesn't work right.

[BrainyGenius]

I didn't mean to close the issue. That was an accident.

[working-name]

That is quite interesting. I've tried to recreate it but I cannot seem to. Even if I type the same regex and test string as you captured in your picture, it behaves normally - nothing matches because .117 is not at all like trhrthrthr.

While I don't have chromiumOS I doubt there's anything different about the browser.

[firasdib]

Are there any errors in the console? Can you record the issue?

[working-name]

@BrainyGenius just a quick ping to see if you had some time to look at the console and try to a screen recording.

Record your screen:

Press Shift + Ctrl + Show windows .
At the bottom, select Screen record .