use regex::Regex;
fn clean_string(text: &str) -> String {
// Step 1: Remove parentheses and their content (non-greedy)
let re_paren = Regex::new(r"\([^)]*\)").unwrap();
let cleaned = re_paren.replace_all(text, "");
// Step 2: Collapse multiple spaces into one
let re_spaces = Regex::new(r"\s+").unwrap();
let cleaned = re_spaces.replace_all(&cleaned, " ");
// Step 3: Trim leading/trailing spaces
cleaned.trim().to_string()
}
fn main() {
let original = "Hello (remove this) from the future (and this too)";
let result = clean_string(original);
println!("Original: {}", original);
println!("Cleaned : {}", result);
}
/*
run:
Original: Hello (remove this) from the future (and this too)
Cleaned : Hello from the future
*/
