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Cache the regex used by switch -regex - #27977
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The new test assigns to the automatic variable $matches, which is discouraged and trips PSScriptAnalyzer (PSAvoidAssignmentToAutomaticVariable), so the test should be adjusted to avoid direct assignment.
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Pull request overview
This PR improves switch -regex performance by reusing cached Regex instances (via PowerShell’s existing ParserOps.NewRegex cache) instead of constructing a new Regex on every successful match, and adds targeted Pester coverage for switch -regex behavior.
Changes:
- Route
switch -regexmatching throughParserOps.NewRegex(...)and match on the cached instance to avoid repeated regex recompilation/allocation. - Add new Pester tests covering
$matchespopulation semantics, case-sensitivity behavior, clause fallthrough, malformed-pattern error id,-filemode, and multi-clause scenarios beyond[regex]::CacheSize.
File summaries
| File | Description |
|---|---|
| src/System.Management.Automation/engine/runtime/Operations/MiscOps.cs | Updates regex switch matching to use the engine regex cache and avoid per-match Regex construction. |
| test/powershell/Language/Scripting/SwitchRegex.Tests.ps1 | Adds comprehensive behavioral tests for switch -regex, including $matches behavior and -file operation. |
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Akshay (@AkshayDhola) Please rebase to pass CIs. |
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SwitchOps.ConditionSatisfiedRegex paired a static Regex.Match call with new Regex(...) so it could read the group names, on the assumption that the constructor would hit .NET's regex cache. Only the static Regex methods consult that cache, so every successful match paid a full pattern parse and matcher codegen. The guard did not help either, since m.Groups.Count is at least 1 for any successful match. Route the branch through ParserOps.NewRegex instead, the cache that -match, -replace and -split already use, and match on that instance. The pattern and RegexOptions are unchanged, so matching semantics are identical. Clause patterns are now retained in a cache of up to 1000 entries rather than the static cache's 15, which makes switch consistent with the other regex operators, and [regex]::CacheSize no longer affects switch -regex. Add SwitchRegex.Tests.ps1; switch -regex had no test coverage.
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PR Summary
switch -regexno longer rebuilds aRegexobject for every line that matches, makingregex switch statements substantially faster and much lighter on allocation.
SwitchOps.ConditionSatisfiedRegexpaired a staticRegex.Matchcall withnew Regex(...)so it could read the group names, on the assumption — stated in the code comment — that the
constructor would hit .NET's regex cache. Only the static
Regexmethods consult that cache,so every successful match paid a full pattern parse and matcher codegen. The guard did not
help either, since
m.Groups.Countis at least 1 for any successful match.This routes the branch through
ParserOps.NewRegex, the cache that-match,-replaceand-splitalready use, and matches on that instance. The pattern andRegexOptionsareunchanged, so matching semantics are identical, and the existing
catch (ArgumentException)still fires for invalid patterns.
Also adds
test/powershell/Language/Scripting/SwitchRegex.Tests.ps1.switch -regexhad notest coverage anywhere under
test/powershell.Fix #27975
PR Context
Reported in #27975. Measured on a local Release build of
6ca24ccf0, 200,000-line log,median of 5 runs, both binaries built the same way:
[regex]::CacheSizeThe second row is a separate effect: because the old code went through the static cache,
which holds only
Regex.CacheSize(15) patterns, a switch with more distinct clause patternsthan that recompiled every clause for every line. Allocation is the most stable signal — it is
identical at 1008.6 MB on both the unpatched local build and the shipped 7.6.5 release.
One design point worth a reviewer's attention, also raised on the issue: clause patterns are
now retained in a process-wide cache of up to 1000 entries rather than the static cache's 15,
and
[regex]::CacheSizeno longer influencesswitch -regex. That makesswitchconsistentwith the other regex operators, but it is a policy change rather than a pure optimization, so
I would rather flag it than have it found in review.
Verification: the new test file covers named and numbered groups, the exact
$matcheskeyset,
$matchesleft untouched on a non-match, default case-insensitivity,-CaseSensitive, a[regex]instance as the clause condition under both switch modes, clause fallthrough, theInvalidRegularExpressionerror id,switch -regex -file, and 24 distinct clause patternsover repeated passes. It passes on both the patched and unpatched binary, since it asserts
behavior rather than speed.
test/powershell/Languageandtest/powershell/engine(6764tests) show no regressions against an unpatched baseline build of the same commit.
The
condition as Regexfast path in the same method is deliberately left untouched, so thisdoes not interact with #8946.
PR Checklist
.h,.cpp,.cs,.ps1and.psm1files have the correct copyright header