module RegexpExamples
  class BackReferenceReplacer
    def substitute_backreferences(full_examples)
      full_examples.map do |full_example|
        begin
          while full_example.match(/__(\w+?)__/)
            full_example.sub!(/__(\w+?)__/, find_backref_for(full_example, $1))
          end
          full_example
        rescue RegexpExamples::BackrefNotFound
          # For instance, one "full example" from /(a|(b)) \2/: "a __2__"
          # should be rejected because the backref (\2) does not exist
          nil
        end
      end.compact
    end

    private
    def find_backref_for(full_example, group_id)
      full_example.all_subgroups.detect do |subgroup|
        subgroup.group_id == group_id
      end || raise(RegexpExamples::BackrefNotFound)
    end

  end

end