#!/usr/bin/perl

use strict; # https://perlmonks.org/?node_id=11162630
use warnings;
$SIG{__WARN__} = sub { die @_ };

use v5.12;
use Test::More;

say "Version: $]";

sub test {
    my ($msg, $str, $exp) = @_;

    my $pos = index($str, "*");
    die "NO POINTER <$msg> in <$str>" if $pos == -1;

    substr($str,$pos,1) = "";
    pos($str) = $pos;
    die "MULTIPLE POINTERS <$msg> in <$str>" if index($str,"*") >-1;

    my ($match) = $str =~ /(?|(?=(\d+))\d*\G\d|(\z))/;

    is ($match,$exp,$msg);
}

test "In the middle", 'World 12*3456 Hello 789 ' =>   "123456" ;
test "At the start" , 'World *123456 Hello 789 ' =>   "123456" ;
test "At the end"   , 'World 12345*6 Hello 789 ' =>   "123456" ;
test "Before"       , 'Wo*rld 123456 Hello 789 ' =>   ""       ;
test "Right before" , 'World* 123456 Hello 789 ' =>   ""       ;
test "After"        , 'World 123456 *Hello 789 ' =>   ""       ;
test "Right after"  , 'World 123456* Hello 789 ' =>   ""       ;
test "In next Nr"   , 'World 123456 Hello 7*89 ' =>   "789"    ;
test "Nr at start"  , '*123456 Hello'            =>   "123456" ;
test "Nr at end"    , 'World 12345*6'            =>   "123456" ;
test "Pos at end"    , 'World 123456*'           =>   ""       ;

done_testing;

##</code><code>##

Version: 5.040000
ok 1 - In the middle
ok 2 - At the start
ok 3 - At the end
ok 4 - Before
ok 5 - Right before
ok 6 - After
ok 7 - Right after
ok 8 - In next Nr
ok 9 - Nr at start
ok 10 - Nr at end
ok 11 - Pos at end
1..11