in reply to Parse structured text using regex

do it in parts 

my $pat = q{
^([A-Z]+)$ # $1 global model name
|
( # $2 optional model name
[A-Z]+
)?
(.+)$ # $3 the rest of line
};
my @stack;
while( $input =~ m{$pat}gmsx ){
    my @token;
    if( $1 ){    push @token, ['global_model', $1 ];    }
    if( $2 ){    push @token, [ 'model', $1 ];    }
    if( $3 ){    push @token, [ 'pairs', split /\|/, "$3" ];    }
    push @stack, \@token;
}
use Data::Dump qw/ dd /;
dd( \@stack );
__END__

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Re^2: Parse structured text using regex
by trippledubs (Deacon) on Mar 17, 2014 at 04:21 UTC
    Thanks for help. I see that split needs to be in it somewhere. What I got from that is: 
    [
  [["global_model", "CAR"]],
  [
    [
      "pairs",
      "\nMODEL",
      "Make=Mustang",
      "Quality=A",
      "Speed=\nMODEL",
      "Chevy=Cavalier\nMODEL\n",
      "Color=blue",
      "type=hatchback",
      "crashrating=spectacular\n",
      "explodes=true",
      "speed=",
      "storage=none,little\n",
    ],
  ],
]

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    What I am looking for is this: 
    
{
  CAR => [
           { MODEL => { Make => "Mustang", Quality => "A", Speed => un
+def } },
           { MODEL => { Chevy => "Cavalier" } },
           {
             MODEL => {
               Color       => "Blue",
               crashrating => "spectacular",
               explodes    => "true",
               speed       => undef,
               storage     => "none,little",
               type        => "hatchback",
             },
           },
         ],
}

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    Maybe I am missing something...?
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      "What I am looking for is this: { ... }"

      That should have appeared in your OP, not here.

      You've been here almost two years and, by now, should have read "How do I post a question effectively?". Please follow its guidelines in any future postings.

      -- Ken

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