[SOLVED] Is there a way to use endswith/startswith in match case statements?

Is there a way to use endswith/startswith in match case statements?

Is there a way to use match case to select string endings/beginnings like below?

match text_string:
  case 'bla-bla':
    return 'bla'
  case .endswith('endofstring'):
    return 'ends'
  case .startswith('somestart'):
    return 'start'

Solution

You were close. You wanted a conditional guard on a pattern. In the following case, one that simply matches the value.

match text_string:
  case 'bla-bla':
    return 'bla'
  case s if s.endswith('endofstring'):
    return 'ends'
  case s if s.startswith('somestart'):
    return 'start'

This doesn't gain much over the following.

if text_string == 'bla-bla':
  return 'bla'
elif text_string.endswith('endofstring'):
  return 'ends'
elif text_string.startswith('somestart'):
  return 'start'

Unless you're also using the match and want to differentiate between two otherwise identical patterns.