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+DOCUMENTATION:
+ name: match
+ author: Ansible Core
+ short_description: Does string match regular expression from the start
+ description:
+ - Compare string against regular expression using Python's match function,
+ this means the regex is automatically anchored at the start of the string.
+ options:
+ _input:
+ description: String to match.
+ type: string
+ required: True
+ pattern:
+ description: Regex to match against.
+ type: string
+ required: True
+ ignorecase:
+ description: Use case insenstive matching.
+ type: boolean
+ default: False
+ multiline:
+ description: Match against mulitple lines in string.
+ type: boolean
+ default: False
+EXAMPLES: |
+ url: "https://example.com/users/foo/resources/bar"
+ foundmatch: url is match("https://example.com/users/.*/resources")
+ nomatch: url is match("/users/.*/resources")
+RETURN:
+ _value:
+ description: Returns C(True) if there is a match, C(False) otherwise.
+ type: boolean