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diff --git a/server/helpers/regexp.ts b/server/helpers/regexp.ts
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+// Thanks to https://regex101.com
+function regexpCapture (str: string, regex: RegExp, maxIterations = 100) {
+  let m: RegExpExecArray
+  let i = 0
+  let result: RegExpExecArray[] = []
+
+  // tslint:disable:no-conditional-assignment
+  while ((m = regex.exec(str)) !== null && i < maxIterations) {
+    // This is necessary to avoid infinite loops with zero-width matches
+    if (m.index === regex.lastIndex) {
+      regex.lastIndex++
+    }
+
+    result.push(m)
+    i++
+  }
+
+  return result
+}
+
+export {
+  regexpCapture
+}