Contributing

Every pattern in this registry was contributed by someone who needed it and decided to share the work.

How to submit a pattern

1. Fork the patterns repository
2. Create a YAML file in the appropriate jurisdiction directory
3. Follow the testpattern/v1 schema
4. Submit a pull request

Quality bar

Each pattern must have:

• At least 3 should_match and 2 should_not_match test cases
• False positive documentation
• At least one regulation and jurisdiction tag
• Confidence level with justification
• Corroborative evidence keywords where applicable

Pattern types

• regex — Regular expression pattern
• keyword_list — List of keywords to match
• keyword_dictionary — Weighted keyword dictionary
• fingerprint — Document fingerprint definition

Engine compatibility

• boost_regex — Microsoft Purview (Boost.RegEx)
• pcre2 — PCRE2 compatible
• ecma — JavaScript/ECMAScript
• python_re — Python re module
• universal — Works across all major engines

License

All patterns are released under the MIT License. By submitting a pattern, you agree to release it under MIT.