Add useful attributes to the JSON and Regex nodes

editor/src/messages/portfolio/document/node_graph/document_node_definitions.rs

@@ -1545,11 +1545,11 @@ fn document_node_definitions() -> HashMap<DefinitionIdentifier, DocumentNodeDefi
 						exports: vec![
 							// Primary output: the whole match (String)
 							NodeInput::node(NodeId(1), 0),
-							// Secondary output: capture groups (Vec<String>)
+							// Secondary output: capture groups (Table<String>), each row carries `start`/`end`/`name` attributes from `regex_find`
 							NodeInput::node(NodeId(2), 0),
 						],
 						nodes: [
-							// Node 0: regex_find proto node — returns Vec<String> of [whole_match, ...capture_groups]
+							// Node 0: regex_find proto node — returns Table<String> of [whole_match, ...capture_groups]
 							DocumentNode {
 								inputs: vec![
 									NodeInput::import(concrete!(String), 0),
@@ -1561,13 +1561,13 @@ fn document_node_definitions() -> HashMap<DefinitionIdentifier, DocumentNodeDefi
 								implementation: DocumentNodeImplementation::ProtoNode(text_nodes::regex::regex_find::IDENTIFIER),
 								..Default::default()
 							},
-							// Node 1: index_elements at index 0 — extracts the whole match as a String
+							// Node 1: extract_element at index 0, extracts the whole match as a bare String (drops the row's start/end/name attributes since the unwrapped String can't carry them)
 							DocumentNode {
 								inputs: vec![NodeInput::node(NodeId(0), 0), NodeInput::value(TaggedValue::F64(0.), false)],
-								implementation: DocumentNodeImplementation::ProtoNode(graphic::index_elements::IDENTIFIER),
+								implementation: DocumentNodeImplementation::ProtoNode(graphic::extract_element::IDENTIFIER),
 								..Default::default()
 							},
-							// Node 2: omit_element at index 0 — returns capture groups as Vec<String>
+							// Node 2: omit_element at index 0, returns the capture group rows as a Table<String>, preserving each row's start/end/name attributes
 							DocumentNode {
 								inputs: vec![NodeInput::node(NodeId(0), 0), NodeInput::value(TaggedValue::F64(0.), false)],
 								implementation: DocumentNodeImplementation::ProtoNode(graphic::omit_element::IDENTIFIER),

node-graph/nodes/graphic/src/graphic.rs

@@ -68,12 +68,49 @@ pub fn omit_element<T: graphic_types::graphic::OmitIndex + Clone + Default>(
 	let index = index as i32;
 
 	if index < 0 {
-		collection.omit_index_from_end(-index as usize)
+		collection.omit_index_from_end(index.unsigned_abs() as usize)
 	} else {
 		collection.omit_index(index as usize)
 	}
 }
 
+/// Returns the bare element (without its row attributes) at the specified index in a table.
+/// Use this when downstream nodes want just the inner value rather than a single-row table.
+/// If no value exists at that index, the element type's default is returned.
+#[node_macro::node(category("General"))]
+pub fn extract_element<T: Clone + Default + Send + Sync + 'static>(
+	_: impl Ctx,
+	/// The table of data to extract from.
+	#[implementations(
+		Table<String>,
+		Table<f64>,
+		Table<u8>,
+		Table<NodeId>,
+		Table<Color>,
+		Table<GradientStops>,
+		Table<Vector>,
+		Table<Raster<CPU>>,
+		Table<Graphic>,
+		Table<Artboard>,
+	)]
+	table: Table<T>,
+	/// The index of the item to retrieve, starting from 0 for the first item. Negative indices count backwards from the end of the collection, starting from -1 for the last item.
+	index: SignedInteger,
+) -> T {
+	let len = table.len();
+	let index = index as i32;
+	let resolved = if index < 0 {
+		let from_end = index.unsigned_abs() as usize;
+		if from_end > len {
+			return T::default();
+		}
+		len - from_end
+	} else {
+		index as usize
+	};
+	table.element(resolved).cloned().unwrap_or_default()
+}
+
 #[node_macro::node(category("General"))]
 async fn map<Item: AnyHash + Send + Sync + core_types::CacheHash>(
 	ctx: impl Ctx + CloneVarArgs + ExtractAll,

node-graph/nodes/text/src/json.rs

@@ -210,11 +210,13 @@ fn query_json(
 	let mut results = Vec::new();
 	resolve_all(&value, &segments, !unquote_strings, &mut results);
 
-	results.into_iter().next().unwrap_or_default()
+	results.into_iter().next().map(|(text, _ty)| text).unwrap_or_default()
 }
 
 /// Extracts every matched value from a JSON string using a path expression (see that parameter's description for its syntax). A list of zero or more resultant strings is produced. The `[]` path accessor is used to read more than one value.
 ///
+/// Each row carries a `type` attribute holding the matched value's JSON type (`"string"`, `"number"`, `"bool"`, `"null"`, `"object"`, or `"array"`).
+///
 /// This is useful in conjunction with the nodes:
 /// • **Index Elements**: access the `N`th query result.
 /// • **String to Number**: convert numeric query results to numbers.
@@ -246,7 +248,7 @@ fn query_json_all(
 	let mut results = Vec::new();
 	resolve_all(&value, &segments, !unquote_strings, &mut results);
 
-	results.into_iter().map(TableRow::new_from_element).collect()
+	results.into_iter().map(|(text, ty)| TableRow::new_from_element(text).with_attribute("type", ty.to_string())).collect()
 }
 
 /// A parsed segment of a JSON access path.
@@ -402,6 +404,18 @@ fn json_value_to_string(value: &serde_json::Value, quote_strings: bool) -> Strin
 	}
 }
 
+/// Returns a short JSON-type name (`"string"`, `"number"`, `"bool"`, `"null"`, `"object"`, `"array"`) for a parsed value.
+fn json_value_type_name(value: &serde_json::Value) -> &'static str {
+	match value {
+		serde_json::Value::String(_) => "string",
+		serde_json::Value::Number(_) => "number",
+		serde_json::Value::Bool(_) => "bool",
+		serde_json::Value::Null => "null",
+		serde_json::Value::Object(_) => "object",
+		serde_json::Value::Array(_) => "array",
+	}
+}
+
 /// Navigates a JSON value by one path segment, returning the resulting value (or `None` if the path is invalid).
 fn json_navigate<'a>(value: &'a serde_json::Value, segment: &JsonPathSegment) -> Option<&'a serde_json::Value> {
 	match segment {
@@ -416,7 +430,7 @@ fn json_navigate<'a>(value: &'a serde_json::Value, segment: &JsonPathSegment) ->
 }
 
 /// Recursively resolves a path against a JSON value, fanning out at each `[]` and collecting leaf results.
-fn resolve_all(value: &serde_json::Value, segments: &[JsonPathSegment], quote_strings: bool, results: &mut Vec<String>) {
+fn resolve_all(value: &serde_json::Value, segments: &[JsonPathSegment], quote_strings: bool, results: &mut Vec<(String, &'static str)>) {
 	// Find the next IterateAll in the remaining segments
 	let Some(iterate_position) = segments.iter().position(|s| matches!(s, JsonPathSegment::IterateAll)) else {
 		// No more [] segments, navigate the rest linearly
@@ -425,7 +439,7 @@ fn resolve_all(value: &serde_json::Value, segments: &[JsonPathSegment], quote_st
 			let Some(next) = json_navigate(current, segment) else { return };
 			current = next;
 		}
-		results.push(json_value_to_string(current, quote_strings));
+		results.push((json_value_to_string(current, quote_strings), json_value_type_name(current)));
 		return;
 	};
 

node-graph/nodes/text/src/regex.rs

@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ fn regex_replace(
 /// Finds a regex match in the string and returns its components. The result is a list where the first element is the whole match (`$0`) and subsequent elements are the capture groups (`$1`, `$2`, etc., if any).
 ///
 /// The match index selects which non-overlapping occurrence to return (0 for the first match). Returns an empty list if no match is found at the given index.
+///
+/// Each row carries `start` and `end` byte-offset attributes pointing into the original string, plus a `name` attribute holding
+/// the capture group's name (empty for unnamed groups, and for index 0 which is the whole match).
 #[node_macro::node(category(""))]
 fn regex_find(
 	_: impl Ctx,
@@ -111,6 +114,9 @@ fn regex_find(
 		return Table::new();
 	};
 
+	// Capture group names indexed positionally; index 0 (the whole match) is always None.
+	let capture_names: Vec<Option<String>> = regex.capture_names().map(|name| name.map(str::to_string)).collect();
+
 	// Collect all matches since we need to support negative indexing
 	let matches: Vec<_> = regex.captures_iter(&string).filter_map(|c| c.ok()).collect();
 
@@ -131,12 +137,20 @@ fn regex_find(
 
 	// Index 0 is the whole match, 1+ are capture groups
 	(0..captures.len())
-		.map(|i| captures.get(i).map_or(String::new(), |m| m.as_str().to_string()))
-		.map(TableRow::new_from_element)
+		.map(|i| {
+			let captured = captures.get(i);
+			let text = captured.map_or(String::new(), |m| m.as_str().to_string());
+			let start = captured.map_or(0_u64, |m| m.start() as u64);
+			let end = captured.map_or(0_u64, |m| m.end() as u64);
+			let name = capture_names.get(i).cloned().flatten().unwrap_or_default();
+			TableRow::new_from_element(text).with_attribute("start", start).with_attribute("end", end).with_attribute("name", name)
+		})
 		.collect()
 }
 
 /// Finds all non-overlapping matches of a regular expression pattern in the string, returning a list of the matched substrings.
+///
+/// Each row carries `start` and `end` byte-offset attributes pointing into the original string.
 #[node_macro::node(category("Text: Regex"))]
 fn regex_find_all(
 	_: impl Ctx,
@@ -169,8 +183,11 @@ fn regex_find_all(
 	regex
 		.find_iter(&string)
 		.filter_map(|m| m.ok())
-		.map(|m| m.as_str().to_string())
-		.map(TableRow::new_from_element)
+		.map(|m| {
+			TableRow::new_from_element(m.as_str().to_string())
+				.with_attribute("start", m.start() as u64)
+				.with_attribute("end", m.end() as u64)
+		})
 		.collect()
 }