<?php
$re = '/example(?:\{([^{}]*)\})?(?:\{([^{}]*)\})?(?:\{([^{}]*)\})?(?:\{([^{}]*)\})?/';
$str = 'example{arg0}
example{arg0}{opt1}
example{arg0}{opt1}{opt2}
example{arg0}{opt1}{opt2}{opt3}';
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