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  1. r = /
  2.     [ ]+    # match one or more spaces
  3.     |       # or
  4.     (\*)    # match one asterisk in capture group 1
  5.     [ ]*    # match zero or more spaces
  6.     (?!\*)  # not to be followed by an asterisk (negative lookahead)
  7.     |       # or
  8.     (\n)    # match "\n" in capture group 2
  9.     /x      # free-spacing regex definition mode
  10.  
  11. str = "Ayy ***lol* m8\n\nlol"
  12.  
  13. puts str.split(r).inspect
Success #stdin #stdout 0.01s 5768KB
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["Ayy", "**", "*", "lol", "*", "m8", "\n", "", "\n", "lol"]
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Ruby (ruby 2.5.5)
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