Kubernetes Label (key=value) in GO
Validate Kubernetes label `key=value` pairs per the K8s naming spec.
Try it in the GO tester →Pattern
regexGO
^([a-zA-Z0-9](?:[\w.\-]{0,61}[a-zA-Z0-9])?)=([a-zA-Z0-9](?:[\w.\-]{0,61}[a-zA-Z0-9])?)?$Go (RE2) code
goGo
package main
import (
"fmt"
"regexp"
)
func main() {
re := regexp.MustCompile(`^([a-zA-Z0-9](?:[\w.\-]{0,61}[a-zA-Z0-9])?)=([a-zA-Z0-9](?:[\w.\-]{0,61}[a-zA-Z0-9])?)?$`)
input := `app=myapp`
for _, match := range re.FindAllString(input, -1) {
fmt.Println(match)
}
}Uses `regexp.MustCompile` (panics on bad patterns at startup) and `FindAllString` for all matches.
How the pattern works
Both key and value follow the same rule: 1–63 chars, must start AND end with alphanumeric, can contain underscores/dots/hyphens in the middle. The value group is optional (empty values are allowed). Anchored with ^ and $ for strict full-string matching.
Examples
Input
app=myappMatches
app=myapp
Input
version=v1.2.3Matches
version=v1.2.3
Input
-bad=valueNo match
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