diff --git a/espanso-match/src/lib.rs b/espanso-match/src/lib.rs
index 86851e4..8480dcb 100644
--- a/espanso-match/src/lib.rs
+++ b/espanso-match/src/lib.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ extern crate lazy_static;
 
 pub mod event;
 pub mod rolling;
+pub mod regex;
 
+// TODO: instead of returning Vec<Id>, return a Vec of structs which contain Id, trigger string and variables(if any)
 pub trait Matcher<'a, State, Id> where Id: Clone {
   fn process(&'a self, prev_state: Option<&State>, event: Event) -> (State,  Vec<Id>);
 }
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diff --git a/espanso-match/src/regex/mod.rs b/espanso-match/src/regex/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc5a166
--- /dev/null
+++ b/espanso-match/src/regex/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of espanso.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2019-202 case_insensitive: (), preserve_case_markers: (), left_word: (), right_word: ()1 Federico Terzi
+ *
+ * espanso is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * espanso is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with espanso.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+use log::error;
+use regex::{Regex, RegexSet};
+
+use crate::event::Event;
+use crate::Matcher;
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct RegexMatch<Id> {
+  pub id: Id,
+  pub regex: String,
+}
+
+impl<Id> RegexMatch<Id> {
+  pub fn new(id: Id, regex: &str) -> Self {
+    Self {
+      id,
+      regex: regex.to_string(),
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct RegexMatcherState {
+  buffer: String,
+}
+
+impl Default for RegexMatcherState {
+  fn default() -> Self {
+    Self {
+      buffer: String::new(),
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+pub struct RegexMatcher<Id> {
+  ids: Vec<Id>,
+  // The RegexSet is used to efficiently determine which regexes match
+  regex_set: RegexSet,
+
+  // The single regexes are then used to find the captures
+  regexes: Vec<Regex>,
+}
+
+impl<'a, Id> Matcher<'a, RegexMatcherState, Id> for RegexMatcher<Id>
+where
+  Id: Clone,
+{
+  fn process(
+    &'a self,
+    prev_state: Option<&RegexMatcherState>,
+    event: Event,
+  ) -> (RegexMatcherState, Vec<Id>) {
+    let mut buffer = if let Some(prev_state) = prev_state {
+      prev_state.buffer.clone()
+    } else {
+      "".to_string()
+    };
+
+    if let Event::Key { key: _, chars } = event {
+      if let Some(chars) = chars {
+        buffer.push_str(&chars);
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Find matches
+    if self.regex_set.is_match(&buffer) {
+      for index in self.regex_set.matches(&buffer) {
+        if let (Some(id), Some(regex)) = (self.ids.get(index), self.regexes.get(index)) {
+          // TODO: find complete match and captures
+        } else {
+          error!("received inconsistent index from regex set with index: {}", index);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    let current_state = RegexMatcherState { buffer };
+    (current_state, Vec::new())
+  }
+}
+
+impl<Id: Clone> RegexMatcher<Id> {
+  pub fn new(matches: &[RegexMatch<Id>]) -> Self {
+    let mut ids = Vec::new();
+    let mut regexes = Vec::new();
+    let mut good_regexes = Vec::new();
+
+    for m in matches {
+      match Regex::new(&m.regex) {
+        Ok(regex) => {
+          ids.push(m.id.clone());
+          good_regexes.push(&m.regex);
+          regexes.push(regex);
+        }
+        Err(err) => {
+          error!("unable to compile regex: '{}', error: {:?}", m.regex, err);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    let regex_set = RegexSet::new(&good_regexes).expect("unable to build regex set");
+    
+    Self { ids, regex_set, regexes }
+  }
+}
+
+// TODO: test
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diff --git a/espanso-match/src/rolling/mod.rs b/espanso-match/src/rolling/mod.rs
index e69450c..9a8d92e 100644
--- a/espanso-match/src/rolling/mod.rs
+++ b/espanso-match/src/rolling/mod.rs
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ pub enum RollingItem {
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
 pub struct RollingMatch<Id> {
-  id: Id,
-  items: Vec<RollingItem>,
+  pub id: Id,
+  pub items: Vec<RollingItem>,
 }
 
 impl<Id> RollingMatch<Id> {