import re
from filter_registry import register_filter

@register_filter
def remove_star_before_img(text):
    # regex version
    # return re.sub(r'\*\s*!?\[\]\(', '![](', text)
    return re.sub(r'\*\s*!?\[\.*]\(', '![](', text)

# @register_filter
# def remove_star_before_img(text):
#     # print(">>> filter running")
#     # print(">>> before:", repr(text))
#     text = text.replace('*![](', '![](')
#     # print(">>> after:", repr(text))
#     return text