Fix RSpec/MatchWithSimpleRegex to ignore match nested inside include matchers

Author: ydah

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 - Fix false positives for `RSpec/SpecFilePathFormat` when matching spec partials. ([@ydah])
 - Fix incorrect autocorrection for `RSpec/DescribedClass` when using nested example groups with `EnforcedStyle: explicit`. ([@ydah])
+- Fix `RSpec/MatchWithSimpleRegex` to ignore `match` nested inside `include` matchers. ([@ydah])
 
 ## 3.10.2 (2026-06-06)
 

lib/rubocop/cop/rspec/match_with_simple_regex.rb

@@ -38,7 +38,14 @@ class MatchWithSimpleRegex < Base
           (send nil? :match $regexp)
         PATTERN
 
+        # @!method include_matcher_argument?(node)
+        def_node_matcher :include_matcher_argument?, <<~PATTERN
+          ^(send nil? :include ...)
+        PATTERN
+
         def on_send(node)
+          return if include_matcher_argument?(node)
+
           match_with_regexp?(node) do |regexp|
             next unless simple_regexp?(regexp)
 

spec/rubocop/cop/rspec/match_with_simple_regex_spec.rb

@@ -12,6 +12,18 @@
     RUBY
   end
 
+  it 'registers an offense when using match with simple string regex ' \
+     'without a parent node' do
+    expect_offense(<<~RUBY)
+      match(/foo/)
+      ^^^^^^^^^^^^ Prefer using `include('foo')` when the regex is a simple string literal.
+    RUBY
+
+    expect_correction(<<~RUBY)
+      include('foo')
+    RUBY
+  end
+
   it 'registers an offense when using match with escaped URL regex' do
     expect_offense(<<~'RUBY')
       expect(response.body).to match(/http:\/\/example\.com/)
@@ -48,6 +60,14 @@
     RUBY
   end
 
+  it 'does not register an offense when using match within an ' \
+     'include matcher' do
+    expect_no_offenses(<<~RUBY)
+      expect(errors).to include(match(/message/))
+      expect(errors).to include(match(/message/), match(/warning/))
+    RUBY
+  end
+
   it 'does not register an offense when using match with anchor at start' do
     expect_no_offenses(<<~RUBY)
       expect('foobar').to match(/^foo/)