tch(text: String, pattern: String) -> Bool {
  var i: Int = 0
  var textIndex: Int = 0
  while i < pattern.count && textIndex < text.count {
    let currPat = Array(pattern)[i]
    var nextPat: String.Element = " "
    if i < pattern.count - 1 { nextPat = Array(pattern)[i+1] }


    if nextPat == "*" {
      var matchPat = currPat
      if currPat == "." { matchPat = Array(text)[textIndex] } // if ".*" pattern, save first item in sequence
      while textIndex < text.count && matchPat == Array(text)[textIndex]  {
        textIndex += 1
      }
      i += 1  // extra increment to skip star
    } else if currPat != Array(text)[textIndex] && currPat != "." {
      return false
    } else {
      textIndex += 1
    }

    i += 1
  }

  // Handle case if pattern ends with "*" with element count of 0
  if i < pattern.count - 1 && Array(pattern)[i+1] == "*" { i += 2 }

  return textIndex == text.count && i == pattern.count
}

print(isMatch(text: "acdddd", pattern: "ab*c.*"))