public function parse(string $path): array
    {
        // Validate the path for opening and closing tags
        $this->validatePath($path);

        // Split on [ while skipping placeholders
        $segments = $this->getSegments($path);

        // The current path
        $current = '';

        // Iterate through the segments
        foreach ($segments as $key => $segment) {
            // If this is not the first segment then its an optional group
            if ($key > 0) {
                // Add a non capturing group around this segment
                // NOTE: Since the path was originally split into segments on [
                // it is safe to do this as there SHOULD be a closing bracket
                // before another required group and so there shouldn't
                // be any conflicts in mismatching opening  and closing
                // regex non-capture groups. This assumes the
                // developer did their job correctly in
                // the amount of opening required
                // and optional groups
                $segment = '(?:' . $segment;
            }

            // Check for any non-capturing groups within <> or <*>
            // < > groups are normal non-capturing groups
            // < *> groups are repeatable non-capturing groups
            // NOTE: have to use an alias to avoid breaking @Annotations() usage
            // Replace any end brackets with the appropriate group close
            // NOTE: This will take care of missing end brackets in
            // previous groups because the only way that occurs
            // is when a group is nested within another
            $segment = str_replace(
                [
                    // Opening non-capture required group
                    '<',
                    // Close non-capture repeatable required group
                    '*>',
                    // Close non-capture required group
                    '>',
                    // Close non-capture repeatable optional group
                    '*]',
                    // Close non-capture optional group
                    ']',
                ],
                [
                    // Non-capture required group regex open
                    '(?:',
                    // Non-capture required repeatable group regex close
                    ')*',
                    // Non-capture required group regex close
                    ')',
                    // Non-capture repeatable optional group regex close
                    ')*?',
                    // Non-capture optional group regex close
                    ')?',
                ],
                $segment
            );

            $current .= $segment;
        }

        return $this->parsePath($current, $segments);
    }