Антон Шаманов

public static function dirs($code, $data) {
    $pattern = '/\[\[\s*@([^\(]+)\(([^\)]+)\)\s*\]\]([^\[]+)\[\[\s*@([^\(]+)\(#end\)\s*\]\]/i';
    return preg_replace_callback($pattern, function($value) use($data) {
      if($value[1] == 'times') {
           if (!empty($value[3])) {
                  $value[3] = self::dirs($value[3], $data);
           }
           return str_repeat($value[3], $value[2]);
}
    }, $expression);
  }

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class Test
{
    protected $abc;
    
    public function getAbc()
    {
        if (!isset($this->abc)) {
            $this->abc = new Abc;
        }
        return $this->abc;
    }
}