Mojolicious::Routes - Always Find Your Destination With Routes


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NAME

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Mojolicious::Routes - Always Find Your Destination With Routes

SYNOPSIS

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  use Mojolicious::Routes;

  # New routes tree
  my $r = Mojolicious::Routes->new;

  # Normal route matching "/articles" with parameters "controller" and
  # "action"
  $r->route('/articles')->to(controller => 'article', action => 'list');

  # Route with a placeholder matching everything but "/" and "."
  $r->route('/:controller')->to(action => 'list');

  # Route with a placeholder and regex constraint
  $r->route('/articles/:id', id => qr/\d+/)
    ->to(controller => 'article', action => 'view');

  # Route with an optional parameter "year"
  $r->route('/archive/:year')
    ->to(controller => 'archive', action => 'list', year => undef);

  # Nested route for two actions sharing the same "controller" parameter
  my $books = $r->route('/books/:id')->to(controller => 'book');
  $books->route('/edit')->to(action => 'edit');
  $books->route('/delete')->to(action => 'delete');

  # Bridges can be used to chain multiple routes
  $r->bridge->to(controller => 'foo', action =>'auth')
    ->route('/blog')->to(action => 'list');

  # Waypoints are similar to bridges and nested routes but can also match
  # if they are not the actual endpoint of the whole route
  my $b = $r->waypoint('/books')->to(controller => 'books', action => 'list');
  $b->route('/:id', id => qr/\d+/)->to(action => 'view');

  # Simplified Mojolicious::Lite style route generation is also possible
  $r->get('/')->to(controller => 'blog', action => 'welcome');
  my $blog = $r->under('/blog');
  $blog->post('/list')->to('blog#list');
  $blog->get(sub { shift->render(text => 'Go away!') });

DESCRIPTION

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Mojolicious::Routes is a very powerful implementation of the famous routes pattern and the core of the Mojolicious web framework. See Mojolicious::Guides::Routing for more.

ATTRIBUTES

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Mojolicious::Routes implements the following attributes.

block

  my $block = $r->block;
  $r        = $r->block(1);

Allow this route to match even if it's not an endpoint, used for waypoints.

children

  my $children = $r->children;
  $r           = $r->children([Mojolicious::Routes->new]);

The children of this routes object, used for nesting routes.

cache

  my $cache = $r->cache;
  $r        = $r->cache(Mojo::Cache->new);

Routing cache, by default a Mojo::Cache object. Note that this attribute is EXPERIMENTAL and might change without warning!

  $r->cache(0);

Route caching can also be disabled with a false value.

conditions

  my $conditions  = $r->conditions;
  $r              = $r->conditions([foo => qr/\w+/]);

Contains condition parameters for this route, used for over.

controller_base_class

  my $base = $r->controller_base_class;
  $r       = $r->controller_base_class('Mojolicious::Controller');

Base class used to identify controllers, defaults to Mojolicious::Controller.

dictionary

  my $dictionary = $r->dictionary;
  $r             = $r->dictionary({foo => sub {...}});

Contains all available conditions for this route.

hidden

  my $hidden = $r->hidden;
  $r         = $r->hidden([qw/new attr tx render req res stash/]);

Controller methods and attributes that are hidden from routes.

inline

  my $inline = $r->inline;
  $r         = $r->inline(1);

Allow bridge semantics for this route.

namespace

  my $namespace = $r->namespace;
  $r            = $r->namespace('Foo::Bar::Controller');

Namespace to search for controllers.

parent

  my $parent = $r->parent;
  $r         = $r->parent(Mojolicious::Routes->new);

The parent of this route, used for nesting routes.

partial

  my $partial = $r->partial;
  $r          = $r->partial(1);

Route has no specific end, remaining characters will be captured in path.

pattern

  my $pattern = $r->pattern;
  $r          = $r->pattern(Mojolicious::Routes::Pattern->new);

Pattern for this route, by default a Mojolicious::Routes::Pattern object and used for matching.

shortcuts

  my $shortcuts = $r->shortcuts;
  $r            = $r->shortcuts({foo => sub {...}});

Contains all additional route shortcuts available for this route.

METHODS

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Mojolicious::Routes inherits all methods from Mojo::Base and implements the following ones.

new

  my $r = Mojolicious::Routes->new;
  my $r = Mojolicious::Routes->new('/:controller/:action');

Construct a new route object.

add_child

  $r = $r->add_child(Mojolicious::Route->new);

Add a new child to this route.

add_condition

  $r = $r->add_condition(foo => sub {...});

Add a new condition for this route.

add_shortcut

  $r = $r->add_shortcut(foo => sub {...});

Add a new shortcut for this route.

any

  my $any = $route->any('/:foo' => sub {...});
  my $any = $route->any([qw/get post/] => '/:foo' => sub {...});

Generate route matching any of the listed HTTP request methods or all. See also the Mojolicious::Lite tutorial for more argument variations.

auto_render

  $r->auto_render(Mojolicious::Controller->new);

Automatic rendering.

bridge

  my $bridge = $r->bridge;
  my $bridge = $r->bridge('/:controller/:action');

Add a new bridge to this route as a nested child.

del

  my $del = $route->del('/:foo' => sub {...});

Generate route matching only DELETE requests. See also the Mojolicious::Lite tutorial for more argument variations.

detour

  $r = $r->detour(action => 'foo');
  $r = $r->detour({action => 'foo'});
  $r = $r->detour('controller#action');
  $r = $r->detour('controller#action', foo => 'bar');
  $r = $r->detour('controller#action', {foo => 'bar'});
  $r = $r->detour($app);
  $r = $r->detour($app, foo => 'bar');
  $r = $r->detour($app, {foo => 'bar'});
  $r = $r->detour('MyApp');
  $r = $r->detour('MyApp', foo => 'bar');
  $r = $r->detour('MyApp', {foo => 'bar'});

Set default parameters for this route and allow partial matching to simplify application embedding.

dispatch

  my $success = $r->dispatch(Mojolicious::Controller->new);

Match routes and dispatch.

get

  my $get = $route->get('/:foo' => sub {...});

Generate route matching only GET requests. See also the Mojolicious::Lite tutorial for more argument variations.

has_conditions

  my $has_conditions = $r->has_conditions;

Returns true if this route contains conditions. Note that this method is EXPERIMENTAL and might change without warning!

has_custom_name

  my $has_custom_name = $r->has_custom_name;

Returns true if this route has a custom user defined name. Note that this method is EXPERIMENTAL and might change without warning!

has_websocket

  my $has_websocket = $r->has_websocket;

Returns true if this route has a WebSocket ancestor. Note that this method is EXPERIMENTAL and might change without warning!

hide

  $r = $r->hide('new');

Hide controller method or attribute from routes.

is_endpoint

  my $is_endpoint = $r->is_endpoint;

Returns true if this route qualifies as an endpoint.

is_websocket

  my $is_websocket = $r->is_websocket;

Returns true if this route is a WebSocket. Note that this method is EXPERIMENTAL and might change without warning!

name

  my $name = $r->name;
  $r       = $r->name('foo');

The name of this route, defaults to an automatically generated name based on the route pattern. Note that the name current is reserved for refering to the current route.

over

  $r = $r->over(foo => qr/\w+/);

Apply condition parameters to this route.

parse

  $r = $r->parse('/:controller/:action');

Parse a pattern.

post

  my $post = $route->post('/:foo' => sub {...});

Generate route matching only POST requests. See also the Mojolicious::Lite tutorial for more argument variations.

put

  my $put = $route->put('/:foo' => sub {...});

Generate route matching only PUT requests. See also the Mojolicious::Lite tutorial for more argument variations.

render

  my $path = $r->render($path);
  my $path = $r->render($path, {foo => 'bar'});

Render route with parameters into a path.

route

  my $route = $r->route('/:c/:a', a => qr/\w+/);

Add a new nested child to this route.

to

  my $to  = $r->to;
  $r = $r->to(action => 'foo');
  $r = $r->to({action => 'foo'});
  $r = $r->to('controller#action');
  $r = $r->to('controller#action', foo => 'bar');
  $r = $r->to('controller#action', {foo => 'bar'});
  $r = $r->to($app);
  $r = $r->to($app, foo => 'bar');
  $r = $r->to($app, {foo => 'bar'});
  $r = $r->to('MyApp');
  $r = $r->to('MyApp', foo => 'bar');
  $r = $r->to('MyApp', {foo => 'bar'});

Set default parameters for this route.

to_string

  my $string = $r->to_string;

Stringifies the whole route.

under

  my $under = $route->under(sub {...});
  my $under = $route->under('/:foo');

Generate bridges. See also the Mojolicious::Lite tutorial for more argument variations.

via

  my $methods = $r->via;
  $r          = $r->via('get');
  $r          = $r->via(qw/get post/);
  $r          = $r->via([qw/get post/]);

Restrict HTTP methods this route is allowed to handle, defaults to no restrictions.

waypoint

  my $route = $r->waypoint('/:c/:a', a => qr/\w+/);

Add a waypoint to this route as nested child.

websocket

  my $websocket = $route->websocket('/:foo' => sub {...});

Generate route matching only WebSocket handshakes. See also the Mojolicious::Lite tutorial for more argument variations. Note that this method is EXPERIMENTAL and might change without warning!

SEE ALSO

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Mojolicious, Mojolicious::Guides, http://mojolicio.us.


Mojolicious documentation Contained in the Mojolicious distribution.

package Mojolicious::Routes;
use Mojo::Base -base;

use Mojo::Cache;
use Mojo::Exception;
use Mojo::Loader;
use Mojo::Util 'camelize';
use Mojolicious::Routes::Match;
use Mojolicious::Routes::Pattern;
use Scalar::Util 'weaken';

has [qw/block inline parent partial namespace/];
has cache => sub { Mojo::Cache->new };
has [qw/children conditions/] => sub { [] };
has controller_base_class => 'Mojolicious::Controller';
has [qw/dictionary shortcuts/] => sub { {} };
has hidden  => sub { [qw/new app attr has render req res stash tx/] };
has pattern => sub { Mojolicious::Routes::Pattern->new };

# "Yet thanks to my trusty safety sphere,
#  I sublibed with only tribial brain dablage."
sub AUTOLOAD {
  my $self = shift;

  # Method
  my ($package, $method) = our $AUTOLOAD =~ /^([\w\:]+)\:\:(\w+)$/;

  # Call shortcut
  Carp::croak(qq/Can't locate object method "$method" via package "$package"/)
    unless my $shortcut = $self->shortcuts->{$method};
  $self->$shortcut(@_);
}

sub DESTROY { }

sub new {
  my $self = shift->SUPER::new();
  $self->parse(@_);
  $self;
}

sub add_child {
  my ($self, $route) = @_;

  # We are the parent
  $route->parent($self);
  weaken $route->{parent};

  # Inherit shortcuts
  $route->shortcuts($self->shortcuts);

  # Add to tree
  push @{$self->children}, $route;

  $self;
}

sub add_condition {
  my ($self, $name, $cb) = @_;
  $self->dictionary->{$name} = $cb;
  $self;
}

sub add_shortcut {
  my ($self, $name, $cb) = @_;
  $self->shortcuts->{$name} = $cb;
  $self;
}

sub any {
  shift->_generate_route((ref $_[0] || '') eq 'ARRAY' ? shift : [], @_);
}

# "Hey. What kind of party is this? There's no booze and only one hooker."
sub auto_render {
  my ($self, $c) = @_;

  # Rendering
  my $tx = $c->tx;
  eval {
    my $stash = $c->stash;
    unless ($stash->{'mojo.rendered'} || $tx->is_websocket) {

      # Render template or not_found if the route never reached an action
      $c->render or ($stash->{'mojo.routed'} or $c->render_not_found);
    }

    1;
  } or $c->render_exception($@);

  1;
}

sub bridge { shift->route(@_)->inline(1) }

sub del { shift->_generate_route('delete', @_) }

sub detour {
  my $self = shift;
  $self->partial(1);
  $self->to(@_);
  $self;
}

sub dispatch {
  my ($self, $c) = @_;

  # Path
  my $req  = $c->req;
  my $path = $c->stash->{path};
  if (defined $path) { $path = "/$path" if $path !~ /^\// }
  else               { $path = $req->url->path->to_abs_string }

  # Match
  my $method = $req->method;
  my $websocket = $c->tx->is_websocket ? 1 : 0;
  my $m = Mojolicious::Routes::Match->new($method => $path, $websocket);
  $c->match($m);

  # Cached
  my $cache = $self->cache;
  if ($cache && (my $cached = $cache->get("$method:$path:$websocket"))) {
    $m->root($self);
    $m->stack($cached->{stack});
    $m->captures($cached->{captures});
    $m->endpoint($cached->{endpoint});
  }

  # Lookup
  else {
    $m->match($self, $c);

    # Endpoint found
    if ($cache && (my $endpoint = $m->endpoint)) {

      # Cache routes without conditions
      $cache->set(
        "$method:$path:$websocket" => {
          endpoint => $endpoint,
          stack    => $m->stack,
          captures => $m->captures
        }
      ) unless $endpoint->has_conditions;
    }
  }

  # No match
  return unless $m && @{$m->stack};

  # Walk the stack
  return if $self->_walk_stack($c);

  # Render
  $self->auto_render($c);
}

sub get { shift->_generate_route('get', @_) }

sub has_conditions {
  my $self = shift;
  return 1 if @{$self->conditions};
  if (my $parent = $self->parent) { return $parent->has_conditions }
  undef;
}

sub has_custom_name {
  return 1 if shift->{_custom};
  undef;
}

sub has_websocket {
  my $self = shift;
  return 1 if $self->is_websocket;
  if (my $parent = $self->parent) { return $parent->is_websocket }
  undef;
}

sub hide { push @{shift->hidden}, @_ }

sub is_endpoint {
  my $self = shift;
  return   if $self->inline;
  return 1 if $self->block;
  return   if @{$self->children};
  1;
}

sub is_websocket {
  return 1 if shift->{_websocket};
  undef;
}

sub name {
  my $self = shift;

  # New name
  if (defined $_[0]) {
    $self->{_name}   = $_[0];
    $self->{_custom} = 1;
    return $self;
  }

  # Nothing
  elsif (@_) { return $self }

  # Name
  $self->{_name};
}

sub over {
  my $self = shift;
  return $self unless @_;
  my $conditions = ref $_[0] eq 'ARRAY' ? $_[0] : [@_];
  push @{$self->conditions}, @$conditions;
  $self;
}

sub parse {
  my $self = shift;

  # Pattern does the real work
  $self->pattern->parse(@_);

  # Default name
  my $name = $self->pattern->pattern;
  $name = '' unless defined $name;
  $name =~ s/\W+//g;
  $self->{_name}   = $name;
  $self->{_custom} = 0;

  $self;
}

sub post { shift->_generate_route('post', @_) }

sub put { shift->_generate_route('put', @_) }

sub render {
  my ($self, $path, $values) = @_;

  # Path prefix
  my $prefix = $self->pattern->render($values);
  $path = $prefix . $path unless $prefix eq '/';

  # Make sure there is always a root
  $path = '/' if !$path && !$self->parent;

  # Format
  if ((my $format = $values->{format}) && !$self->parent) {
    $path .= ".$format" unless $path =~ /\.[^\/]+$/;
  }

  # Parent
  $path = $self->parent->render($path, $values) if $self->parent;

  $path;
}

sub route {
  my $self  = shift;
  my $route = $self->new(@_);
  $self->add_child($route);
  $route;
}

sub to {
  my $self = shift;
  return $self unless @_;

  # Single argument
  my ($shortcut, $defaults);
  if (@_ == 1) {

    # Hash
    $defaults = shift if ref $_[0] eq 'HASH';
    $shortcut = shift if $_[0];
  }

  # Multiple arguments
  else {

    # Odd
    if (@_ % 2) {
      $shortcut = shift;
      $defaults = {@_};
    }

    # Even
    else {

      # Shortcut and defaults
      if (ref $_[1] eq 'HASH') {
        $shortcut = shift;
        $defaults = shift;
      }

      # Just defaults
      else { $defaults = {@_} }
    }
  }

  # Shortcut
  if ($shortcut) {

    # App
    if (ref $shortcut || $shortcut =~ /^[\w\:]+$/) {
      $defaults->{app} = $shortcut;
    }

    # Controller and action
    elsif ($shortcut =~ /^([\w\-]+)?\#(\w+)?$/) {
      $defaults->{controller} = $1 if defined $1;
      $defaults->{action}     = $2 if defined $2;
    }
  }

  # Defaults
  my $pattern = $self->pattern;
  my $old     = $pattern->defaults;
  $pattern->defaults({%$old, %$defaults}) if $defaults;

  $self;
}

sub to_string {
  my $self = shift;
  my $pattern = $self->parent ? $self->parent->to_string : '';
  $pattern .= $self->pattern->pattern if $self->pattern->pattern;
  $pattern;
}

sub under { shift->_generate_route('under', @_) }

sub via {
  my $self = shift;

  # Set
  if (@_) {
    my $methods = [map { lc $_ } @{ref $_[0] ? $_[0] : [@_]}];
    $self->{_via} = $methods if @$methods;
    return $self;
  }

  # Get
  $self->{_via};
}

sub waypoint { shift->route(@_)->block(1) }

sub websocket {
  my $self  = shift;
  my $route = $self->any(@_);
  $route->{_websocket} = 1;
  $route;
}

sub _dispatch_callback {
  my ($self, $c, $field, $staging) = @_;

  # Routed
  $c->stash->{'mojo.routed'} = 1;
  $c->app->log->debug(qq/Dispatching callback./);

  # Dispatch
  my $continue;
  unless (eval { $continue = $field->{cb}->($c); 1 }) {
    my $e = Mojo::Exception->new($@);
    $c->app->log->error($e);
    return $e;
  }

  return 1 if !$staging || $continue;
  undef;
}

sub _dispatch_controller {
  my ($self, $c, $field, $staging) = @_;

  # Class and method
  return 1
    unless my $app = $field->{app} || $self->_generate_class($field, $c);
  my $method = $self->_generate_method($field, $c);
  my $dispatch = ref $app || $app;
  $dispatch .= "->$method" if $method;
  $c->app->log->debug(qq/Dispatching "$dispatch"./);

  # Load class
  if (!ref $app && !$self->{_loaded}->{$app}) {
    if (my $e = Mojo::Loader->load($app)) {

      # Doesn't exist
      unless (ref $e) {
        $c->app->log->debug("$app does not exist, maybe a typo?");
        return;
      }

      # Error
      $c->app->log->error($e);
      return $e;
    }

    # Loaded
    $self->{_loaded}->{$app}++;
  }

  # Dispatch
  my $continue;
  my $success = eval {
    $app = $app->new($c) unless ref $app;

    # Action
    if ($method && $app->isa($self->controller_base_class)) {
      my $stash = $c->stash;

      # Call action
      if ($app->can($method)) {
        $stash->{'mojo.routed'} = 1 unless $staging;
        $continue = $app->$method;
      }

      # Render
      else {
        $c->app->log->debug(
          qq/Action "$dispatch" not found, assuming template without action./
        );
        $self->auto_render($app) unless $staging;
      }

      # Merge stash
      my $new = $app->stash;
      @{$stash}{keys %$new} = values %$new;
    }

    # Handler
    elsif ($app->isa('Mojo')) {

      # Connect routes
      if ($app->can('routes')) {
        my $r = $app->routes;
        unless ($r->parent) {
          $r->parent($c->match->endpoint);
          weaken $r->{parent};
        }
      }

      $app->handler($c);
    }

    1;
  };

  # Controller error
  unless ($success) {
    my $e = Mojo::Exception->new($@);
    $c->app->log->error($e);
    $app->render_exception($e) if $app->can('render_exception');
    return $e;
  }

  return 1 if !$staging || $continue;
  undef;
}

sub _generate_class {
  my ($self, $field, $c) = @_;

  # Class
  my $class = $field->{class};
  my $controller = $field->{controller} || '';
  unless ($class) {
    $class = $controller;
    camelize $class;
  }

  # Namespace
  my $namespace = $field->{namespace};
  return unless $class || $namespace;
  $namespace = $self->namespace unless defined $namespace;
  $class = length $class ? "${namespace}::$class" : $namespace
    if length $namespace;

  # Invalid
  return unless $class =~ /^[a-zA-Z0-9_:]+$/;

  $class;
}

sub _generate_method {
  my ($self, $field, $c) = @_;

  # Prepare hidden
  unless ($self->{_hidden}) {
    $self->{_hidden} = {};
    $self->{_hidden}->{$_}++ for @{$self->hidden};
  }

  # Hidden
  return unless my $method = $field->{method} || $field->{action};
  if ($self->{_hidden}->{$method} || index($method, '_') == 0) {
    $c->app->log->debug(qq/Action "$method" is not allowed./);
    return;
  }

  # Invalid
  unless ($method =~ /^[a-zA-Z0-9_:]+$/) {
    $c->app->log->debug(qq/Action "$method" is invalid./);
    return;
  }

  $method;
}

sub _generate_route {
  my ($self, $methods, @args) = @_;

  # Route information
  my ($cb, $constraints, $defaults, $name, $pattern);
  my $conditions = [];
  while (defined(my $arg = shift @args)) {

    # First scalar is the pattern
    if (!ref $arg && !$pattern) { $pattern = $arg }

    # Scalar
    elsif (!ref $arg && @args) {
      push @$conditions, $arg, shift @args;
    }

    # Last scalar is the route name
    elsif (!ref $arg) { $name = $arg }

    # Callback
    elsif (ref $arg eq 'CODE') { $cb = $arg }

    # Constraints
    elsif (ref $arg eq 'ARRAY') { $constraints = $arg }

    # Defaults
    elsif (ref $arg eq 'HASH') { $defaults = $arg }
  }

  # Defaults
  $constraints ||= [];
  $defaults    ||= {};
  $defaults->{cb} = $cb if $cb;

  # Create bridge
  return $self->bridge($pattern, {@$constraints})->over($conditions)
    ->to($defaults)->name($name)
    if !ref $methods && $methods eq 'under';

  # Create route
  my $route =
    $self->route($pattern, {@$constraints})->over($conditions)->via($methods)
    ->to($defaults)->name($name);

  $route;
}

sub _walk_stack {
  my ($self, $c) = @_;

  # Stacktrace
  local $SIG{__DIE__} =
    sub { ref $_[0] ? CORE::die($_[0]) : Mojo::Exception->throw(@_) };

  # Walk the stack
  my $stack   = $c->match->stack;
  my $stash   = $c->stash;
  my $staging = @$stack;
  $stash->{'mojo.captures'} ||= {};
  for my $field (@$stack) {
    $staging--;

    # Merge in captures
    if (my @keys = keys %$field) {
      my @values = values %$field;
      @{$stash->{'mojo.captures'}}{@keys} = @values;
      @{$c->stash}{@keys} = @values;
    }

    # Dispatch
    my $e =
        $field->{cb}
      ? $self->_dispatch_callback($c, $field, $staging)
      : $self->_dispatch_controller($c, $field, $staging);

    # Exception
    if (ref $e) {
      $c->render_exception($e);
      return 1;
    }

    # Break the chain
    return 1 if $staging && !$e;
  }

  # Done
  undef;
}

1;
__END__