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NAME

Mojolicious::Routes - Always Find Your Destination With Routes

SYNOPSIS

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

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

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!

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('path');

Route has no specific end, remaining characters will be captured with the partial name.

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

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 $e = $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/]);

Apply method constraint to this route.

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

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