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example of backbone-style routing with Express
app.get('/help', function(req, res){
res.send('some help');
});
app.get('/search/:query/p:page', function(req, res){
var query = req.params.query
, page = req.params.page;
res.send('search "' + query + '", page ' + (page || 1));
});
function Router(obj) {
this.methods = obj;
this.route(obj.routes);
}
Router.prototype.route = function(obj){
var self = this
, routes = Object.keys(obj);
Object.keys(obj).forEach(function(route){
var parts = route.split(' ')
, method = parts.shift().toLowerCase()
, path = parts.shift()
, fn = self.methods[obj[route]];
app[method]('/' + path, function(req, res, next){
var args = req.route.keys.map(function(key){
return req.params[key.name];
});
fn.apply(res, args);
});
});
};
Router.extend = function(obj){
return new Router(obj);
};
// GET /help
// GET /search/foobar
// GET /search/foobar/p2
var router = Router.extend({
routes: {
'GET help': 'help'
, 'GET search/:query': 'search'
, 'GET search/:query/p:page': 'search'
},
help: function(){
this.send('some help');
},
search: function(query, page){
this.send('search "' + query + '", page ' + (page || 1));
}
});
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tj commented Aug 24, 2011

this is a really quick mockup of how you could utilize higher level routing, since sometimes people seem to forget that you can build on basic routes, while of course still retaining the lower level flexibility app.get() etc

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ded commented Aug 24, 2011

right on

@DarkSmith
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Is this going to be included in express on in a separate module ?

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tj commented Aug 24, 2011

@DarkSmith didn't plan on either but it could easily be an extension like express-resource

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This is really cool.

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