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NAME

Mojolicious::Routes::Pattern - Routes pattern engine

SYNOPSIS

  use Mojolicious::Routes::Pattern;

  # Create pattern
  my $pattern = Mojolicious::Routes::Pattern->new('/test/:name');

  # Match routes
  my $captures = $pattern->match('/test/sebastian');
  say $captures->{name};

DESCRIPTION

Mojolicious::Routes::Pattern is the core of Mojolicious::Routes.

ATTRIBUTES

Mojolicious::Routes::Pattern implements the following attributes.

constraints

  my $constraints = $pattern->constraints;
  $pattern        = $pattern->constraints({foo => qr/\w+/});

Regular expression constraints.

defaults

  my $defaults = $pattern->defaults;
  $pattern     = $pattern->defaults({foo => 'bar'});

Default parameters.

format_regex

  my $regex = $pattern->format_regex;
  $pattern  = $pattern->format_regex($regex);

Compiled regular expression for format matching.

pattern

  my $pattern = $pattern->pattern;
  $pattern    = $pattern->pattern('/(foo)/(bar)');

Raw unparsed pattern.

placeholder_start

  my $start = $pattern->placeholder_start;
  $pattern  = $pattern->placeholder_start(':');

Character indicating a placeholder, defaults to :.

placeholders

  my $placeholders = $pattern->placeholders;
  $pattern         = $pattern->placeholders(['foo', 'bar']);

Placeholder names.

quote_end

  my $end  = $pattern->quote_end;
  $pattern = $pattern->quote_end(']');

Character indicating the end of a quoted placeholder, defaults to ).

quote_start

  my $start = $pattern->quote_start;
  $pattern  = $pattern->quote_start('[');

Character indicating the start of a quoted placeholder, defaults to (.

regex

  my $regex = $pattern->regex;
  $pattern  = $pattern->regex($regex);

Pattern in compiled regular expression form.

relaxed_start

  my $start = $pattern->relaxed_start;
  $pattern  = $pattern->relaxed_start('*');

Character indicating a relaxed placeholder, defaults to #.

tree

  my $tree = $pattern->tree;
  $pattern = $pattern->tree([['slash'], ['text', 'foo']]);

Pattern in parsed form. Note that this structure should only be used very carefully since it is very dynamic.

wildcard_start

  my $start = $pattern->wildcard_start;
  $pattern  = $pattern->wildcard_start('*');

Character indicating the start of a wildcard placeholder, defaults to *.

METHODS

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

new

  my $pattern = Mojolicious::Routes::Pattern->new('/:action');
  my $pattern
    = Mojolicious::Routes::Pattern->new('/:action', action => qr/\w+/);
  my $pattern = Mojolicious::Routes::Pattern->new(format => 0);

Construct a new Mojolicious::Routes::Pattern object and parse pattern if necessary.

match

  my $captures = $pattern->match('/foo/bar');
  my $captures = $pattern->match('/foo/bar', 1);

Match pattern against entire path, format detection is disabled by default.

match_partial

  my $captures = $pattern->match_partial(\$path);
  my $captures = $pattern->match_partial(\$path, 1);

Match pattern against path and remove matching parts, format detection is disabled by default.

parse

  $pattern = $pattern->parse('/:action');
  $pattern = $pattern->parse('/:action', action => qr/\w+/);
  $pattern = $pattern->parse(format => 0);

Parse pattern.

render

  my $path = $pattern->render({action => 'foo'});
  my $path = $pattern->render({action => 'foo'}, 1);

Render pattern into a path with parameters, format rendering is disabled by default.

SEE ALSO

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