Mojolicious::Routes::Pattern(3)

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.

  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([['text', '/foo']]);

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

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

Raw unparsed pattern.

  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.

  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.

  new
  my $pattern = Mojolicious::Routes::Pattern->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.

  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://mojolicious.org>.