Verbose Syntax

The verbose syntax is the oldest routing specification format used in Pedestal and should not generally be used, though it may be of use when generating a route specification from code. It is very close in format to the expanded routing table.

Verbose syntax is composed of a sequence of maps; each map defines a single route.

{:app-name <string>  (1)
 :scheme <:http or :https>
 :host <string>
 :port <number>
 :constraints <map> (2)
 :interceptors <vector> (3)
 :path <string> (4)
 :verbs <map> (5)
 :children <vector> (6)
}

1	:app-name, :schema, :host, and :port are optional. They define the values for this route and any children.
2	:constraints is a map of keyword (matching a path or query parameter) to a regular expression; this is merged into the containing routes constraints
3	:interceptors is a vector ???; this is appended to the containing route’s interceptors
4	:path is required, and must start with a slash; this is appended to the containing routes path
5	:verbs is a mapping from keyword (:get, :post, etc.) to handler
6	:children is an optional list of routes nested within this route

Handlers, the values in the :verbs map, can be a symbol or a map.

A symbol will be resolved to a Var; the value in the Var will be converted to an Interceptor record. In cases where the interceptor is anonymous (has no :name), the symbol is converted to a keyword and used as the :name.

The :name of the interceptor becomes the name of the route.

When a handler is a map, it has the following keys:

{:route-name <string> (1)
 :handler <...> (2)
 :interceptors <vector> (3)
}

1	:route-name is optional and will be derived from the handler.
2	The handler may be either a symbol or an interceptor.
3	:interceptors is optional and identifies interceptors appended to the containing route’s interceptors

Ultimately, the handler (converted to an interceptor) is appended to the list of interceptors.