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[HTTP & Networking](/categories/http) 4. / 5. elzekool/koolrouter ActiveLibrary[HTTP & Networking](/categories/http) elzekool/koolrouter =================== Fast and flexible PHP5.3+ router with RESTfull support and reverse routing. 0.2.0(12y ago)023MITPHPPHP >=5.3.0 Since Jul 14Pushed 12y agoCompare [ Source](https://github.com/elzekool/KoolRouter)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/elzekool/koolrouter)[ Docs](https://github.com/elzekool/KoolRouter)[ RSS](/packages/elzekool-koolrouter/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 2mo ago READMEChangelog (1)Dependencies (1)Versions (3)Used By (0) KoolRouter ========== [](#koolrouter) KoolRouter is a fast, easy to integrate Router. It's inspired by by [klein.php](https://github.com/chriso/klein.php/)and \[AltoRouter\] (). It should me used in conjunction with a dispatcher and HTTP interface, as it does (by purpose) not provides these features. Key features ------------ [](#key-features) - Routing URL's to callback functions - Reverse routing a route and parameters to the corresponding path - Simple routing syntax Starting with KoolRouter ------------------------ [](#starting-with-koolrouter) 1. Make sure PHP 5.3.\* is installed 2. Install KoolRouter using [Composer](https://github.com/elzekool/KoolRouter#composer) or manually 3. Make KoolRouter handle your requests (for example trough URL Rewriting) Supported Routes ---------------- [](#supported-routes) You can use the following syntax within your routes. ``` * // Match all request URIs [i] // Match an integer [i:id] // Match an integer as 'id' [a:action] // Match alphanumeric characters as 'action' [h:key] // Match hexadecimal characters as 'key' [:action] // Match anything up to the next / or end of the URI as 'action' [create|edit:action] // Match either 'create' or 'edit' as 'action' [*] // Catch all (lazy, stops at the next trailing slash) [*:trailing] // Catch all as 'trailing' (lazy) [**:trailing] // Catch all (possessive - will match the rest of the URI) .[:format]? // Match an optional parameter 'format' - a / or . before the block is also optional Some examples /pages[/index]? // Matches "/pages" and "/pages/index" /posts/[*:title][i:id] // Matches "/posts/this-is-a-title-123" /output.[xml|json:format]? // Matches "/output", "output.xml", "output.json" /[:controller]?/[:action]? // Matches the typical /controller/action format ``` Example ------- [](#example) ``` use ElzeKool\KoolRouter\Router; $router = new Router(); // Setup route $router->map( 'GET /pages/[i:id]', function($method, $path, $parameters, $extra) { echo 'Hello i\'m page ' . $parameters['id']; }, 'page_view' ); // Start routing $router->run(); // Reverse routing // (returns: /pages/10) $route = $router->reverse('page_view', array( 'id' => 10 )); ``` Composer -------- [](#composer) - Get [Composer](http://getcomposer.org/) - Add `elzekool/koolrouter` to your `composer.json` file: ``` { "require": { "elzekool/koolrouter": "0.*" } } ``` - Install/update your dependencies with: `php composer.phar install` License ------- [](#license) (MIT License) Copyright (c) 2013 Elze Kool Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE. ### Health Score 22 — LowBetter than 22% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity6 Limited adoption so far Community2 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity49 Maturing project, gaining track record How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. 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