Routing: Core Routing Class

In ambiorix: Web Framework Inspired by 'Express.js'

Core Routing Class

Description

Core routing class. Do not use directly, see Ambiorix, and Router.

Value

A Routing object.

Public fields

error

Error handler.

Active bindings

basepath

Basepath, read-only.

websocket

Websocket handler.

Methods

Public methods

• Routing$new()

• Routing$get()

• Routing$put()

• Routing$patch()

• Routing$delete()

• Routing$post()

• Routing$options()

• Routing$all()

• Routing$receive()

• Routing$print()

• Routing$engine()

• Routing$use()

• Routing$get_routes()

• Routing$get_receivers()

• Routing$get_middleware()

• Routing$prepare()

• Routing$clone()

---

Method new()

Usage

Routing$new(path = "")

Arguments

path

Prefix path.

Details

Initialise

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Method get()

Usage

Routing$get(path, handler, error = NULL)

Arguments

path

Route to listen to, : defines a parameter.

handler

Function that accepts the request and returns an object describing an httpuv response, e.g.: response().

error

Handler function to run on error.

Details

GET Method

Add routes to listen to.

Examples

app <- Ambiorix$new()

app$get("/", function(req, res){
 res$send("Using {ambiorix}!")
})

if(interactive())
 app$start()

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Method put()

Usage

Routing$put(path, handler, error = NULL)

Arguments

path

Route to listen to, : defines a parameter.

handler

Function that accepts the request and returns an object describing an httpuv response, e.g.: response().

error

Handler function to run on error.

Details

PUT Method

Add routes to listen to.

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Method patch()

Usage

Routing$patch(path, handler, error = NULL)

Arguments

path

Route to listen to, : defines a parameter.

handler

Function that accepts the request and returns an object describing an httpuv response, e.g.: response().

error

Handler function to run on error.

Details

PATCH Method

Add routes to listen to.

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Method delete()

Usage

Routing$delete(path, handler, error = NULL)

Arguments

path

Route to listen to, : defines a parameter.

handler

Function that accepts the request and returns an object describing an httpuv response, e.g.: response().

error

Handler function to run on error.

Details

DELETE Method

Add routes to listen to.

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Method post()

Usage

Routing$post(path, handler, error = NULL)

Arguments

path

Route to listen to.

handler

Function that accepts the request and returns an object describing an httpuv response, e.g.: response().

error

Handler function to run on error.

Details

POST Method

Add routes to listen to.

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Method options()

Usage

Routing$options(path, handler, error = NULL)

Arguments

path

Route to listen to.

handler

Function that accepts the request and returns an object describing an httpuv response, e.g.: response().

error

Handler function to run on error.

Details

OPTIONS Method

Add routes to listen to.

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Method all()

Usage

Routing$all(path, handler, error = NULL)

Arguments

path

Route to listen to.

handler

Function that accepts the request and returns an object describing an httpuv response, e.g.: response().

error

Handler function to run on error.

Details

All Methods

Add routes to listen to for all methods GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, and PATCH.

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Method receive()

Usage

Routing$receive(name, handler)

Arguments

name

Name of message.

handler

Function to run when message is received.

Details

Receive Websocket Message

Examples

app <- Ambiorix$new()

app$get("/", function(req, res){
 res$send("Using {ambiorix}!")
})

app$receive("hello", function(msg, ws){
 print(msg) # print msg received
 
 # send a message back
 ws$send("hello", "Hello back! (sent from R)")
})

if(interactive())
 app$start()

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Method print()

Usage

Routing$print()

Details

Print

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Method engine()

Usage

Routing$engine(engine)

Arguments

engine

Engine function.

Details

Engine to use for rendering templates.

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Method use()

Usage

Routing$use(use)

Arguments

use

Either a router as returned by Router, a function to use as middleware, or a list of functions. If a function is passed, it must accept two arguments (the request, and the response): this function will be executed every time the server receives a request. Middleware may but does not have to return a response, unlike other methods such as get Note that multiple routers and middlewares can be used.

Details

Use a router or middleware

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Method get_routes()

Usage

Routing$get_routes(routes = list(), parent = "")

Arguments

routes

Existing list of routes.

parent

Parent path.

Details

Get the routes

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Method get_receivers()

Usage

Routing$get_receivers(receivers = list())

Arguments

receivers

Existing list of receivers

Details

Get the websocket receivers

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Method get_middleware()

Usage

Routing$get_middleware(middlewares = list(), parent = "")

Arguments

middlewares

Existing list of middleswares

parent

Parent path

Details

Get the middleware

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Method prepare()

Usage

Routing$prepare()

Details

Prepare routes and decomposes paths

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Method clone()

The objects of this class are cloneable with this method.

Usage

Routing$clone(deep = FALSE)

Arguments

deep

Whether to make a deep clone.

Examples

## ------------------------------------------------
## Method `Routing$get`
## ------------------------------------------------

app <- Ambiorix$new()

app$get("/", function(req, res){
 res$send("Using {ambiorix}!")
})

if(interactive())
 app$start()

## ------------------------------------------------
## Method `Routing$receive`
## ------------------------------------------------

app <- Ambiorix$new()

app$get("/", function(req, res){
 res$send("Using {ambiorix}!")
})

app$receive("hello", function(msg, ws){
 print(msg) # print msg received
 
 # send a message back
 ws$send("hello", "Hello back! (sent from R)")
})

if(interactive())
 app$start()

ambiorix documentation built on April 3, 2025, 9:34 p.m.