Question 1

How does Routes compare to ocaml-routes or other OCaml routing libraries?

Accepted Answer

Routes emphasizes type safety and bidirectional routing with benchmarks for performance, while alternatives might offer different features like query handling. The choice depends on your need for compile-time guarantees versus out-of-the-box functionality.

Question 2

How to integrate Routes with the Dream web framework in OCaml?

Accepted Answer

Use Routes' match' function within Dream's middleware by extracting the path from HTTP requests. Define routes with handlers, then call Routes.match' to get match results, similar to the examples in the README.

Question 3

Can Routes handle dynamic or wildcard routes?

Accepted Answer

Yes, Routes supports dynamic parameters via types like int or str in combinators, allowing wildcard-like behavior. However, it's statically typed, so patterns must be defined at compile time.

Question 4

What are the performance benchmarks for Routes in real applications?

Accepted Answer

The README mentions a benchmark folder with tests indicating reasonable performance, but specifics aren't detailed. You should run benchmarks locally to assess impact on your application's latency and throughput.

Question 5

Is Routes suitable for single-page applications (SPAs) in ReasonML?

Accepted Answer

Routes can be used for client-side routing in SPAs by matching URL paths, but it requires integration with a framework like ReasonReact. It doesn't provide built-in history management or SPA-specific features.

Question 6

How to handle 404 errors or fallback routes with Routes?

Accepted Answer

Routes returns match results like FullMatch; if no route matches, you get a non-match. Implement custom error handling by checking the result and providing a fallback response, such as a default handler.

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