A typed bidirectional router for OCaml and ReasonML web applications, enabling type-safe route definitions and URL generation.
Routes is a typed bidirectional router for OCaml and ReasonML web applications. It allows developers to define routes with type-safe path parameters, match incoming URLs to handlers, and generate URLs from the same route definitions. This ensures compile-time safety and consistency between route definitions and URL generation.
OCaml and ReasonML developers building web applications who need type-safe routing solutions. It is particularly useful for projects where route definitions and URL generation must be kept in sync to avoid runtime errors.
Developers choose Routes for its type safety, bidirectional routing capabilities, and portability. It eliminates common routing errors by leveraging OCaml's type system and provides a consistent API for both matching and generating URLs.
typed bidirectional router for OCaml/ReasonML web applications
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Routes leverage OCaml's type system to ensure compile-time safety for path parameters, preventing runtime errors as demonstrated where type mismatches cause compilation failures.
The same route definitions handle both matching incoming URLs and generating outgoing URLs via sprintf, reducing duplication and maintaining consistency between routing and link generation.
Offers precise control over trailing slash behavior with options like exact matches or matches with trailing slashes, shown in the README with MatchWithTrailingSlash results.
A combinator-based API enables expressive, step-by-step route building, allowing complex hierarchies as seen in examples using / for segments and @--> for handlers.
Routes only handles path parameters, requiring additional manual logic for query strings or URL fragments, which limits comprehensive URL parsing out-of-the-box.
Tightly coupled to OCaml and ReasonML, making it unsuitable for projects outside these languages and necessitating familiarity with OCaml's opam toolchain and type system.
Beyond basic REPL examples, documentation is limited, with no in-depth guides on advanced topics like integration with web frameworks or error handling strategies.