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Rudra-Router

A lightweight and transparent HTTP router for PHP. Supports dynamic parameters, regular expressions, middleware, and RESTful resources.

Features

• Dynamic URL parameters (:name) and regular expressions (:[\d]{1,3})
• All HTTP methods supported: GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE
• Method spoofing via _method (for PUT/PATCH/DELETE from POST requests)
• Middleware executed before and after controller execution
• RESTful resources in a single line
• Automatic dependency injection via IoC container
• Works via instance or Facade

Installation

composer require rudra/router

Basic Usage

Initialization

use Rudra\Router\Router;
use Rudra\Container\Rudra;

$router = new Router(Rudra::run());

Facade Usage

use Rudra\Container\Facades\Rudra;  
use Rudra\Router\RouterFacade as Router;
use Rudra\Container\Interfaces\RudraInterface;

Rudra::binding()->set([RudraInterface::class => Rudra::run()]);

Route Definition

Simple Routes with Closure

$router->get('hello/:name', function ($name) {
    echo "Hello $name!";
});

With Regular Expressions

$router->get('user/:[\d]{1,3}', function ($id) {
    echo "User ID: $id";
});

Controller Method Call

$router->get('read/:id', [MainController::class, 'read']);

Via Facade

Router::get('callback/:name', function ($name) {
    echo "Hello $name!";
});

Router::get('read/:id', [MainController::class, 'read']);

HTTP Methods

$router->get('read/:id',      [MainController::class, 'read']);
$router->post('create/:id',   [MainController::class, 'create']);
$router->put('update/:id',    [MainController::class, 'update']);
$router->patch('patch/:id',   [MainController::class, 'patch']);
$router->delete('delete/:id', [MainController::class, 'delete']);

Any Method (GET|POST|PUT|PATCH|DELETE)

$router->any('any/:id', [MainController::class, 'any']);

Middleware

Middleware runs before (before) and after (after) the controller. Each middleware must implement the __invoke() method.

Basic Setup

$router->get('read/page', [MainController::class, 'read'], [
    'before' => [AuthMiddleware::class],
    'after'  => [LogMiddleware::class]
]);

Middleware with Parameters

$router->get('admin/:id', [AdminController::class, 'show'], [
    'before' => [
        AuthMiddleware::class,
        [RoleMiddleware::class, ['role' => 'admin', new PermissionChecker()]]
    ],
    'after' => [
        LogMiddleware::class,
        [CacheMiddleware::class, ['ttl' => 3600]]
    ]
]);

Middleware Example

use Rudra\Router\RouterFacade as Router;

class AuthMiddleware
{
    public function __invoke($next, ...$params)
    {
        // Logic before controller
        if (!Auth::check()) {
            throw new UnauthorizedException();
        }

        // Pass control to the next middleware in chain
        if ($next) {
            Router::handleMiddleware($next);
        }

        // Logic after controller (optional)
    }
}

Simple middleware without chain:

class UnsetSessionMiddleware
{
    public function __invoke($next, ...$params)
    {
        Session::remove('value');
        Session::remove('alert');
        Session::remove('errors');

        if ($next) {
            Router::handleMiddleware($next);
        }
    }
}

RESTful Resources

Registers standard CRUD routes with explicit plural and singular URL patterns. No magic pluralization — you define exactly what the URLs look like.

$router->resource('api/users', 'api/user', UserController::class);

This creates the following routes:

Method	URL	Controller Method	Description
GET	api/users	index	List all users
GET	api/user/:id	read	Get single user
POST	api/users	create	Create new user
PUT	api/user/:id	update	Full update user
PATCH	api/user/:id	update	Partial update user
DELETE	api/user/:id	delete	Delete user

The default action names are [index, read, create, update, delete].

Custom Method Names

You can override the default action names by passing a custom array of 5 methods:

$router->resource('api/posts', 'api/post', PostController::class, [
    'actionIndex',   // GET    api/posts       — list all posts
    'actionView',    // GET    api/post/:id    — get single post
    'actionAdd',     // POST   api/posts       — create new post
    'actionUpdate',  // PUT/PATCH api/post/:id — update post
    'actionDrop'     // DELETE api/post/:id    — delete post
]);

The array order is fixed: [index, read, create, update, delete].

The set() Method — Extended Syntax

Allows defining a route with multiple HTTP methods via |:

$router->set([
    'url'        => '/api/users/:id',
    'method'     => 'GET|POST',
    'controller' => [UserController::class, 'handle'],
    'middleware' => [
        'before' => [AuthMiddleware::class],
        'after'  => [LogMiddleware::class]
    ]
]);

Controller Lifecycle

When a controller method is invoked, the following stages are executed:

1. shipInit() — base component initialization
2. containerInit() — container initialization
3. init() — user-defined initialization
4. before() — hook before middleware
5. before middleware
6. Action method call (with automatic dependency injection)
7. after middleware
8. after() — hook after middleware

Automatic Dependency Injection

Action method parameters are automatically resolved via the IoC container:

class UserController extends Controller
{
    public function show(int $id, Request $request, UserService $service)
    {
        // $id — from URL
        // $request and $service — injected automatically
    }
}

Method Spoofing

For forms that do not support PUT/PATCH/DELETE, use the _method parameter:

<form method="POST" action="/users/123">
    <input type="hidden" name="_method" value="PUT">
    <!-- form fields -->
</form>

The router automatically recognizes this as a PUT request.

Error Handling

• RouterException("Not Found", 404) — route not found or parameters do not match
• RouterException("Service Unavailable", 503) — controller method does not exist
• MiddlewareException — error in the middleware chain

License

This project is licensed under the Mozilla Public License 2.0 (MPL-2.0) — a free, open-source license that:

• Requires preservation of copyright and license notices,
• Allows commercial and non-commercial use,
• Requires that any modifications to the original files remain open under MPL-2.0,
• Permits combining with proprietary code in larger works.

📄 Full license text: LICENSE
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