handle nested routes - fixes #55

lib/utils/create_routes.js

@@ -16,9 +16,22 @@ module.exports = function create_matchers(files) {
 				.filter(part => part[0] === '[')
 				.map(part => part.slice(1, -1));
 
-			const pattern = new RegExp(
+			let pattern_string = '';
-				`^\\/${parts.map(p => p[0] === '[' ? '([^/]+)' : p).join('\\/')}$`
+			let i = parts.length;
-			);
+			let nested = true;
+			while (i--) {
+				const part = parts[i];
+				const dynamic = part[0] === '[';
+
+				if (dynamic) {
+					pattern_string = nested ? `(?:\\/([^/]+)${pattern_string})?` : `\\/([^/]+)${pattern_string}`;
+				} else {
+					nested = false;
+					pattern_string = `\\/${part}${pattern_string}`;
+				}
+			}
+
+			const pattern = new RegExp(`^${pattern_string}$`);
 
 			const test = url => pattern.test(url);
 
@@ -28,7 +41,7 @@ module.exports = function create_matchers(files) {
 
 				const params = {};
 				dynamic.forEach((param, i) => {
-					params[param] = match[i + 1];
+					params[param] = match[i + 1] || null;
 				});
 
 				return params;
@@ -58,8 +71,8 @@ module.exports = function create_matchers(files) {
 					return 0;
 				}
 
-				if (!a_part) return 1;
+				if (!a_part) return -1;
-				if (!b_part) return -1;
+				if (!b_part) return 1;
 
 				const a_is_dynamic = a_part[0] === '[';
 				const b_is_dynamic = b_part[0] === '[';

test/unit/create_routes.test.js

@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ describe('create_routes', () => {
 		assert.deepEqual(
 			routes.map(r => r.file),
 			[
+				'index.html',
+				'about.html',
 				'post/foo.html',
 				'post/bar.html',
 				'post/[id].html',
-				'about.html',
+				'[wildcard].html'
-				'[wildcard].html',
-				'index.html'
 			]
 		);
 	});
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ describe('create_routes', () => {
 		assert.deepEqual(
 			routes.map(r => r.file),
 			[
-				'e/f/g/h.html',
+				'index.html',
-				'index.html'
+				'e/f/g/h.html'
 			]
 		);
 	});
@@ -71,4 +71,44 @@ describe('create_routes', () => {
 			create_routes(['[foo].html', '[bar]/index.html']);
 		}, /The \[foo\].html and \[bar\]\/index.html routes clash/);
 	});
+
+	it('matches nested routes', () => {
+		const route = create_routes(['settings/[submenu].html'])[0];
+
+		assert.deepEqual(route.exec('/settings/foo'), {
+			submenu: 'foo'
+		});
+
+		assert.deepEqual(route.exec('/settings'), {
+			submenu: null
+		});
+	});
+
+	it('prefers index routes to nested routes', () => {
+		const routes = create_routes(['settings/[submenu].html', 'settings.html']);
+
+		assert.deepEqual(
+			routes.map(r => r.file),
+			['settings.html', 'settings/[submenu].html']
+		);
+	});
+
+	it('matches deeply nested routes', () => {
+		const route = create_routes(['settings/[a]/[b]/index.html'])[0];
+
+		assert.deepEqual(route.exec('/settings/foo/bar'), {
+			a: 'foo',
+			b: 'bar'
+		});
+
+		assert.deepEqual(route.exec('/settings/foo'), {
+			a: 'foo',
+			b: null
+		});
+
+		assert.deepEqual(route.exec('/settings'), {
+			a: null,
+			b: null
+		});
+	});
 });