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=head1 NAME

HTTP::Router - Yet Another Path Router for HTTP

=head1 SYNOPSIS

  use HTTP::Router;

  my $router = HTTP::Router->new;

  my $route = HTTP::Router::Route->new(
      path       => '/',
      conditions => { method => 'GET' },
      params     => { controller => 'Root', action => 'index' },
  );
  $router->add_route($route);
  # or
  $router->add_route('/' => (
      conditions => { method => 'GET' },
      params     => { controller => 'Root', action => 'index' },
  ));

  # GET /
  my $match = $router->match($req);
  $match->params;  # { controller => 'Root', action => 'index' }
  $match->uri_for; # '/'

=head1 DESCRIPTION

HTTP::Router provides a way of constructing routing tables.

If you are interested in a Merb-like constructing way,
please check L<HTTP::Router::Declare>.

=head1 METHODS

=head2 new

Returns a HTTP::Router object.

=head2 add_route($route)

=head2 add_route($path, %args)

Adds a new route.
You can specify L<HTTP::Router::Route> object,
or path string and options pair.

example:

  my $route = HTTP::Router::Route->new(
      path       => '/',
      conditions => { method => 'GET' },
      params     => { controller => 'Root', action => 'index' },
  );

  $router->add_route($route);

equals to:

  $router->add_route('/' => (
      conditions => { method => 'GET' },
      params     => { controller => 'Root', action => 'index' },
  ));

=head2 routes

Returns registered routes.

=head2 reset

Clears registered routes.

=head2 freeze

Creates inline matcher using registered routes.

=head2 thaw

Clears inline matcher.

=head2 is_frozen

Returns true if inline matcher is defined.

=head2 match($req)

Returns a L<HTTP::Router::Match> object that matches a given request.
If no routes match, it returns C<undef>.

=head2 route_for($req)

Returns a L<HTTP::Router::Route> object that matches a given request.
If no routes match, it returns C<undef>.

=head1 AUTHOR

NAKAGAWA Masaki E<lt>masaki@cpan.orgE<gt>

Takatoshi Kitano E<lt>kitano.tk@gmail.comE<gt>

=head1 LICENSE

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the same terms as Perl itself.

=head1 SEE ALSO

L<HTTP::Router::Declare>, L<HTTP::Router::Route>, L<HTTP::Router::Match>,

L<MojoX::Routes>, L<http://merbivore.com/>,
L<HTTPx::Dispatcher>, L<Path::Router>, L<Path::Dispatcher>


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