From 4023e7f4e429179fd9c2cce4487c33646c6bd327 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Lo=C3=AFc=20Hoguin?= Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2016 13:35:25 +0100 Subject: Convert the documentation to Asciidoc A few small revisions were made, and Erlang.mk has been updated. --- doc/src/manual/cowboy_router.asciidoc | 56 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 56 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/src/manual/cowboy_router.asciidoc (limited to 'doc/src/manual/cowboy_router.asciidoc') diff --git a/doc/src/manual/cowboy_router.asciidoc b/doc/src/manual/cowboy_router.asciidoc new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9142930 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/src/manual/cowboy_router.asciidoc @@ -0,0 +1,56 @@ += cowboy_router(3) + +== Name + +cowboy_router - router middleware + +== Description + +The `cowboy_router` middleware maps the requested host and +path to the handler to be used for processing the request. +It uses the dispatch rules compiled from the routes given +to the `compile/1` function for this purpose. It adds the +handler name and options to the environment as the values +`handler` and `handler_opts` respectively. + +=== Environment input + +dispatch = dispatch_rules():: Dispatch table. + +=== Environment output + +handler = module():: Handler module. +handler_opts = any():: Handler options. + +== Types + +=== bindings() = [{atom(), binary()}] + +List of bindings found during routing. + +=== dispatch_rules() - opaque to the user + +Rules for dispatching request used by Cowboy. + +=== routes() = [{Host, Paths} | {Host, cowboy:fields(), Paths}] + +With types: + +* Host = Path = '_' | iodata() +* Paths = [{Path, Handler, Opts} | {Path, cowboy:fields(), Handler, HandlerOpts}] +* Handler = module() +* HandlerOpts = any() + +Human readable list of routes mapping hosts and paths to handlers. + +The syntax for routes is defined in the user guide. + +=== tokens() = [binary()] + +List of host_info and path_info tokens found during routing. + +== Exports + +=== compile(routes()) -> dispatch_rules() + +Compile the routes for use by Cowboy. -- cgit v1.2.3