= cowboy_router:compile(3) == Name cowboy_router:compile - Compile routes to the resources == Description [source,erlang] ---- compile(cowboy_router:routes()) -> cowboy_router:dispatch_rules() ---- Compile routes to the resources. Takes a human readable list of routes and transforms it into a form more efficient to process. == Arguments Routes:: Human readable list of routes. == Return value An opaque dispatch rules value is returned. This value must be given to Cowboy as a middleware environment value. == Changelog * *1.0*: Function introduced. == Examples .Compile routes and start a listener [source,erlang] ---- Dispatch = cowboy_router:compile([ {'_', [ {"/", toppage_h, []}, {"/[...]", cowboy_static, {priv_dir, my_example_app, ""}} ]} ]), {ok, _} = cowboy:start_clear(example, [{port, 8080}], #{ env => #{dispatch => Dispatch} }). ---- == See also link:man:cowboy_router(3)[cowboy_router(3)]