Function patNextSegment

tree.go:687–753

patNextSegment returns the next segment details from a pattern: node type, param key, regexp string, param tail byte, param starting index, param ending index

(pattern string)

// patNextSegment returns the next segment details from a pattern:
// node type, param key, regexp string, param tail byte, param starting index, param ending index
func patNextSegment(pattern string) (nodeTyp, string, string, byte, int, int) {
	ps := strings.Index(pattern, "{")
	ws := strings.Index(pattern, "*")

	if ps < 0 && ws < 0 {
		return ntStatic, "", "", 0, 0, len(pattern) // we return the entire thing
	}

	// Sanity check
	if ps >= 0 && ws >= 0 && ws < ps {
		panic("chi: wildcard '*' must be the last pattern in a route, otherwise use a '{param}'")
	}

	var tail byte = '/' // Default endpoint tail to / byte

	if ps >= 0 {
		// Param/Regexp pattern is next
		nt := ntParam

		// Read to closing } taking into account opens and closes in curl count (cc)
		cc := 0
		pe := ps
		for i, c := range pattern[ps:] {
			if c == '{' {
				cc++
			} else if c == '}' {
				cc--
				if cc == 0 {
					pe = ps + i
					break
				}
			}
		}
		if pe == ps {
			panic("chi: route param closing delimiter '}' is missing")
		}

		key := pattern[ps+1 : pe]
		pe++ // set end to next position

		if pe < len(pattern) {
			tail = pattern[pe]
		}

		key, rexpat, isRegexp := strings.Cut(key, ":")
		if isRegexp {
			nt = ntRegexp
		}

		if len(rexpat) > 0 {
			if rexpat[0] != '^' {
				rexpat = "^" + rexpat
			}
			if rexpat[len(rexpat)-1] != '$' {
				rexpat += "$"
			}
		}