Best approach search URL route with changing parameters?

[MvdO79]

What's the best approach for handling a search URL route that has changing parameters?

I have this URL:

http://127.0.0.1:60000/listings/9b1c6/marco/real+estate/apartments/flats/nederland/zh/alphen+aan+den+rijn/vve+balkon

All parameters after "http://127.0.0.1:60000/listings/9b1c6/" are optional and changing.

The URL is pointing to a search function for which the parameters are used.

So how to setup a route for this?

[edthetechie]

Which version of CFWheels are you using? If it's 2.4 then have you tried creating a really long route for the URL? I've made some long ones before but never anything that long so I can't say if it will work or not. If that doesn't work you could also try some kind of webserver URL rewrite rule to catch the URL and deal with it that way.

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On Sat, 5 Aug 2023 at 18:46, MvdO79 ***@***.***> wrote: What's the best approach for handling a search URL route that has changing parameters? I have this URL: http://127.0.0.1:60000/listings/9b1c6/marco/real+estate/apartments/flats/nederland/zh/alphen+aan+den+rijn/vve+balkon All parameters after "http://127.0.0.1:60000/listings/9b1c6/" are optional and changing. The URL is pointing to a search function for which the parameters are used. So how to setup a route for this? — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#1275>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAHN4QQC72VIYU4FPMHGNQLXT2BHLANCNFSM6AAAAAA3FLALEI> . You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[dbelanger]

I believe you are looking for the wildcard segments. It would look something like this:

.get(name="listings", pattern="listings/[key]/*[searchOptions]", to="listings##list")

Now, this wildcard segment *[searchOptions] will return PARAMS.searchOptions to your controller and you'll have to treat it like a "/" delimited list or, even better than a list, use the listToArray( PARAMS.searchOptioins , '/' ) to convert that list to an array to use for your search.

[MvdO79]

Great!

[edthetechie]

Thanks David, I learned something new today as well :-)

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On Mon, 7 Aug 2023 at 13:57, David Paul Belanger ***@***.***> wrote: I believe you are looking for the wildcard segments <https://guides.cfwheels.org/cfwheels-guides/handling-requests-with-controllers/routing#wildcard-segments>. It would look something like this: .get(name="listings", pattern="listings/[key]/*[searchOptions]", to="listings##list") Now, this wildcard segment *[searchOptions] will return *PARAMS.searchOptions* to your controller and you'll have to treat it like a "/" delimited list or, even better than a list, use the listToArray( PARAMS.searchOptioins , '/' ) to convert that list to an array to use for your search. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#1275 (reply in thread)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAHN4QSRDF2RGURCJKLMXTTXUDQ2NANCNFSM6AAAAAA3FLALEI> . You are receiving this because you commented.Message ID: ***@***.***>