Store path params in request context.

router.go

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ type segment struct {
 	parameter parameter
 }
 
-var paramKey = contextKey("params")
+var paramsKey = contextKey("params")
 
 // NotFoundHandler is the default function for handling routes that are not found. If you wish to
 // provide your own handler for this, simply set it on the router.
@@ -115,11 +115,11 @@ func (r *Router) AddRoute(method string, path string, callback http.HandlerFunc)
 // Handler returns the Handler to use for the given request, consulting r.Method, r.URL.Path. It
 // always returns a non-nil Handler.
 //
-// Handler also returns a new context which contains any path parameters that are needed.
+// Handler also returns the path which it matched.
 //
 // If there is no registered Handler that applies to the request, Handler returns a ``page not
 // found'' Handler and an empty pattern.
-func (r *Router) Handler(req *http.Request) (h http.Handler, ctx context.Context) {
+func (r *Router) Handler(req *http.Request) (h http.Handler, pattern string) {
 	method := req.Method
 	path := req.URL.Path
 
@@ -127,11 +127,11 @@ func (r *Router) Handler(req *http.Request) (h http.Handler, ctx context.Context
 		h = NotFoundHandler
 	}
 
-	endpoint, params, err := r.getEndpoint(method, path)
-	ctx = context.WithValue(context.Background(), paramKey, params)
+	endpoint, _, err := r.getEndpoint(method, path)
 
 	if err == nil {
 		h = endpoint.callback
+		pattern = endpoint.path
 	}
 
 	return
@@ -144,9 +144,21 @@ func (r *Router) Handler(req *http.Request) (h http.Handler, ctx context.Context
 // In the case of this router, all it needs to do is lookup the Handler that has been saved at a given
 // path and then call its ServeHTTP.
 func (r *Router) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
-	handler, ctx := r.Handler(req)
+	method := req.Method
+	path := req.URL.Path
+	var handler http.Handler
 
-	req = req.WithContext(ctx)
+	endpoint, params, err := r.getEndpoint(method, path)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		handler = NotFoundHandler
+	} else {
+		handler = endpoint.callback
+		ctx := context.WithValue(context.Background(), paramsKey, params)
+		req = req.WithContext(ctx)
+	}
+
+	handler, _ = r.Handler(req)
 
 	handler.ServeHTTP(w, req)
 
@@ -156,7 +168,7 @@ func (r *Router) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 // PathParams takes a path and returns the values for any path parameters
 // in the path.
 func PathParams(req *http.Request) (params map[string]string) {
-	params = req.Context().Value(paramKey).(map[string]string)
+	params = req.Context().Value(paramsKey).(map[string]string)
 
 	return
 }

router_test.go

@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ func testParamValues(router Router, t *testing.T) {
 	reqPath := fmt.Sprintf("/users/%s/edit/%s", userID, status)
 
 	router.AddRoute(method, path, func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		params := router.PathParams(r)
+		params := PathParams(r)
 
 		if len(params) != 2 {
 			t.Errorf("Received the wrong number of parameters. Expected 2, recieved %d", len(params))