> I''m trying to my a url that has optional (and not optional values)
>
> for example
>
> http://myserver/store/cats/a/b/c
>
> A and C are optional
> where the following are valid
>
> http://myserver/store/cats/a/b/c
> http://myserver/store/cats//b/c
> http://myserver/store/cats/a/b
> http://myserver/store/cats//b
>
> And the following is invalid
>
> http://myserver/store/cats/a//c
>
> I know the last value can be optional by including ,:c=>nil
> But the only way I can think of for middle values to be optional is to
> have all permutations written out.
>
> for example
> map.connect '':store/:cats/:a/:b/:c, :c=> nil
> map.connect '':store/:cats//:b/:c, :a=> nil, :c=> nil
>
>
> For a couple of variables this is fine, but moving to 3 or more, and it
> gets nuts fast.
>
> Is there an easier way to handle this?
Dont'' know if it''s any easier, but it''s a cleaner
route...
map.connect ":store/:cats/*args",....
Then in the action that handles the above route, you''ll have
params[:args]
as an array and can do whatever you want with it redirecting to an error
(or 404, etc.) page if it isn''t what you want.
-philip
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