Routex: Supercharge your Phoenix Router
Routex is a powerful, developer-friendly routing library build on top of Phoenix Router. It is designed to simplify route manipulation —giving developers a new level of control over route management. Whether it’s multilingual URLs, route interpolation, or alternative route management, Routex can deliver.
Due to its focus on flexibility, Routex is suited for both small and large-scale projects, allowing for seamless integration into existing codebases or entirely new applications. You simply enable the extensions your project needs or write them yourself without having to worry about the plumbing.
Top Features and Benefits
- Dynamic Routing: Routex supports complex route structures, including localized alternatives.
- Extension driven: Being extension driven, Routex can be adapted to your needs without overhead of unused features. It's architecture allows you to write your own features without having to worry about breaking existing functionality. Routex ships with extensions covering a wide range of use cases. Have a look at a summary of extensions.
- Optimized for Performance: Built to fit directly into the Phoenix routing system and with a focus on compile time, Routex enhances functionality without adding runtime overhead, ensuring that applications run as fast as ever.
- Detailed Documentation: Comprehensive, well-organized documentation provides clear guidance on installation, configuration, and best practices, making Routex approachable for developers at all levels. For example: If you are interested in localized routes have a look at the Localized Routes Tutorial.
Demo
See Routex in action at the official Routex Demo page.
Requirements and Installation
See the Usage Guide for the requirements and installation instructions.
Documentation
HexDocs (stable) and GitHub Pages (development).
Routex vs Cldr Routes vs Phoenix Localized Routes
The capabilities and advancements within Routex surpass those of Phoenix Localized Routes, offering a comprehensive array of features. As Phoenix
Localized Routes has stagnated in its development, developers are strongly
advised to transition to Routex for a more robust solution.
When considering Routex against Cldr Routes, it's akin to comparing Apple to
Linux. Cldr Routes is a limited walled garden but is developed by the main Cldr
developer ensuring maximum compatibility. Routex on the other hand boasts a
wider and more dynamic feature scope providing maximum freedom. Its primary
advantages over Cldr Routes are it's extension mechanism and the minimized
necessity for code modifications throughout a codebase.
But why choose when you can have Cldr through the Cldr extension for Routex?
Comparison table
| Feature | Routex | Cldr Routes | PLR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Route encapsulation | Full [^1] | Limited | Limited |
| Route manipulation | Full [^2] | Limited | Limited |
| Route interpolation | Full | Limited | No |
| Alternative Routes | Full | Cldr | Full |
| Translation | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ |
| Route Helpers | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ |
| Verified Routes | ☑ | ☑ | ☐ |
| Drop-in replacement | ☑ [^3] | ☐ | ☑ |
| Standalone | ☑ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Modular | ☑ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Extendable | ☑ | ☐ | ☐ |
[^1]: Routex' preprocesss_using is not bound to Phoenix (session) scopes
[^2]: Crazy example
[^3]: Routex can be configured to shim original Phoenix functionality (for
example: `~p` and `url/2`) while Cldr Routes mandates code modifications
(for example: `~p` -> `~q` and `url/2` -> `url_q/2`)