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- # @ramstack/alpinegear-router
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- [![NPM](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/@ramstack/alpinegear-router)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@ramstack/alpinegear-router)
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- [![MIT](https://img.shields.io/github/license/rameel/ramstack.alpinegear.js)](https://github.com/rameel/ramstack.alpinegear.js/blob/main/LICENSE)
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- `@ramstack/alpinegear-router` is a plugin for [Alpine.js](https://alpinejs.dev/) that provides routing-related directives
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- for Alpine.js, enabling client-side navigation and routing functionality.
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-
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- ## Installation
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-
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- ### Using CDN
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- To include the CDN version of this plugin, add the following `<script>` tag before the core `alpine.js` file:
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-
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- ```html
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- <!-- alpine.js plugin -->
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- <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@ramstack/alpinegear-router@1/alpinegear-router.min.js" defer></script>
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-
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- <!-- alpine.js -->
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- <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/alpinejs@3/dist/cdn.min.js" defer></script>
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- ```
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-
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- ### Using NPM
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- Alternatively, you can install the plugin via `npm`:
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-
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- ```bash
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- npm install --save @ramstack/alpinegear-router
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- ```
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-
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- Then, initialize it in your project:
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-
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- ```js
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- import Alpine from "alpinejs";
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- import router from "@ramstack/alpinegear-router";
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-
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- Alpine.plugin(router);
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- Alpine.start();
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- ```
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-
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- ## Usage
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-
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- ```html
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- <div x-data x-router>
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- <h1>Hello World!</h1>
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-
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- <div>
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- <b>Current route:</b>
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- <pre x-format>{{ JSON.stringify($route, null, 2) }}</pre>
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- </div>
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-
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- <!-- Inline template -->
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- <template x-route="/">
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- Home page
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- </template>
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-
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- <!-- External template -->
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- <template x-route="/about" x-route:view="/views/about.html"></template>
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-
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- <nav>
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- <a x-router:link href="/">Home</a>
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- <a x-router:link.replace href="/about">About</a>
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- </nav>
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- <!-- Render the matching route -->
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- <main x-router:outlet></main>
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- </div>
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- ```
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- 🚀 [Live demo | Alpine.js x-router: Basic example](https://jsfiddle.net/rameel/h9mygjcd/)<br />
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- 🚀 [Live demo | Alpine.js x-router: Nested router](https://jsfiddle.net/rameel/cjoza3ng/)
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- ## History modes
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- The router can be configured to use different history modes. There are two available modes:
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- * `html5`: The default history mode.
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- * `hash`: Uses a hash `#` in the URL to manage history.
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-
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- ### HTML5 mode
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- The `html5` mode uses the browser's history API to manage navigation.
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-
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- ```html
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- <div x-data x-router:html5>
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- ...
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- </div>
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- ```
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- Since this mode is the default, there is no need to specify it explicitly:
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-
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- ```html
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- <!-- HTML5 mode is used by default -->
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- <div x-data x-router>
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- ...
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- </div>
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- ```
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-
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- ### Hash mode
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- This mode uses a hash `#` in the URL to handle navigation. Unlike `html5` mode, it requires no special server-side
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- configuration since the browser does not send the hash portion of the URL to the server.
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- ```html
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- <div x-data x-router:hash>
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- ...
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- </div>
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- ```
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- ## Route directive
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- Routes are defined using a `<template>` element with the `x-route` attribute.
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- ```html
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- <div x-router>
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- <template x-route="/">
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- Home page
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- </template>
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- <template x-route="/profile/{username}">
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- Profile
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- </template>
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- <!-- Render the matching route -->
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- <div x-router:outlet></div>
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- </div>
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- ```
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- In this example, two routes are defined: a static `/` route representing the homepage,
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- and a dynamic (parameterized) route `/profile/{username}`, where `username` is a route parameter enclosed
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- in curly brackets.
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- This means that URLs like `/profile/john` and `/profile/samantha` will both match the same route.
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- When a route is matched, the `username` parameter can be accessed via `$route.params.username`.
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- For more details on dynamic (parameterized) routes, refer to the corresponding section below.
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- ## Outlet directive
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- The `x-router:outlet` directive is used to render the matching route's content and can be placed anywhere
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- within an `x-router` element. If no route matches, `x-router:outlet` will render nothing.
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- ```html
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- <div x-router>
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- <template x-route="/">
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- Home page
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- </template>
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- <template x-route="/profile/{username}">
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- Profile
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- </template>
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- <!-- Render the matching route -->
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- <div x-router:outlet></div>
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- </div>
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- ```
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- ## Link directive
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- ```html
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- <div x-router:hash>
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- ...
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- <nav>
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- <a x-router:link href="/">Home</a>
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- <a x-router:link href="/about">About</a>
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- </nav>
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- </div>
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- ```
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- The router does not automatically intercept all links. Only links with the `x-router:link` directive
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- inside an `x-router` container are handled by the router. Links should always be specified normally,
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- regardless of the selected history mode.
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- ### Applying `x-router:link` to parent elements
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- You can also apply `x-router:link` to parent elements, such as `<li>`, to enable more flexible markup structures:
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- ```html
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- <li x-router:link :class="{ active: $active }">
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- <a href="/about">About</a>
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- </li>
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- ```
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- In this case:
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- * `x-router:link` will locate the nested `<a>` element within the parent and use its `href` for routing.
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- * The `$active` state will correctly reflect whether the nested link's `href` matches the current route.
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- ### Modifier `replace`
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- The `replace` modifier changes the default navigation behavior of the router. When a link with this modifier is clicked,
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- it triggers `$router.navigate(href, /* replace */ true)`.
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- Unlike the default behavior, which adds a new entry to the browser's history stack, this option replaces
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- the current history entry with the new URL. As a result, the user's navigation history remains unchanged,
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- and pressing the **"Back"** button will skip over the replaced entry.
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- ```html
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- <div x-router:hash>
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- ...
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- <nav>
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- <a x-router:link href="/">Home</a>
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- <!-- The "replace" modifier ensures that clicking this link
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- replaces the current history entry instead of adding a new one -->
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- <a x-router:link.replace href="/about">About</a>
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- </nav>
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- </div>
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- ```
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- ## Inline and External templates
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- Routes can be defined using either **inline templates** or **external templates**:
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- **Inline templates:**<br />
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- The content of the route is directly written inside the `<template>` element.
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- ```html
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- <template x-route="/">
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- Home page
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- </template>
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- ```
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- **External templates:**<br />
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- The content of the route is loaded from an external HTML file specified in the `x-route:view` directive.
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- ```html
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- <template x-route="/about" x-route:view="/views/about.html"></template>
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- ```
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- ## Magic functions
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- ### Magic `$route`
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- Indicates the current active route and contains the following properties:
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- ```html
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- <dl x-format>
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- <dt>Route pattern:</dt>
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- <dd>{{ $route.pattern }}</dd>
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- <dt>Route path:</dt>
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- <dd>{{ $route.path }}</dd>
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- <dt>Route params:</dt>
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- <dd>{{ $route.params.username }}</dd>
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- </dl>
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- ```
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- ### Magic `$active`
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- Returns `true` or `false`, indicating whether a `x-router:link` corresponds to the active route.
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- ```html
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- <nav>
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- <a x-router:link href="/" class="{ active: $active }">Home</a>
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- <a x-router:link href="/about" class="{ active: $active }">About</a>
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- </nav>
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- ```
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- #### Applying active class to parent element
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- ```html
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- <li x-router:link :class="{ active: $active }">
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- <a href="/about">About</a>
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- </li>
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- ```
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- The `$active` state will correctly reflect whether the nested link's `href` matches the current route.
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- ## Route templates
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- Routes can contain parameters enclosed in `{}` that are dynamically bound when a route is matched.
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- Multiple parameters can be used within a route segment, but they must be separated by a static value. For example:
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- ```
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- {controller}{action}
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- ```
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- is invalid because `{controller}` and `{action}` are not separated by a static value.
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- Instead, valid routes should use static separators:
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- ```
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- {controller}/{action}
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- ```
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- ```
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- article/{id}-{title}
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- ```
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- ### Route parameters
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- Route parameters must have a name and can also include additional attributes.
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- Literal values and path separators (`/`) must match exactly in the URL. Matching is case-insensitive and based
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- on the decoded URL representation.
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- #### Optional and Catch-All Parameters
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- - **Optional parameters**: Defined with `?`, meaning they are not required. Example: `{id?}`
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- - **Catch-all parameters** (`*`): Capture the remaining part of the URL. Example: `blog/{slug*}`
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- - Matches any URL starting with `blog/`.
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- - The remaining value is assigned to the `slug` parameter.
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- - **Required catch-all parameters** (`+`): Like `*`, but at least one segment must match.
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- ### Parameter constraints
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- Route parameters can have constraints to validate and transform values. Constraints are added using `:` after the parameter name.
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- If a constraint requires arguments, they are placed in parentheses.
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- Example:
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- ```
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- blog/{id:int:min(100)}/{article:minlength(10)}
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- ```
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- - `{id:int:min(100)}` ensures `id` is an integer and at least 100.
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- - `{article:minlength(10)}` requires `article` to be at least 10 characters long.
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- Some constraints also transform parameters. For example, `{id:int}` automatically converts `id` to a number.
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- ### Default values
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- Route parameters can have **default values**, specified similarly to constraints but using `=` or `default`. Example:
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- ```
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- {controller:=(home)}
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- ```
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- is equivalent to:
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- ```
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- {controller:default(home)}
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- ```
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- If no value is provided in the URL, the default is used.
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- ### Example route patterns
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- | Route template | URI | Description |
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- | `hello` | `/hello` | Matches only `/hello`. |
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- | `{controller}/{action}/{id?}` | `/product/list` | Matches and sets `controller=product`, `action=list`. |
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- | `{controller}/{action}/{id?}` | `/product/list/1` | Matches and sets `controller=product`, `action=list`, `id=1`. |
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- | `{controller:=(home)}/{action:=(index)}/{id?}` | `/` | Matches and sets `controller=home`, `action=index`. |
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- | `{controller:=(home)}/{action:=(index)}/{id?}` | `/product` | Matches and sets `controller=product`, `action=index`. |
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- | `blog/{slug*:=(start/with/new/blog)}` | `/blog` | Matches and sets `slug=[start,with,new,blog]`. |
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- ### Route constraints
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- | `int` | `{id:int}` | Matches an integer. |
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- | `bool` | `{id:bool}` | Matches `true` or `false` (case-insensitive). |
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- | `number` | `{speed:number}` | Matches a valid number. |
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- | `alpha` | `{name:alpha}` | Matches alphabetic characters (case-insensitive). |
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- | `min(value)` | `{age:min(25)}` | Ensures the value is at least `25`. |
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- | `max(value)` | `{age:max(125)}` | Ensures the value is no more than `125`. |
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- | `range(min,max)` | `{age:range(25,125)}` | Ensures the value is between `25` and `125`. |
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- | `length(value)` | `{file:length(10)}` | Requires exactly `10` characters. |
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- | `length(min,max)` | `{file:length(10,20)}` | Requires between `10` and `20` characters. |
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- | `minlength(value)` | `{name:minlength(10)}` | Requires at least `10` characters. |
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- | `maxlength(value)` | `{name:maxlength(50)}` | Requires no more than `50` characters. |
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- | `regex(expr)` | `{id:regex(^\\d{3}-\\d{5}$)}` | Must match a specific regex pattern. |
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- ## Source Code
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- You can find the source code for this plugin on GitHub:
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- https://github.com/rameel/ramstack.alpinegear.js/tree/main/src/plugins/router
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- ## Related projects
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- **[@ramstack/alpinegear-main](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@ramstack/alpinegear-main)** ([README](https://github.com/rameel/ramstack.alpinegear.js/tree/main/src/plugins/main))<br>
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- Provides a combined plugin that includes several useful directives.
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- This package aggregates multiple individual plugins, offering a convenient all-in-one bundle.
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- Included directives: `x-bound`, `x-format`, `x-fragment`, `x-match`, `x-template`, and `x-when`.
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- **[@ramstack/alpinegear-bound](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@ramstack/alpinegear-bound)** ([README](https://github.com/rameel/ramstack.alpinegear.js/tree/main/src/plugins/bound))<br>
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- Provides the `x-bound` directive, which allows for two-way binding of input elements and their associated data properties.
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- It works similarly to the binding provided by [Svelte](https://svelte.dev/docs/element-directives#bind-property)
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- and also supports synchronizing values between two `Alpine.js` data properties.
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- **[@ramstack/alpinegear-format](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@ramstack/alpinegear-format)** ([README](https://github.com/rameel/ramstack.alpinegear.js/tree/main/src/plugins/format))<br>
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- Provides the `x-format` directive, which allows you to easily interpolate text using a template syntax similar to what's available in `Vue.js`.
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- **[@ramstack/alpinegear-template](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@ramstack/alpinegear-template)** ([README](https://github.com/rameel/ramstack.alpinegear.js/tree/main/src/plugins/template))<br>
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- Provides the `x-template` directive, which allows you to define a template once anywhere in the DOM and reference it by its ID.
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- **[@ramstack/alpinegear-fragment](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@ramstack/alpinegear-fragment)** ([README](https://github.com/rameel/ramstack.alpinegear.js/tree/main/src/plugins/fragment))<br>
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- Provides the `x-fragment` directive, which allows for fragment-like behavior similar to what's available in frameworks
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- **[@ramstack/alpinegear-match](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@ramstack/alpinegear-match)** ([README](https://github.com/rameel/ramstack.alpinegear.js/tree/main/src/plugins/match))<br>
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- Provides the `x-match` directive, which functions similarly to the `switch` statement in many programming languages,
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- **[@ramstack/alpinegear-when](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@ramstack/alpinegear-when)** ([README](https://github.com/rameel/ramstack.alpinegear.js/tree/main/src/plugins/when))<br>
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- Provides the `x-when` directive, which allows for conditional rendering of elements similar to `x-if`, but supports multiple root elements.
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- **[@ramstack/alpinegear-destroy](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@ramstack/alpinegear-destroy)** ([README](https://github.com/rameel/ramstack.alpinegear.js/tree/main/src/plugins/destroy))<br>
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- Provides the `x-destroy` directive, which is the opposite of `x-init` and allows you to hook into the cleanup phase
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- **[@ramstack/alpinegear-hotkey](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@ramstack/alpinegear-hotkey)** ([README](https://github.com/rameel/ramstack.alpinegear.js/tree/main/src/plugins/hotkey))<br>
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- Provides the `x-hotkey` directive, which allows you to easily handle keyboard shortcuts within your Alpine.js components or application.
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- **[@ramstack/alpinegear-dialog](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@ramstack/alpinegear-dialog)** ([README](https://github.com/rameel/ramstack.alpinegear.js/tree/main/src/plugins/dialog))<br>
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- Provides a headless dialog directive for Alpine.js based on the native HTML `<dialog>` element.
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- It supports declarative composition, value-based close semantics, and both modal and non-modal dialogs,
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- ## Contributions
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- Bug reports and contributions are welcome.
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- ## License
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- This package is released as open source under the **MIT License**.
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- See the [LICENSE](https://github.com/rameel/ramstack.alpinegear.js/blob/main/LICENSE) file for more details.
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+ # @ramstack/alpinegear-router
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+ [![NPM](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/@ramstack/alpinegear-router)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@ramstack/alpinegear-router)
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+ [![MIT](https://img.shields.io/github/license/rameel/ramstack.alpinegear.js)](https://github.com/rameel/ramstack.alpinegear.js/blob/main/LICENSE)
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+
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+ `@ramstack/alpinegear-router` is a plugin for [Alpine.js](https://alpinejs.dev/) that provides routing-related directives
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+ for Alpine.js, enabling client-side navigation and routing functionality.
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+
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+ ## Installation
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+
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+ ### Using CDN
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+ To include the CDN version of this plugin, add the following `<script>` tag before the core `alpine.js` file:
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+
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+ ```html
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+ <!-- alpine.js plugin -->
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+ <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@ramstack/alpinegear-router@1/alpinegear-router.min.js" defer></script>
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+
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+ <!-- alpine.js -->
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+ <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/alpinejs@3/dist/cdn.min.js" defer></script>
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+ ```
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+
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+ ### Using NPM
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+ Alternatively, you can install the plugin via `npm`:
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+
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+ ```bash
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+ npm install --save @ramstack/alpinegear-router
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+ ```
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+
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+ Then, initialize it in your project:
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+ ```js
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+ import Alpine from "alpinejs";
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+ import router from "@ramstack/alpinegear-router";
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+ Alpine.plugin(router);
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+ Alpine.start();
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+ ```
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+ ## Usage
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+
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+ ```html
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+ <div x-data x-router>
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+ <h1>Hello World!</h1>
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+ <div>
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+ <b>Current route:</b>
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+ <pre x-format>{{ JSON.stringify($route, null, 2) }}</pre>
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+ </div>
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+
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+ <!-- Inline template -->
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+ <template x-route="/">
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+ Home page
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+ </template>
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+ <!-- External template -->
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+ <template x-route="/about" x-route:view="/views/about.html"></template>
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+
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+ <nav>
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+ <a x-router:link href="/">Home</a>
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+ <a x-router:link.replace href="/about">About</a>
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+ </nav>
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+ <!-- Render the matching route -->
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+ <main x-router:outlet></main>
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+ </div>
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+ ```
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+ 🚀 [Live demo | Alpine.js x-router: Basic example](https://jsfiddle.net/rameel/h9mygjcd/)<br />
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+ 🚀 [Live demo | Alpine.js x-router: Nested router](https://jsfiddle.net/rameel/cjoza3ng/)
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+
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+ ## History modes
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+ The router can be configured to use different history modes. There are two available modes:
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+ * `html5`: The default history mode.
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+ * `hash`: Uses a hash `#` in the URL to manage history.
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+
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+ ### HTML5 mode
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+ The `html5` mode uses the browser's history API to manage navigation.
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+
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+ ```html
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+ <div x-data x-router:html5>
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+ ...
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+ </div>
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+ ```
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+
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+ Since this mode is the default, there is no need to specify it explicitly:
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+
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+ ```html
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+ <!-- HTML5 mode is used by default -->
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+ <div x-data x-router>
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+ ...
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+ </div>
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+ ```
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+
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+ ### Hash mode
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+ This mode uses a hash `#` in the URL to handle navigation. Unlike `html5` mode, it requires no special server-side
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+ configuration since the browser does not send the hash portion of the URL to the server.
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+ ```html
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+ <div x-data x-router:hash>
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+ ...
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+ </div>
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+ ```
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+
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+ ## Route directive
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+ Routes are defined using a `<template>` element with the `x-route` attribute.
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+
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+ ```html
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+ <div x-router>
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+ <template x-route="/">
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+ Home page
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+ </template>
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+
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+ <template x-route="/profile/{username}">
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+ Profile
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+ </template>
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+ <!-- Render the matching route -->
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+ <div x-router:outlet></div>
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+ </div>
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+ ```
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+
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+ In this example, two routes are defined: a static `/` route representing the homepage,
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+ and a dynamic (parameterized) route `/profile/{username}`, where `username` is a route parameter enclosed
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+ in curly brackets.
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+ This means that URLs like `/profile/john` and `/profile/samantha` will both match the same route.
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+ When a route is matched, the `username` parameter can be accessed via `$route.params.username`.
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+ For more details on dynamic (parameterized) routes, refer to the corresponding section below.
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+ ## Outlet directive
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+
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+ The `x-router:outlet` directive is used to render the matching route's content and can be placed anywhere
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+ within an `x-router` element. If no route matches, `x-router:outlet` will render nothing.
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+
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+ ```html
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+ <div x-router>
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+ <template x-route="/">
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+ Home page
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+ </template>
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+ <template x-route="/profile/{username}">
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+ Profile
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+ </template>
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+ <!-- Render the matching route -->
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+ <div x-router:outlet></div>
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+ </div>
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+ ```
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+
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+ ## Link directive
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+ ```html
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+ <div x-router:hash>
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+ ...
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+ <nav>
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+ <a x-router:link href="/">Home</a>
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+ <a x-router:link href="/about">About</a>
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+ </nav>
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+ </div>
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+ ```
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+
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+ The router does not automatically intercept all links. Only links with the `x-router:link` directive
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+ inside an `x-router` container are handled by the router. Links should always be specified normally,
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+ regardless of the selected history mode.
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+
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+ ### Applying `x-router:link` to parent elements
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+
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+ You can also apply `x-router:link` to parent elements, such as `<li>`, to enable more flexible markup structures:
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+ ```html
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+ <li x-router:link :class="{ active: $active }">
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+ <a href="/about">About</a>
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+ </li>
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+ ```
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+ In this case:
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+ * `x-router:link` will locate the nested `<a>` element within the parent and use its `href` for routing.
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+ * The `$active` state will correctly reflect whether the nested link's `href` matches the current route.
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+
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+ ### Modifier `replace`
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+ The `replace` modifier changes the default navigation behavior of the router. When a link with this modifier is clicked,
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+ it triggers `$router.navigate(href, /* replace */ true)`.
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+
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+ Unlike the default behavior, which adds a new entry to the browser's history stack, this option replaces
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+ the current history entry with the new URL. As a result, the user's navigation history remains unchanged,
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+ and pressing the **"Back"** button will skip over the replaced entry.
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+
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+ ```html
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+ <div x-router:hash>
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+ ...
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+ <nav>
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+ <a x-router:link href="/">Home</a>
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+ <!-- The "replace" modifier ensures that clicking this link
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+ replaces the current history entry instead of adding a new one -->
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+ <a x-router:link.replace href="/about">About</a>
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+ </nav>
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+ </div>
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+ ```
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+ ## Inline and External templates
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+ Routes can be defined using either **inline templates** or **external templates**:
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+ **Inline templates:**<br />
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+ The content of the route is directly written inside the `<template>` element.
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+ ```html
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+ <template x-route="/">
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+ Home page
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+ </template>
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+ ```
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+
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+ **External templates:**<br />
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+ The content of the route is loaded from an external HTML file specified in the `x-route:view` directive.
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+ ```html
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+ <template x-route="/about" x-route:view="/views/about.html"></template>
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+ ```
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+
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+ ## Magic functions
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+
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+ ### Magic `$route`
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+ Indicates the current active route and contains the following properties:
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+
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+ ```html
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+ <dl x-format>
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+ <dt>Route pattern:</dt>
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+ <dd>{{ $route.pattern }}</dd>
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+
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+ <dt>Route path:</dt>
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+ <dd>{{ $route.path }}</dd>
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+
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+ <dt>Route params:</dt>
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+ <dd>{{ $route.params.username }}</dd>
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+ </dl>
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+ ```
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+
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+ ### Magic `$active`
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+ Returns `true` or `false`, indicating whether a `x-router:link` corresponds to the active route.
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+
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+ ```html
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+ <nav>
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+ <a x-router:link href="/" class="{ active: $active }">Home</a>
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+ <a x-router:link href="/about" class="{ active: $active }">About</a>
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+ </nav>
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+ ```
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+
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+ #### Applying active class to parent element
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+
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+ ```html
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+ <li x-router:link :class="{ active: $active }">
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+ <a href="/about">About</a>
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+ </li>
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+ ```
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+ The `$active` state will correctly reflect whether the nested link's `href` matches the current route.
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+
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+ ## Route templates
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+
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+ Routes can contain parameters enclosed in `{}` that are dynamically bound when a route is matched.
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+ Multiple parameters can be used within a route segment, but they must be separated by a static value. For example:
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+ ```
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+ {controller}{action}
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+ ```
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+ is invalid because `{controller}` and `{action}` are not separated by a static value.
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+ Instead, valid routes should use static separators:
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+ ```
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+ {controller}/{action}
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+ ```
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+ ```
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+ article/{id}-{title}
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+ ```
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+
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+ ### Route parameters
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+ Route parameters must have a name and can also include additional attributes.
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+ Literal values and path separators (`/`) must match exactly in the URL. Matching is case-insensitive and based
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+ on the decoded URL representation.
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+
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+ #### Optional and Catch-All Parameters
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+ - **Optional parameters**: Defined with `?`, meaning they are not required. Example: `{id?}`
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+ - **Catch-all parameters** (`*`): Capture the remaining part of the URL. Example: `blog/{slug*}`
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+ - Matches any URL starting with `blog/`.
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+ - The remaining value is assigned to the `slug` parameter.
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+ - **Required catch-all parameters** (`+`): Like `*`, but at least one segment must match.
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+
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+ ### Parameter constraints
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+ Route parameters can have constraints to validate and transform values. Constraints are added using `:` after the parameter name.
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+ If a constraint requires arguments, they are placed in parentheses.
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+
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+ Example:
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+ ```
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+ blog/{id:int:min(100)}/{article:minlength(10)}
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+ ```
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+
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+ - `{id:int:min(100)}` ensures `id` is an integer and at least 100.
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+ - `{article:minlength(10)}` requires `article` to be at least 10 characters long.
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+
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+ Some constraints also transform parameters. For example, `{id:int}` automatically converts `id` to a number.
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+
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+ ### Default values
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+ Route parameters can have **default values**, specified similarly to constraints but using `=` or `default`. Example:
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+ ```
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+ {controller:=(home)}
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+ ```
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+ is equivalent to:
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+ ```
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+ {controller:default(home)}
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+ ```
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+ If no value is provided in the URL, the default is used.
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+
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+ ### Example route patterns
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+
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+ | Route template | URI | Description |
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+ |------------------------------------------------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
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+ | `hello` | `/hello` | Matches only `/hello`. |
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+ | `{controller}/{action}/{id?}` | `/product/list` | Matches and sets `controller=product`, `action=list`. |
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+ | `{controller}/{action}/{id?}` | `/product/list/1` | Matches and sets `controller=product`, `action=list`, `id=1`. |
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+ | `{controller:=(home)}/{action:=(index)}/{id?}` | `/` | Matches and sets `controller=home`, `action=index`. |
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+ | `{controller:=(home)}/{action:=(index)}/{id?}` | `/product` | Matches and sets `controller=product`, `action=index`. |
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+ | `blog/{slug*:=(start/with/new/blog)}` | `/blog` | Matches and sets `slug=[start,with,new,blog]`. |
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+
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+ ### Route constraints
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+
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+ | Constraint | Example | Description |
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+ |--------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
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+ | `int` | `{id:int}` | Matches an integer. |
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+ | `bool` | `{id:bool}` | Matches `true` or `false` (case-insensitive). |
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+ | `number` | `{speed:number}` | Matches a valid number. |
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+ | `alpha` | `{name:alpha}` | Matches alphabetic characters (case-insensitive). |
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+ | `min(value)` | `{age:min(25)}` | Ensures the value is at least `25`. |
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+ | `max(value)` | `{age:max(125)}` | Ensures the value is no more than `125`. |
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+ | `range(min,max)` | `{age:range(25,125)}` | Ensures the value is between `25` and `125`. |
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+ | `length(value)` | `{file:length(10)}` | Requires exactly `10` characters. |
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+ | `length(min,max)` | `{file:length(10,20)}` | Requires between `10` and `20` characters. |
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+ | `minlength(value)` | `{name:minlength(10)}` | Requires at least `10` characters. |
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+ | `maxlength(value)` | `{name:maxlength(50)}` | Requires no more than `50` characters. |
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+ | `regex(expr)` | `{id:regex(^\\d{3}-\\d{5}$)}` | Must match a specific regex pattern. |
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+
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+
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+ ## Source Code
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+ You can find the source code for this plugin on GitHub:
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+
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+ https://github.com/rameel/ramstack.alpinegear.js/tree/main/src/plugins/router
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+
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+
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+ ## Related packages
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+ This package is part of **[AlpineGear](https://github.com/rameel/ramstack.alpinegear.js)** —
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+ a collection of utilities and directives for [Alpine.js](https://alpinejs.dev).
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+
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+ You can find the full list of related packages and their documentation here:
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+ https://github.com/rameel/ramstack.alpinegear.js
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+
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+
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+ ## Contributions
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+ Bug reports and contributions are welcome.
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+
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+ ## License
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+ This package is released as open source under the **MIT License**.
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+
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+ See the [LICENSE](https://github.com/rameel/ramstack.alpinegear.js/blob/main/LICENSE) file for more details.