Tag "patterns" tricks

Will validate a route pattern against the current route.

If you're like me, you don't like to keep repetitive ->where()'s in your routes file, this is where route patterns come in handy. Makes your routes file DRY too, especially when you'll need to change some expression.

Sometimes you would like to restrict a certain route parameter. For instance, if you are using route parameters to determine the ID of a certain model you are using, you would only like digits to be passed, not alphabetical characters. You can set these restrictions on the route using ->where('<pattern>'). But what if you have a huge list of routes that all use the same pattern restriction? That's where this will come in handy.