Function serverMethodFactory

lib/server.js:1756–1784

* Mounts a chain on the given path against this HTTP verb * * @private * @function serverMethodFactory * @param {String} method - name of the HTTP method * @returns {Function} factory

(method)

 * @returns {Function} factory
 */
function serverMethodFactory(method) {
    return function serverMethod(opts) {
        if (opts instanceof RegExp || typeof opts === 'string') {
            opts = {
                path: opts
            };
        } else if (typeof opts === 'object') {
            opts = shallowCopy(opts);
        } else {
            throw new TypeError('path (string) required');
        }

        if (arguments.length < 2) {
            throw new TypeError('handler (function) required');
        }

        opts.method = method;
        opts.path = opts.path || opts.url;

        // We accept both a variable number of handler functions, a
        // variable number of nested arrays of handler functions, or a mix
        // of both
        var handlers = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1);
        var chain = argumentsToChain(handlers);
        var route = this.router.mount(opts, chain);

        return route.name;
    };
}