Order of routes declaration in python file

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#1

Hi,

We got an issue when we declare this 2 routes in this order into the app.py:

@app.get("/v1/<id:string>/<obj:str>")
async def get_one_object(request, id): 
    ...

@app.get("/v1/<id:string>/objects")
async def get_objects(request, id): 
        ...

In this case, if we call the route /v1/my_id/objects, the request goes into the method get_one_object() and not get_objects()

If we change the order of the two methods in the python file, everything works fine.

But I don’t see any information about the importance of the declaration order in the Sanic’s documentation.

Thank you for your help,

#2

Yes, ordering is important. There is no real way to know the difference between those routes except trying one, checking for a match, then trying the next.

#3

Hi, thank you for your answer :slight_smile:

A solution. could be to check all route and to select the one which match the most.
I will check on my side and make you a proposition.

#4

That would be a huge hit in performance, so I doubt we will make that change. Routing is on the table and a place we are looking to optimize more. If you want to learn more take a look at this thread.

#5

I will take a look :slight_smile:

Thank you

#6

Or, to avoid performance issue, the routes could be sorted when the server starts, no ?