Express JS reverse URL route (Django style)

express, node.js, routes

Solution

Here is your code:

function reverse(url, obj) { 
    return url.replace(/(\/:\w+\??)/g, function (m, c) { 
        c=c.replace(/[/:?]/g, ''); 
        return obj[c] ? '/' + obj[c] : ""; 
    }); 
}

reverse('/users/:id/:name', { id: 15, name: 'John' });
reverse('/users/:id?', { id: 15});
reverse('/users/:id?', {});

Problem

I'm using Express JS and I want a functionality similar to Django's `reverse` function. So if I have a route, for example ``` app.get('/users/:id/:name', function(req, res) { /* some code */ } ) ``` I'd like to use a function for example ``` reverse('/users/:id/:name', 15, 'John'); ``` or even better ``` reverse('/users/:id/:name', { id : 15, name : 'John' }); ``` which will give me the url `/users/15/John`. Does such function exist? And if not then do you have any ideas how to write such function (considering Express' routing algorithm)?

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