VersionedAPIRouter

Overview

The VersionedAPIRouter provides version-specific route registration with automatic documentation generation. It wraps PocketBase’s router while maintaining isolated registries for each API version.

Type Definition

type VersionedAPIRouter struct {
    serveEvent *core.ServeEvent
    version    string
    manager    *APIVersionManager
    registry   *APIRegistry  // version-specific registry
}

The VersionedAPIRouter can operate in two modes:

Runtime mode - With serveEvent for actual HTTP routing
Docs-only mode - Without serveEvent for build-time spec generation

HTTP Method Registration

All HTTP methods return a *VersionedRouteChain for middleware binding.

GET

func (vr *VersionedAPIRouter) GET(
    path string,
    handler func(*core.RequestEvent) error,
) *VersionedRouteChain

Registers a GET route with automatic documentation. Location: core/server/api/version_manager.go:358 Example:

router.GET("/users/{id}", func(e *core.RequestEvent) error {
    id := e.Request.PathValue("id")
    // handler logic
    return e.JSON(200, user)
})

POST

func (vr *VersionedAPIRouter) POST(
    path string,
    handler func(*core.RequestEvent) error,
) *VersionedRouteChain

Registers a POST route with automatic documentation. Location: core/server/api/version_manager.go:377

PUT

func (vr *VersionedAPIRouter) PUT(
    path string,
    handler func(*core.RequestEvent) error,
) *VersionedRouteChain

Registers a PUT route with automatic documentation. Location: core/server/api/version_manager.go:434

PATCH

func (vr *VersionedAPIRouter) PATCH(
    path string,
    handler func(*core.RequestEvent) error,
) *VersionedRouteChain

Registers a PATCH route with automatic documentation. Location: core/server/api/version_manager.go:395

DELETE

func (vr *VersionedAPIRouter) DELETE(
    path string,
    handler func(*core.RequestEvent) error,
) *VersionedRouteChain

Registers a DELETE route with automatic documentation. Location: core/server/api/version_manager.go:414

Prefixed Router

SetPrefix

func (vr *VersionedAPIRouter) SetPrefix(prefix string) *PrefixedRouter

Creates a prefixed router that automatically prepends a path prefix to all registered routes.

prefix

string

required

Path prefix to prepend (e.g., “/api/v1”)

Returns:

*PrefixedRouter - Router with automatic path prefixing

Location: core/server/api/version_manager.go:453 Example:

api := router.SetPrefix("/api/v1")
api.GET("/users", listHandler)     // Actually registers /api/v1/users
api.POST("/users", createHandler)  // Actually registers /api/v1/users

PrefixedRouter Type

type PrefixedRouter struct {
    router *VersionedAPIRouter
    prefix string
}

PrefixedRouter Methods

All HTTP methods work identically to VersionedAPIRouter but automatically prepend the prefix:

GET(path, handler) - Location: core/server/api/version_manager.go:467
POST(path, handler) - Location: core/server/api/version_manager.go:472
PUT(path, handler) - Location: core/server/api/version_manager.go:477
PATCH(path, handler) - Location: core/server/api/version_manager.go:482
DELETE(path, handler) - Location: core/server/api/version_manager.go:487

CRUD

func (pr *PrefixedRouter) CRUD(
    resource string,
    handlers CRUDHandlers,
    authMiddleware ...interface{},
) 

Registers standard CRUD routes for a resource with optional authentication.

resource

string

required

Resource name (e.g., “users”, “posts”)

handlers

CRUDHandlers

required

CRUD operation handlers

authMiddleware

...interface{}

Optional auth middleware applied to mutating operations (Create, Update, Patch, Delete)

Location: core/server/api/version_manager.go:492 Registered Routes:

GET /{resource} - List
POST /{resource} - Create (with auth)
GET /{resource}/{id} - Get
PUT /{resource}/{id} - Update (with auth)
PATCH /{resource}/{id} - Patch (with auth)
DELETE /{resource}/{id} - Delete (with auth)

Example:

type CRUDHandlers struct {
    List   func(*core.RequestEvent) error
    Create func(*core.RequestEvent) error
    Get    func(*core.RequestEvent) error
    Update func(*core.RequestEvent) error
    Patch  func(*core.RequestEvent) error
    Delete func(*core.RequestEvent) error
}

api := router.SetPrefix("/api/v1")
api.CRUD("users", CRUDHandlers{
    List:   listUsers,
    Create: createUser,
    Get:    getUser,
    Update: updateUser,
    Patch:  patchUser,
    Delete: deleteUser,
}, apis.RequireAuth())

Route Chain (Middleware Binding)

type VersionedRouteChain struct {
    router      *VersionedAPIRouter
    method      string
    path        string
    handler     func(*core.RequestEvent) error
    middlewares []interface{}
    pbRoute     *router.Route[*core.RequestEvent]
}

Bind

func (vrc *VersionedRouteChain) Bind(middlewares ...interface{}) *VersionedRouteChain

Binds middleware to the route. Accepts both *hook.Handler[*core.RequestEvent] and plain func(*core.RequestEvent) error.

middlewares

...interface{}

required

Middleware handlers (hooks or plain functions)

Behavior:

Stores middlewares for documentation analysis
Re-registers route with middleware information in registry
Binds middleware to actual PocketBase route for runtime execution

Location: core/server/api/version_manager.go:563 Example:

router.POST("/users", createHandler).Bind(
    apis.RequireAuth(),
    rateLimit,
    validateInput,
)

BindFunc

func (vrc *VersionedRouteChain) BindFunc(
    middlewareFuncs ...func(*core.RequestEvent) error,
) *VersionedRouteChain

Binds plain middleware functions to the route. Ergonomic counterpart to Bind(). Location: core/server/api/version_manager.go:594 Example:

router.GET("/users", listHandler).BindFunc(
    func(e *core.RequestEvent) error {
        // middleware logic
        return e.Next()
    },
)

Complete Examples

Basic Route Registration

func registerRoutes(router *api.VersionedAPIRouter) {
    // Simple routes
    router.GET("/health", healthHandler)
    router.GET("/users", listUsersHandler)
    
    // With middleware
    router.POST("/users", createUserHandler).Bind(
        apis.RequireAuth(),
    )
    
    // With path parameters
    router.GET("/users/{id}", getUserHandler)
    router.DELETE("/users/{id}", deleteUserHandler).Bind(
        apis.RequireAuth(),
        apis.RequireAdminAuth(),
    )
}

Using Prefixed Router

func registerPrefixedRoutes(router *api.VersionedAPIRouter) {
    api := router.SetPrefix("/api/v1")
    
    // All routes automatically prefixed
    api.GET("/users", listHandler)           // /api/v1/users
    api.POST("/users", createHandler)        // /api/v1/users
    api.GET("/users/{id}", getHandler)       // /api/v1/users/{id}
    api.DELETE("/users/{id}", deleteHandler) // /api/v1/users/{id}
}

CRUD Resource Registration

func registerCRUDRoutes(router *api.VersionedAPIRouter) {
    api := router.SetPrefix("/api/v1")
    
    // Register full CRUD for users
    api.CRUD("users", api.CRUDHandlers{
        List:   listUsers,
        Create: createUser,
        Get:    getUser,
        Update: updateUser,
        Delete: deleteUser,
    }, apis.RequireAuth())
    
    // Register full CRUD for posts
    api.CRUD("posts", api.CRUDHandlers{
        List:   listPosts,
        Create: createPost,
        Get:    getPost,
        Update: updatePost,
        Patch:  patchPost,
        Delete: deletePost,
    }, apis.RequireAuth())
}

Middleware Chaining

func registerWithMiddleware(router *api.VersionedAPIRouter) {
    api := router.SetPrefix("/api/v1")
    
    // Multiple middleware handlers
    api.POST("/users", createUserHandler).Bind(
        apis.RequireAuth(),
        rateLimitMiddleware(100, time.Minute),
        validateUserInput,
        auditLogMiddleware,
    )
    
    // Admin-only endpoint
    api.DELETE("/users/{id}", deleteUserHandler).Bind(
        apis.RequireAuth(),
        apis.RequireAdminAuth(),
    )
}

func rateLimitMiddleware(limit int, window time.Duration) *hook.Handler[*core.RequestEvent] {
    return &hook.Handler[*core.RequestEvent]{
        Func: func(e *core.RequestEvent) error {
            // rate limiting logic
            return e.Next()
        },
    }
}

Multi-Version API

func setupMultiVersionAPI(app core.App, vm *api.APIVersionManager) error {
    // Register v1 routes
    err := vm.SetVersionRouteRegistrar("v1", func(router *api.VersionedAPIRouter) {
        api := router.SetPrefix("/api/v1")
        api.GET("/users", listUsersV1)
        api.POST("/users", createUserV1)
    })
    if err != nil {
        return err
    }
    
    // Register v2 routes (with breaking changes)
    err = vm.SetVersionRouteRegistrar("v2", func(router *api.VersionedAPIRouter) {
        api := router.SetPrefix("/api/v2")
        api.GET("/users", listUsersV2)        // Different response format
        api.POST("/users", createUserV2)      // Different request schema
        api.PATCH("/users/{id}", patchUserV2) // New endpoint in v2
    })
    if err != nil {
        return err
    }
    
    // Bind routes to server
    app.OnServe().BindFunc(func(e *core.ServeEvent) error {
        return vm.RegisterAllVersionRoutes(e)
    })
    
    return nil
}

Best Practices

Use SetPrefix: Always use SetPrefix() for cleaner route definitions
Middleware on Mutations: Apply auth middleware to POST/PUT/PATCH/DELETE operations
CRUD for Resources: Use CRUD() for standard REST resources to reduce boilerplate
Path Parameters: Use {param} syntax for path parameters (auto-detected in docs)
Consistent Naming: Use plural nouns for resources (/users, not /user)
Version Prefixes: Include version in path prefix (/api/v1)

Automatic Documentation

The router automatically extracts documentation from your code:

Request Body: Detected from c.BindBody(&req) or json.Decode
Response Schema: Detected from c.JSON(status, response)
Path Parameters: Extracted from {param} patterns
Query Parameters: Detected from e.Request.URL.Query().Get("param")
Auth Requirements: Detected from apis.RequireAuth() middleware

Example:

// API_DESC Creates a new user account
// API_TAGS users, authentication
func createUser(e *core.RequestEvent) error {
    var req CreateUserRequest
    if err := e.BindBody(&req); err != nil {
        return err
    }
    
    user := User{...}
    return e.JSON(200, user)
}

This automatically generates OpenAPI documentation with:

Request body schema from CreateUserRequest
Response schema from User
Tags: users, authentication
Description: “Creates a new user account”

APIVersionManager - Multi-version API management
APIRegistry - Endpoint registry and spec generation
Middleware Guide - Creating custom middleware

Server

API System

Jobs

Logging

Analytics

Monitoring

VersionedAPIRouter

Overview

Type Definition

HTTP Method Registration

GET

POST

PUT

PATCH

DELETE

Prefixed Router

SetPrefix

PrefixedRouter Type

PrefixedRouter Methods

CRUD

Route Chain (Middleware Binding)

Bind

BindFunc

Complete Examples

Basic Route Registration

Using Prefixed Router

CRUD Resource Registration

Middleware Chaining

Multi-Version API

Best Practices

Automatic Documentation

Server

API System

Jobs

Logging

Analytics

Monitoring

​Overview

​Type Definition

​HTTP Method Registration

​GET

​POST

​PUT

​PATCH

​DELETE

​Prefixed Router

​SetPrefix

​PrefixedRouter Type

​PrefixedRouter Methods

​CRUD

​Route Chain (Middleware Binding)

​Bind

​BindFunc

​Complete Examples

​Basic Route Registration

​Using Prefixed Router

​CRUD Resource Registration

​Middleware Chaining

​Multi-Version API

​Best Practices

​Automatic Documentation

​Related

Overview

Type Definition

HTTP Method Registration

GET

POST

PUT

PATCH

DELETE

Prefixed Router

SetPrefix

PrefixedRouter Type

PrefixedRouter Methods

CRUD

Route Chain (Middleware Binding)

Bind

BindFunc

Complete Examples

Basic Route Registration

Using Prefixed Router

CRUD Resource Registration

Middleware Chaining

Multi-Version API

Best Practices

Automatic Documentation

Related