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RestApplication.route() method

Register a new route invoking a handler function.

Signature:

route(verb: string, path: string, spec: OperationObject, handler: Function): Binding;

Parameters

Parameter Type Description
verb string HTTP verb of the endpoint
path string URL path of the endpoint
spec OperationObject The OpenAPI spec describing the endpoint (operation)
handler Function The function to invoke with the request parameters described in the spec.

Returns:

Binding

Example

function greet(name: string) {
 return `hello ${name}`;
}
app.route('get', '/', operationSpec, greet);