Expose the matched route as an extension on the request

src/request.rs

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use async_std::io::{self, prelude::*};
 use async_std::task::{Context, Poll};
 use routefinder::Captures;
 
-use std::ops::Index;
+use std::ops::{Deref, Index};
 use std::pin::Pin;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "cookies")]
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use crate::http::cookies::Cookie;
 use crate::http::format_err;
 use crate::http::headers::{self, HeaderName, HeaderValues, ToHeaderValues};
 use crate::http::{self, Body, Method, Mime, StatusCode, Url, Version};
+use crate::route::MatchedRoute;
 use crate::Response;
 
 pin_project_lite::pin_project! {
@@ -266,6 +267,24 @@ impl<State> Request<State> {
         &self.state
     }
 
+    /// Get the matched route.
+    ///
+    /// Returns the route as a `&str`, borrowed from this `Request`.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// # use tide::Request;
+    /// let mut app = tide::Server::new();
+    /// app.at("/route").get(|req: Request<()>| async move {
+    ///     let route = req.route().unwrap_or("No route found");
+    ///     Ok(route.to_string())
+    /// });
+    /// ```
+    pub fn route(&self) -> Option<&str> {
+        self.ext::<MatchedRoute>().map(|r| r.deref())
+    }
+
     /// Extract and parse a route parameter by name.
     ///
     /// Returns the parameter as a `&str`, borrowed from this `Request`.

src/route.rs

@@ -9,6 +9,18 @@ use crate::{router::Router, Endpoint, Middleware};
 
 use kv_log_macro::trace;
 
+/// Extension struct for storing the matched route in the request.
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub(crate) struct MatchedRoute(pub(crate) String);
+
+impl std::ops::Deref for MatchedRoute {
+    type Target = str;
+
+    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
+        &self.0
+    }
+}
+
 /// A handle to a route.
 ///
 /// All HTTP requests are made against resources. After using [`Server::at`] (or

src/router.rs

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ impl<State> std::fmt::Debug for Router<State> {
 pub(crate) struct Selection<'a, State> {
     pub(crate) endpoint: &'a DynEndpoint<State>,
     pub(crate) params: Captures<'static, 'static>,
+    pub(crate) matched_route: Option<String>,
 }
 
 impl<State: Clone + Send + Sync + 'static> Router<State> {
@@ -63,11 +64,13 @@ impl<State: Clone + Send + Sync + 'static> Router<State> {
             Selection {
                 endpoint: m.handler(),
                 params: m.captures().into_owned(),
+                matched_route: Some(m.route().to_string()),
             }
         } else if let Some(m) = self.all_method_router.best_match(path) {
             Selection {
                 endpoint: m.handler(),
                 params: m.captures().into_owned(),
+                matched_route: Some(m.route().to_string()),
             }
         } else if method == http_types::Method::Head {
             // If it is a HTTP HEAD request then check if there is a callback in the endpoints map
@@ -85,11 +88,13 @@ impl<State: Clone + Send + Sync + 'static> Router<State> {
             Selection {
                 endpoint: &method_not_allowed,
                 params: Captures::default(),
+                matched_route: None,
             }
         } else {
             Selection {
                 endpoint: &not_found_endpoint,
                 params: Captures::default(),
+                matched_route: None,
             }
         }
     }

src/server.rs

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use kv_log_macro::{info, trace};
 use crate::cookies;
 use crate::listener::{Listener, ToListener};
 use crate::middleware::{Middleware, Next};
+use crate::route::MatchedRoute;
 use crate::router::{Router, Selection};
 use crate::{Endpoint, Request, Route};
 
@@ -287,9 +288,17 @@ where
         } = self.clone();
 
         let method = req.method().to_owned();
-        let Selection { endpoint, params } = router.route(req.url().path(), method);
+        let Selection {
+            endpoint,
+            params,
+            matched_route,
+        } = router.route(req.url().path(), method);
         let route_params = vec![params];
-        let req = Request::new(state, req, route_params);
+        let mut req = Request::new(state, req, route_params);
+
+        if let Some(route) = matched_route {
+            req.set_ext(MatchedRoute(route));
+        }
 
         let next = Next {
             endpoint,
@@ -349,9 +358,17 @@ impl<State: Clone + Sync + Send + 'static, InnerState: Clone + Sync + Send + 'st
         let middleware = self.middleware.clone();
         let state = self.state.clone();
 
-        let Selection { endpoint, params } = router.route(&path, method);
+        let Selection {
+            endpoint,
+            params,
+            matched_route,
+        } = router.route(&path, method);
         route_params.push(params);
-        let req = Request::new(state, req, route_params);
+        let mut req = Request::new(state, req, route_params);
+
+        if let Some(route) = matched_route {
+            req.set_ext(MatchedRoute(route));
+        }
 
         let next = Next {
             endpoint,