DioxusLabs/dioxus · error · syn::Error

Routes should start with /. Error found in the route '{}'

Error message

Routes should start with /. Error found in the route '{}'

What it means

Error "Routes should start with /. Error found in the route '{}'" thrown in DioxusLabs/dioxus.

Source

Thrown at packages/router-macro/src/segment.rs:169

    };

    let (route_string, query) = match route_string.rsplit_once('?') {
        Some((route, query)) => (
            route,
            Some(QuerySegment::parse_from_str(
                route_span,
                fields.clone(),
                query,
            )?),
        ),
        None => (route_string, None),
    };
    let mut iterator = route_string.split('/');

    // skip the first empty segment
    let first = iterator.next();
    if first != Some("") {
        return Err(syn::Error::new(
            route_span,
            format!(
                "Routes should start with /. Error found in the route '{}'",
                route
            ),
        ));
    }

    while let Some(segment) = iterator.next() {
        if let Some(segment) = segment.strip_prefix(':') {
            let spread = segment.starts_with("..");

            let ident = if spread {
                segment[2..].to_string()
            } else {
                segment.to_string()
            };

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/router-macro/src/segment.rs:169 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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