made it so .FindAndLoad() can load to a *[]string too.

compile.go

@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ func CompileTo(target *Pattern, uncompiledPattern string) error {
 
 	target.init(defaultFieldTagName)
 
+	target.template = uncompiledPattern
+
 	s := uncompiledPattern
 	for {
 		index := strings.IndexRune(s, '{')

doc.go

@@ -1,12 +1,43 @@
 /*
-Package pathmatch provides pattern matching for paths.
+Package pathmatch provides pattern matching for path templates.
 
-For example, a path could be a file system path, or a path could be a path from a URL (such as an HTTP or HTTPS based URL).
+A path template might look something like the following:
 
-The matches can be loaded into variables (when using pathmatch.Find());
+	/v1/users/{user_id}
-or can be loaded into a struct (when using pathmatch.Pattern.FindAndLoad()).
 
-Example Usage:
+Or:
+
+	/account={account_name}/user={user_name}/message={message_hash}
+
+Or:
+
+	/backup/{folder_name}/
+Or:
+
+	/v2/select/{fields}/from/{table_name}/where/{filters}
+
+This path template could be a file system path, or a path could be a path from a URL (such as an HTTP or HTTPS based URL).
+
+To compile one of these pattern templates, you would do something such as:
+
+	var template string = "/v1/users/{user_id}/messages/{message_id}"
+
+	var pattern pathmatch.Pattern
+
+	err := pathmatch.CompileTo(&pattern, template)
+	if nil != err {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "ERROR: %s\n", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+(In addition to the pathmatch.CompileTo() func, there is also the pathmatch.Compile(), and
+pathmatch.MustCompile(). But pathmatch.CompileTo() is recommended over the other 2 options
+for most cases.)
+
+One you have the compiled pattern, you would either use pathmatch.Match(), pathmatch.Find(),
+or pathmatch.FindAndLoad() depending on what you were trying to accomplish.
+
+Example Usage
 
 	var pattern pathmatch.Pattern
 	
@@ -35,7 +66,7 @@ Example Usage:
 	fmt.Printf("user_id     = %q \n", userId)     // user_id     = "bMM_kJFMEV"
 	fmt.Printf("vehicle_id  = %q \n", vehicleId)  // vehicle_id  = "o_bcU.RZGK"
 
-Alternate Example Usage:
+Alternate Example Usage
 
 	var pattern pathmatch.Pattern
 
@@ -64,6 +95,5 @@ Alternate Example Usage:
 	
 	fmt.Printf("user_id     = %q \n", data.UserId)     // user_id     = "bMM_kJFMEV"
 	fmt.Printf("vehicle_id  = %q \n", data.VehicleId)  // vehicle_id  = "o_bcU.RZGK"
-
 */
 package pathmatch

example_pattern_string_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package pathmatch_test
+
+import (
+	"github.com/reiver/go-pathmatch"
+
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+)
+
+func ExamplePattern_String() {
+
+	var template = "/v1/users/{user_id}"
+
+	var pattern pathmatch.Pattern
+
+	err := pathmatch.CompileTo(&pattern, template)
+	if nil != err {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "ERROR: %s\n", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	fmt.Printf("pattern: %s", pattern)
+
+	// Output:
+	// pattern: /v1/users/{user_id}
+}

pattern.go

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import (
 //	}
 type Pattern struct {
 	mutex sync.RWMutex
+	template            string
 	bits              []string
 	names             []string
 	namesSet map[string]struct{}

pattern_find.go

@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ var (
 	errThisShouldNeverHappen = newInternalError("This should never happen.")
 )
 
+// Find compares ‘path’ against its (compiled) pattern template; if it matches it loads the
+// matches into ‘args’, and then returns true.
+//
+// Find may set some, or all of the items in ‘args’ even if it returns false, and even if it
+// returns an error.
 func (pattern *Pattern) Find(path string, args ...interface{}) (bool, error) {
 	if nil == pattern {
 		return false, errNilReceiver
@@ -33,24 +38,33 @@ func (pattern *Pattern) Find(path string, args ...interface{}) (bool, error) {
 
 			s = s[len(bit):]
 		case wildcardBit:
-			index := strings.IndexRune(s, '/')
+			if "" == s {
-			if -1 == index {
+				return false, nil
-				if err := set(s, argsIndex, args...); nil != err {
-					return doesNotMatter, err
-				}
-				argsIndex++
-			} else if 0 <= index {
-				value := s[:index]
-				if err := set(value, argsIndex, args...); nil != err {
-					return doesNotMatter, err
-				}
-				argsIndex++
-				s = s[index:]
-			} else {
-				return doesNotMatter, errThisShouldNeverHappen
 			}
+
+			index := strings.IndexRune(s, '/')
+
+			var value string
+			switch {
+			default:
+				return doesNotMatter, errThisShouldNeverHappen
+			case -1 == index:
+				value = s
+			case 0 <= index:
+				value = s[:index]
+			}
+
+			if err := set(value, argsIndex, args...); nil != err {
+				return doesNotMatter, err
+			}
+			argsIndex++
+			s = s[len(value):]
 		}
 	}
 
+	if "" != s {
+		return false, nil
+	}
+
 	return true, nil
 }

pattern_find_test.go

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-package pathmatch
+package pathmatch_test
 
 
 import (
+	"github.com/reiver/go-pathmatch"
+
 	"testing"
 )
 
@@ -9,13 +11,13 @@ import (
 func TestFind(t *testing.T) {
 
 	tests := []struct{
-		Pattern       *Pattern
+		Pattern       *pathmatch.Pattern
 		Args         []interface{}
 		Path           string
 		ExpectedArgs []string
 	}{
 		{
-			Pattern: MustCompile("/{this}/{that}/{these}/{those}"),
+			Pattern: pathmatch.MustCompile("/{this}/{that}/{these}/{those}"),
 			Args: []interface{}{new(string), new(string), new(string), new(string), },
 			Path:                 "/apple/banana/cherry/grape",
 			ExpectedArgs: []string{"apple","banana","cherry","grape"},
@@ -24,65 +26,65 @@ func TestFind(t *testing.T) {
 
 
 		{
-			Pattern: MustCompile("/user/{sessionKey}"),
+			Pattern: pathmatch.MustCompile("/user/{sessionKey}"),
 			Args: []interface{}{new(string), },
 			Path:                 "/user/76M6.mXQfgiGSC_YJ5uXSnWUmELbe8OgOm5n.iZ98Ij",
 			ExpectedArgs: []string{"76M6.mXQfgiGSC_YJ5uXSnWUmELbe8OgOm5n.iZ98Ij"},
 		},
 		{
-			Pattern: MustCompile("/user/{sessionKey}/"),
+			Pattern: pathmatch.MustCompile("/user/{sessionKey}/"),
 			Args: []interface{}{new(string), },
 			Path:                 "/user/76M6.mXQfgiGSC_YJ5uXSnWUmELbe8OgOm5n.iZ98Ij/",
 			ExpectedArgs: []string{"76M6.mXQfgiGSC_YJ5uXSnWUmELbe8OgOm5n.iZ98Ij"},
 		},
 
 		{
-			Pattern: MustCompile("/user/{sessionKey}/vehicle"),
+			Pattern: pathmatch.MustCompile("/user/{sessionKey}/vehicle"),
 			Args: []interface{}{new(string), },
 			Path:                 "/user/76M6.mXQfgiGSC_YJ5uXSnWUmELbe8OgOm5n.iZ98Ij/vehicle",
 			ExpectedArgs: []string{"76M6.mXQfgiGSC_YJ5uXSnWUmELbe8OgOm5n.iZ98Ij"},
 		},
 		{
-			Pattern: MustCompile("/user/{sessionKey}/vehicle/"),
+			Pattern: pathmatch.MustCompile("/user/{sessionKey}/vehicle/"),
 			Args: []interface{}{new(string), },
 			Path:                 "/user/76M6.mXQfgiGSC_YJ5uXSnWUmELbe8OgOm5n.iZ98Ij/vehicle/",
 			ExpectedArgs: []string{"76M6.mXQfgiGSC_YJ5uXSnWUmELbe8OgOm5n.iZ98Ij"},
 		},
 
 		{
-			Pattern: MustCompile("/user/{sessionKey}/vehicle/DEFAULT"),
+			Pattern: pathmatch.MustCompile("/user/{sessionKey}/vehicle/DEFAULT"),
 			Args: []interface{}{new(string), },
 			Path:                 "/user/76M6.mXQfgiGSC_YJ5uXSnWUmELbe8OgOm5n.iZ98Ij/vehicle/DEFAULT",
 			ExpectedArgs: []string{"76M6.mXQfgiGSC_YJ5uXSnWUmELbe8OgOm5n.iZ98Ij"},
 		},
 		{
-			Pattern: MustCompile("/user/{sessionKey}/vehicle/DEFAULT/"),
+			Pattern: pathmatch.MustCompile("/user/{sessionKey}/vehicle/DEFAULT/"),
 			Args: []interface{}{new(string), },
 			Path:                 "/user/76M6.mXQfgiGSC_YJ5uXSnWUmELbe8OgOm5n.iZ98Ij/vehicle/DEFAULT/",
 			ExpectedArgs: []string{"76M6.mXQfgiGSC_YJ5uXSnWUmELbe8OgOm5n.iZ98Ij"},
 		},
 
 		{
-			Pattern: MustCompile("/user/{sessionKey}/vehicle/{vehicleIdcode}"),
+			Pattern: pathmatch.MustCompile("/user/{sessionKey}/vehicle/{vehicleIdcode}"),
 			Args: []interface{}{new(string), new(string), },
 			Path:                 "/user/76M6.mXQfgiGSC_YJ5uXSnWUmELbe8OgOm5n.iZ98Ij/vehicle/DEFAULT",
 			ExpectedArgs: []string{"76M6.mXQfgiGSC_YJ5uXSnWUmELbe8OgOm5n.iZ98Ij", "DEFAULT"},
 		},
 		{
-			Pattern: MustCompile("/user/{sessionKey}/vehicle/{vehicleIdcode}/"),
+			Pattern: pathmatch.MustCompile("/user/{sessionKey}/vehicle/{vehicleIdcode}/"),
 			Args: []interface{}{new(string), new(string), },
 			Path:                 "/user/76M6.mXQfgiGSC_YJ5uXSnWUmELbe8OgOm5n.iZ98Ij/vehicle/DEFAULT/",
 			ExpectedArgs: []string{"76M6.mXQfgiGSC_YJ5uXSnWUmELbe8OgOm5n.iZ98Ij", "DEFAULT"},
 		},
 
 		{
-			Pattern: MustCompile("/user/{sessionKey}/vehicle/{vehicleIdcode}"),
+			Pattern: pathmatch.MustCompile("/user/{sessionKey}/vehicle/{vehicleIdcode}"),
 			Args: []interface{}{new(string), new(string), },
 			Path:                 "/user/76M6.mXQfgiGSC_YJ5uXSnWUmELbe8OgOm5n.iZ98Ij/vehicle/N9Z_tiv7",
 			ExpectedArgs: []string{"76M6.mXQfgiGSC_YJ5uXSnWUmELbe8OgOm5n.iZ98Ij", "N9Z_tiv7"},
 		},
 		{
-			Pattern: MustCompile("/user/{sessionKey}/vehicle/{vehicleIdcode}/"),
+			Pattern: pathmatch.MustCompile("/user/{sessionKey}/vehicle/{vehicleIdcode}/"),
 			Args: []interface{}{new(string), new(string), },
 			Path:                 "/user/76M6.mXQfgiGSC_YJ5uXSnWUmELbe8OgOm5n.iZ98Ij/vehicle/N9Z_tiv7/",
 			ExpectedArgs: []string{"76M6.mXQfgiGSC_YJ5uXSnWUmELbe8OgOm5n.iZ98Ij", "N9Z_tiv7"},

pattern_load.go

@@ -14,7 +14,13 @@ var (
 )
 
 
-func (pattern *Pattern) FindAndLoad(path string, strct interface{}) (bool, error) {
+// FindAndLoad compares ‘path’ against its (compiled) pattern template; if it matches
+// it loads the matches into ‘dest’, and then returns true.
+//
+// ‘dest’ can be a pointer struct, or a pointer to a []string.
+//
+// Find may set some, or all of the items or fields in ‘dest’ even if it returns false, and even if it returns an error.
+func (pattern *Pattern) FindAndLoad(path string, dest interface{}) (bool, error) {
 	if nil == pattern {
 		return false, errNilReceiver
 	}
@@ -39,12 +45,59 @@ func (pattern *Pattern) FindAndLoad(path string, strct interface{}) (bool, error
 		return false, nil
 	}
 
-	reflectedValue := reflect.ValueOf(strct)
+	reflectedValue := reflect.ValueOf(dest)
 	if reflect.Ptr != reflectedValue.Kind() {
+//@TODO: change error
 		return doesNotMatter, errExpectedAPointerToAStruct
 	}
 
 	reflectedValueElem := reflectedValue.Elem()
+	switch reflectedValueElem.Kind() {
+	case reflect.Slice:
+		var a []string = make([]string, len(args))
+		for i, arg := range args {
+			a[i] = *(arg.(*string))
+		}
+
+		return loadSlice(dest, a...)
+	case reflect.Struct:
+		return pattern.loadStruct(reflectedValueElem, args)
+	default:
+//@TODO: change error
+		return doesNotMatter, errExpectedAPointerToAStruct
+	}
+}
+
+func loadSlice(dest interface{}, matches ...string) (bool, error) {
+	if nil == dest {
+		return false, errNilTarget
+	}
+
+	target, casted := dest.(*[]string)
+	if !casted {
+//@TODO: CHANGE ERROR! ============================
+		return false, errExpectedAPointerToAStruct
+	}
+	if nil == target {
+		return false, errNilTarget
+	}
+
+	*target = (*target)[:0]
+	for _, match := range matches {
+		*target = append(*target, match)
+	}
+
+	return true, nil
+}
+
+func (pattern *Pattern) loadStruct(reflectedValueElem reflect.Value, args []interface{}) (bool, error) {
+	if nil == pattern {
+		return false, errNilReceiver
+	}
+
+	if reflect.Struct != reflectedValueElem.Kind() {
+		return doesNotMatter, errExpectedAPointerToAStruct
+	}
 
 	reflectedValueElemType := reflectedValueElem.Type()
 

pattern_load_test.go

@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@ package pathmatch
 import (
 	"github.com/fatih/structs"
 
+	"reflect"
+
 	"testing"
 )
 
 
-func TestFindAndLoad(t *testing.T) {
+func TestFindAndLoadStrucs(t *testing.T) {
 
 	tests := []struct{
 		Pattern            *Pattern
@@ -166,3 +168,73 @@ func TestFindAndLoad(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestFindAndLoadStrings(t *testing.T) {
+
+	tests := []struct{
+		Pattern   *Pattern
+		Path       string
+		Expected []string
+	}{
+		{
+			Pattern: MustCompile("/user/{sessionKey}"),
+			Path:                "/user/76M6.mXQfgiGSC_YJ5uXSnWUmELbe8OgOm5n.iZ98Ij",
+			Expected:         []string{"76M6.mXQfgiGSC_YJ5uXSnWUmELbe8OgOm5n.iZ98Ij"},
+		},
+
+
+
+		{
+			Pattern: MustCompile("/user/{sessionKey}/vehicle/{vehicleIdcode}/"),
+			Path:                "/user/76M6.mXQfgiGSC_YJ5uXSnWUmELbe8OgOm5n.iZ98Ij/vehicle/DEFAULT/",
+			Expected: []string{
+			                           "76M6.mXQfgiGSC_YJ5uXSnWUmELbe8OgOm5n.iZ98Ij",
+			                                                                               "DEFAULT",
+			},
+		},
+
+
+
+		{
+			Pattern: MustCompile("/{this}/{that}/{these}/{those}"),
+			Path:                "/apple/banana/cherry/grape",
+			Expected: []string{
+			                      "apple",
+			                            "banana",
+			                                   "cherry",
+			                                          "grape",
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for testNumber, test := range tests {
+
+		var actual []string
+
+		matched, err := test.Pattern.FindAndLoad(test.Path, &actual)
+		if nil != err {
+			t.Errorf("For test #%d, did not expect an error, but actually got one: (%T) %q", testNumber, err, err)
+			t.Logf("\tPATTERN: %q", test.Pattern)
+			t.Logf("\tPATH:    %q", test.Path)
+			continue
+		}
+		if !matched {
+			t.Errorf("For test #%d, expected a match, but it didn't.", testNumber)
+			t.Logf("\tPATTERN: %q", test.Pattern)
+			t.Logf("\tPATH:    %q", test.Path)
+			t.Log("\t--")
+			t.Logf("\tMATCHED: %t", matched)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if expected := test.Expected; !reflect.DeepEqual(expected, actual) {
+			t.Errorf("For test #%d, did not get what was expected.", testNumber)
+			t.Logf("\tPATTERN: %q", test.Pattern)
+			t.Logf("\tPATH:    %q", test.Path)
+			t.Log("\t--")
+			t.Logf("\tEXPECTED: %#v", expected)
+			t.Logf("\tACTUAL:   %#v", actual)
+			continue
+		}
+	}
+}

pattern_match.go

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package pathmatch
+
+// Match returns true if ‘path’ matches the compiled pattern, else returns false if it doesn't match.
+func (receiver *Pattern) Match(path string) (bool, error) {
+	if nil == receiver {
+		return false, errNilReceiver
+	}
+
+//@TODO: Is it a good idea to be dynamically creating this?
+//@TODO: Also, can the struct fields be put in here directly instead?
+	args := []interface{}{}
+	numNames := len(receiver.MatchNames())
+	for i:=0; i<numNames; i++ {
+		args = append(args, new(string))
+	}
+
+	found, err := receiver.Find(path, args...)
+	if nil != err {
+		return false, err
+	}
+
+	return found, nil
+}

pattern_match_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,366 @@
+package pathmatch_test
+
+import (
+	"github.com/reiver/go-pathmatch"
+
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestPatternMatch(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct{
+		Pattern  string
+		Path     string
+		Expected bool
+	}{
+		{
+			Pattern: "/v1/help",
+			Path:    "/v1/help",
+			Expected: true,
+		},
+		{
+			Pattern: "/v1/help",
+			Path:    "/v1/help/",
+			Expected: false,
+		},
+		{
+			Pattern: "/v1/help",
+			Path:    "/v1/help/me",
+			Expected: false,
+		},
+		{
+			Pattern: "/v1/help",
+			Path:    "/v1/help/me/",
+			Expected: false,
+		},
+		{
+			Pattern: "/v1/help",
+			Path:    "/v1/helping",
+			Expected: false,
+		},
+		{
+			Pattern: "/v1/help",
+			Path:    "/v1/helping/",
+			Expected: false,
+		},
+		{
+			Pattern: "/v1/help",
+			Path:    "/v2/help",
+			Expected: false,
+		},
+		{
+			Pattern: "/v1/help",
+			Path:    "/v2/HELP",
+			Expected: false,
+		},
+		{
+			Pattern: "/v1/help",
+			Path:    "/v1/apple",
+			Expected: false,
+		},
+		{
+			Pattern: "/v1/help",
+			Path:    "/v1/banana",
+			Expected: false,
+		},
+		{
+			Pattern: "/v1/help",
+			Path:    "/v1/cherry",
+			Expected: false,
+		},
+
+
+
+		{
+			Pattern: "/v1/help/",
+			Path:    "/v1/help/",
+			Expected: true,
+		},
+		{
+			Pattern: "/v1/help/",
+			Path:    "/v1/help",
+			Expected: false,
+		},
+		{
+			Pattern: "/v1/help/",
+			Path:    "/v1/help/me",
+			Expected: false,
+		},
+		{
+			Pattern: "/v1/help/",
+			Path:    "/v1/help/me/",
+			Expected: false,
+		},
+		{
+			Pattern: "/v1/help/",
+			Path:    "/v1/helping",
+			Expected: false,
+		},
+		{
+			Pattern: "/v1/help/",
+			Path:    "/v1/helping/",
+			Expected: false,
+		},
+		{
+			Pattern: "/v1/help/",
+			Path:    "/v2/help/",
+			Expected: false,
+		},
+		{
+			Pattern: "/v1/help/",
+			Path:    "/v2/HELP/",
+			Expected: false,
+		},
+		{
+			Pattern: "/v1/help/",
+			Path:    "/v1/apple/",
+			Expected: false,
+		},
+		{
+			Pattern: "/v1/help/",
+			Path:    "/v1/banana/",
+			Expected: false,
+		},
+		{
+			Pattern: "/v1/help/",
+			Path:    "/v1/cherry/",
+			Expected: false,
+		},
+
+
+
+		{
+			Pattern: "/v1/user/{user_id}",
+			Path:    "/v1/user/123",
+			Expected: true,
+		},
+		{
+			Pattern: "/v1/user/{user_id}",
+			Path:    "/v1/user/",
+			Expected: false,
+		},
+		{
+			Pattern: "/v1/user/{user_id}",
+			Path:    "/v1/user/123/",
+			Expected: false,
+		},
+		{
+			Pattern: "/v1/user/{user_id}",
+			Path:    "//v1/user/123",
+			Expected: false,
+		},
+		{
+			Pattern: "/v1/user/{user_id}",
+			Path:    "/v1//user/123",
+			Expected: false,
+		},
+		{
+			Pattern: "/v1/user/{user_id}",
+			Path:    "/v1/user//123",
+			Expected: false,
+		},
+		{
+			Pattern: "/v1/user/{user_id}",
+			Path:    "//v1//user/123",
+			Expected: false,
+		},
+		{
+			Pattern: "/v1/user/{user_id}",
+			Path:    "/v1//user//123",
+			Expected: false,
+		},
+		{
+			Pattern: "/v1/user/{user_id}",
+			Path:    "//v1//user//123",
+			Expected: false,
+		},
+		{
+			Pattern: "/v1/user/{user_id}",
+			Path:    "//v1//user//123//",
+			Expected: false,
+		},
+
+
+
+		{
+			Pattern: "/v1/user/{user_id}/",
+			Path:    "/v1/user/123/",
+			Expected: true,
+		},
+		{
+			Pattern: "/v1/user/{user_id}/",
+			Path:    "/v1/user/",
+			Expected: false,
+		},
+		{
+			Pattern: "/v1/user/{user_id}/",
+			Path:    "/v1/user/123",
+			Expected: false,
+		},
+		{
+			Pattern: "/v1/user/{user_id}/",
+			Path:    "//v1/user/123/",
+			Expected: false,
+		},
+		{
+			Pattern: "/v1/user/{user_id}/",
+			Path:    "/v1//user/123/",
+			Expected: false,
+		},
+		{
+			Pattern: "/v1/user/{user_id}/",
+			Path:    "/v1/user//123/",
+			Expected: false,
+		},
+		{
+			Pattern: "/v1/user/{user_id}/",
+			Path:    "//v1//user/123/",
+			Expected: false,
+		},
+		{
+			Pattern: "/v1/user/{user_id}/",
+			Path:    "/v1//user//123/",
+			Expected: false,
+		},
+		{
+			Pattern: "/v1/user/{user_id}/",
+			Path:    "//v1//user//123/",
+			Expected: false,
+		},
+		{
+			Pattern: "/v1/user/{user_id}/",
+			Path:    "//v1//user//123//",
+			Expected: false,
+		},
+
+
+
+		{
+			Pattern: "/v1/user/{user_id}/contact/{contact_type}",
+			Path:    "/v1/user/123/contact/e-mail",
+			Expected: true,
+		},
+		{
+			Pattern: "/v1/user/{user_id}/contact/{contact_type}",
+			Path:    "/v1/user/123/contact/e-mail/",
+			Expected: false,
+		},
+		{
+			Pattern: "/v1/user/{user_id}/contact/{contact_type}",
+			Path:    "/v2/user/123/contact/e-mail",
+			Expected: false,
+		},
+		{
+			Pattern: "/v1/user/{user_id}/contact/{contact_type}",
+			Path:    "/v2/user/123/contact/e-mail",
+			Expected: false,
+		},
+
+
+
+		{
+			Pattern: "/v1/user/{user_id}/contact/{contact_type}/",
+			Path:    "/v1/user/123/contact/e-mail/",
+			Expected: true,
+		},
+		{
+			Pattern: "/v1/user/{user_id}/contact/{contact_type}/",
+			Path:    "/v1/user/123/contact/e-mail",
+			Expected: false,
+		},
+		{
+			Pattern: "/v1/user/{user_id}/contact/{contact_type}/",
+			Path:    "/v2/user/123/contact/e-mail/",
+			Expected: false,
+		},
+		{
+			Pattern: "/v1/user/{user_id}/contact/{contact_type}/",
+			Path:    "/v2/user/123/contact/e-mail/",
+			Expected: false,
+		},
+
+
+
+		{
+			Pattern: "/v1/company/{company_name}",
+			Path:    "/v1/company/acme",
+			Expected: true,
+		},
+		{
+			Pattern: "/v1/company/{company_name}",
+			Path:    "/v1/company/acme/",
+			Expected: false,
+		},
+		{
+			Pattern: "/v1/company/{company_name}",
+			Path:    "/v2/company/acme",
+			Expected: false,
+		},
+		{
+			Pattern: "/v1/company/{company_name}",
+			Path:    "/v1/user/acme",
+			Expected: false,
+		},
+		{
+			Pattern: "/v1/company/{company_name}",
+			Path:    "/v1/COMPANY/acme",
+			Expected: false,
+		},
+
+
+
+		{
+			Pattern: "/v1/company/{company_name}/",
+			Path:    "/v1/company/acme/",
+			Expected: true,
+		},
+		{
+			Pattern: "/v1/company/{company_name}/",
+			Path:    "/v1/company/acme",
+			Expected: false,
+		},
+		{
+			Pattern: "/v1/company/{company_name}/",
+			Path:    "/v2/company/acme/",
+			Expected: false,
+		},
+		{
+			Pattern: "/v1/company/{company_name}/",
+			Path:    "/v1/user/acme/",
+			Expected: false,
+		},
+		{
+			Pattern: "/v1/company/{company_name}/",
+			Path:    "/v1/COMPANY/acme/",
+			Expected: false,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for testNumber, test := range tests {
+		var pattern pathmatch.Pattern
+
+		if err := pathmatch.CompileTo(&pattern, test.Pattern); nil != err {
+			t.Errorf("For test #%d, did not expect an error, but actually got one: (%T) %q", testNumber, err, err)
+			t.Errorf("\t: PATTERN:  %q", test.Pattern)
+			t.Errorf("\t: PATH:     %q", test.Path)
+			t.Errorf("\t: EXPECTED: %t", test.Expected)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		matched, err := pattern.Match(test.Path)
+		if nil != err {
+			t.Errorf("For test #%d, did not expect an error, but actually got one: (%T) %q", testNumber, err, err)
+			t.Errorf("\t: PATTERN:  %q", test.Pattern)
+			t.Errorf("\t: PATH:     %q", test.Path)
+			t.Errorf("\t: EXPECTED: %t", test.Expected)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if expected, actual := test.Expected, matched; expected != actual {
+			t.Errorf("For test #%d, expected %t, but actually got %t.", testNumber, expected, actual)
+			t.Errorf("\t: PATTERN:  %q", test.Pattern)
+			t.Errorf("\t: PATH:     %q", test.Path)
+			t.Errorf("\t: EXPECTED: %t", test.Expected)
+			continue
+		}
+	}
+}

pattern_string.go

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package pathmatch
+
+// String makes pathmatch.Pattern fit the fmt.Stringer interface.
+//
+// String returns the (pre-compiled) pattern template.
+func (receiver Pattern) String() string {
+	return receiver.template
+}