.. include:: /Includes.rst.txt .. _feature-58621-1668719172: ========================================= Feature: #58621 - Unified Backend Routing ========================================= See :issue:`58621` Description =========== A new Routing component has been added to the TYPO3 Backend which handles addressing different calls / modules inside TYPO3. A **Route** is the smallest entity consisting of a path (e.g. "/records/edit/") as well as an identifier for addressing the route, and the information about how to dispatch the route to a PHP controller. A **Route** can be a module, wizard or any page inside the TYPO3 Backend. The Router contains the public API for matching paths to fetch a Route and is resolved inside the RequestHandler of the Backend. The entry point for Routes is `typo3/index.php?route=myroute&token=....`. The main RequestHandler for all Backend requests detects if a route parameter from the server is given and uses this as the route identifier and then resolves to a controller defined inside the Route. Routes are defined inside the file "Configuration/Backend/Routes.php" of any extension. Example of a Configuration/Backend/Routes.php file: .. code-block:: php return [ 'myRouteIdentifier' => [ 'path' => '/document/edit', 'controller' => Acme\MyExtension\Controller\MyExampleController::class . '::methodToCall' ] ]; The called method in the controller to be called receives a PSR-7 compliant Request object and a PSR-7 Response object, and has to return a PSR-7 Response object. The UriBuilder generates any kind of URL for the Backend, may it be a module, a typical route or an AJAX call. The UriBuilder returns a PSR-7-conform Uri object that can be casted to string when needed. Usage: .. code-block:: php $uriBuilder = GeneralUtility::makeInstance(UriBuilder::class); $uri = $uriBuilder->buildUriFromRoute('myRouteIdentifier', array('foo' => 'bar')); See https://docs.typo3.org/m/typo3/reference-coreapi/main/en-us/ApiOverview/BackendRouting/Index.html for more details. Impact ====== Handling of existing modules works the same as before and fully transparent. Any existing registration of entrypoints can be moved to the new registration file in Configuration/Backend/Routes.php. .. index:: PHP-API, Backend