[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #12935: Evolve the URL routing system

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#12935: Evolve the URL routing system
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 Reporter:  mikeschinkel  |       Owner:  ryan
     Type:  enhancement   |      Status:  new 
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  3.1 
Component:  Permalinks    |     Version:  3.0 
 Severity:  normal        |    Keywords:      
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Comment(by mikeschinkel):

 Here is the deconstruction of the URLs I came up with.

 I've designed a psuedo-code where `%%var%% {...}` is a macro for one or
 URL path branches that can be applied to a path branch, and they can be
 optional. Each line that isn't a macro is a potential URL path and each
 line within a macro is a potential URL path branch. These lines assume the
 regex definitions of `query_vars` that are already defined in WordPress so
 these lines don't concern themselves with query var definitions.

 Doing it this way allowed me to deconstruct them so as to have no
 duplication.  I'm sure these are almost completely correct but they strike
 me as a tad inconsistent (i.e. some URLs get the `ssort` parameter and
 others that seem like they should don't; some get support for trackbacks,
 etc.)

 I also noticed that `%day%` was not matched for some post and attachment
 URLs hence the `%dummy%` var. Also the `%*%` is a wildcard to match
 anything that comes before it.

 ''As an aside'', being able to view WordPress' URL rewrite/routing system
 in this manner makes it a lot easier for me to grasp and digest in one
 sitting. I'm thinking if the implementation is similarly straightforward
 it will be a comparatively easy for developers and even themers to get
 their heads around:

 {{{
 %%feed%% {
   feed/%feed%
   %feed%
 }
 %%page%% {
   page/%page%
 }
 %%feed_page%%(optional) {
   %%feed%%
   %%page%%
 }
 %%sort_feed_page%%(optional) {
   sort/%ssort%/%%feed_page%%
 }
 %%comment_page%% {
   comment-page-%cpage%
 }
 %%paged%% {
   page/%paged%
   %paged%
 }
 %%trackback_feed_comment_page%%(optional) {
   trackback
   %%feed%%
   %%comment_page%%
 }
 %%trackback_feed_paged_comment_page%%(optional) {
   %%trackback_feed_comment_page%%
   %%paged%%
 }
 %%attachment%% {
   attachment/%attachment%
 }
 %%attachment_trackback_feed_comment_page%% {
   %%attachment%%/%%trackback_feed_comment_page%%
 }

 %year%/%month%/%day%/%%sort_feed_page%%
 %year%/%month%/%%sort_feed_page%%
 %year%/%%sort_feed_page%%
 author/%author%/%%sort_feed_page%%
 tag/%tag%/%%sort_feed_page%%
 category/%category%/%%sort_feed_page%%
 %%sort_feed_page%%

 robots.txt
 %*%wp-%feed%.php
 %*%wp-commentsrss2.php
 %%feed_page%%

 comments/%%feed_page%%
 search/%s/%%feed_page%%

 %year%/%month%/%dummy%/%%attachment_trackback_feed_comment_page%%

 %year%/%month%/%dummy%/%post%/%%trackback_feed_paged_comment_page%%
 %year%/%month%/%dummy%/%%trackback_feed_paged_comment_page%%
 %year%/%month%/%%comment_page%%
 %year%/%%comment_page%%

 %*%/%%attachment_trackback_feed_comment_page%%
 %page%/%%trackback_feed_paged_comment_page%%
 }}}

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