matchesPath

Checks if a request path matches a configured endpoint path pattern.

This method splits both paths into segments and compares them one by one. Segments enclosed in curly braces ({ and }) in the config path are treated as parameters and match any value in the request path.

Algorithm

1. Split both paths by / separator

2. Filter out empty segments (from leading/trailing slashes)

3. Check if segment counts match (if not, no match)

4. Compare each segment pair:

• If config segment is a parameter ({...}), it matches any request value

• Otherwise, require exact string match (case-sensitive)

5. Return true only if all segments match

Performance

• Time Complexity: O(n) where n is the number of path segments

• Space Complexity: O(n) for storing segment lists

• Typically very fast as API paths are short (usually < 10 segments)

Parameters