/**
* match the requested route with one of the routes added to the routes array on the main maverick class
* @param string $protocol the protocol specified in the routes, either post, get, or any
* @param string $route the route string
* @param string $action the action to take, usually in the form of controller->method
* @param array $args an array of matched parameters to pass to the routing controller class
* @return boolean
*/
private static function match_route($protocol, $route, $action, $args)
{
$maverick = \maverick\maverick::getInstance();
// return if a route has already been matched
if (isset($maverick->route)) {
return false;
}
// return if the protocols don't match
if (strtolower($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD']) == $protocol || $protocol == 'any') {
preg_match("~^{$route}\$~", $maverick->requested_route_string, $matches);
// route match - assign the information back to the main maverick object
if (!empty($matches)) {
$maverick->controller = route::get_full_action($action, $args, $matches);
}
} else {
return false;
}
}
