[Proposal] Overriding routes by order of declaration.

[jasonlewis]

When a route is added the name generated is appended with microtime(true). This will mean that the first route to be declared will always be given precedence. Should it not be the order in which the two identically named routes are defined.

Currently:

Route::get('/', function()
{
    return 'This one will be run.';
});

Route::get('/', function()
{
    return 'This does not work. The first route is used.';
});

This may be intentional but it makes it really hard to override a route.

[taylorotwell]

Yeah, you're probably right. Will look into it.

[jasonlewis]

It's a simple fix, just drop the microtime(true) off of the end of a generated route name. The Symfony routing component will drop an existing route name when adding a route so the route defined last will always have precedence.

I'll send a PR.

[taylorotwell]

OK, Thanks.

[xxpepe84xx]

The overriding of routes don't work in every case. If the semantic is equal but the spelling is different the router use the first declared route.

Works:

Route::get('part1/{part2}/{part3}', function($part2, $part3)
{
    return 'This does not work. The second route is used.';
});

Route::get('part1/{part2}/{part3}', function($part2, $part3)
{
    return 'This one will be run.';
});

Fails:

Route::get('part1/{part2}/{part3}', function($part2, $part3)
{
    return 'This one will be run.';
});

Route::get('part1/{part4}/{part5}', function($part4, $part5)
{
    return 'This does not work. The first route is used.';
});

Fails:

Route::get('part1/{part2}/{part3}', function($part2, $part3)
{
    return 'This one will be run.';
});
Route::get('part1/test/test', function()
{
    return 'This does not work. The first route is used.';
});