[danielroe]

addRoute rejects ^, $ and look-arounds in a regex constraint, but not \b and \B, and they likely should also be rejected for the same reason. e.g.:

import { addRoute, createRouter, findRoute } from 'rou3'

const router = createRouter()
addRoute(router, 'GET', '/é:slug(\\bfoo)', { ok: 1 })
addRoute(router, 'GET', '/a-:slug(\\bfoo)', { ok: 2 })

findRoute(router, 'GET', '/%C3%A9foo') // undefined: `9` then `f` is no word boundary
findRoute(router, 'GET', '/a-foo') // matches

addRoute(createRouter(), 'GET', '/a-:slug(^foo)', {}) // throws

context is nuxt/nuxt#36671, where a bot review pointed out that a route rule like /é:slug(\bfoo) would never apply.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes
  • Route constraints now reject \b and \B outside character classes, avoiding mismatches with percent-encoded characters. These escapes remain valid inside character classes, where \b represents a backspace.
• Documentation
  • Clarified that anchors, look-around assertions, numbered backreferences, and word-boundary assertions are rejected in constraints.

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The constraint validator now rewrites escaped \b and \B as ^ during validation. Documentation and route tests describe rejected assertions outside character classes and accepted character-class cases.

Changes: Regex constraint validation

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Validation rule and documentation .agents/syntax.md, docs/reference.md, src/_pattern.ts, src/operations/add.ts	checkConstraints rewrites escaped b and B to ^. Documentation describes rejected word-boundary assertions outside character classes and the valid character-class interpretation.
Route cases and bundle limits test/_regexp-cases.ts, test/regexp.test.ts, test/bench/bundle.test.ts	Route fixtures cover rejected and accepted word-boundary cases. Bundle-size comments and limits account for the added case.

Priority: Normal

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Possibly related PRs

• h3js/rou3#245: Both changes extend regex constraint syntax checks in checkConstraints.

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The PR is broadly mergeable, but should address the converter inconsistency and update the stale syntax guidance.

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Minor · Remove the stale accepted-syntax claim. · syntax.md:67

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Remove the stale accepted-syntax claim.

This line says constraints accept \b and \B, but the new validator rejects them. Update the accepted list so it agrees with Line 58.

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Review comment at @.agents/syntax.md at line 67:
Update the accepted-syntax list in the routeToRegExp documentation to remove \b
and \B, which the new validator rejects. Keep the other accepted cases and
known-gap guidance unchanged.

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- Line 138: Update the constraint handling in regExpToRoute to reject
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Minor · Data Integrity & Integration · Quick win

Keep regExpToRoute consistent with this rejection.

regExpToRoute(/^\/(?<x>\bfoo)\/?$/) still returns /:x(\bfoo), but addRoute and routeToRegExp now reject that result. In src/regexp/regexp-to-route.ts, constraint preserves the boundary without validating it. Reject these assertions there too, while retaining escaped backslashes and class escapes. (raw.githubusercontent.com)

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Review comment at @src/_pattern.ts at line 138:
Update the constraint handling in regExpToRoute to reject word-boundary
assertions such as \b, consistent with addRoute and routeToRegExp, while
preserving escaped backslashes and character-class escapes.

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