Route current check does not give the expected result when an optional route parameter is on the route

Description

The route().current() function does not work if there is an optional parameter in the route.

Expected behavior

For example, in my app we use optional parameters so that our users can request different response types like service-agreements.json, service-agreements.csv, etc.

Route::prefix('/{participant}/service-agreements{extension?}')->group(function () {
    Route::get('/', [ServiceAgreementsController::class, 'index'])->name('participants.service-agreements.index');
});

The route parameter is optional, when no extension is given the response will be HTML/Blade/etc.

With the above example, when visiting /participants/123/service-agreements, this is the result:

• route().current('participants.service-agreements.*') === false
• route().current('participants.service-agreements.index') === false

The expected result is:

• route().current('participants.service-agreements.*') === true
• route().current('participants.service-agreements.index') === true

We would also expect true if the URL was /participants/123/service-agreements.html. (Currently, we get the expected result when .html is at the end of the URL.)

Environment

• Laravel version: 8.18.1
• Ziggy version: 1.0.4

[bakerkretzmar]

Okay thanks, that’s really cool actually 😅

We’ll work on adding support for this, I have a feeling it’s not going to be straightforward but hopefully I’m wrong!

[bakerkretzmar]

@sbc640964 not sure what exactly you’re asking for / demonstrating, but feel free to open a detailed issue or PR any time!