Merge branch 'devel' of https://github.com/triAGENS/ArangoDB into devel

Documentation/RefManual/Actions.md

@@ -813,6 +813,15 @@ should win in this case:
       ]
     });
 
+If you call `next()`, the next specific routing will be used for the
+original URL. Even if you modify the URL in the request object `req`,
+this will not cause the `next()` to jump to the routing defined for
+this next URL. If proceeds occurding the origin URL. However, if you
+use `next(true)`, the routing will stop and request handling is
+started with the new URL. You must ensure that `next(true)` is never
+called without modifying the URL in the request object
+`req`. Otherwise an endless loop will occur.
+
 Application Deployment{#UserManualActionsApplicationDeployment}
 ===============================================================
 

js/server/modules/org/arangodb/actions.js

@@ -961,9 +961,15 @@ function routeRequest (req, res) {
     }
   };
 
-  next = function () {
+  next = function (restart) {
     action = exports.nextRouting(action);
-    execute();
+
+    if (restart) {
+      routeRequest(req, res);
+    }
+    else {
+      execute();
+    }
   };
 
   execute();
@@ -1969,6 +1975,31 @@ function redirectRequest (req, res, options, next) {
   }
 }
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+/// @brief rewrites a request
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+function rewriteRequest (req, res, options, next) {
+  'use strict';
+
+  var i = 0;
+  var suffix = options.destination.split("/");
+
+  for (i = 0;  i < suffix.length;  ++i) {
+    if (suffix[i] !== "") {
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (0 < i) {
+    suffix = suffix.splice(i);
+  }
+
+  req.suffix = suffix;
+
+  next(true);
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 /// @brief redirects a request
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -2093,6 +2124,7 @@ exports.easyPostCallback         = easyPostCallback;
 exports.echoRequest              = echoRequest;
 exports.logRequest               = logRequest;
 exports.redirectRequest          = redirectRequest;
+exports.rewriteRequest           = rewriteRequest;
 exports.pathHandler              = pathHandler;
 
 // some useful constants