Redirect

README.md

@@ -35,6 +35,19 @@ Pass a rails-style path and an object containing values for any route parameters
 
 Match a literal `path` (no colons) against all routes and dispatch the matching action, passing in route parameters. `path` defaults to `window.location.hash` with leading and trailing slashes stripped out.
 
+## `redirect`
+
+Redirect the user to a different route instead of dispatching an action. This is useful anytime a
+redirects is desired, such as an old route being deprecated.
+
+```JavaScript
+import createRouter, { redirect } from '@density/conduit';
+import store from './store';
+
+const router = createRouter(store);
+router.addRoute('foo/bar', redirect('hello/world'));
+router.addRoute('hello/world', () => ({type: "NAVIGATE_TO_HELLO_WORLD"}) );
+```
 
 ## Development
 

index.js

@@ -25,15 +25,24 @@ export function handle(routes, store, path) {
   path = path || window.location.hash.slice(1).replace(/(^\/|\/$)/, '');
   var route = checkPath(routes, path);
   if (route) {
-    var params = route.regexp.exec(path).slice(1);
-    store.dispatch(route.action.apply(route, params));
+    const params = route.regexp.exec(path).slice(1);
+    const action = route.action.apply(route, params);
+    if (action) {
+      store.dispatch(action);
+    }
     return true;
   } else {
     console.warn('Route to ' + path + ' not found!');
     return false
   }
 }
 
+export function redirect(url) {
+  return () => {
+    window.location.href = url;
+  }
+}
+
 // Programmatically "navigate" (just sets window.location.hash)
 export function navigate(routes, path, params) {
   var route = checkPath(routes, path);