🔥 feat: Add Support for Removing Routes (#3230)

* Add new methods named RemoveRoute and RemoveRouteByName.

* Update register method to prevent duplicate routes.

* Clean up tests

* Update docs

* Add Dockerfile

Dockerfile

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Use the official Golang image to create a build artifact.
+# This is based on Debian and sets the GOPATH to /go.
+FROM golang:latest AS builder
+
+ARG TARGETOS
+ARG TARGETARCH
+
+# Create and change to the app directory.
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy local code to the container image.
+COPY . ./
+
+# Install dependencies and tidy up the go.mod and go.sum files.
+RUN go mod tidy
+
+# Build the binary.
+# -mod=readonly ensures immutable go.mod and go.sum in container builds.
+RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=${TARGETOS} GOARCH=${TARGETARCH} go build -mod=readonly -v -o server

docs/api/app.md

@@ -761,3 +761,56 @@ func main() {
 ```
 
 In this example, a new route is defined and then `RebuildTree()` is called to ensure the new route is registered and available.
+
+
+## RemoveRoute
+
+This method removes a route by path.  You must call the `RebuildTree()` method after the remove in to ensure the route is removed.
+
+```go title="Signature"
+func (app *App) RemoveRoute()
+```
+
+This method removes a route by name
+```go title="Signature"
+func (app *App) RemoveRouteByName()
+```
+
+```go title="Example"
+package main
+
+import (
+    "log"
+
+    "github.com/gofiber/fiber/v3"
+)
+
+func main() {
+    app := fiber.New()
+
+    app.Get("/api/feature-a", func(c Ctx) error {
+           app.RemoveRoute("/api/feature", MethodGet)
+           app.RebuildTree()
+           // Redefine route
+           app.Get("/api/feature", func(c Ctx) error {
+                   return c.SendString("Testing feature-a")
+           })
+
+           app.RebuildTree()
+           return c.SendStatus(http.StatusOK)
+    })
+    app.Get("/api/feature-b", func(c Ctx) error {
+           app.RemoveRoute("/api/feature", MethodGet)
+           app.RebuildTree()
+           // Redefine route
+           app.Get("/api/feature", func(c Ctx) error {
+                   return c.SendString("Testing feature-b")
+           })
+
+           app.RebuildTree()
+           return c.SendStatus(http.StatusOK)
+    })
+
+    log.Fatal(app.Listen(":3000"))
+}
+```

docs/whats_new.md

@@ -941,6 +941,14 @@ In this example, a new route is defined, and `RebuildTree()` is called to ensure
 
 Note: Use this method with caution. It is **not** thread-safe and can be very performance-intensive. Therefore, it should be used sparingly and primarily in development mode. It should not be invoke concurrently.
 
+## RemoveRoute
+
+- **RemoveRoute**: Removes route by path
+
+- **RemoveRouteByName**: Removes route by name
+
+For more details, refer to the [app documentation](./api/app.md#removeroute):
+
 ### 🧠 Context
 
 Fiber v3 introduces several new features and changes to the Ctx interface, enhancing its functionality and flexibility.

router.go

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"html"
+	"slices"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
 	"sync/atomic"
@@ -302,6 +303,13 @@ func (app *App) register(methods []string, pathRaw string, group *Group, handler
 		if method != methodUse && app.methodInt(method) == -1 {
 			panic(fmt.Sprintf("add: invalid http method %s\n", method))
 		}
+
+		// Duplicate Route Handling
+		if app.routeExists(method, pathRaw) {
+			matchPathFunc := func(r *Route) bool { return r.Path == pathRaw }
+			app.deleteRoute([]string{method}, matchPathFunc)
+		}
+
 		// is mounted app
 		isMount := group != nil && group.app != app
 		// A route requires atleast one ctx handler
@@ -375,6 +383,72 @@ func (app *App) register(methods []string, pathRaw string, group *Group, handler
 	}
 }
 
+func (app *App) routeExists(method string, pathRaw string) bool {
+	pathToCheck := pathRaw
+	if !app.config.CaseSensitive {
+		pathToCheck = utils.ToLower(pathToCheck)
+	}
+
+	return slices.ContainsFunc(app.stack[app.methodInt(method)], func(r *Route) bool {
+		routePath := r.path
+		if !app.config.CaseSensitive {
+			routePath = utils.ToLower(routePath)
+		}
+
+		return routePath == pathToCheck
+	})
+}
+
+// RemoveRoute is used to remove a route from the stack by path.
+// This only needs to be called to remove a route, route registration prevents duplicate routes.
+// You should call RebuildTree after using this to ensure consistency of the tree.
+func (app *App) RemoveRoute(path string, methods ...string) {
+	pathMatchFunc := func(r *Route) bool { return r.Path == path }
+	app.deleteRoute(methods, pathMatchFunc)
+}
+
+// RemoveRouteByName is used to remove a route from the stack by name.
+// This only needs to be called to remove a route, route registration prevents duplicate routes.
+// You should call RebuildTree after using this to ensure consistency of the tree.
+func (app *App) RemoveRouteByName(name string, methods ...string) {
+	matchFunc := func(r *Route) bool { return r.Name == name }
+	app.deleteRoute(methods, matchFunc)
+}
+
+func (app *App) deleteRoute(methods []string, matchFunc func(r *Route) bool) {
+	app.mutex.Lock()
+	defer app.mutex.Unlock()
+
+	for _, method := range methods {
+		// Uppercase HTTP methods
+		method = utils.ToUpper(method)
+
+		// Get unique HTTP method identifier
+		m := app.methodInt(method)
+		if m == -1 {
+			continue // Skip invalid HTTP methods
+		}
+
+		// Find the index of the route to remove
+		index := slices.IndexFunc(app.stack[m], matchFunc)
+		if index == -1 {
+			continue // Route not found
+		}
+
+		route := app.stack[m][index]
+
+		// Decrement global handler count
+		atomic.AddUint32(&app.handlersCount, ^uint32(len(route.Handlers)-1)) // nolint:gosec // Not a concern
+		// Decrement global route position
+		atomic.AddUint32(&app.routesCount, ^uint32(0))
+
+		// Remove route from tree stack
+		app.stack[m] = slices.Delete(app.stack[m], index, index+1)
+	}
+
+	app.routesRefreshed = true
+}
+
 func (app *App) addRoute(method string, route *Route, isMounted ...bool) {
 	app.mutex.Lock()
 	defer app.mutex.Unlock()
@@ -415,7 +489,7 @@ func (app *App) addRoute(method string, route *Route, isMounted ...bool) {
 // This method is useful when you want to register routes dynamically after the app has started.
 // It is not recommended to use this method on production environments because rebuilding
 // the tree is performance-intensive and not thread-safe in runtime. Since building the tree
-// is only done in the startupProcess of the app, this method does not makes sure that the
+// is only done in the startupProcess of the app, this method does not make sure that the
 // routeTree is being safely changed, as it would add a great deal of overhead in the request.
 // Latest benchmark results showed a degradation from 82.79 ns/op to 94.48 ns/op and can be found in:
 // https://github.com/gofiber/fiber/issues/2769#issuecomment-2227385283