The `route add` command is not a standard or available command within the Hapi CLI tool. The Hapi CLI (often used through `@hapi/create-hapi-app` or similar scaffolding tools) is primarily designed for generating new Hapi projects, plugins, and other application structures, not for dynamically adding routes to an existing application via the command line.
Hapi.js routes are defined programmatically within your application's source code using JavaScript or TypeScript. You typically define routes in files such as `routes.js`, `server.js`, or within specific plugin files.
**Understanding Route Definition in Hapi.js (The Correct Approach):**
Routes in Hapi.js are configured by passing an object or an array of objects to the `server.route()` method. Each route object specifies properties like `method`, `path`, and `handler`.
**Example of defining a route in Hapi.js (in your application code, e.g., `server.js`):**
'use strict';
const Hapi = require('@hapi/hapi');
const init = async () => {
const server = Hapi.server({
port: 3000,
host: 'localhost'
});
// Define a single route
server.route({
method: 'GET',
path: '/',
handler: (request, h) => {
return 'Hello, Hapi!';
}
});
// Define another route with a path parameter
server.route({
method: 'GET',
path: '/hello/{name}',
handler: (request, h) => {
return `Hello, ${request.params.name}!`;
}
});
// Define a POST route
server.route({
method: 'POST',
path: '/data',
handler: (request, h) => {
return `Received: ${JSON.stringify(request.payload)}`;
}
});
await server.start();
console.log(`Server running on ${server.info.uri}`);
};
process.on('unhandledRejection', (err) => {
console.log(err);
process.exit(1);
});
init();**Key takeaways:**
* **No `route add` command:** The Hapi CLI does not provide a command to add routes interactively.
* **Code-based routing:** All route definitions are part of your application's JavaScript/TypeScript source code.
* **`server.route()`:** This is the core method used in Hapi.js to define one or more routes.
* **Hapi CLI Usage:** The Hapi CLI is typically used for initial project setup (e.g., `npx @hapi/create-hapi-app my-app`) and potentially for generating boilerplate code for plugins or other components, but not for modifying routing at runtime or adding individual routes post-setup via the command line.