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<?php
interface Zend_Controller_Router_Interface
{
  /**
   * Processes a request and sets its controller and action. If
   * no route was possible, an exception is thrown.
   *
   * @param Zend_Controller_Request_Abstract
   * @throws Zend_Controller_Router_Exception
   * @return Zend_Controller_Request_Abstract|boolean
   */
  public function route(Zend_Controller_Request_Abstract $dispatcher);
  /**
   * Generates a URL path that can be used in URL creation, redirection, etc.
   *
   * May be passed user params to override ones from URI, Request or even defaults.
   * If passed parameter has a value of null, it&#39;s URL variable will be reset to
   * default.
   *
   * If null is passed as a route name assemble will use the current Route or &#39;default&#39;
   * if current is not yet set.
   *
   * Reset is used to signal that all parameters should be reset to it&#39;s defaults.
   * Ignoring all URL specified values. User specified params still get precedence.
   *
   * Encode tells to url encode resulting path parts.
   *
   * @param array $userParams Options passed by a user used to override parameters
   * @param mixed $name The name of a Route to use
   * @param bool $reset Whether to reset to the route defaults ignoring URL params
   * @param bool $encode Tells to encode URL parts on output
   * @throws Zend_Controller_Router_Exception
   * @return string Resulting URL path
   */
  public function assemble($userParams, $name = null, $reset = false, $encode = true);
  /**
   * Retrieve Front Controller
   *
   * @return Zend_Controller_Front
   */
  public function getFrontController();
  /**
   * Set Front Controller
   *
   * @param Zend_Controller_Front $controller
   * @return Zend_Controller_Router_Interface
   */
  public function setFrontController(Zend_Controller_Front $controller);
  /**
   * Add or modify a parameter with which to instantiate any helper objects
   *
   * @param string $name
   * @param mixed $param
   * @return Zend_Controller_Router_Interface
   */
  public function setParam($name, $value);
  /**
   * Set an array of a parameters to pass to helper object constructors
   *
   * @param array $params
   * @return Zend_Controller_Router_Interface
   */
  public function setParams(array $params);
  /**
   * Retrieve a single parameter from the controller parameter stack
   *
   * @param string $name
   * @return mixed
   */
  public function getParam($name);
  /**
   * Retrieve the parameters to pass to helper object constructors
   *
   * @return array
   */
  public function getParams();
  /**
   * Clear the controller parameter stack
   *
   * By default, clears all parameters. If a parameter name is given, clears
   * only that parameter; if an array of parameter names is provided, clears
   * each.
   *
   * @param null|string|array single key or array of keys for params to clear
   * @return Zend_Controller_Router_Interface
   */
  public function clearParams($name = null);
}

<?php
/** Zend_Controller_Router_Interface */
require_once &#39;Zend/Controller/Router/Interface.php&#39;;
abstract class Zend_Controller_Router_Abstract implements Zend_Controller_Router_Interface
{
  /**
   * URI delimiter
   */
  const URI_DELIMITER = &#39;/&#39;;
  /**
   * Front controller instance
   * @var Zend_Controller_Front
   */
  protected $_frontController;
  /**
   * Array of invocation parameters to use when instantiating action
   * controllers
   * @var array
   */
  protected $_invokeParams = array();
  /**
   * Constructor
   *
   * @param array $params
   * @return void
   */
  public function __construct(array $params = array())
  {
    $this->setParams($params);
  }
  /**
   * Add or modify a parameter to use when instantiating an action controller
   *
   * @param string $name
   * @param mixed $value
   * @return Zend_Controller_Router
   */
  public function setParam($name, $value)
  {
    $name = (string) $name;
    $this->_invokeParams[$name] = $value;
    return $this;
  }
  /**
   * Set parameters to pass to action controller constructors
   *
   * @param array $params
   * @return Zend_Controller_Router
   */
  public function setParams(array $params)
  {
    $this->_invokeParams = array_merge($this->_invokeParams, $params);
    return $this;
  }
  /**
   * Retrieve a single parameter from the controller parameter stack
   *
   * @param string $name
   * @return mixed
   */
  public function getParam($name)
  {
    if(isset($this->_invokeParams[$name])) {
      return $this->_invokeParams[$name];
    }
    return null;
  }
  /**
   * Retrieve action controller instantiation parameters
   *
   * @return array
   */
  public function getParams()
  {
    return $this->_invokeParams;
  }
  /**
   * Clear the controller parameter stack
   *
   * By default, clears all parameters. If a parameter name is given, clears
   * only that parameter; if an array of parameter names is provided, clears
   * each.
   *
   * @param null|string|array single key or array of keys for params to clear
   * @return Zend_Controller_Router
   */
  public function clearParams($name = null)
  {
    if (null === $name) {
      $this->_invokeParams = array();
    } elseif (is_string($name) && isset($this->_invokeParams[$name])) {
      unset($this->_invokeParams[$name]);
    } elseif (is_array($name)) {
      foreach ($name as $key) {
        if (is_string($key) && isset($this->_invokeParams[$key])) {
          unset($this->_invokeParams[$key]);
        }
      }
    }
    return $this;
  }
  /**
   * Retrieve Front Controller
   *
   * @return Zend_Controller_Front
   */
  public function getFrontController()
  {
    // Used cache version if found
    if (null !== $this->_frontController) {
      return $this->_frontController;
    }
    require_once &#39;Zend/Controller/Front.php&#39;;
    $this->_frontController = Zend_Controller_Front::getInstance();
    return $this->_frontController;
  }
  /**
   * Set Front Controller
   *
   * @param Zend_Controller_Front $controller
   * @return Zend_Controller_Router_Interface
   */
  public function setFrontController(Zend_Controller_Front $controller)
  {
    $this->_frontController = $controller;
    return $this;
  }
}

<?php
/** Zend_Controller_Router_Abstract */
require_once &#39;Zend/Controller/Router/Abstract.php&#39;;
/** Zend_Controller_Router_Route */
require_once &#39;Zend/Controller/Router/Route.php&#39;;
class Zend_Controller_Router_Rewrite extends Zend_Controller_Router_Abstract
{
  /**
   * Whether or not to use default routes
   *
   * @var boolean
   */
  protected $_useDefaultRoutes = true;
  /**
   * Array of routes to match against
   *
   * @var array
   */
  protected $_routes = array();
  /**
   * Currently matched route
   *
   * @var Zend_Controller_Router_Route_Interface
   */
  protected $_currentRoute = null;
  /**
   * Global parameters given to all routes
   *
   * @var array
   */
  protected $_globalParams = array();
  /**
   * Separator to use with chain names
   *
   * @var string
   */
  protected $_chainNameSeparator = &#39;-&#39;;
  /**
   * Determines if request parameters should be used as global parameters
   * inside this router.
   *
   * @var boolean
   */
  protected $_useCurrentParamsAsGlobal = false;
  /**
   * Add default routes which are used to mimic basic router behaviour
   *
   * @return Zend_Controller_Router_Rewrite
   */
  public function addDefaultRoutes()
  {
    if (!$this->hasRoute(&#39;default&#39;)) {
      $dispatcher = $this->getFrontController()->getDispatcher();
      $request = $this->getFrontController()->getRequest();
      require_once &#39;Zend/Controller/Router/Route/Module.php&#39;;
      $compat = new Zend_Controller_Router_Route_Module(array(), $dispatcher, $request);
      $this->_routes = array(&#39;default&#39; => $compat) + $this->_routes;
    }
    return $this;
  }
  /**
   * Add route to the route chain
   *
   * If route contains method setRequest(), it is initialized with a request object
   *
   * @param string                 $name    Name of the route
   * @param Zend_Controller_Router_Route_Interface $route   Instance of the route
   * @return Zend_Controller_Router_Rewrite
   */
  public function addRoute($name, Zend_Controller_Router_Route_Interface $route)
  {
    if (method_exists($route, &#39;setRequest&#39;)) {
      $route->setRequest($this->getFrontController()->getRequest());
    }
    $this->_routes[$name] = $route;
    return $this;
  }
  /**
   * Add routes to the route chain
   *
   * @param array $routes Array of routes with names as keys and routes as values
   * @return Zend_Controller_Router_Rewrite
   */
  public function addRoutes($routes) {
    foreach ($routes as $name => $route) {
      $this->addRoute($name, $route);
    }
    return $this;
  }
  /**
   * Create routes out of Zend_Config configuration
   *
   * Example INI:
   * routes.archive.route = "archive/:year/*"
   * routes.archive.defaults.controller = archive
   * routes.archive.defaults.action = show
   * routes.archive.defaults.year = 2000
   * routes.archive.reqs.year = "\d+"
   *
   * routes.news.type = "Zend_Controller_Router_Route_Static"
   * routes.news.route = "news"
   * routes.news.defaults.controller = "news"
   * routes.news.defaults.action = "list"
   *
   * And finally after you have created a Zend_Config with above ini:
   * $router = new Zend_Controller_Router_Rewrite();
   * $router->addConfig($config, &#39;routes&#39;);
   *
   * @param Zend_Config $config Configuration object
   * @param string   $section Name of the config section containing route&#39;s definitions
   * @throws Zend_Controller_Router_Exception
   * @return Zend_Controller_Router_Rewrite
   */
  public function addConfig(Zend_Config $config, $section = null)
  {
    if ($section !== null) {
      if ($config->{$section} === null) {
        require_once &#39;Zend/Controller/Router/Exception.php&#39;;
        throw new Zend_Controller_Router_Exception("No route configuration in section &#39;{$section}&#39;");
      }
      $config = $config->{$section};
    }
    foreach ($config as $name => $info) {
      $route = $this->_getRouteFromConfig($info);
      if ($route instanceof Zend_Controller_Router_Route_Chain) {
        if (!isset($info->chain)) {
          require_once &#39;Zend/Controller/Router/Exception.php&#39;;
          throw new Zend_Controller_Router_Exception("No chain defined");
        }
        if ($info->chain instanceof Zend_Config) {
          $childRouteNames = $info->chain;
        } else {
          $childRouteNames = explode(&#39;,&#39;, $info->chain);
        }
        foreach ($childRouteNames as $childRouteName) {
          $childRoute = $this->getRoute(trim($childRouteName));
          $route->chain($childRoute);
        }
        $this->addRoute($name, $route);
      } elseif (isset($info->chains) && $info->chains instanceof Zend_Config) {
        $this->_addChainRoutesFromConfig($name, $route, $info->chains);
      } else {
        $this->addRoute($name, $route);
      }
    }
    return $this;
  }
  /**
   * Get a route frm a config instance
   *
   * @param Zend_Config $info
   * @return Zend_Controller_Router_Route_Interface
   */
  protected function _getRouteFromConfig(Zend_Config $info)
  {
    $class = (isset($info->type)) ? $info->type : &#39;Zend_Controller_Router_Route&#39;;
    if (!class_exists($class)) {
      require_once &#39;Zend/Loader.php&#39;;
      Zend_Loader::loadClass($class);
    }
    $route = call_user_func(array($class, &#39;getInstance&#39;), $info);
    if (isset($info->abstract) && $info->abstract && method_exists($route, &#39;isAbstract&#39;)) {
      $route->isAbstract(true);
    }
    return $route;
  }
  /**
   * Add chain routes from a config route
   *
   * @param string                 $name
   * @param Zend_Controller_Router_Route_Interface $route
   * @param Zend_Config              $childRoutesInfo
   * @return void
   */
  protected function _addChainRoutesFromConfig($name,
                         Zend_Controller_Router_Route_Interface $route,
                         Zend_Config $childRoutesInfo)
  {
    foreach ($childRoutesInfo as $childRouteName => $childRouteInfo) {
      if (is_string($childRouteInfo)) {
        $childRouteName = $childRouteInfo;
        $childRoute   = $this->getRoute($childRouteName);
      } else {
        $childRoute = $this->_getRouteFromConfig($childRouteInfo);
      }
      if ($route instanceof Zend_Controller_Router_Route_Chain) {
        $chainRoute = clone $route;
        $chainRoute->chain($childRoute);
      } else {
        $chainRoute = $route->chain($childRoute);
      }
      $chainName = $name . $this->_chainNameSeparator . $childRouteName;
      if (isset($childRouteInfo->chains)) {
        $this->_addChainRoutesFromConfig($chainName, $chainRoute, $childRouteInfo->chains);
      } else {
        $this->addRoute($chainName, $chainRoute);
      }
    }
  }
  /**
   * Remove a route from the route chain
   *
   * @param string $name Name of the route
   * @throws Zend_Controller_Router_Exception
   * @return Zend_Controller_Router_Rewrite
   */
  public function removeRoute($name)
  {
    if (!isset($this->_routes[$name])) {
      require_once &#39;Zend/Controller/Router/Exception.php&#39;;
      throw new Zend_Controller_Router_Exception("Route $name is not defined");
    }
    unset($this->_routes[$name]);
    return $this;
  }
  /**
   * Remove all standard default routes
   *
   * @param Zend_Controller_Router_Route_Interface Route
   * @return Zend_Controller_Router_Rewrite
   */
  public function removeDefaultRoutes()
  {
    $this->_useDefaultRoutes = false;
    return $this;
  }
  /**
   * Check if named route exists
   *
   * @param string $name Name of the route
   * @return boolean
   */
  public function hasRoute($name)
  {
    return isset($this->_routes[$name]);
  }
  /**
   * Retrieve a named route
   *
   * @param string $name Name of the route
   * @throws Zend_Controller_Router_Exception
   * @return Zend_Controller_Router_Route_Interface Route object
   */
  public function getRoute($name)
  {
    if (!isset($this->_routes[$name])) {
      require_once &#39;Zend/Controller/Router/Exception.php&#39;;
      throw new Zend_Controller_Router_Exception("Route $name is not defined");
    }
    return $this->_routes[$name];
  }
  /**
   * Retrieve a currently matched route
   *
   * @throws Zend_Controller_Router_Exception
   * @return Zend_Controller_Router_Route_Interface Route object
   */
  public function getCurrentRoute()
  {
    if (!isset($this->_currentRoute)) {
      require_once &#39;Zend/Controller/Router/Exception.php&#39;;
      throw new Zend_Controller_Router_Exception("Current route is not defined");
    }
    return $this->getRoute($this->_currentRoute);
  }
  /**
   * Retrieve a name of currently matched route
   *
   * @throws Zend_Controller_Router_Exception
   * @return Zend_Controller_Router_Route_Interface Route object
   */
  public function getCurrentRouteName()
  {
    if (!isset($this->_currentRoute)) {
      require_once &#39;Zend/Controller/Router/Exception.php&#39;;
      throw new Zend_Controller_Router_Exception("Current route is not defined");
    }
    return $this->_currentRoute;
  }
  /**
   * Retrieve an array of routes added to the route chain
   *
   * @return array All of the defined routes
   */
  public function getRoutes()
  {
    return $this->_routes;
  }
  /**
   * Find a matching route to the current PATH_INFO and inject
   * returning values to the Request object.
   *
   * @throws Zend_Controller_Router_Exception
   * @return Zend_Controller_Request_Abstract Request object
   */
  public function route(Zend_Controller_Request_Abstract $request)
  {
    if (!$request instanceof Zend_Controller_Request_Http) {
      require_once &#39;Zend/Controller/Router/Exception.php&#39;;
      throw new Zend_Controller_Router_Exception(&#39;Zend_Controller_Router_Rewrite requires a Zend_Controller_Request_Http-based request object&#39;);
    }
    if ($this->_useDefaultRoutes) {
      $this->addDefaultRoutes();
    }
    // Find the matching route
    $routeMatched = false;
    foreach (array_reverse($this->_routes, true) as $name => $route) {
      // TODO: Should be an interface method. Hack for 1.0 BC
      if (method_exists($route, &#39;isAbstract&#39;) && $route->isAbstract()) {
        continue;
      }
      // TODO: Should be an interface method. Hack for 1.0 BC
      if (!method_exists($route, &#39;getVersion&#39;) || $route->getVersion() == 1) {
        $match = $request->getPathInfo();
      } else {
        $match = $request;
      }
      if ($params = $route->match($match)) {
        $this->_setRequestParams($request, $params);
        $this->_currentRoute = $name;
        $routeMatched    = true;
        break;
      }
    }
     if (!$routeMatched) {
       require_once &#39;Zend/Controller/Router/Exception.php&#39;;
       throw new Zend_Controller_Router_Exception(&#39;No route matched the request&#39;, 404);
     }
    if($this->_useCurrentParamsAsGlobal) {
      $params = $request->getParams();
      foreach($params as $param => $value) {
        $this->setGlobalParam($param, $value);
      }
    }
    return $request;
  }
  protected function _setRequestParams($request, $params)
  {
    foreach ($params as $param => $value) {
      $request->setParam($param, $value);
      if ($param === $request->getModuleKey()) {
        $request->setModuleName($value);
      }
      if ($param === $request->getControllerKey()) {
        $request->setControllerName($value);
      }
      if ($param === $request->getActionKey()) {
        $request->setActionName($value);
      }
    }
  }
  /**
   * Generates a URL path that can be used in URL creation, redirection, etc.
   *
   * @param array $userParams Options passed by a user used to override parameters
   * @param mixed $name The name of a Route to use
   * @param bool $reset Whether to reset to the route defaults ignoring URL params
   * @param bool $encode Tells to encode URL parts on output
   * @throws Zend_Controller_Router_Exception
   * @return string Resulting absolute URL path
   */
  public function assemble($userParams, $name = null, $reset = false, $encode = true)
  {
    if (!is_array($userParams)) {
      require_once &#39;Zend/Controller/Router/Exception.php&#39;;
      throw new Zend_Controller_Router_Exception(&#39;userParams must be an array&#39;);
    }
    if ($name == null) {
      try {
        $name = $this->getCurrentRouteName();
      } catch (Zend_Controller_Router_Exception $e) {
        $name = &#39;default&#39;;
      }
    }
    // Use UNION (+) in order to preserve numeric keys
    $params = $userParams + $this->_globalParams;
    $route = $this->getRoute($name);
    $url  = $route->assemble($params, $reset, $encode);
    if (!preg_match(&#39;|^[a-z]+://|&#39;, $url)) {
      $url = rtrim($this->getFrontController()->getBaseUrl(), self::URI_DELIMITER) . self::URI_DELIMITER . $url;
    }
    return $url;
  }
  /**
   * Set a global parameter
   *
   * @param string $name
   * @param mixed $value
   * @return Zend_Controller_Router_Rewrite
   */
  public function setGlobalParam($name, $value)
  {
    $this->_globalParams[$name] = $value;
    return $this;
  }
  /**
   * Set the separator to use with chain names
   *
   * @param string $separator The separator to use
   * @return Zend_Controller_Router_Rewrite
   */
  public function setChainNameSeparator($separator) {
    $this->_chainNameSeparator = $separator;
    return $this;
  }
  /**
   * Get the separator to use for chain names
   *
   * @return string
   */
  public function getChainNameSeparator() {
    return $this->_chainNameSeparator;
  }
  /**
   * Determines/returns whether to use the request parameters as global parameters.
   *
   * @param boolean|null $use
   *      Null/unset when you want to retrieve the current state.
   *      True when request parameters should be global, false otherwise
   * @return boolean|Zend_Controller_Router_Rewrite
   *       Returns a boolean if first param isn&#39;t set, returns an
   *       instance of Zend_Controller_Router_Rewrite otherwise.
   *
   */
  public function useRequestParametersAsGlobal($use = null) {
    if($use === null) {
      return $this->_useCurrentParamsAsGlobal;
    }
    $this->_useCurrentParamsAsGlobal = (bool) $use;
    return $this;
  }
}

$router = $ctrl->getRouter(); // returns a rewrite router by default
$router->addRoute('user',
         new Zend_Controller_Router_Route('user/:username'));

"<?= $this->url(array(&#39;username&#39; => &#39;martel&#39;), &#39;user&#39;) ?>">Martel</a>

// Assuming the following:
$ctrl->setControllerDirectory(
  array(
    'default' => '/path/to/default/controllers',
    'news'  => '/path/to/news/controllers',
    'blog'  => '/path/to/blog/controllers'
  )
);
Module only:
http://example/news
  module == news
Invalid module maps to controller name:
http://example/foo
  controller == foo
Module + controller:
http://example/blog/archive
  module   == blog
  controller == archive
Module + controller + action:
http://example/blog/archive/list
  module   == blog
  controller == archive
  action   == list
Module + controller + action + params:
http://example/blog/archive/list/sort/alpha/date/desc
  module   == blog
  controller == archive
  action   == list
  sort    == alpha
  date    == desc

$compat = new Zend_Controller_Router_Route_Module(array(),
                         $dispatcher,
                         $request);
$this->addRoute('default', $compat);

// Remove any default routes
$router->removeDefaultRoutes();

$route = new Zend_Controller_Router_Route(
  'author/:username',
  array(
    'controller' => 'profile',
    'action'   => 'userinfo'
  )
);
$router->addRoute('user', $route);

$values = array(
  'username'  => 'martel',
  'controller' => 'profile',
  'action'   => 'userinfo'
);

public function userinfoAction()
{
  $request = $this->getRequest();
  $username = $request->getParam('username');
  $username = $this->_getParam('username');
}

$route = new Zend_Controller_Router_Route(
  ':module/:controller/:action/*',
  array('module' => 'default')
);
$router->addRoute('default', $route);

$route = new Zend_Controller_Router_Route(
  'archive/:year',
  array('year' => 2006)
);
$router->addRoute('archive', $route);

$route = new Zend_Controller_Router_Route(
  'archive/:year',
  array(
    'year'    => 2006,
    'controller' => 'archive',
    'action'   => 'show'
  )
);
$router->addRoute('archive', $route);

$route = new Zend_Controller_Router_Route(
  'archive/:year',
  array(
    'year'    => 2006,
    'controller' => 'archive',
    'action'   => 'show'
  ),
  array('year' => '\d+')
);
$router->addRoute('archive', $route);

$route = new Zend_Controller_Router_Route(
  array(
    'host' => 'blog.mysite.com',
    'path' => 'archive'
  ),
  array(
    'module'   => 'blog',
    'controller' => 'archive',
    'action'   => 'index'
  )
);
$router->addRoute('archive', $route);

$route = new Zend_Controller_Router_Route(
  array(
    'host' => array(
      'regex'  => '([a-z]+).mysite.com',
      'reverse' => '%s.mysite.com'
      'params' => array(
        1 => 'username'
      )
    ),
    'path' => ''
  ),
  array(
    'module'   => 'users',
    'controller' => 'profile',
    'action'   => 'index'
  )
);

$route = new Zend_Controller_Router_Route_Static(
  'login',
  array('controller' => 'auth', 'action' => 'login')
);
$router->addRoute('login', $route);

$route = new Zend_Controller_Router_Route_Regex(
  'archive/(\d+)',
  array(
    'controller' => 'archive',
    'action'   => 'show'
  )
);
$router->addRoute('archive', $route);

$values = array(
  1      => '2006',
  'controller' => 'archive',
  'action'   => 'show'
);

public function showAction()
{
  $request = $this->getRequest();
  $year  = $request->getParam(1); // $year = '2006';
}

$route = new Zend_Controller_Router_Route_Regex(
  'archive(?:/(\d+))?',
  array(
    1      => '2006',
    'controller' => 'archive',
    'action'   => 'show'
  )
);
$router->addRoute('archive', $route);

$route = new Zend_Controller_Router_Route_Regex(
  'archive/(\d+)',
  array(
    'controller' => 'archive',
    'action' => 'show'
  ),
  array(
    1 => 'year'
  )
);
$router->addRoute('archive', $route);

$values = array(
  'year'    => '2006',
  'controller' => 'archive',
  'action'   => 'show'
);

$route = new Zend_Controller_Router_Route_Regex(
  'archive/(\d+)',
  array( ... ),
  array(1 => 'year')
);
// OR
$route = new Zend_Controller_Router_Route_Regex(
  'archive/(\d+)',
  array( ... ),
  array('year' => 1)
);

$route = new Zend_Controller_Router_Route_Regex(
  'archive/(\d+)/page/(\d+)',
  array( ... ),
  array('year' => 1)
);

$values = array(
  'year'    => '2006',
  2      => 10,
  'controller' => 'archive',
  'action'   => 'show'
);

$route = new Zend_Controller_Router_Route_Regex(
  'archive/(\d+)',
  array( ... ),
  array('year' => 1),
  'archive/%s'
);

$route = new Zend_Controller_Router_Route_Regex(
  'blog/archive/(\d+)-(.+)\.html',
  array(
    'controller' => 'blog',
    'action'   => 'view'
  ),
  array(
    1 => 'id',
    2 => 'description'
  ),
  'blog/archive/%d-%s.html'
);
$router->addRoute('blogArchive', $route);

[production]
routes.archive.route = "archive/:year/*"
routes.archive.defaults.controller = archive
routes.archive.defaults.action = show
routes.archive.defaults.year = 2000
routes.archive.reqs.year = "\d+"
routes.news.type = "Zend_Controller_Router_Route_Static"
routes.news.route = "news"
routes.news.defaults.controller = "news"
routes.news.defaults.action = "list"
routes.archive.type = "Zend_Controller_Router_Route_Regex"
routes.archive.route = "archive/(\d+)"
routes.archive.defaults.controller = "archive"
routes.archive.defaults.action = "show"
routes.archive.map.1 = "year"
; OR: routes.archive.map.year = 1

$config = new Zend_Config_Ini('/path/to/config.ini', 'production');
$router = new Zend_Controller_Router_Rewrite();
$router->addConfig($config, 'routes');

interface Zend_Controller_Router_Interface
{
 /**
  * @param Zend_Controller_Request_Abstract $request
  * @throws Zend_Controller_Router_Exception
  * @return Zend_Controller_Request_Abstract
  */
 public function route(Zend_Controller_Request_Abstract $request);
}