Glossary
- controller
controller callable
- A callable that accepts a Request instance and any
optional parameters and returns a response
- permission requirement
- A set of permissions required to access a particular URL path. Permission
requirements are specified by using the
require_perm() decorator on a restricted
controller callable
- request validator
- A function that checks a request to ensure it meets the specified
permission requirement before calling a controller
callable
- root object
- The starting object in the object traversal URL dispatch mechanism from
which all path lookups are performed
- URL dispatcher
- An object that maps request paths to controller callables