fix inaccessible nodes behaving incorrectly

SimpleHttpServer/GlobalUsings.cs

@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 global using static SimpleHttpServer.GlobalUsings;
 using SimpleHttpServer.Types.Exceptions;
+using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
 
 namespace SimpleHttpServer;
 internal static class GlobalUsings {
+
+    [DebuggerHidden]
     internal static void Assert([DoesNotReturnIf(false)] bool b, string? message = null) {
         if (!b) {
             if (message == null)
@@ -13,5 +16,6 @@ internal static class GlobalUsings {
         }
     }
 
+    [DebuggerHidden]
     internal static void AssertImplies(bool x, bool y, string? message = null) => Assert(!x || y, message);
 }

SimpleHttpServer/HttpServer.cs

@@ -84,64 +84,116 @@ public sealed class HttpServer {
         RegisterConverter<decimal>();
     }
 
-    private readonly Dictionary<(string path, string rType), EndpointInvocationInfo> simpleEndpointMethodInfos = new();
+    private readonly MultiKeyDictionary<string, string, EndpointInvocationInfo> simpleEndpointMethodInfos = new(); // requestmethod, path
+    private readonly MultiKeyDictionary<string, string, EndpointInvocationInfo> pathEndpointMethodInfos = new(); // requestmethod, path
+    private readonly Dictionary<string, PathTree<EndpointInvocationInfo>> pathEndpointMethodInfosTrees = new(); // reqmethod : pathtree
     private static readonly Type[] expectedEndpointParameterTypes = new[] { typeof(RequestContext) };
-    public void RegisterEndpointsFromType<T>() {
-        if (simpleEndpointMethodInfos.Count == 0)
+    internal static readonly int expectedEndpointParameterPrefixCount = expectedEndpointParameterTypes.Length;
+
+    public void RegisterEndpointsFromType<T>(Func<T>? instanceFactory = null) where T : class { // T cannot be static, as generic args must be nonstatic
+        if (stringToTypeParameterConverters.Count == 0)
             RegisterDefaultConverters();
 
         var t = typeof(T);
-        foreach (var (mi, attrib) in t.GetMethods()
+        var mis = t.GetMethods()
             .ToDictionary(x => x, x => x.GetCustomAttributes<HttpEndpointAttribute>())
-            .Where(x => x.Value.Any()).ToDictionary(x => x.Key, x => x.Value.Single())) {
+            .Where(x => x.Value.Any()).ToDictionary(x => x.Key, x => x.Value.Single());
+
+        var isStatic = mis.All(x => x.Key.IsStatic); // if all are static then there is no point in having a constructor as no instance data is accessible, but we allow passing a factory anyway
+        Assert(isStatic || (instanceFactory != null), $"You must provide an instance factory if any methods of the given type ({typeof(T).FullName}) are non-static");
+        T? classInstance = instanceFactory?.Invoke();
+        foreach (var (mi, attrib) in mis) {
 
             string GetFancyMethodName() => mi.DeclaringType!.FullName + "#" + mi.Name;
 
-            Assert(mi.IsStatic, $"Method tagged with HttpEndpointAttribute must be static! ({GetFancyMethodName()})");
+            //Assert(mi.IsStatic, $"Method tagged with HttpEndpointAttribute must be static! ({GetFancyMethodName()})");
             Assert(mi.IsPublic, $"Method tagged with HttpEndpointAttribute must be public! ({GetFancyMethodName()})");
 
             var methodParams = mi.GetParameters();
+            // check the mandatory prefix parameters
             Assert(methodParams.Length >= expectedEndpointParameterTypes.Length);
             for (int i = 0; i < expectedEndpointParameterTypes.Length; i++) {
                 Assert(methodParams[i].ParameterType.IsAssignableFrom(expectedEndpointParameterTypes[i]),
                     $"Parameter at index {i} of {GetFancyMethodName()} is of a type that cannot contain the expected type {expectedEndpointParameterTypes[i].FullName}.");
             }
 
+            // check return type
             Assert(mi.ReturnType == typeof(Task), $"Return type of {GetFancyMethodName()} is not {typeof(Task)}!");
 
-
+            // check the rest of the method parameters
             var qparams = new List<QueryParameterInfo>();
+            var pparams = new List<PathParameterInfo>();
+            int mParamIndex = expectedEndpointParameterTypes.Length;
             for (int i = expectedEndpointParameterTypes.Length; i < methodParams.Length; i++) {
                 var par = methodParams[i];
                 var attr = par.GetCustomAttribute<ParameterAttribute>(false);
-                qparams.Add(new(
-                    attr?.Name ?? par.Name ?? throw new ArgumentException($"C# variable name of parameter at index {i} of method {GetFancyMethodName()} is null!"),
-                    par.ParameterType,
-                    attr?.IsOptional ?? false)
-                );
+                var pathAttr = par.GetCustomAttribute<PathParameterAttribute>(false);
+
+                if (attr != null && pathAttr != null) {
+                    throw new ArgumentException($"A method argument cannot be tagged with both {nameof(ParameterAttribute)} and {nameof(PathParameterAttribute)}");
+                }
 
                 if (!stringToTypeParameterConverters.ContainsKey(par.ParameterType)) {
-                    throw new MissingParameterConverterException($"Parameter converter for type {par.ParameterType} has not been registered (yet)!");
+                    throw new MissingParameterConverterException($"Parameter converter for type {par.ParameterType} for parameter at index {i} of method {GetFancyMethodName()} has not been registered (yet)!");
+                }
+
+                if (pathAttr != null) { // parameter is a path param
+
+                    pparams.Add(new(
+                        pathAttr?.Name ?? throw new ArgumentException($"C# variable name of path parameter at index {i} of method {GetFancyMethodName()} is null!"),
+                        par.ParameterType,
+                        mParamIndex++
+                        )
+                    );
+                } else { // parameter is a normal query param
+                    qparams.Add(new(
+                        attr?.Name ?? par.Name ?? throw new ArgumentException($"C# variable name of query parameter at index {i} of method {GetFancyMethodName()} is null!"),
+                        par.ParameterType,
+                        mParamIndex++,
+                        attr?.IsOptional ?? false)
+                    );
                 }
             }
 
             // stores the check attributes that are defined on the method and on the containing class
-            var requiredChecks = mi.GetCustomAttributes<BaseEndpointCheckAttribute>(true).Concat(mi.DeclaringType?.GetCustomAttributes<BaseEndpointCheckAttribute>(true) ?? Enumerable.Empty<Attribute>())
-                  .Where(a => a.GetType().IsAssignableTo(typeof(BaseEndpointCheckAttribute))).Cast<BaseEndpointCheckAttribute>().ToArray();
+            InternalEndpointCheckAttribute[] requiredChecks = mi.GetCustomAttributes<InternalEndpointCheckAttribute>(true)
+                    .Concat(mi.DeclaringType?.GetCustomAttributes<InternalEndpointCheckAttribute>(true) ?? Enumerable.Empty<Attribute>())
+                    .Where(a => a.GetType().IsAssignableTo(typeof(InternalEndpointCheckAttribute)))
+                    .Cast<InternalEndpointCheckAttribute>().ToArray();
+
+            InternalEndpointCheckAttribute.Initialize(classInstance, requiredChecks);
 
             foreach (var location in attrib.Locations) {
                 var normLocation = NormalizeUrlPath(location);
-                int idx = normLocation.IndexOf('{');
-                if (idx >= 0) {
-                    // this path contains path parameters
-                    throw new NotImplementedException("Path parameters are not yet implemented!");
-                }
 
                 var reqMethod = Enum.GetName(attrib.RequestMethod) ?? throw new ArgumentException("Request method was undefined");
-                mainLogger.Information($"Registered endpoint: '{reqMethod} {normLocation}'");
-                simpleEndpointMethodInfos.Add((normLocation, reqMethod), new EndpointInvocationInfo(mi, qparams, requiredChecks));
+
+                var pparamsCopy = new List<PathParameterInfo>(pparams);
+                var splittedLocation = location[1..].Split('/');
+                for (int i = 0; i < pparamsCopy.Count; i++) {
+                    var pp = pparamsCopy[i];
+                    var idx = Array.IndexOf(splittedLocation, pp.Name);
+                    Assert(idx != -1, "Path parameter name was incorrect?");
+                    pp.SegmentStartPos = idx;
+                    pparamsCopy[i] = pp;
+                }
+
+                var epInvocInfo = new EndpointInvocationInfo(mi, pparamsCopy, qparams, requiredChecks, classInstance);
+                if (pparams.Any()) {
+                    mainLogger.Information($"Registered path endpoint: '{reqMethod} {normLocation}'");
+                    Assert(normLocation[0] == '/');
+                    pathEndpointMethodInfos.Add(reqMethod, normLocation[1..], epInvocInfo);
+                } else {
+                    mainLogger.Information($"Registered simple endpoint: '{reqMethod} {normLocation}'");
+                    simpleEndpointMethodInfos.Add(reqMethod, normLocation, epInvocInfo);
+                }
             }
         }
+
+        // rebuild path trees
+        pathEndpointMethodInfosTrees.Clear();
+        foreach (var (reqMethod, d2) in pathEndpointMethodInfos.backingDict)
+            pathEndpointMethodInfosTrees.Add(reqMethod, new(d2));
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -157,7 +209,7 @@ public sealed class HttpServer {
         staticServePaths.Add(npath, absPath);
     }
 
-    private readonly Dictionary<string, string> staticServePaths = new Dictionary<string, string>();
+    private readonly Dictionary<string, string> staticServePaths = new();
 
     private readonly Dictionary<Type, IParameterConverter> stringToTypeParameterConverters = new();
 
@@ -207,13 +259,23 @@ public sealed class HttpServer {
         }
         try {
 
-            if (simpleEndpointMethodInfos.TryGetValue((reqPath, requestMethod), out var endpointInvocationInfo)) {
+            /* Finding the endpoint that should process the request:
+             * 1. Try to see if there is a simple endpoint where request method and path match
+             * 2. Otherwise, try to see if a path-parameter-endpoint matches (duplicates throw an error on startup)
+             * 3. Otherwise, check if it is inside a static serve path
+             * 4. Otherwise, show 404 page */
+
+            EndpointInvocationInfo? pathEndpointInvocationInfo = null;
+            if (simpleEndpointMethodInfos.TryGetValue(requestMethod, reqPath, out var simpleEndpointInvocationInfo) ||
+                pathEndpointMethodInfosTrees.TryGetValue(requestMethod, out var pt) && pt.TryGetPath(reqPath, out pathEndpointInvocationInfo)) { // try to find simple or pathparam-endpoint
+                var endpointInvocationInfo = simpleEndpointInvocationInfo ?? pathEndpointInvocationInfo ?? throw new Exception("retrieved endpoint is somehow null");
                 var mi = endpointInvocationInfo.methodInfo;
                 var qparams = endpointInvocationInfo.queryParameters;
+                var pparams = endpointInvocationInfo.pathParameters;
                 var args = splitted.Length == 2 ? splitted[1] : null;
 
                 var parsedQParams = new Dictionary<string, string>();
-                var convertedQParamValues = new object[qparams.Count + 1];
+                var convertedMParamValues = new object[expectedEndpointParameterTypes.Length + pparams.Count + qparams.Count];
 
                 // run the checks to see if the client is allowed to make this request
                 if (!endpointInvocationInfo.CheckAll(rc.ListenerContext.Request)) { // if any check failed return Forbidden
@@ -241,26 +303,45 @@ public sealed class HttpServer {
 
                         if (parsedQParams.TryGetValue(qparam.Name, out var qparamValue)) {
                             if (stringToTypeParameterConverters[qparam.Type].TryConvertFromString(qparamValue, out object objRes)) {
-                                convertedQParamValues[i] = objRes;
+                                convertedMParamValues[qparam.ArgPos] = objRes;
                             } else {
                                 await HandleDefaultErrorPageAsync(rc, HttpStatusCode.BadRequest);
                                 return;
                             }
                         } else {
                             if (qparam.IsOptional) {
-                                convertedQParamValues[i] = null!;
+                                convertedMParamValues[qparam.ArgPos] = null!;
                             } else {
                                 await HandleDefaultErrorPageAsync(rc, HttpStatusCode.BadRequest, $"Missing required query parameter {qparam.Name}");
                                 return;
                             }
                         }
                     }
+                } else { // check for missing query parameters
+                    var requiredParams = qparams.Where(x => !x.IsOptional).Select(x => $"'{x.Name}'").ToList();
+                    if (requiredParams.Any()) {
+                        await HandleDefaultErrorPageAsync(rc, HttpStatusCode.BadRequest, $"Missing required query parameter(s): {string.Join(",", requiredParams)}");
+                        return;
+                    }
                 }
-                convertedQParamValues[0] = rc;
+                if (pparams.Count != 0) {
+                    var splittedReqPath = reqPath[1..].Split('/');
+                    for (int i = 0; i < pparams.Count; i++) {
+                        var pparam = pparams[i];
+                        if (pparam.IsCatchAll)
+                            convertedMParamValues[pparam.ArgPos] = string.Join('/', splittedReqPath[pparam.SegmentStartPos..]);
+                        else
+                            convertedMParamValues[pparam.ArgPos] = splittedReqPath[pparam.SegmentStartPos];
+                    }
+                }
+
+                convertedMParamValues[0] = rc;
                 rc.ParsedParameters = parsedQParams.AsReadOnly();
 
-                await (Task) (mi.Invoke(null, convertedQParamValues) ?? throw new NullReferenceException("Website func returned null unexpectedly"));
-            } else {
+                // todo read and convert pathparams
+
+                await (Task) (mi.Invoke(endpointInvocationInfo.typeInstanceReference, convertedMParamValues) ?? throw new NullReferenceException("Website func returned null unexpectedly"));
+            } else { // try to find suitable static serve path
                 if (requestMethod == "GET")
                     foreach (var (k, v) in staticServePaths) {
                         if (reqPath.StartsWith(k)) { // do a static serve

SimpleHttpServer/IAuthorizer.cs

@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-using System.Net;
-
-namespace SimpleHttpServer;
-
-public interface IAuthorizer {
-    public abstract (bool auth, object? data) IsAuthenticated(HttpListenerContext contect);
-}

SimpleHttpServer/Internal/DefaultAuthorizer.cs

@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-using System.Net;
-
-namespace SimpleHttpServer.Internal;
-
-public sealed class DefaultAuthorizer : IAuthorizer {
-    public (bool auth, object? data) IsAuthenticated(HttpListenerContext contect) => (true, null);
-}

SimpleHttpServer/Internal/HttpEndpointHandler.cs

@@ -1,73 +1,73 @@
-using Newtonsoft.Json;
-using System.Collections;
-using System.Net;
-using System.Reflection;
+//using Newtonsoft.Json;
+//using System.Collections;
+//using System.Net;
+//using System.Reflection;
 
-namespace SimpleHttpServer.Internal;
+//namespace SimpleHttpServer.Internal;
 
-internal class HttpEndpointHandler {
-    private static readonly DefaultAuthorizer defaultAuth = new();
+//internal class HttpEndpointHandler {
+//    private static readonly DefaultAuthorizer defaultAuth = new();
 
-    private readonly IAuthorizer auth;
-    private readonly MethodInfo handler;
-    private readonly Dictionary<string, (int pindex, Type type, int pparamIdx)> @params;
-    private readonly Func<Exception, HttpResponseBuilder> errorPageBuilder;
+//    private readonly IAuthorizer auth;
+//    private readonly MethodInfo handler;
+//    private readonly Dictionary<string, (int pindex, Type type, int pparamIdx)> @params;
+//    private readonly Func<Exception, HttpResponseBuilder> errorPageBuilder;
 
-    public HttpEndpointHandler() {
-        auth = defaultAuth;
-    }
+//    public HttpEndpointHandler() {
+//        auth = defaultAuth;
+//    }
 
-    public HttpEndpointHandler(IAuthorizer auth) {
+//    public HttpEndpointHandler(IAuthorizer auth) {
 
-    }
+//    }
 
-    public virtual void Handle(HttpListenerContext ctx) {
-        try {
-            var (isAuth, authData) = auth.IsAuthenticated(ctx);
-            if (!isAuth) {
-                throw new HttpHandlingException(401, "Authorization required!");
-            }
+//    public virtual void Handle(HttpListenerContext ctx) {
+//        try {
+//            var (isAuth, authData) = auth.IsAuthenticated(ctx);
+//            if (!isAuth) {
+//                throw new HttpHandlingException(401, "Authorization required!");
+//            }
 
-            // collect parameters
-            var invokeParams = new object?[@params.Count + 1];
-            var set = new BitArray(@params.Count);
-            invokeParams[0] = ctx;
+//            // collect parameters
+//            var invokeParams = new object?[@params.Count + 1];
+//            var set = new BitArray(@params.Count);
+//            invokeParams[0] = ctx;
 
-            // read pparams
+//            // read pparams
 
-            // read qparams
-            var qst = ctx.Request.QueryString;
-            foreach (var qelem in ctx.Request.QueryString.AllKeys) {
-                if (@params.ContainsKey(qelem!)) {
-                    var (pindex, type, isPParam) = @params[qelem!];
-                    if (type == typeof(string)) {
-                        invokeParams[pindex] = ctx.Request.QueryString[qelem!];
-                        set.Set(pindex - 1, true);
-                    } else {
-                        var elem = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(ctx.Request.QueryString[qelem!]!, type);
-                        if (elem != null) {
-                            invokeParams[pindex] = elem;
-                            set.Set(pindex - 1, true);
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-            }
+//            // read qparams
+//            var qst = ctx.Request.QueryString;
+//            foreach (var qelem in ctx.Request.QueryString.AllKeys) {
+//                if (@params.ContainsKey(qelem!)) {
+//                    var (pindex, type, isPParam) = @params[qelem!];
+//                    if (type == typeof(string)) {
+//                        invokeParams[pindex] = ctx.Request.QueryString[qelem!];
+//                        set.Set(pindex - 1, true);
+//                    } else {
+//                        var elem = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(ctx.Request.QueryString[qelem!]!, type);
+//                        if (elem != null) {
+//                            invokeParams[pindex] = elem;
+//                            set.Set(pindex - 1, true);
+//                        }
+//                    }
+//                }
+//            }
 
-            // fill with defaults
-            foreach (var p in @params) {
-                if (!set.Get(p.Value.pindex)) {
-                    invokeParams[p.Value.pindex] = p.Value.type.IsValueType ? Activator.CreateInstance(p.Value.type) : null;
-                }
-            }
+//            // fill with defaults
+//            foreach (var p in @params) {
+//                if (!set.Get(p.Value.pindex)) {
+//                    invokeParams[p.Value.pindex] = p.Value.type.IsValueType ? Activator.CreateInstance(p.Value.type) : null;
+//                }
+//            }
 
 
-            var builder = handler.Invoke(null, invokeParams) as HttpResponseBuilder;
-            builder!.SendResponse(ctx.Response);
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            if (e is TargetInvocationException tex) {
-                e = tex.InnerException!;
-            }
-            errorPageBuilder(e).SendResponse(ctx.Response);
-        }
-    }
-}
+//            var builder = handler.Invoke(null, invokeParams) as HttpResponseBuilder;
+//            builder!.SendResponse(ctx.Response);
+//        } catch (Exception e) {
+//            if (e is TargetInvocationException tex) {
+//                e = tex.InnerException!;
+//            }
+//            errorPageBuilder(e).SendResponse(ctx.Response);
+//        }
+//    }
+//}

SimpleHttpServer/Login/LoginProvider.cs

@@ -1,245 +1,245 @@
-using Newtonsoft.Json;
-using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
-using System.Security.Cryptography;
-using System.Text;
+//using Newtonsoft.Json;
+//using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
+//using System.Security.Cryptography;
+//using System.Text;
 
-namespace SimpleHttpServer.Login;
+//namespace SimpleHttpServer.Login;
 
-internal struct SerialLoginData {
-    public string passwordSalt;
-    public string extraDataSalt;
-    public string pwd;
-    public string extraData;
+//internal struct SerialLoginData {
+//    public string passwordSalt;
+//    public string extraDataSalt;
+//    public string pwd;
+//    public string extraData;
 
-    public LoginData ToPlainData() {
-        return new LoginData {
-            passwordSalt = Convert.FromBase64String(passwordSalt),
-            extraDataSalt = Convert.FromBase64String(extraDataSalt)
-        };
-    }
-}
+//    public LoginData ToPlainData() {
+//        return new LoginData {
+//            passwordSalt = Convert.FromBase64String(passwordSalt),
+//            extraDataSalt = Convert.FromBase64String(extraDataSalt)
+//        };
+//    }
+//}
 
-internal struct LoginData {
-    public byte[] passwordSalt;
-    public byte[] extraDataSalt;
-    public byte[] passwordHash;
-    public byte[] encryptedExtraData;
+//internal struct LoginData {
+//    public byte[] passwordSalt;
+//    public byte[] extraDataSalt;
+//    public byte[] passwordHash;
+//    public byte[] encryptedExtraData;
 
-    public SerialLoginData ToSerial() {
-        return new SerialLoginData {
-            passwordSalt = Convert.ToBase64String(passwordSalt),
-            extraDataSalt = Convert.ToBase64String(extraDataSalt),
-            pwd = Convert.ToBase64String(passwordHash),
-            extraData = Convert.ToBase64String(encryptedExtraData)
-        };
-    }
-}
+//    public SerialLoginData ToSerial() {
+//        return new SerialLoginData {
+//            passwordSalt = Convert.ToBase64String(passwordSalt),
+//            extraDataSalt = Convert.ToBase64String(extraDataSalt),
+//            pwd = Convert.ToBase64String(passwordHash),
+//            extraData = Convert.ToBase64String(encryptedExtraData)
+//        };
+//    }
+//}
 
-internal struct LoginDataProviderConfig {
+//internal struct LoginDataProviderConfig {
 
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Size of the password salt and the extradata salt. So each salt will be of size <see cref="SALT_SIZE"/>.
-    /// </summary>
-    public int SALT_SIZE = 32;
-    public int KEY_LENGTH = 256 / 8;
-    public int PBKDF2_ITERATIONS = 600_000;
+//    /// <summary>
+//    /// Size of the password salt and the extradata salt. So each salt will be of size <see cref="SALT_SIZE"/>.
+//    /// </summary>
+//    public int SALT_SIZE = 32;
+//    public int KEY_LENGTH = 256 / 8;
+//    public int PBKDF2_ITERATIONS = 600_000;
 
-    public LoginDataProviderConfig() { }
-}
+//    public LoginDataProviderConfig() { }
+//}
 
-public class LoginProvider<TExtraData> {
+//public class LoginProvider<TExtraData> {
 
-    private static readonly Func<TExtraData, byte[]> JsonSerialize = t => Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(t));
-    private static readonly Func<byte[], TExtraData> JsonDeserialize = b => JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<TExtraData>(Encoding.UTF8.GetString(b))!;
+//    private static readonly Func<TExtraData, byte[]> JsonSerialize = t => Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(t));
+//    private static readonly Func<byte[], TExtraData> JsonDeserialize = b => JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<TExtraData>(Encoding.UTF8.GetString(b))!;
 
-    [ThreadStatic]
-    private static SHA256? _sha256PerThread;
-    private static SHA256 Sha256PerThread { get => _sha256PerThread ??= SHA256.Create(); }
+//    [ThreadStatic]
+//    private static SHA256? _sha256PerThread;
+//    private static SHA256 Sha256PerThread { get => _sha256PerThread ??= SHA256.Create(); }
 
-    private readonly LoginDataProviderConfig config;
-    private readonly ReaderWriterLockSlim ldLock = new ReaderWriterLockSlim(LockRecursionPolicy.SupportsRecursion);
-    private readonly string ldPath;
-    private readonly Dictionary<string, LoginData> loginDatas;
+//    private readonly LoginDataProviderConfig config;
+//    private readonly ReaderWriterLockSlim ldLock = new ReaderWriterLockSlim(LockRecursionPolicy.SupportsRecursion);
+//    private readonly string ldPath;
+//    private readonly Dictionary<string, LoginData> loginDatas;
 
-    private Func<TExtraData, byte[]> DataSerializer = JsonSerialize;
-    private Func<byte[], TExtraData> DataDeserializer = JsonDeserialize;
-    public void SetDataSerializers(Func<TExtraData, byte[]> serializer, Func<byte[], TExtraData> deserializer) {
-        DataSerializer = serializer ?? JsonSerialize;
-        DataDeserializer = deserializer ?? JsonDeserialize;
-    }
+//    private Func<TExtraData, byte[]> DataSerializer = JsonSerialize;
+//    private Func<byte[], TExtraData> DataDeserializer = JsonDeserialize;
+//    public void SetDataSerializers(Func<TExtraData, byte[]> serializer, Func<byte[], TExtraData> deserializer) {
+//        DataSerializer = serializer ?? JsonSerialize;
+//        DataDeserializer = deserializer ?? JsonDeserialize;
+//    }
 
 
-    public LoginProvider(string ldPath, string confPath) {
-        this.ldPath = ldPath;
-        loginDatas = LoadLoginDatas(ldPath);
-        config = LoadLoginProviderConfig(confPath);
-    }
+//    public LoginProvider(string ldPath, string confPath) {
+//        this.ldPath = ldPath;
+//        loginDatas = LoadLoginDatas(ldPath);
+//        config = LoadLoginProviderConfig(confPath);
+//    }
 
-    private static Dictionary<string, LoginData> LoadLoginDatas(string path) {
-        Dictionary<string, SerialLoginData> tempData;
-        if (!File.Exists(path)) {
-            File.WriteAllText(path, "{}", Encoding.UTF8);
-            tempData = new();
-        } else {
-            tempData = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Dictionary<string, SerialLoginData>>(File.ReadAllText(path))!;
-            if (tempData == null) {
-                throw new InvalidDataException($"could not read login data from file {path}");
-            }
-        }
-        var ld = new Dictionary<string, LoginData>();
-        foreach (var pair in tempData) {
-            ld.Add(pair.Key, pair.Value.ToPlainData());
-        }
-        return ld;
-    }
+//    private static Dictionary<string, LoginData> LoadLoginDatas(string path) {
+//        Dictionary<string, SerialLoginData> tempData;
+//        if (!File.Exists(path)) {
+//            File.WriteAllText(path, "{}", Encoding.UTF8);
+//            tempData = new();
+//        } else {
+//            tempData = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Dictionary<string, SerialLoginData>>(File.ReadAllText(path))!;
+//            if (tempData == null) {
+//                throw new InvalidDataException($"could not read login data from file {path}");
+//            }
+//        }
+//        var ld = new Dictionary<string, LoginData>();
+//        foreach (var pair in tempData) {
+//            ld.Add(pair.Key, pair.Value.ToPlainData());
+//        }
+//        return ld;
+//    }
 
-    private void SaveLoginData() {
-        var serial = new Dictionary<string, SerialLoginData>();
-        ldLock.EnterWriteLock();
-        try {
-            foreach (var pair in loginDatas) {
-                serial.Add(pair.Key, pair.Value.ToSerial());
-            }
-        } finally {
-            ldLock.ExitWriteLock();
-        }
-        File.WriteAllText(ldPath, JsonConvert.SerializeObject(serial));
-    }
+//    private void SaveLoginData() {
+//        var serial = new Dictionary<string, SerialLoginData>();
+//        ldLock.EnterWriteLock();
+//        try {
+//            foreach (var pair in loginDatas) {
+//                serial.Add(pair.Key, pair.Value.ToSerial());
+//            }
+//        } finally {
+//            ldLock.ExitWriteLock();
+//        }
+//        File.WriteAllText(ldPath, JsonConvert.SerializeObject(serial));
+//    }
 
-    private static LoginDataProviderConfig LoadLoginProviderConfig(string path) {
-        if (!File.Exists(path)) {
-            var conf = new LoginDataProviderConfig();
-            File.WriteAllText(path, JsonConvert.SerializeObject(conf));
-            return conf;
-        }
-        return JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<LoginDataProviderConfig>(File.ReadAllText(path));
-    }
+//    private static LoginDataProviderConfig LoadLoginProviderConfig(string path) {
+//        if (!File.Exists(path)) {
+//            var conf = new LoginDataProviderConfig();
+//            File.WriteAllText(path, JsonConvert.SerializeObject(conf));
+//            return conf;
+//        }
+//        return JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<LoginDataProviderConfig>(File.ReadAllText(path));
+//    }
 
-    public bool AddUser(string username, string password, TExtraData additional) {
-        ldLock.EnterWriteLock();
-        try {
-            if (loginDatas.ContainsKey(username)) {
-                return false;
-            }
-            var passwordSalt = RandomNumberGenerator.GetBytes(config.SALT_SIZE);
-            var extraDataSalt = RandomNumberGenerator.GetBytes(config.SALT_SIZE);
-            LoginData ld = new LoginData() {
-                passwordSalt = passwordSalt,
-                extraDataSalt = extraDataSalt,
-                passwordHash = ComputeSaltedSha256Hash(password, passwordSalt),
-                encryptedExtraData = EncryptExtraData(password, extraDataSalt, additional),
-            };
-            loginDatas.Add(username, ld);
-            SaveLoginData();
-        } finally {
-            ldLock.ExitWriteLock();
-        }
-        return true;
-    }
+//    public bool AddUser(string username, string password, TExtraData additional) {
+//        ldLock.EnterWriteLock();
+//        try {
+//            if (loginDatas.ContainsKey(username)) {
+//                return false;
+//            }
+//            var passwordSalt = RandomNumberGenerator.GetBytes(config.SALT_SIZE);
+//            var extraDataSalt = RandomNumberGenerator.GetBytes(config.SALT_SIZE);
+//            LoginData ld = new LoginData() {
+//                passwordSalt = passwordSalt,
+//                extraDataSalt = extraDataSalt,
+//                passwordHash = ComputeSaltedSha256Hash(password, passwordSalt),
+//                encryptedExtraData = EncryptExtraData(password, extraDataSalt, additional),
+//            };
+//            loginDatas.Add(username, ld);
+//            SaveLoginData();
+//        } finally {
+//            ldLock.ExitWriteLock();
+//        }
+//        return true;
+//    }
 
-    public bool RemoveUser(string username) {
-        ldLock.EnterWriteLock();
-        try {
-            var removed = loginDatas.Remove(username);
-            if (removed) {
-                SaveLoginData();
-            }
-            return removed;
-        } finally {
-            ldLock.ExitWriteLock();
-        }
-    }
+//    public bool RemoveUser(string username) {
+//        ldLock.EnterWriteLock();
+//        try {
+//            var removed = loginDatas.Remove(username);
+//            if (removed) {
+//                SaveLoginData();
+//            }
+//            return removed;
+//        } finally {
+//            ldLock.ExitWriteLock();
+//        }
+//    }
 
-    public bool ModifyUser(string username, string newPassword, TExtraData newExtraData) {
-        ldLock.EnterWriteLock();
-        try {
-            if (!loginDatas.ContainsKey(username)) {
-                return false;
-            }
-            loginDatas.Remove(username, out var data);
-            data.passwordHash = ComputeSaltedSha256Hash(newPassword, data.passwordSalt);
-            data.encryptedExtraData = EncryptExtraData(newPassword, data.extraDataSalt, newExtraData);
-            loginDatas.Add(username, data);
-            SaveLoginData();
-        } finally {
-            ldLock.ExitWriteLock();
-        }
-        return true;
-    }
+//    public bool ModifyUser(string username, string newPassword, TExtraData newExtraData) {
+//        ldLock.EnterWriteLock();
+//        try {
+//            if (!loginDatas.ContainsKey(username)) {
+//                return false;
+//            }
+//            loginDatas.Remove(username, out var data);
+//            data.passwordHash = ComputeSaltedSha256Hash(newPassword, data.passwordSalt);
+//            data.encryptedExtraData = EncryptExtraData(newPassword, data.extraDataSalt, newExtraData);
+//            loginDatas.Add(username, data);
+//            SaveLoginData();
+//        } finally {
+//            ldLock.ExitWriteLock();
+//        }
+//        return true;
+//    }
 
-    public bool TryAuthenticate(string username, string password, [MaybeNullWhen(false)] out TExtraData extraData) {
-        LoginData data;
-        ldLock.EnterReadLock();
-        try {
-            if (!loginDatas.TryGetValue(username, out data)) {
-                extraData = default;
-                return false;
-            }
-        } finally {
-            ldLock.ExitReadLock();
-        }
-        var hash = ComputeSaltedSha256Hash(password, data.passwordSalt);
-        if (!hash.SequenceEqual(data.passwordHash)) {
-            extraData = default;
-            return false;
-        }
-        extraData = DecryptExtraData(password, data.extraDataSalt, data.encryptedExtraData);
-        return true;
-    }
+//    public bool TryAuthenticate(string username, string password, [MaybeNullWhen(false)] out TExtraData extraData) {
+//        LoginData data;
+//        ldLock.EnterReadLock();
+//        try {
+//            if (!loginDatas.TryGetValue(username, out data)) {
+//                extraData = default;
+//                return false;
+//            }
+//        } finally {
+//            ldLock.ExitReadLock();
+//        }
+//        var hash = ComputeSaltedSha256Hash(password, data.passwordSalt);
+//        if (!hash.SequenceEqual(data.passwordHash)) {
+//            extraData = default;
+//            return false;
+//        }
+//        extraData = DecryptExtraData(password, data.extraDataSalt, data.encryptedExtraData);
+//        return true;
+//    }
 
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Threadsafe as the SHA256 instance (<see cref="Sha256PerThread"/>) is per thread.
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="data"></param>
-    /// <param name="salt"></param>
-    /// <returns></returns>
-    private static byte[] ComputeSaltedSha256Hash(string data, byte[] salt) {
-        var dataBytes = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(data);
-        var buf = new byte[data.Length + salt.Length];
-        Buffer.BlockCopy(dataBytes, 0, buf, 0, dataBytes.Length);
-        Buffer.BlockCopy(salt, 0, buf, dataBytes.Length, salt.Length);
-        return Sha256PerThread.ComputeHash(buf);
-    }
+//    /// <summary>
+//    /// Threadsafe as the SHA256 instance (<see cref="Sha256PerThread"/>) is per thread.
+//    /// </summary>
+//    /// <param name="data"></param>
+//    /// <param name="salt"></param>
+//    /// <returns></returns>
+//    private static byte[] ComputeSaltedSha256Hash(string data, byte[] salt) {
+//        var dataBytes = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(data);
+//        var buf = new byte[data.Length + salt.Length];
+//        Buffer.BlockCopy(dataBytes, 0, buf, 0, dataBytes.Length);
+//        Buffer.BlockCopy(salt, 0, buf, dataBytes.Length, salt.Length);
+//        return Sha256PerThread.ComputeHash(buf);
+//    }
 
-    private byte[] EncryptExtraData(string pwd, byte[] salt, TExtraData extraData) {
-        var pbkdf2 = new Rfc2898DeriveBytes(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(pwd), salt, config.PBKDF2_ITERATIONS, HashAlgorithmName.SHA256);
-        var key = pbkdf2.GetBytes(config.KEY_LENGTH / 8);
+//    private byte[] EncryptExtraData(string pwd, byte[] salt, TExtraData extraData) {
+//        var pbkdf2 = new Rfc2898DeriveBytes(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(pwd), salt, config.PBKDF2_ITERATIONS, HashAlgorithmName.SHA256);
+//        var key = pbkdf2.GetBytes(config.KEY_LENGTH / 8);
 
-        var plainBytes = DataSerializer(extraData);
-        using var aes = Aes.Create();
-        aes.KeySize = config.KEY_LENGTH;
-        aes.Key = key;
-        aes.Mode = CipherMode.CBC;
-        aes.Padding = PaddingMode.PKCS7;
-        ICryptoTransform encryptor = aes.CreateEncryptor(aes.Key, aes.IV);
-        byte[] cipherBytes = encryptor.TransformFinalBlock(plainBytes, 0, plainBytes.Length);
+//        var plainBytes = DataSerializer(extraData);
+//        using var aes = Aes.Create();
+//        aes.KeySize = config.KEY_LENGTH;
+//        aes.Key = key;
+//        aes.Mode = CipherMode.CBC;
+//        aes.Padding = PaddingMode.PKCS7;
+//        ICryptoTransform encryptor = aes.CreateEncryptor(aes.Key, aes.IV);
+//        byte[] cipherBytes = encryptor.TransformFinalBlock(plainBytes, 0, plainBytes.Length);
 
-        var encryptedBytes = new byte[aes.IV.Length + cipherBytes.Length];
-        Array.Copy(aes.IV, 0, encryptedBytes, 0, aes.IV.Length);
-        Array.Copy(cipherBytes, 0, encryptedBytes, aes.IV.Length, cipherBytes.Length);
+//        var encryptedBytes = new byte[aes.IV.Length + cipherBytes.Length];
+//        Array.Copy(aes.IV, 0, encryptedBytes, 0, aes.IV.Length);
+//        Array.Copy(cipherBytes, 0, encryptedBytes, aes.IV.Length, cipherBytes.Length);
 
-        return encryptedBytes;
-    }
+//        return encryptedBytes;
+//    }
 
-    private TExtraData DecryptExtraData(string pwd, byte[] salt, byte[] encryptedData) {
-        var pbkdf2 = new Rfc2898DeriveBytes(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(pwd), salt, config.PBKDF2_ITERATIONS, HashAlgorithmName.SHA256);
-        var key = pbkdf2.GetBytes(config.KEY_LENGTH / 8);
+//    private TExtraData DecryptExtraData(string pwd, byte[] salt, byte[] encryptedData) {
+//        var pbkdf2 = new Rfc2898DeriveBytes(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(pwd), salt, config.PBKDF2_ITERATIONS, HashAlgorithmName.SHA256);
+//        var key = pbkdf2.GetBytes(config.KEY_LENGTH / 8);
 
-        using var aes = Aes.Create();
-        aes.KeySize = config.KEY_LENGTH;
-        aes.Key = key;
-        aes.Mode = CipherMode.CBC;
-        aes.Padding = PaddingMode.PKCS7;
-        var iv = new byte[aes.BlockSize / 8];
-        var cipherBytes = new byte[encryptedData.Length - iv.Length];
+//        using var aes = Aes.Create();
+//        aes.KeySize = config.KEY_LENGTH;
+//        aes.Key = key;
+//        aes.Mode = CipherMode.CBC;
+//        aes.Padding = PaddingMode.PKCS7;
+//        var iv = new byte[aes.BlockSize / 8];
+//        var cipherBytes = new byte[encryptedData.Length - iv.Length];
 
-        Array.Copy(encryptedData, 0, iv, 0, iv.Length);
-        Array.Copy(encryptedData, iv.Length, cipherBytes, 0, cipherBytes.Length);
+//        Array.Copy(encryptedData, 0, iv, 0, iv.Length);
+//        Array.Copy(encryptedData, iv.Length, cipherBytes, 0, cipherBytes.Length);
 
-        aes.IV = iv;
-        ICryptoTransform decryptor = aes.CreateDecryptor(aes.Key, aes.IV);
-        byte[] plainBytes = decryptor.TransformFinalBlock(cipherBytes, 0, cipherBytes.Length);
+//        aes.IV = iv;
+//        ICryptoTransform decryptor = aes.CreateDecryptor(aes.Key, aes.IV);
+//        byte[] plainBytes = decryptor.TransformFinalBlock(cipherBytes, 0, cipherBytes.Length);
 
-        return DataDeserializer(plainBytes);
-    }
-}
+//        return DataDeserializer(plainBytes);
+//    }
+//}

SimpleHttpServer/Types/BaseEndpointCheckAttribute.cs

@@ -1,15 +1,118 @@
 using System.Net;
+using System.Reflection;
 
 namespace SimpleHttpServer.Types;
 
-[AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Method | AttributeTargets.Class, Inherited = true, AllowMultiple = true)]
-public abstract class BaseEndpointCheckAttribute : Attribute {
+public abstract class InternalEndpointCheckAttribute : Attribute {
+    public InternalEndpointCheckAttribute() {
+        CheckSharedVariables();
+    }
 
-    public BaseEndpointCheckAttribute() { }
+    private void CheckSharedVariables() {
+        foreach (var f in GetType().GetRuntimeFields()) {
+            if (f.FieldType.IsAssignableTo(typeof(SharedVariable))) {
+                if (!f.IsInitOnly) {
+                    throw new Exception($"Found non-readonly global field {f}!");
+                }
+                if (f.GetValue(this) == null) {
+                    throw new Exception("Global fields must be assigned in the CCTOR!");
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void Initialize(object? instance, Dictionary<FieldInfo, List<(InternalEndpointCheckAttribute, SharedVariable)>> globals) {
+        SetInstance(instance);
+        foreach (var f in GetType().GetRuntimeFields()) {
+            if (f.FieldType.IsAssignableTo(typeof(SharedVariable))) {
+                SharedVariable origVal = (SharedVariable) f.GetValue(this)!;
+                if (globals.TryGetValue(f, out var options)) {
+                    bool foundMatch = false;
+                    foreach ((var checker, var gv) in options) {
+                        if (Match(checker)) {
+                            foundMatch = true;
+                            // we need to unify their global variables
+                            f.SetValue(this, gv);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    if (!foundMatch) {
+                        options.Add((this, origVal));
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    globals.Add(f, new List<(InternalEndpointCheckAttribute, SharedVariable)>() { (this, origVal) });
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static void Initialize(object? instance, IEnumerable<InternalEndpointCheckAttribute> endPointChecks) {
+        Dictionary<FieldInfo, List<(InternalEndpointCheckAttribute, SharedVariable)>> globals = new();
+        foreach (var check in endPointChecks) {
+            check.Initialize(instance, globals);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private interface SharedVariable {
+        // Tagging interface
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Represents a Mutable Shared Variable. Fields of this type need to be initialized in the CCtor.
+    /// </summary>
+    protected sealed class MSV<V> : SharedVariable {
+        private readonly V __default;
+
+        public V Val { get; set; } = default!;
+
+        public MSV() : this(default!) { }
+
+        public MSV(V _default) {
+            __default = _default;
+        }
+
+        public static implicit operator V(MSV<V> v) => v.Val;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Represents an Immutable Shared Variable. Fields of this type need to be initialized in the CCtor.
+    /// </summary>
+    protected sealed class ISV<V> : SharedVariable {
+        private readonly V __default;
+
+        public V Val { get; } = default!;
+
+        public ISV() : this(default!) { }
+
+        public ISV(V _default) {
+            __default = _default;
+        }
+
+        public static implicit operator V(ISV<V> v) => v.Val;
+    }
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Executed when the endpoint is invoked. The endpoint invocation is skipped if any of the checks fail.
     /// </summary>
     /// <returns>True to allow invocation, false to prevent.</returns>
     public abstract bool Check(HttpListenerRequest req);
+
+    protected virtual bool Match(InternalEndpointCheckAttribute other) => true;
+
+    internal abstract void SetInstance(object? instance);
+}
+
+[AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Method | AttributeTargets.Class, Inherited = true, AllowMultiple = true)]
+public abstract class BaseEndpointCheckAttribute<T> : InternalEndpointCheckAttribute {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A reference to the instance of the class that this attribute is attached to. 
+    /// Will be null iff an class factory was passed in <see cref="HttpServer.RegisterEndpointsFromType{T}(Func{T}?)"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    protected internal T? EndpointClassInstance { get; internal set; } = default;
+
+    public BaseEndpointCheckAttribute() : base() { }
+
+    internal override void SetInstance(object? instance) {
+        if (instance != null)
+            EndpointClassInstance = (T?) instance;
+    }
 }

SimpleHttpServer/Types/EndpointInvocationInfo.cs

@@ -2,18 +2,46 @@
 using System.Reflection;
 
 namespace SimpleHttpServer.Types;
-internal readonly struct EndpointInvocationInfo {
-    internal record struct QueryParameterInfo(string Name, Type Type, bool IsOptional);
+internal record EndpointInvocationInfo {
+    //internal record struct QueryParameterInfo(string Name, Type Type, bool isPathParam, bool Path_isCatchAll, bool Query_IsOptional) {
+    //    public static QueryParameterInfo CreatePathParam(string name, Type type) => new(name, type, false, name == "$*", false);
+    //    public static QueryParameterInfo CreateQueryParam(string name, Type type, bool isOptional) => new(name, type, false, false, isOptional);
+    //}
+    internal record struct PathParameterInfo(string Name, Type Type, int ArgPos, int SegmentStartPos, bool IsCatchAll) {
+        public PathParameterInfo(string name, Type type, int argPos) : this(name, type, argPos, -1, name == "$*") { }
+    }
+
+    internal record struct QueryParameterInfo(string Name, Type Type, int ArgPos, bool IsOptional);
 
     internal readonly MethodInfo methodInfo;
     internal readonly List<QueryParameterInfo> queryParameters;
-    internal readonly BaseEndpointCheckAttribute[] requiredChecks;
+    internal readonly List<PathParameterInfo> pathParameters;
+    internal readonly InternalEndpointCheckAttribute[] requiredChecks;
+    /// <summary>
+    /// a reference to the object in which this method is defined (or null if the class is static)
+    /// </summary>
+    internal readonly object? typeInstanceReference;
+
+    public EndpointInvocationInfo(MethodInfo methodInfo, List<PathParameterInfo> pathParameters, List<QueryParameterInfo> queryParameters, InternalEndpointCheckAttribute[] requiredChecks, 
+        object? typeInstanceReference) {
 
-    public EndpointInvocationInfo(MethodInfo methodInfo, List<QueryParameterInfo> queryParameters, BaseEndpointCheckAttribute[] requiredChecks) {
         this.methodInfo = methodInfo ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(methodInfo));
         this.queryParameters = queryParameters ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(queryParameters));
+        this.pathParameters = pathParameters ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(pathParameters));
         this.requiredChecks = requiredChecks;
+        this.typeInstanceReference = typeInstanceReference;
+
+        if (pathParameters.Any()) {
+            Assert(pathParameters.Count(x => x.IsCatchAll) <= 1); // at most one catchall parameter
+            var argPoses = pathParameters.Select(x => x.ArgPos).Concat(queryParameters.Select(x => x.ArgPos)).ToArray();
+            var argCnt = pathParameters.Count + queryParameters.Count;
+            Assert(argPoses.Distinct().Count() == argCnt); // ArgPoses must be unique
+            Assert(argPoses.Min() == HttpServer.expectedEndpointParameterPrefixCount); // ArgPoses must start from just after the prefix
+            Assert(argPoses.Max() == HttpServer.expectedEndpointParameterPrefixCount + argCnt - 1); // ArgPoses must be contiguous
+
+            Assert(pathParameters.All(x => x.SegmentStartPos != -1));
+        }
     }
 
-    public readonly bool CheckAll(HttpListenerRequest req) => requiredChecks.All(x => x.Check(req));
+    public bool CheckAll(HttpListenerRequest req) => requiredChecks.All(x => x.Check(req));
 }

SimpleHttpServer/Types/MultiKeyDictionary.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
+
+namespace SimpleHttpServer.Types;
+internal class MultiKeyDictionary<K1, K2, V> where K1 : notnull where K2 : notnull {
+    internal readonly Dictionary<K1, Dictionary<K2, V>> backingDict = new();
+    public MultiKeyDictionary() { }
+
+    public void Add(K1 k1, K2 k2, V value) {
+        if (!backingDict.TryGetValue(k1, out var d2))
+            d2 = new();
+        d2.Add(k2, value);
+        backingDict[k1] = d2;
+    }
+
+    public bool TryGetValue(K1 k1, K2 k2, [MaybeNullWhen(false)] out V value) {
+        if (backingDict.TryGetValue(k1, out var d2) && d2.TryGetValue(k2, out value))
+            return true;
+
+        value = default;
+        return false;
+    }
+}

SimpleHttpServer/Types/ParameterAttribute.cs

@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@
 /// </summary>
 [AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Parameter, Inherited = false, AllowMultiple = false)]
 public sealed class ParameterAttribute : Attribute {
-    // See the attribute guidelines at 
-    //  http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=85236
-
     public string Name { get; }
     public bool IsOptional { get; }
     public ParameterAttribute(string name, bool isOptional = false) {

SimpleHttpServer/Types/PathParameterAttribute.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+namespace SimpleHttpServer.Types;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Specifies the name of a http endpoint path parameter. Path parameter names must be in the format $1, $2, $3, ..., and the end of the path may be $*
+/// </summary>
+[AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Parameter, Inherited = false, AllowMultiple = false)]
+public sealed class PathParameterAttribute : Attribute {
+    public string Name { get; }
+    public PathParameterAttribute(string name) {
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(name)) {
+            throw new ArgumentException($"'{nameof(name)}' cannot be null or whitespace.", nameof(name));
+        }
+
+        if (!name.StartsWith('$')) {
+            throw new ArgumentException($"'{nameof(name)}' must start with $.", nameof(name));
+        }
+
+        if (name.Contains(' ')) {
+            throw new ArgumentException($"'{nameof(name)}' must not contain spaces.", nameof(name));
+        }
+
+        if (!uint.TryParse(name[1..], out _) && name != "$*") {
+            throw new ArgumentException($"'{nameof(name)}' must only consist of spaces or be exactly '$*'.", nameof(name));
+        }
+
+        Name = name;
+    }
+}

SimpleHttpServer/Types/PathTree.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+using System.Data;
+using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
+
+namespace SimpleHttpServer.Types;
+
+internal class PathTree<T> where T : class {
+    private readonly Node? rootNode = null;
+
+    public PathTree() : this(new()) { }
+    public PathTree(Dictionary<string, T> dict) {
+        if (dict == null || dict.Count == 0)
+            return;
+
+        rootNode = new();
+        var currNode = rootNode;
+        var unpackedPaths = dict.Keys.Select(p => p.Split('/').ToArray()).ToArray();
+        var unpackedLeafData = dict.Values.ToArray();
+        for (int i = 0; i < unpackedPaths.Length; i++) {
+            var path = unpackedPaths[i];
+            var catchallidx = Array.IndexOf(path, "$*");
+            if (catchallidx != -1 && catchallidx != path.Length - 1) {
+                throw new Exception($"Found illegal catchall-wildcard in path: '{string.Join('/', path)}'");
+            }
+
+            var leafdata = unpackedLeafData[i] ?? throw new ArgumentNullException("Leafdata must not be null!");
+            rootNode.AddSuccessor(path, leafdata);
+        }
+    }
+
+    internal bool TryGetPath(string reqPath, [MaybeNullWhen(false)] out T endpoint) {
+        if (rootNode == null) {
+            endpoint = null;
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        // try to find path-match
+        Node currNode = rootNode;
+        Assert(reqPath[0] == '/');
+        var splittedPath = reqPath[1..].Split("/");
+        Node? lastCatchallNode = null;
+        for (int i = 0; i < splittedPath.Length; i++) {
+
+            // keep track of the current best catchallNode
+            if (currNode.catchAllNext != null) {
+                lastCatchallNode = currNode.catchAllNext;
+            }
+
+            var seg = splittedPath[i];
+            if (currNode.next?.TryGetValue(seg, out var next) == true) { // look for an explicit path to follow greedily
+                currNode = next;
+            } else if (currNode.pathWildcardNext != null) { // otherwise look for a single-wildcard to follow
+                currNode = currNode.pathWildcardNext;
+            } else { // otherwise we are done, there is no valid path --> fall back to the most specific catchall
+                endpoint = lastCatchallNode?.leafData;
+                return lastCatchallNode != null;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // return found path
+        endpoint = currNode.leafData;
+        return endpoint != null;
+    }
+
+    private class Node {
+        public T? leafData = null; // null means that this is a node without a value (e.g. when it is just part of a path)
+        public Dictionary<string, Node>? next = null;
+        public Node? pathWildcardNext = null; // path wildcard
+        public Node? catchAllNext = null; // trailing-catchall wildcard
+
+        public void AddSuccessor(string[] segments, T newLeafData) {
+            if (segments.Length == 0) { // actually add the data to this node
+                Assert(leafData == null);
+                leafData = newLeafData;
+                return;
+            }
+
+            var seg = segments[0];
+            bool newIsWildcard = seg.Length > 1 && seg[0] == '$';
+            if (newIsWildcard) {
+                bool newIsCatchallWildcard = newIsWildcard && seg.Length == 2 && seg[1] == '*';
+                if (newIsCatchallWildcard) { // this is a catchall wildcard
+                    Assert(catchAllNext == null);
+                    catchAllNext = new();
+                    catchAllNext.AddSuccessor(segments[1..], newLeafData);
+                    return;
+                } else { // must be single wildcard otherwise
+                    Assert(pathWildcardNext == null);
+                    pathWildcardNext = new();
+                    pathWildcardNext.AddSuccessor(segments[1..], newLeafData);
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+
+            // otherwise we want to add a new constant path successor
+            if (next == null) {
+                next = new();
+            }
+
+            if (next.TryGetValue(seg, out var existingNode)) {
+                existingNode.AddSuccessor(segments[1..], newLeafData);
+            } else {
+                var newNode = next[seg] = new();
+                newNode.AddSuccessor(segments[1..], newLeafData);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

SimpleHttpServer/Types/RequestContext.cs

@@ -19,9 +19,11 @@ public class RequestContext : IDisposable {
     /// </summary>
     public TextWriter RespWriter => respWriter ??= TextWriter.Synchronized(new StreamWriter(ListenerContext.Response.OutputStream) { NewLine = "\n" });
 
+#pragma warning disable CS8618 // Non-nullable field must contain a non-null value when exiting constructor. Consider declaring as nullable.
     public RequestContext(HttpListenerContext listenerContext) {
         ListenerContext = listenerContext;
     }
+#pragma warning restore CS8618 // Non-nullable field must contain a non-null value when exiting constructor. Consider declaring as nullable.
 
     public async Task WriteLineToRespAsync(string resp) => await RespWriter.WriteLineAsync(resp);
     public async Task WriteToRespAsync(string resp) => await RespWriter.WriteAsync(resp);