httprouter, as the name suggests, routes the HTTP requests to particular handlers. Compared to the basic router, it has the following features:
- Allows variables in the route paths
- It matches the REST methods (GET, POST, PUT, and so on)
- No compromising on performance
We are going to discuss these qualities in more detail in the following section. Before that, there are a few noteworthy points that make httprouter an even better URL router:
- httprouter plays well with the inbuilt http.Handler
- httprouter explicitly says that a request can only match to one route or none
- The router's design encourages building sensible, hierarchical RESTful APIs
- You can build efficient static file servers
