javascript - Dynamic dropping of handlers in restify -

context

i trying build dynamic server restify (2.6.2) services installed , uninstalled once server started. realized can seen odd has sense in context of dsl oriented project. achieve goal have implemented following functions:

var install = function (path, method, handler) {      var id = server[method](path, function (request, response) { // [1]         handler (request, response);     });     return id; }  var uninstall = function (id) {      delete server.routes[id]; // [2] } 

the install function, installs handler in route specified path , method name [1]. uninstall function, uninstall handler dropping routes [2]. capabilities exposed services following code:

var db = ... var server = restify.createserver ()     .use (restify.bodyparser ({ mapparams: false }))     .use (restify.queryparser ())     .use (restify.fullresponse ()); service.post ('/services', function (request, response) {    var path    = request.body.path;    var method  = request.body.method;    var handler = createhandler (request.body.dsl) // off-topic    var id = install (path, method, handler)    db.save (path, method, id); // [3] }); service.del ('/services', function (request, response) {    var path   = request.body.path;    var method = request.body.method;    var id     = db.load (path, method); // [4]    uninstall (id); }); 

in post method [3], handler obtained body (it off-topic how undertaken) , service installed storing returned id in database. del method [4], retrieves id database , invokes uninstall function.

problem

this code has been unit-tested , works malfunction reached when try execute install/uninstall sequence following one. in example, please suppose body of requests contains same path, http verb , proper content build correct handler:

/* post: /services : installed          -> ok del:  /services : resource not found -> ok post: /services : resource not found -> error :( */ 

in first install, handler executed when resource acceded via path , verb. uninstall request correctly fulfilled because resource not found message obtained when path visited on verb. nevertheless, when same body installed secondly in server, resource not found returned when path acceded on verb.

i suppose error in [2] because, may be, not using correct unregister strategy restify.

question

how can dropped handlers restify once server started?

after looking @ restify source found following, may want try instead of 'delete' (https://github.com/restify/node-restify/blob/master/lib/server.js).

/* * removes route server. * pass in route 'blob' got mount call. * @public * @function rm * @throws   {typeerror} on bad input. * @param    {string}    route route name. * @returns  {boolean}         true if route removed, false if not. */ server.prototype.rm = function rm(route) {     var r = this.router.unmount(route);      if (r && this.routes[r]) {         delete this.routes[r];     }      return (r); };