axum/response/
redirect.rs

1use axum_core::response::{IntoResponse, Response};
2use http::{header::LOCATION, HeaderValue, StatusCode};
3
4/// Response that redirects the request to another location.
5///
6/// # Example
7///
8/// ```rust
9/// use axum::{
10///     routing::get,
11///     response::Redirect,
12///     Router,
13/// };
14///
15/// let app = Router::new()
16///     .route("/old", get(|| async { Redirect::permanent("/new") }))
17///     .route("/new", get(|| async { "Hello!" }));
18/// # let _: Router = app;
19/// ```
20#[must_use = "needs to be returned from a handler or otherwise turned into a Response to be useful"]
21#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
22pub struct Redirect {
23    status_code: StatusCode,
24    location: HeaderValue,
25}
26
27impl Redirect {
28    /// Create a new [`Redirect`] that uses a [`303 See Other`][mdn] status code.
29    ///
30    /// This redirect instructs the client to change the method to GET for the subsequent request
31    /// to the given `uri`, which is useful after successful form submission, file upload or when
32    /// you generally don't want the redirected-to page to observe the original request method and
33    /// body (if non-empty). If you want to preserve the request method and body,
34    /// [`Redirect::temporary`] should be used instead.
35    ///
36    /// # Panics
37    ///
38    /// If `uri` isn't a valid [`HeaderValue`].
39    ///
40    /// [mdn]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Status/303
41    pub fn to(uri: &str) -> Self {
42        Self::with_status_code(StatusCode::SEE_OTHER, uri)
43    }
44
45    /// Create a new [`Redirect`] that uses a [`307 Temporary Redirect`][mdn] status code.
46    ///
47    /// This has the same behavior as [`Redirect::to`], except it will preserve the original HTTP
48    /// method and body.
49    ///
50    /// # Panics
51    ///
52    /// If `uri` isn't a valid [`HeaderValue`].
53    ///
54    /// [mdn]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Status/307
55    pub fn temporary(uri: &str) -> Self {
56        Self::with_status_code(StatusCode::TEMPORARY_REDIRECT, uri)
57    }
58
59    /// Create a new [`Redirect`] that uses a [`308 Permanent Redirect`][mdn] status code.
60    ///
61    /// # Panics
62    ///
63    /// If `uri` isn't a valid [`HeaderValue`].
64    ///
65    /// [mdn]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Status/308
66    pub fn permanent(uri: &str) -> Self {
67        Self::with_status_code(StatusCode::PERMANENT_REDIRECT, uri)
68    }
69
70    // This is intentionally not public since other kinds of redirects might not
71    // use the `Location` header, namely `304 Not Modified`.
72    //
73    // We're open to adding more constructors upon request, if they make sense :)
74    fn with_status_code(status_code: StatusCode, uri: &str) -> Self {
75        assert!(
76            status_code.is_redirection(),
77            "not a redirection status code"
78        );
79
80        Self {
81            status_code,
82            location: HeaderValue::try_from(uri).expect("URI isn't a valid header value"),
83        }
84    }
85}
86
87impl IntoResponse for Redirect {
88    fn into_response(self) -> Response {
89        (self.status_code, [(LOCATION, self.location)]).into_response()
90    }
91}