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How do I add a catch-all OPTIONS route in Laravel


To add a catch-all OPTIONS route in Laravel, you can use the `Route::options` method and a catch-all route parameter. Here's how you can do it:

php
Route::options('/{any?}', function() {
    return response()->json([], 204);
})->where('any', '.*');

Let's break down the code:

1. `Route::options` defines a route that responds to the HTTP OPTIONS method.

2. `'/{any?}'` is the route URI. The `any` parameter is made optional by adding the `?` at the end. This allows the route to match any URI.

3. The second argument is a closure that returns the response for the OPTIONS request. In this example, we're returning a JSON response with an empty body and a 204 No Content status code.

4. `->where('any', '.*')` is a regular expression constraint that allows the `any` parameter to match any character.

This catch-all OPTIONS route will respond to any OPTIONS request made to your Laravel application, regardless of the specific URI. It's useful for handling CORS (Cross-Origin Resource Sharing) preflight requests, which are sent by the browser to check if a cross-origin request is allowed.

Make sure to place this route definition at the end of your route list, as catch-all routes should be defined last to avoid conflicts with other routes.

Citations:
[1] https://stackoverflow.com/questions/34831175/how-do-i-make-a-catch-all-route-in-laravel
[2] https://arievisser.com/blog/excluding-routes-from-a-catch-all-route-in-laravel/
[3] https://laracasts.com/discuss/channels/laravel/catch-all-route-at-the-very-end-always
[4] https://laracasts.com/discuss/channels/laravel/something-like-catch-all-route
[5] https://laravel.com/docs/11.x/routing