def route(self, path=None, method='GET', callback=None, name=None,
              apply=None, skip=None, **config):
        """ A decorator to bind a function to a request URL. Example::

                @app.route('/hello/:name')
                def hello(name):
                    return 'Hello %s' % name

            The ``:name`` part is a wildcard. See :class:`Router` for syntax
            details.

            :param path: Request path or a list of paths to listen to. If no
              path is specified, it is automatically generated from the
              signature of the function.
            :param method: HTTP method (`GET`, `POST`, `PUT`, ...) or a list of
              methods to listen to. (default: `GET`)
            :param callback: An optional shortcut to avoid the decorator
              syntax. ``route(..., callback=func)`` equals ``route(...)(func)``
            :param name: The name for this route. (default: None)
            :param apply: A decorator or plugin or a list of plugins. These are
              applied to the route callback in addition to installed plugins.
            :param skip: A list of plugins, plugin classes or names. Matching
              plugins are not installed to this route. ``True`` skips all.

            Any additional keyword arguments are stored as route-specific
            configuration and passed to plugins (see :meth:`Plugin.apply`).
        """
        if callable(path): path, callback = None, path

        plugins = makelist(apply)
        skiplist = makelist(skip)
        if 'decorate' in config:
            depr("The 'decorate' parameter was renamed to 'apply'") # 0.9
            plugins += makelist(config.pop('decorate'))
        if config.pop('no_hooks', False):
            depr("The no_hooks parameter is no longer used. Add 'hooks' to the"\
                 " list of skipped plugins instead.") # 0.9
            skiplist.append('hooks')
        static = config.get('static', False) # depr 0.9

        def decorator(callback):
            for rule in makelist(path) or yieldroutes(callback):
                for verb in makelist(method):
                    verb = verb.upper()
                    cfg = dict(rule=rule, method=verb, callback=callback,
                               name=name, app=self, config=config,
                               apply=plugins, skip=skiplist)
                    self.routes.append(cfg)
                    cfg['id'] = self.routes.index(cfg)
                    self.router.add(rule, verb, cfg['id'], name=name, static=static)
                    if DEBUG: self.ccache[cfg['id']] = self._build_callback(cfg)
            return callback

        return decorator(callback) if callback else decorator
A decorator to bind a function to a request URL. Example::

                @app.route('/hello/:name')
                def hello(name):
                    return 'Hello %s' % name

            The ``:name`` part is a wildcard. See :class:`Router` for syntax
            details.

            :param path: Request path or a list of paths to listen to. If no
              path is specified, it is automatically generated from the
              signature of the function.
            :param method: HTTP method (`GET`, `POST`, `PUT`, ...) or a list of
              methods to listen to. (default: `GET`)
            :param callback: An optional shortcut to avoid the decorator
              syntax. ``route(..., callback=func)`` equals ``route(...)(func)``
            :param name: The name for this route. (default: None)
            :param apply: A decorator or plugin or a list of plugins. These are
              applied to the route callback in addition to installed plugins.
            :param skip: A list of plugins, plugin classes or names. Matching
              plugins are not installed to this route. ``True`` skips all.

            Any additional keyword arguments are stored as route-specific
            configuration and passed to plugins (see :meth:`Plugin.apply`).