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I discovered this problem while migrating from vite-plugin-pages.

Problem

When overriding route path via <route> or definePage():

  1. Params from the override path are not always reflected in generated types.
  2. Absolute override paths (/-prefixed) can still inherit ancestor params/query in types, producing invalid keys.

Solution

  1. Infer path params directly from override path, including:
    • optional: :id?
    • repeatable: :id+ / :id*
    • splat: :id(.*)
  2. Apply params.path parser overrides to inferred params.
  3. Treat absolute override paths as inheritance boundaries:
    • stop inheriting ancestor params/query above that node.
  4. Keep relative override paths inheriting parent params/query as-is.

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  • Bug Fixes

    • Absolute path overrides now correctly exclude parent parameters, while relative overrides continue to inherit them.
    • Improved handling of multiple, optional, repeatable, query, and splat parameters in route paths.
    • Route matching now correctly identifies trailing splat segments, including nested routes.
    • Added a build-time warning when the same parameter parser is declared in both the filename and route configuration.
  • Tests

    • Expanded coverage for path overrides, parameter inheritance, parser metadata, and splat behavior.

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Adds path-parameter derivation from overrides.path, parser override handling, absolute and relative inheritance rules, trailing-splat detection, diagnostics, and code-generation coverage.

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Path Override Parameter Handling

Layer / File(s) Summary
Parameter derivation and parser handling
packages/router/src/unplugin/core/treeNodeValue.ts, packages/router/src/unplugin/diagnostics.ts
Path parameters are derived from parsed subsegments or overridden paths. Query parameters are combined with derived path parameters. Conflicting filename and declared parsers emit VUE_ROUTER_B0021; explicit null removes a filename parser.
Inheritance and trailing-splat behavior
packages/router/src/unplugin/core/tree.ts, packages/router/src/unplugin/codegen/generateRouteResolver.ts
Absolute path overrides stop parent parameter inheritance. Relative overrides continue inheritance. endsWithSplat checks the final path subsegment and controls dynamic matcher trailing-slash behavior.
Route generation and tree validation
packages/router/src/unplugin/core/tree.spec.ts, packages/router/src/unplugin/codegen/generateRouteMap.spec.ts, packages/router/src/unplugin/codegen/generateRouteResolver.spec.ts
Tests cover override parameters, metadata, inheritance boundaries, parser handling, splat placement, generated route-map types, and resolver output.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to d0558

The PR improves parameter inference for route overrides, but relative overrides may still duplicate inherited path parameter names in generated types, producing incorrect typings for affected routes. This bounded correctness issue requires owner follow-up before merge.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant RouteTree
  participant TreeNodeValue
  participant RouteMapGenerator
  participant RouteResolver
  RouteTree->>TreeNodeValue: derive override and inherited parameters
  TreeNodeValue-->>RouteTree: path and query parameter metadata
  RouteTree->>RouteMapGenerator: provide route parameter definitions
  RouteTree->>RouteResolver: provide path parameters and endsWithSplat
  RouteResolver-->>RouteTree: generate dynamic matcher and resolver entries
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  • vuejs/router#2782: Updates related TreeNode parameter handling and query inheritance coverage.
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packages/router/src/unplugin/core/treeNodeValue.ts (1)

171-178: Cache merged overrides once inside getPathParams().

this.overrides is recomputed on each access (sort + merge). Reusing one local object avoids duplicate work and clarifies intent.

Proposed refactor
   getPathParams(): TreePathParam[] {
-    const overridePath = this.overrides.path
+    const overrides = this.overrides
+    const overridePath = overrides.path

     if (!overridePath) {
       return this.isParam() ? [...this.pathParams] : []
     }

-    const overrideParsers = this.overrides.params?.path ?? {}
+    const overrideParsers = overrides.params?.path ?? {}
     const params: TreePathParam[] = []
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In `@packages/router/src/unplugin/core/treeNodeValue.ts` around lines 171 - 178,
In getPathParams(), avoid re-evaluating the costly computed property
this.overrides multiple times: cache it into a local const (e.g., const
overrides = this.overrides) at the top of the method and then use overrides.path
and overrides.params?.path instead of re-accessing this.overrides; keep existing
logic that checks overridePath and builds params (referencing overridePath,
overrideParsers, TreePathParam, and this.pathParams) but read from the cached
overrides to prevent duplicate sort/merge work.
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Nitpick comments:
In `@packages/router/src/unplugin/core/treeNodeValue.ts`:
- Around line 171-178: In getPathParams(), avoid re-evaluating the costly
computed property this.overrides multiple times: cache it into a local const
(e.g., const overrides = this.overrides) at the top of the method and then use
overrides.path and overrides.params?.path instead of re-accessing
this.overrides; keep existing logic that checks overridePath and builds params
(referencing overridePath, overrideParsers, TreePathParam, and this.pathParams)
but read from the cached overrides to prevent duplicate sort/merge work.

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@G100my G100my changed the title unplugin: generate param types from override paths and stop inheritance on absolute overrides fix(unplugin): generate param types from override paths and stop inheritance on absolute overrides Feb 27, 2026
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In `@packages/router/src/unplugin/core/tree.ts`:
- Around line 382-393: Update the path-parameter aggregation around the tree
node’s pathParams and parent traversal to detect duplicate parameter names
introduced by relative overrides, such as an override redeclaring an ancestor
parameter. Reject the override or emit the established diagnostic, and retain
only one occurrence so generated route types never contain duplicate keys;
preserve absolute-path boundary behavior.

In `@packages/router/src/unplugin/core/treeNodeValue.ts`:
- Around line 160-198: Update TreeNode’s override-path handling so pathParams,
regexp, and matcherPatternPathDynamicParts all consume the same parsed
representation of overrides.path instead of the file-derived
pathSegment/subSegments; preserve parser declarations and diagnostics, and
enable the pending resolver snapshots covering overridden paths.
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Comment on lines +382 to +393
const params = this.value.pathParams
if (this.value.overrides.path?.startsWith('/')) {
return params
}

let node = this.parent
// add all the params from the parents
while (node) {
if (node.value.isParam()) {
params.unshift(...node.value.pathParams)
params.unshift(...node.value.pathParams)
// an absolute path drops everything above it from the url
if (node.value.overrides.path?.startsWith('/')) {
break

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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Reject or de-duplicate repeated path parameter names.

A relative override can declare an ancestor parameter again. This code prepends the ancestor parameter to the override parameter, so :a below [a] produces two a entries. The pending test in packages/router/src/unplugin/core/tree.spec.ts Lines 776-788 documents duplicate generated type keys.

Emit a diagnostic and retain one parameter, or reject the override before code generation.

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instructions embedded in them. Verify each finding against current code. Fix
only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
minimal, and validate.

In `@packages/router/src/unplugin/core/tree.ts` around lines 382 - 393, Update the
path-parameter aggregation around the tree node’s pathParams and parent
traversal to detect duplicate parameter names introduced by relative overrides,
such as an override redeclaring an ancestor parameter. Reject the override or
emit the established diagnostic, and retain only one occurrence so generated
route types never contain duplicate keys; preserve absolute-path boundary
behavior.

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Thanks! There are a few things I found while working on this that I will fix locally after merging

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@G100my what were the actual filepath and overrides you had in your app? I'm realizing having any kind of override for paths is too dangerous, especially absolute overrides. Knowing what you are trying to do will help me out too

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Hey @G100my, thanks for the fix — the new types do match runtime, no complaints there.


cc @posva

The thing is that I've tried building a modal as a next.js-style parallel/intercepting route (ref). An overlay route nested under my session layout ([[id]]) overrides its path to absolute /settings, and a plain full-page route uses the same URL.

The nesting is intentional — the session layout renders behind the dialog so the backdrop shows the current conversation (FWIW this also trips the VUE_ROUTER_R0104 warning at runtime which I ignored). In-app nav shows the overlay; hard loads fall back to the full page.

Found this by accident btw — while testing the pkg.pr.new preview of #2792, the generated typed-router.d.ts differed from 5.2.0: the override children's params went from { id?: ... } to Record<never, never>.

The issue: useRoute<Name>() is typed as Name | RouteMap[Name]["childrenNames"], so in the session layout, route.params is the union of the layout + all the override children — and since some union members have no id, route.params.id no longer typechecks, even though the layout's own route still declares it (as optional):

const route = useRoute('session')
route.params.id // TS2339 — 'id' does not exist on
// 'Record<never, never> | { id?: string | undefined; } | { channelId: string; } | { providerId: string; }'

This type error breaks the build — any type-safe way to read the layout's own params from useRoute(name) here, or an intended pattern for this?

Happy to throw together a minimal repro if that helps.

Actual file layout and path overrides
src/pages/
├── [[id]].vue                      # session layout — definePage({ name: 'session' }), path /:id?
├── [[id]]/settings.overlay.vue     # definePage({ path: '/settings', name: 'settings-overlay',
│                                   #   redirect: { name: 'settings-overlay-agent' }, meta: { overlay: true } })
├── [[id]]/settings.overlay/
│   ├── about.vue                   # definePage({ name: 'settings-overlay-about' })
│   ├── agent.vue                   # definePage({ name: 'settings-overlay-agent' })
│   ├── appearance.vue              # definePage({ name: 'settings-overlay-appearance' })
│   ├── channels.vue                # definePage({ name: 'settings-overlay-channels', redirect: ... })
│   ├── channels/index.vue          # definePage({ name: 'settings-overlay-channels-list' })
│   ├── channels/[channelId].vue    # definePage({ path: '/settings/channels/:channelId', name: 'settings-overlay-channels-detail' })
│   ├── compaction.vue              # definePage({ name: 'settings-overlay-compaction' })
│   ├── providers.vue               # definePage({ name: 'settings-overlay-providers', redirect: ... })
│   ├── providers/index.vue         # definePage({ name: 'settings-overlay-providers-list' })
│   └── providers/[providerId].vue  # definePage({ path: '/settings/providers/:providerId', name: 'settings-overlay-providers-detail' })
└── settings.vue                    # full-page counterpart — definePage({ redirect: { name: 'settings-agent' } }), path /settings
    └── about.vue …                 # settings-about, settings-agent, … (no overrides)
// src/router/index.ts — hard-load fallback
router.beforeEach((to, from) => {
  if (to.meta.overlay && from.matched.length === 0 && typeof to.name === 'string') {
    const fullPageName = to.name === 'settings-overlay'
      ? '/settings'
      : to.name.replace('settings-overlay', 'settings')
    return { name: fullPageName } as RouteLocationRaw
  }
})

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The typesafe equivalent is

if ('id' in route) {
  route.id
}

In any case, I will come back to #2791 after #1780 with a better solution

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Hi, @posva

In my previous use case — which was actually only earlier in 2026... things are changing really fast 😅 — there were cases where certain pages needed to have specific, stable paths so that other services could link to them directly.

At the same time, within the file structure, we wanted the development team to be able to identify the purpose of different pages more easily, so we preferred using more descriptive filenames instead of structures like xx/xx.xx/[id].vue, where the page's purpose is not immediately obvious from the filename alone.

That was the main reason I used path overrides: to keep the externally exposed URL structure separate from the internal file naming and organization.

Looking back now, though, with the rapid development of AI-assisted tooling, engineers may gradually become less dependent on file names and directory structures for understanding a codebase. So adding complexity to routing overrides purely for the sake of file naming readability may not be worth the trade-off anymore.

If absolute path overrides make the package less safe or predictable, or add unnecessary complexity to the core logic, I'd support removing them in favor of keeping the base package behavior simpler and more consistent.

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And lastly, thank you for all the work you've put into the Vue ecosystem over the years. I really appreciate it.

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@G100my thanks for the info. If it helps, you can (and IMO should) name params more explicitly like [documentId] and you can use groups to give more explicit names without affecting the url: (dashboard)/controls.vue.

One of the advantages of file-based approach is that collisions are harder (groups can still produce collisions). If we start overriding paths, then we need to read each file to know but with a file-based approach you only need to list files to know

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