wtf is perl5-router-simple-reversible?

This Perl library, Router::Simple::Reversible, helps web applications generate URLs. It builds on an existing tool called Router::Simple, which is used to match incoming web requests to the right code. The key addition here is the ability to do the reverse: instead of reading an incoming URL, it builds an outgoing URL from data. Here is how it works. In a web application, you typically define patterns for your routes, like /blog/{year}/{month}, and link them to specific actions in your code, like showing a monthly blog archive. When a visitor clicks a link, the router reads the URL and sends them to the right place. This library adds a method called path_for that goes the other direction. You tell it which action you want, like the blog monthly archive, and provide the data, like year 2015 and month 10, and it hands you back the finished string /blog/2015/10. This is useful for developers building Perl web apps who need to assemble links in their application code or templates. For example, if you are displaying a list of blog posts and need to generate links to each post's monthly archive page, you can use this tool. Instead of hardcoding URL strings and manually stitching together the pieces, you ask the router to build the correct path based on the pattern you already defined. This keeps your code cleaner and avoids mismatches if your URL structure changes later. The project is very small and focused. It simply inherits the existing functionality from its parent tool and adds this one specific capability, making it a lightweight addition for anyone already using that routing system.