options

Matches requests with HTTP method OPTIONS.

Signature

def options: Directive0 

Description

This directive filters the incoming request by its HTTP method. Only requests with method OPTIONS are passed on to the inner route. All others are rejected with a MethodRejection, which is translated into a 405 Method Not Allowed response by the default RejectionHandler.

Example

val route = options { complete("This is an OPTIONS request.") }

Options("/") ~> route ~> check {
  responseAs[String] === "This is an OPTIONS request."
}