Ensure current HTTP verb routes are matched prior to any * matched routes. Fixes #1240

Author: lonnieezell

system/Router/RouteCollection.php

@@ -518,7 +518,9 @@ public function getRoutes($verb = null): array
 
 		if (isset($this->routes[$verb]))
 		{
-			$collection = array_merge($this->routes['*'], $this->routes[$verb]);
+			// Keep current verb's routes at the beginning so they're matched
+			// before any of the generic, "add" routes.
+			$collection = array_merge($this->routes[$verb], $this->routes['*']);
 
 			foreach ($collection as $r)
 			{
@@ -558,6 +560,21 @@ public function getHTTPVerb(): string
 
 	//--------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+	/**
+	 * Sets the current HTTP verb.
+	 * Used primarily for testing.
+	 *
+	 * @param string $verb
+	 *
+	 * @return $this
+	 */
+	public function setHTTPVerb(string $verb)
+	{
+		$this->HTTPVerb = $verb;
+
+		return $this;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * A shortcut method to add a number of routes at a single time.
 	 * It does not allow any options to be set on the route, or to

tests/system/Router/RouterTest.php

@@ -270,4 +270,35 @@ public function testRouteWorksWithFilters()
 	}
 
 	//--------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * @see https://github.com/bcit-ci/CodeIgniter4/issues/1240
+	 */
+	public function testMatchesCorrectlyWithMixedVerbs()
+	{
+		$this->collection->setHTTPVerb('get');
+
+		$this->collection->add('/', 'Home::index');
+		$this->collection->get('news', 'News::index');
+		$this->collection->get('news/(:segment)', 'News::view/$1');
+		$this->collection->add('(:any)', 'Pages::view/$1');
+
+		$router = new Router($this->collection);
+
+		$router->handle('/');
+		$this->assertEquals('\Home', $router->controllerName());
+		$this->assertEquals('index', $router->methodName());
+
+		$router->handle('news');
+		$this->assertEquals('\News', $router->controllerName());
+		$this->assertEquals('index', $router->methodName());
+
+		$router->handle('news/daily');
+		$this->assertEquals('\News', $router->controllerName());
+		$this->assertEquals('view', $router->methodName());
+
+		$router->handle('about');
+		$this->assertEquals('\Pages', $router->controllerName());
+		$this->assertEquals('view', $router->methodName());
+	}
 }