return route from add_route

2 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/repoze/bfg/configuration.py b/repoze/bfg/configuration.py
index 124ce076a..08f6a6a5c 100644
--- a/repoze/bfg/configuration.py
+++ b/repoze/bfg/configuration.py
@@ -1285,7 +1285,7 @@ class Configurator(object):
         if mapper is None:
             mapper = RoutesMapper()
             self.registry.registerUtility(mapper, IRoutesMapper)
-        mapper.connect(path, name, factory, predicates=predicates)
+        return mapper.connect(path, name, factory, predicates=predicates)
 
     def scan(self, package=None, categories=None, _info=u''):
         """ Scan a Python package and any of its subpackages for
diff --git a/repoze/bfg/tests/test_configuration.py b/repoze/bfg/tests/test_configuration.py
index 0cb8ff5e8..a4a30c7e7 100644
--- a/repoze/bfg/tests/test_configuration.py
+++ b/repoze/bfg/tests/test_configuration.py
@@ -1510,8 +1510,9 @@ class ConfiguratorTests(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_add_route_defaults(self):
         config = self._makeOne()
-        config.add_route('name', 'path')
+        route = config.add_route('name', 'path')
         self._assertRoute(config, 'name', 'path')
+        self.assertEqual(route.name, 'name')
 
     def test_add_route_with_xhr(self):
         config = self._makeOne()