# provide backwards compatibility for applications which

# used routes (at least apps without any custom "context
# factory") in BFG 0.9.X and before

2 files changed, 27 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/repoze/bfg/router.py b/repoze/bfg/router.py
index 670a6a05c..65044b6e1 100644
--- a/repoze/bfg/router.py
+++ b/repoze/bfg/router.py
@@ -392,4 +392,10 @@ class DefaultRootFactory:
     __parent__ = None
     __name__ = None
     def __init__(self, environ):
-        pass
+        if 'bfg.routes.matchdict' in environ:
+            # provide backwards compatibility for applications which
+            # used routes (at least apps without any custom "context
+            # factory") in BFG 0.9.X and before
+            self.__dict__.update(environ['bfg.routes.matchdict'])
+
+            
diff --git a/repoze/bfg/tests/test_router.py b/repoze/bfg/tests/test_router.py
index 589843b0f..be4fbad59 100644
--- a/repoze/bfg/tests/test_router.py
+++ b/repoze/bfg/tests/test_router.py
@@ -876,6 +876,26 @@ class TestDefaultForbiddenView(unittest.TestCase):
         response = self._callFUT(context, request)
         self.failUnless('<code>abc&amp;123</code>' in response.body)
 
+class TestDefaultRootFactory(unittest.TestCase):
+    def _getTargetClass(self):
+        from repoze.bfg.router import DefaultRootFactory
+        return DefaultRootFactory
+
+    def _makeOne(self, environ):
+        return self._getTargetClass()(environ)
+
+    def test_no_matchdict(self):
+        environ = {}
+        root = self._makeOne(environ)
+        self.assertEqual(root.__parent__, None)
+        self.assertEqual(root.__name__, None)
+
+    def test_matchdict(self):
+        environ = {'bfg.routes.matchdict':{'a':1, 'b':2}}
+        root = self._makeOne(environ)
+        self.assertEqual(root.a, 1)
+        self.assertEqual(root.b, 2)
+
 
 class DummyRegistryManager:
     def push(self, registry):