How We Handle 200+ API Endpoints Without a Framework

How We Handle 200+ API Endpoints Without a Framework Bridge ACE's server handles 200+ explicit URL patterns across GET, POST, PATCH, PUT, and DELETE. No framework. No router library. Pure Python path matching. Here is how. The Router Pattern The HTTP handler is a subclass of http.server.BaseHTTPRequestHandler . Each HTTP method has a handler that matches paths: def do_GET ( self ): path = self . path . split ( ' ? ' )[ 0 ] if path == ' /status ' : return self . _handle_status () elif path == ' /health ' : return self . _handle_health () elif path . startswith ( ' /agents/ ' ): return self . _handle_agent_get ( path ) elif path == ' /tasks ' : return self . _handle_tasks_list () # ... 200+ more patterns Is this elegant? No. Is it fast, debuggable, and zero-dependency? Yes. Why Not Use a Router We considered werkzeug.routing , starlette.routing , or even a simple regex router. The problems: Dependency : Any router adds a dependency that can break Magic : URL parameter extraction hides lo