    # File lib/merb-core/dispatch/router/resources.rb, line 70
          def resources(name, *args, &block)
            name       = name.to_s
            options    = extract_options_from_args!(args) || {}
            match_opts = options.except(*resource_options)
            options    = options.only(*resource_options)
            singular   = options[:singular] ? options[:singular].to_s : Extlib::Inflection.singularize(name)
            klass_name = args.first ? args.first.to_s : singular.to_const_string
            keys       = options.delete(:keys) || options.delete(:key)
            params     = { :controller => options.delete(:controller) || name }
            collection = options.delete(:collection) || {}
            member     = { :edit => :get, :delete => :get }.merge(options.delete(:member) || {})

            # Use the identifier for the class as a default
            begin
              if klass = Object.full_const_get(klass_name)
                keys ||= options[:identify]
                keys ||= @identifiers[klass]
              elsif options[:identify]
                raise Error, "The constant #{klass_name} does not exist, please specify the constant for this resource"
              end
            rescue NameError => e
              Merb.logger.debug!("Could not find resource model #{klass_name}")
            end

            keys = [ keys || :id ].flatten

            # Try pulling :namespace out of options for backwards compatibility
            options[:name_prefix]       ||= nil # Don't use a name_prefix if not needed
            options[:resource_prefix]   ||= nil # Don't use a resource_prefix if not needed
            options[:controller_prefix] ||= options.delete(:namespace)

            context = options[:identify]
            context = klass && options[:identify] ? identify(klass => options.delete(:identify)) : self
            context.namespace(name, options).to(params) do |resource|
              root_keys = keys.map { |k| ":#{k}" }.join("/")

              # => index
              resource.match("(/index)(.:format)", :method => :get).to(:action => "index").
                name(name).register_resource(name)

              # => create
              resource.match("(.:format)", :method => :post).to(:action => "create")

              # => new
              resource.match("/new(.:format)", :method => :get).to(:action => "new").
                name("new", singular).register_resource(name, "new")

              # => user defined collection routes
              collection.each_pair do |action, method|
                action = action.to_s
                resource.match("/#{action}(.:format)", :method => method).to(:action => "#{action}").
                  name(action, name).register_resource(name, action)
              end

              if block_given?
                parent_keys = keys.map do |k|
                  k == :id ? "#{singular}_id".to_sym : k
                end

                nested_keys = parent_keys.map { |k| ":#{k}" }.join("/")

                nested_match_opts = match_opts.except(:id)
                nested_match_opts["#{singular}_id".to_sym] = match_opts[:id] if match_opts[:id]

                # Procs for building the extra collection/member resource routes
                builders    = {}

                builders[:collection] = lambda do |action, to, method|
                  resource.match("/#{action}(.:format)", match_opts.merge(:method => method)).
                    to(:action => to).name(action, name).register_resource(name, action)
                end

                builders[:member] = lambda do |action, to, method|
                  resource.match("/#{root_keys}/#{action}(.:format)", match_opts.merge(:method => method)).
                    to(:action => to).name(action, singular).register_resource(klass_name, action, :identifiers => keys)
                end

                resource.options(:name_prefix => singular, :resource_prefix => klass_name, :parent_keys => parent_keys).
                  match("/#{nested_keys}", nested_match_opts).resource_block(builders, &block)
              end

              # => show
              resource.match("/#{root_keys}(.:format)", match_opts.merge(:method => :get)).to(:action => "show").
                name(singular).register_resource(klass_name, :identifiers => keys)

              # => user defined member routes
              member.each_pair do |action, method|
                action = action.to_s
                resource.match("/#{root_keys}/#{action}(.:format)", match_opts.merge(:method => method)).
                  to(:action => "#{action}").name(action, singular).register_resource(klass_name, action, :identifiers => keys)
              end

              # => update
              resource.match("/#{root_keys}(.:format)", match_opts.merge(:method => :put)).
                to(:action => "update")

              # => destroy
              resource.match("/#{root_keys}(.:format)", match_opts.merge(:method => :delete)).
                to(:action => "destroy")

            end # namespace
          end