fixes #679

modules/reitit-core/src/reitit/impl.cljc

@@ -34,12 +34,28 @@
              l m))]
     (-path-vals [] [] m)))
 
+(defn -copy-meta [to from]
+  (letfn [(-with-meta [x m]
+            (try (with-meta x m) (catch #?(:clj Exception, :cljs js/Error) _)))
+          (-copy [l p m]
+            (reduce-kv
+             (fn [l k v]
+               (let [p' (conj p k)
+                     m' (meta (get-in from p'))]
+                 (cond
+                   (and m' (not (var? v))) (update-in l p' -with-meta m')
+                   (and (map? v) (not (record? v)) (seq v)) (-copy l p' v)
+                   :else l)))
+             l m))]
+    (-copy to [] to)))
+
 (defn -assoc-in-path-vals [c]
   (reduce (partial apply assoc-in) {} c))
 
 (defn path-update [m path-map]
   (-> (-path-vals m path-map)
-      (-assoc-in-path-vals)))
+      (-assoc-in-path-vals)
+      (-copy-meta m)))
 
 (defn accumulator? [x]
   (-> x meta ::accumulator))

test/cljc/reitit/core_test.cljc

@@ -442,3 +442,11 @@
 (deftest routing-bug-test-538
   (let [router (r/router [["/:a"] ["/:b"]] {:conflicts nil})]
     (is (nil? (r/match-by-path router "")))))
+
+(deftest metadata-regression-679
+  (is (= ["/context/leaf" {:roles {:foo true}}]
+         (-> ["/context" {:roles {:foo false :bar true}}
+              ["/leaf" {:roles ^:replace {:foo true}}]]
+             (r/router)
+             (r/routes)
+             (first)))))