diff --git a/doc/advanced/different_routers.md b/doc/advanced/different_routers.md
index ae742760..98e01654 100644
--- a/doc/advanced/different_routers.md
+++ b/doc/advanced/different_routers.md
@@ -1,18 +1,25 @@
 # Different Routers
 
-Reitit ships with several different implementations for the `Router` protocol, originally based on the [Pedestal](https://github.com/pedestal/pedestal/tree/master/route) implementation. `router` selects the most suitable implementation by inspecting the expanded routes. The implementation can be set manually using `:router` option, see [configuring routers](advanced/configuring_routers.md).
+Reitit ships with several different implementations for the `Router` protocol, originally based on the [Pedestal](https://github.com/pedestal/pedestal/tree/master/route) implementation. `router` function selects the most suitable implementation by inspecting the expanded routes. The implementation can be set manually using `:router` option, see [configuring routers](advanced/configuring_routers.md).
 
 | router                        | description |
 | ------------------------------|-------------|
-| `:linear-router`              | Matches the routes one-by-one starting from the top until a match is found. Works with any kind of routes.
-| `:lookup-router`              | Fast router, uses hash-lookup to resolve the route. Valid if no paths have path or catch-all parameters.
-| `:mixed-router`               | Creates internally a `:linear-router` and a `:lookup-router` and used them to effectively get best-of-both-worlds. Valid if there are no [Route conflicts](../basics/route_conflicts.md).
-| `::single-static-path-router` | Fastest possible router: valid only if there is one static route.
-| `:prefix-tree-router`         | TODO: https://github.com/julienschmidt/httprouter#how-does-it-work
+| `:linear-router`              | Matches the routes one-by-one starting from the top until a match is found. Works with any kind of routes. Slow, but works with all route trees.
+| `:lookup-router`              | Fast router, uses hash-lookup to resolve the route. Valid if no paths have path or catch-all parameters and there are no [Route conflicts](../basics/route_conflicts.md).
+| `:mixed-router`               | Creates internally a `:prefix-tree-router` and a `:lookup-router` and used them to effectively get best-of-both-worlds. Valid only if there are no [Route conflicts](../basics/route_conflicts.md).
+| `::single-static-path-router` | Super fast router: sting-matches the route. Valid only if there is one static route.
+| `:prefix-tree-router`         | Router that creates a [prefix-tree](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radix_tree) out of an route table. Much faster than `:linear-router`. Valid only if there are no [Route conflicts](../basics/route_conflicts.md).
 
-The router name can be asked from the router
+The router name can be asked from the router:
 
 ```clj
+(require '[reitit.core :as r])
+
+(def router
+  (r/router
+    [["/ping" ::ping]
+     ["/api/:users" ::users]]))
+
 (r/router-name router)
 ; :mixed-router
 ```
diff --git a/doc/advanced/route_validation.md b/doc/advanced/route_validation.md
index 80ef1bcd..90a84222 100644
--- a/doc/advanced/route_validation.md
+++ b/doc/advanced/route_validation.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Namespace `reitit.spec` contains [clojure.spec](https://clojure.org/about/spec)
 **NOTE:** Use of specs requires to use one of the following:
 
 * `[org.clojure/clojurescript "1.9.660"]` (or higher)
-* `[org.clojure/clojure "1.9.0-beta2"]` (or higher)
+* `[org.clojure/clojure "1.9.0-RC1"]` (or higher)
 * `[clojure-future-spec "1.9.0-alpha17"]` (if Clojure 1.8 is used)
 
 ## Example
diff --git a/modules/reitit-core/src/reitit/core.cljc b/modules/reitit-core/src/reitit/core.cljc
index 7efe387f..afeae96a 100644
--- a/modules/reitit-core/src/reitit/core.cljc
+++ b/modules/reitit-core/src/reitit/core.cljc
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 (ns reitit.core
   (:require [meta-merge.core :refer [meta-merge]]
             [clojure.string :as str]
+            [reitit.trie :as trie]
             [reitit.impl :as impl #?@(:cljs [:refer [Route]])])
   #?(:clj
      (:import (reitit.impl Route))))
@@ -216,6 +217,46 @@
          (if-let [match (impl/fast-get lookup name)]
            (match params)))))))
 
+(defn prefix-tree-router
+  "Creates a prefix-tree router from resolved routes and optional
+  expanded options. See [[router]] for available options"
+  ([routes]
+   (prefix-tree-router routes {}))
+  ([routes opts]
+   (let [compiled (compile-routes routes opts)
+         names (find-names routes opts)
+         [node lookup] (reduce
+                         (fn [[node lookup] [p {:keys [name] :as meta} result]]
+                           (let [{:keys [params] :as route} (impl/create [p meta result])
+                                 f #(if-let [path (impl/path-for route %)]
+                                      (->Match p meta result % path)
+                                      (->PartialMatch p meta result % params))]
+                             [(trie/insert node p (->Match p meta result nil nil))
+                              (if name (assoc lookup name f) lookup)]))
+                         [nil {}] compiled)
+         lookup (impl/fast-map lookup)]
+     (reify
+       Router
+       (router-name [_]
+         :prefix-tree-router)
+       (routes [_]
+         compiled)
+       (options [_]
+         opts)
+       (route-names [_]
+         names)
+       (match-by-path [_ path]
+         (if-let [match (trie/lookup node path {})]
+           (-> (:data match)
+               (assoc :params (:params match))
+               (assoc :path path))))
+       (match-by-name [_ name]
+         (if-let [match (impl/fast-get lookup name)]
+           (match nil)))
+       (match-by-name [_ name params]
+         (if-let [match (impl/fast-get lookup name)]
+           (match params)))))))
+
 (defn single-static-path-router
   "Creates a fast router of 1 static route(s) and optional
   expanded options. See [[router]] for available options"
@@ -252,16 +293,16 @@
 
 (defn mixed-router
   "Creates two routers: [[lookup-router]] or [[single-static-path-router]] for
-  static routes and [[linear-router]] for wildcard routes. All
+  static routes and [[prefix-tree-router]] for wildcard routes. All
   routes should be non-conflicting. Takes resolved routes and optional
   expanded options. See [[router]] for options."
   ([routes]
    (mixed-router routes {}))
   ([routes opts]
-   (let [{linear true, lookup false} (group-by impl/wild-route? routes)
+   (let [{wild true, lookup false} (group-by impl/wild-route? routes)
          compiled (compile-routes routes opts)
          ->static-router (if (= 1 (count lookup)) single-static-path-router lookup-router)
-         wildcard-router (linear-router linear opts)
+         wildcard-router (prefix-tree-router wild opts)
          static-router (->static-router lookup opts)
          names (find-names routes opts)]
      (reify Router
@@ -309,10 +350,10 @@
          router (cond
                   router router
                   (and (= 1 (count routes)) (not wilds?)) single-static-path-router
+                  conflicting linear-router
                   (not wilds?) lookup-router
-                  all-wilds? linear-router
-                  (not conflicting) mixed-router
-                  :else linear-router)]
+                  all-wilds? prefix-tree-router
+                  :else mixed-router)]
 
      (when-let [conflicts (:conflicts opts)]
        (when conflicting (conflicts conflicting)))
diff --git a/modules/reitit-core/src/reitit/impl.cljc b/modules/reitit-core/src/reitit/impl.cljc
index 75da4dcf..5694336f 100644
--- a/modules/reitit-core/src/reitit/impl.cljc
+++ b/modules/reitit-core/src/reitit/impl.cljc
@@ -69,10 +69,20 @@
 ;; (c) https://github.com/pedestal/pedestal/blob/master/route/src/io/pedestal/http/route/prefix_tree.clj
 ;;
 
-(defn- wild? [s]
+(defn wild? [s]
   (contains? #{\: \*} (first s)))
 
-(defn- partition-wilds
+(defn wild-param?
+  "Return true if a string segment starts with a wildcard string."
+  [segment]
+  (= \: (first segment)))
+
+(defn catch-all-param?
+  "Return true if a string segment starts with a catch-all string."
+  [segment]
+  (= \* (first segment)))
+
+(defn partition-wilds
   "Given a path-spec string, return a seq of strings with wildcards
   and catch-alls separated into their own strings. Eats the forward
   slash following a wildcard."
@@ -161,7 +171,7 @@
       :cljs [[a k v] (assoc a k v)]))
 
 (defn fast-map [m]
-  #?@(:clj  [(java.util.HashMap. m)]
+  #?@(:clj  [(java.util.HashMap. (or m {}))]
       :cljs [m]))
 
 (defn fast-get
diff --git a/modules/reitit-core/src/reitit/trie.cljc b/modules/reitit-core/src/reitit/trie.cljc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a0a14776
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/reitit-core/src/reitit/trie.cljc
@@ -0,0 +1,223 @@
+(ns reitit.trie
+  (:require [reitit.impl :as impl]))
+
+;;
+;; original https://github.com/pedestal/pedestal/blob/master/route/src/io/pedestal/http/route/prefix_tree.clj
+;;
+
+(declare insert)
+
+(defn- char-key [s i]
+  (if (< i (count s))
+    (subs s i (inc i))))
+
+(defn- maybe-wild-node [children]
+  (get children ":"))
+
+(defn- maybe-catch-all-node [children]
+  (get children "*"))
+
+(defprotocol Node
+  (lookup [this path params])
+  (get-segment [this])
+  (update-segment [this subs lcs])
+  (get-data [this])
+  (set-data [this data])
+  (get-chidren [this])
+  (add-child [this key child])
+  (insert-child [this key path-spec data]))
+
+(extend-protocol Node
+  nil
+  (lookup [_ _ _])
+  (get-segment [_]))
+
+(defrecord Match [data params])
+
+(defn- wild-node [segment param children data]
+  (let [?wild (maybe-wild-node children)
+        ?catch (maybe-catch-all-node children)
+        children' (impl/fast-map children)]
+    ^{:type ::node}
+    (reify
+      Node
+      (lookup [_ path params]
+        (let [i (.indexOf ^String path "/")]
+          (if (pos? i)
+            (let [value (subs path 0 i)]
+              (let [child (impl/fast-get children' (char-key path (inc i)))
+                    path' (subs path (inc i))
+                    params (assoc params param value)]
+                (or (lookup child path' params)
+                    (lookup ?wild path' params)
+                    (lookup ?catch path' params))))
+            (->Match data (assoc params param path)))))
+      (get-segment [_]
+        segment)
+      (get-data [_]
+        data)
+      (set-data [_ data]
+        (wild-node segment param children data))
+      (get-chidren [_]
+        children)
+      (add-child [_ key child]
+        (wild-node segment param (assoc children key child) data))
+      (insert-child [_ key path-spec child-data]
+        (wild-node segment param (update children key insert path-spec child-data) data)))))
+
+(defn- catch-all-node [segment children param data]
+  ^{:type ::node}
+  (reify
+    Node
+    (lookup [_ path params]
+      (->Match data (assoc params param path)))
+    (get-segment [_]
+      segment)
+    (get-data [_]
+      data)
+    (get-chidren [_]
+      children)))
+
+(defn- static-node [^String segment children data]
+  (let [size (count segment)
+        ?wild (maybe-wild-node children)
+        ?catch (maybe-catch-all-node children)
+        children' (impl/fast-map children)]
+    ^{:type ::node}
+    (reify
+      Node
+      (lookup [_ path params]
+        (if (#?(:clj .equals, :cljs =) segment path)
+          (->Match data params)
+          (let [p (if (>= (count path) size) (subs path 0 size))]
+            (if (#?(:clj .equals, :cljs =) segment p)
+              (let [child (impl/fast-get children' (char-key path size))
+                    path (subs path size)]
+                (or (lookup child path params)
+                    (lookup ?wild path params)
+                    (lookup ?catch path params)))))))
+      (get-segment [_]
+        segment)
+      (update-segment [_ subs lcs]
+        (static-node (subs segment lcs) children data))
+      (get-data [_]
+        data)
+      (set-data [_ data]
+        (static-node segment children data))
+      (get-chidren [_]
+        children)
+      (add-child [_ key child]
+        (static-node segment (assoc children key child) data))
+      (insert-child [_ key path-spec child-data]
+        (static-node segment (update children key insert path-spec child-data) data)))))
+
+(defn- make-node
+  "Given a path-spec segment string and a payload object, return a new
+  tree node."
+  [segment data]
+  (cond
+    (impl/wild-param? segment)
+    (wild-node segment (keyword (subs segment 1)) nil data)
+
+    (impl/catch-all-param? segment)
+    (catch-all-node segment (keyword (subs segment 1)) nil data)
+
+    :else
+    (static-node segment nil data)))
+
+(defn- new-node
+  "Given a path-spec and a payload object, return a new tree node. If
+  the path-spec contains wildcards or catch-alls, will return parent
+  node of a tree (linked list)."
+  [path-spec data]
+  (if (impl/contains-wilds? path-spec)
+    (let [parts (impl/partition-wilds path-spec)]
+      (reduce (fn [child segment]
+                (when (impl/catch-all-param? segment)
+                  (throw (ex-info "catch-all may only appear at the end of a path spec"
+                                  {:patch-spec path-spec})))
+                (-> (make-node segment nil)
+                    (add-child (subs (get-segment child) 0 1) child)))
+              (let [segment (last parts)]
+                (make-node segment data))
+              (reverse (butlast parts))))
+    (make-node path-spec data)))
+
+(defn- calc-lcs
+  "Given two strings, return the end index of the longest common
+  prefix string."
+  [s1 s2]
+  (loop [i 1]
+    (cond (or (< (count s1) i)
+              (< (count s2) i))
+          (dec i)
+
+          (= (subs s1 0 i)
+             (subs s2 0 i))
+          (recur (inc i))
+
+          :else (dec i))))
+
+(defn- split
+  "Given a node, a path-spec, a payload object to insert into the tree
+  and the lcs, split the node and return a new parent node with the
+  old contents of node and the new item as children.
+  lcs is the index of the longest common string in path-spec and the
+  segment of node."
+  [node path-spec data lcs]
+  (let [segment (get-segment node)
+        common (subs path-spec 0 lcs)
+        parent (new-node common nil)]
+    (if (= common path-spec)
+      (-> (set-data parent data)
+          (add-child (char-key segment lcs) (update-segment node subs lcs)))
+      (-> parent
+          (add-child (char-key segment lcs) (update-segment node subs lcs))
+          (insert-child (char-key path-spec lcs) (subs path-spec lcs) data)))))
+
+(defn insert
+  "Given a tree node, a path-spec and a payload object, return a new
+  tree with payload inserted."
+  [node path-spec data]
+  (let [segment (get-segment node)]
+    (cond (nil? node)
+          (new-node path-spec data)
+
+          (= segment path-spec)
+          (set-data node data)
+
+          ;; handle case where path-spec is a wildcard param
+          (impl/wild-param? path-spec)
+          (let [lcs (calc-lcs segment path-spec)
+                common (subs path-spec 0 lcs)]
+            (if (= common segment)
+              (let [path-spec (subs path-spec (inc lcs))]
+                (insert-child node (subs path-spec 0 1) path-spec data))
+              (throw (ex-info "route conflict"
+                              {:node node
+                               :path-spec path-spec
+                               :segment segment}))))
+
+          ;; in the case where path-spec is a catch-all, node should always be nil.
+          ;; getting here means we have an invalid route specification
+          (impl/catch-all-param? path-spec)
+          (throw (ex-info "route conflict"
+                          {:node node
+                           :path-spec path-spec
+                           :segment segment}))
+
+          :else
+          (let [lcs (calc-lcs segment path-spec)]
+            (cond (= lcs (count segment))
+                  (insert-child node (char-key path-spec lcs) (subs path-spec lcs) data)
+
+                  :else
+                  (split node path-spec data lcs))))))
+
+(defn view
+  "Returns a view representation of a prefix-tree."
+  [x]
+  (vec (concat
+         [(get-segment x)]
+         (some->> (get-chidren x) vals seq (map view))
+         (some->> (get-data x) vector))))
diff --git a/perf-test/clj/reitit/opensensors_routing_test.clj b/perf-test/clj/reitit/opensensors_routing_test.clj
index a9f194fb..cd3588dc 100644
--- a/perf-test/clj/reitit/opensensors_routing_test.clj
+++ b/perf-test/clj/reitit/opensensors_routing_test.clj
@@ -5,13 +5,14 @@
             [cheshire.core :as json]
             [clojure.string :as str]
             [reitit.core :as reitit]
-            [reitit.core :as ring]
+            [reitit.ring :as ring]
 
             [bidi.bidi :as bidi]
 
             [ataraxy.core :as ataraxy]
 
             [compojure.api.sweet :refer [api routes context ANY]]
+            [compojure.core :as compojure]
 
             [io.pedestal.http.route.definition.table :as table]
             [io.pedestal.http.route.map-tree :as map-tree]
@@ -72,19 +73,11 @@
         total 10000
         dropped (int (* total 0.45))]
     (mapv
-      #(let [times (->> (range total)
-                        (mapv
-                          (fn [_]
-                            (let [now (System/nanoTime)
-                                  result (f %)
-                                  total (- (System/nanoTime) now)]
-                              (assert result)
-                              total)))
-                        (sort)
-                        (drop dropped)
-                        (drop-last dropped))
-             avg (int (/ (reduce + times) (count times)))]
-         [% avg]) urls)))
+      (fn [path]
+        (let [time (int (* (first (:sample-mean (cc/quick-benchmark (dotimes [_ 1000] (f path)) {}))) 1e6))]
+          (println path "=>" time "ns")
+          [path time]))
+      urls)))
 
 (defn bench [routes no-paths?]
   (let [routes (mapv (fn [[path name]]
@@ -278,6 +271,82 @@
               ["topics/" topic] [:test/route47 topic]
               "topics" [:test/route50]}}))
 
+(def opensensors-compojure-routes
+  (compojure/routes
+    (compojure/context "/v1" []
+      (compojure/context "/public" []
+        (compojure/ANY "/topics/:topic" [] {:name :test/route4} handler)
+        (compojure/ANY "/users/:user-id" [] {:name :test/route16} handler)
+        (compojure/ANY "/orgs/:org-id" [] {:name :test/route18} handler))
+      (compojure/context "/users/:user-id" []
+        (compojure/ANY "/orgs/:org-id" [] {:name :test/route5} handler)
+        (compojure/ANY "/invitations" [] {:name :test/route7} handler)
+        (compojure/ANY "/topics" [] {:name :test/route9} handler)
+        (compojure/ANY "/bookmarks/followers" [] {:name :test/route10} handler)
+        (compojure/context "/devices" []
+          (compojure/ANY "/" [] {:name :test/route15} handler)
+          #_(compojure/ANY "/bulk" [] {:name :test/route21} handler)
+          (compojure/ANY "/:client-id" [] {:name :test/route35} handler)
+          (compojure/ANY "/:client-id/reset-password" [] {:name :test/route49} handler))
+        (compojure/ANY "/device-errors" [] {:name :test/route22} handler)
+        (compojure/ANY "/usage-stats" [] {:name :test/route24} handler)
+        (compojure/ANY "/claim-device/:client-id" [] {:name :test/route26} handler)
+        (compojure/ANY "/owned-orgs" [] {:name :test/route31} handler)
+        (compojure/ANY "/bookmark/:topic" [] {:name :test/route33} handler)
+        (compojure/ANY "/" [] {:name :test/route36} handler)
+        (compojure/ANY "/orgs" [] {:name :test/route52} handler)
+        (compojure/ANY "/api-key" [] {:name :test/route43} handler)
+        (compojure/ANY "/bookmarks" [] {:name :test/route56} handler))
+      (compojure/ANY "/search/topics/:term" [] {:name :test/route6} handler)
+      (compojure/context "/orgs" []
+        (compojure/ANY "/" [] {:name :test/route55} handler)
+        (compojure/context "/:org-id" []
+          (compojure/context "/devices" []
+            (compojure/ANY "/" [] {:name :test/route37} handler)
+            (compojure/ANY "/:device-id" [] {:name :test/route13} handler)
+            #_(compojure/ANY "/:batch/:type" [] {:name :test/route8} handler))
+          (compojure/ANY "/usage-stats" [] {:name :test/route12} handler)
+          (compojure/ANY "/invitations" [] {:name :test/route19} handler)
+          (compojure/context "/members" []
+            (compojure/ANY "/:user-id" [] {:name :test/route34} handler)
+            (compojure/ANY "/" [] {:name :test/route38} handler)
+            #_(compojure/ANY "/invitation-data/:user-id" [] {:name :test/route39} handler))
+          (compojure/ANY "/errors" [] {:name :test/route17} handler)
+          (compojure/ANY "/" [] {:name :test/route42} handler)
+          (compojure/ANY "/confirm-membership/:token" [] {:name :test/route46} handler)
+          (compojure/ANY "/topics" [] {:name :test/route57} handler)))
+      (compojure/context "/messages" []
+        (compojure/ANY "/user/:user-id" [] {:name :test/route14} handler)
+        (compojure/ANY "/device/:client-id" [] {:name :test/route30} handler)
+        (compojure/ANY "/topic/:topic" [] {:name :test/route48} handler))
+      (compojure/context "/topics" []
+        (compojure/ANY "/:topic" [] {:name :test/route32} handler)
+        (compojure/ANY "/" [] {:name :test/route54} handler))
+      (compojure/ANY "/whoami" [] {:name :test/route41} handler)
+      (compojure/ANY "/login" [] {:name :test/route51} handler))
+    (compojure/context "/v2" []
+      (compojure/ANY "/whoami" [] {:name :test/route1} handler)
+      (compojure/context "/users/:user-id" []
+        (compojure/ANY "/datasets" [] {:name :test/route2} handler)
+        (compojure/ANY "/devices" [] {:name :test/route25} handler)
+        (compojure/context "/topics" []
+          (compojure/ANY "/bulk" [] {:name :test/route29} handler)
+          (compojure/ANY "/" [] {:name :test/route54} handler))
+        (compojure/ANY "/" [] {:name :test/route45} handler))
+      (compojure/context "/public" []
+        (compojure/context "/projects/:project-id" []
+          (compojure/ANY "/datasets" [] {:name :test/route3} handler)
+          (compojure/ANY "/" [] {:name :test/route27} handler))
+        #_(compojure/ANY "/messages/dataset/bulk" [] {:name :test/route20} handler)
+        (compojure/ANY "/datasets/:dataset-id" [] {:name :test/route28} handler)
+        (compojure/ANY "/messages/dataset/:dataset-id" [] {:name :test/route53} handler))
+      (compojure/ANY "/datasets/:dataset-id" [] {:name :test/route11} handler)
+      (compojure/ANY "/login" [] {:name :test/route23} handler)
+      (compojure/ANY "/orgs/:org-id/topics" [] {:name :test/route40} handler)
+      (compojure/ANY "/schemas" [] {:name :test/route44} handler)
+      (compojure/ANY "/topics/:topic" [] {:name :test/route47} handler)
+      (compojure/ANY "/topics" [] {:name :test/route50} handler))))
+
 (def opensensors-compojure-api-routes
   (routes
     (context "/v1" []
@@ -490,25 +559,33 @@
                         #(app {:uri % :request-method :get}))
         bidi-f #(bidi/match-route opensensors-bidi-routes %)
         ataraxy-f #(ataraxy/matches opensensors-ataraxy-routes {:uri %})
+        compojure-f #(opensensors-compojure-routes {:uri % :request-method :get})
         compojure-api-f #(opensensors-compojure-api-routes {:uri % :request-method :get})
         pedestal-f #(pedestal/find-route opensensors-pedestal-routes {:path-info % :request-method :get})]
 
-    ;;  2538ns -> 2028ns
+    ;;  2538ns
+    ;;  2065ns
+    ;;   680ns (prefix-tree-router)
     (bench!! routes true "reitit" reitit-f)
 
-    ;;  2845ns -> 2299ns
+    ;;  2845ns
+    ;;  2316ns
+    ;;   947ns (prefix-tree-router)
     (bench!! routes true "reitit-ring" reitit-ring-f)
 
-    ;;  2737ns
+    ;;  2541ns
     (bench!! routes true "pedestal" pedestal-f)
 
-    ;;  9823ns
+    ;;  9462ns
     (bench!! routes true "compojure-api" compojure-api-f)
 
-    ;; 16716ns
+    ;; 11041ns
+    (bench!! routes true "compojure" compojure-f)
+
+    ;; 16820ns
     (bench!! routes true "bidi" bidi-f)
 
-    ;; 24467ns
+    ;; 24134ns
     (bench!! routes true "ataraxy" ataraxy-f)))
 
 (comment
diff --git a/perf-test/clj/reitit/perf_test.clj b/perf-test/clj/reitit/perf_test.clj
index 61b6ae31..dfefd636 100644
--- a/perf-test/clj/reitit/perf_test.clj
+++ b/perf-test/clj/reitit/perf_test.clj
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@
         (call))))
 
   ;; 710 µs (3-18x)
+  ;; 540 µs (4-23x) -23% prefix-tree-router
   (title "reitit")
   (let [call #(reitit/match-by-path reitit-routes "/workspace/1/1")]
     (assert (call))
diff --git a/perf-test/clj/reitit/prefix_tree_perf_test.clj b/perf-test/clj/reitit/prefix_tree_perf_test.clj
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c607d675
--- /dev/null
+++ b/perf-test/clj/reitit/prefix_tree_perf_test.clj
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+(ns reitit.prefix-tree-perf-test
+  (:require [clojure.test :refer :all]
+            [io.pedestal.http.route.prefix-tree :as p]
+            [reitit.trie :as trie]
+            [criterium.core :as cc]))
+
+;;
+;; testing
+;;
+
+(def routes
+  [["/v2/whoami" {:name :test/route1}]
+   ["/v2/users/:user-id/datasets" {:name :test/route2}]
+   ["/v2/public/projects/:project-id/datasets" {:name :test/route3}]
+   ["/v1/public/topics/:topic" {:name :test/route4}]
+   ["/v1/users/:user-id/orgs/:org-id" {:name :test/route5}]
+   ["/v1/search/topics/:term" {:name :test/route6}]
+   ["/v1/users/:user-id/invitations" {:name :test/route7}]
+   ["/v1/users/:user-id/topics" {:name :test/route9}]
+   ["/v1/users/:user-id/bookmarks/followers" {:name :test/route10}]
+   ["/v2/datasets/:dataset-id" {:name :test/route11}]
+   ["/v1/orgs/:org-id/usage-stats" {:name :test/route12}]
+   ["/v1/orgs/:org-id/devices/:client-id" {:name :test/route13}]
+   ["/v1/messages/user/:user-id" {:name :test/route14}]
+   ["/v1/users/:user-id/devices" {:name :test/route15}]
+   ["/v1/public/users/:user-id" {:name :test/route16}]
+   ["/v1/orgs/:org-id/errors" {:name :test/route17}]
+   ["/v1/public/orgs/:org-id" {:name :test/route18}]
+   ["/v1/orgs/:org-id/invitations" {:name :test/route19}]
+   ["/v1/users/:user-id/device-errors" {:name :test/route22}]
+   ["/v2/login" {:name :test/route23}]
+   ["/v1/users/:user-id/usage-stats" {:name :test/route24}]
+   ["/v2/users/:user-id/devices" {:name :test/route25}]
+   ["/v1/users/:user-id/claim-device/:client-id" {:name :test/route26}]
+   ["/v2/public/projects/:project-id" {:name :test/route27}]
+   ["/v2/public/datasets/:dataset-id" {:name :test/route28}]
+   ["/v2/users/:user-id/topics/bulk" {:name :test/route29}]
+   ["/v1/messages/device/:client-id" {:name :test/route30}]
+   ["/v1/users/:user-id/owned-orgs" {:name :test/route31}]
+   ["/v1/topics/:topic" {:name :test/route32}]
+   ["/v1/users/:user-id/bookmark/:topic" {:name :test/route33}]
+   ["/v1/orgs/:org-id/members/:user-id" {:name :test/route34}]
+   ["/v1/users/:user-id/devices/:client-id" {:name :test/route35}]
+   ["/v1/users/:user-id" {:name :test/route36}]
+   ["/v1/orgs/:org-id/devices" {:name :test/route37}]
+   ["/v1/orgs/:org-id/members" {:name :test/route38}]
+   ["/v2/orgs/:org-id/topics" {:name :test/route40}]
+   ["/v1/whoami" {:name :test/route41}]
+   ["/v1/orgs/:org-id" {:name :test/route42}]
+   ["/v1/users/:user-id/api-key" {:name :test/route43}]
+   ["/v2/schemas" {:name :test/route44}]
+   ["/v2/users/:user-id/topics" {:name :test/route45}]
+   ["/v1/orgs/:org-id/confirm-membership/:token" {:name :test/route46}]
+   ["/v2/topics/:topic" {:name :test/route47}]
+   ["/v1/messages/topic/:topic" {:name :test/route48}]
+   ["/v1/users/:user-id/devices/:client-id/reset-password" {:name :test/route49}]
+   ["/v2/topics" {:name :test/route50}]
+   ["/v1/login" {:name :test/route51}]
+   ["/v1/users/:user-id/orgs" {:name :test/route52}]
+   ["/v2/public/messages/dataset/:dataset-id" {:name :test/route53}]
+   ["/v1/topics" {:name :test/route54}]
+   ["/v1/orgs" {:name :test/route55}]
+   ["/v1/users/:user-id/bookmarks" {:name :test/route56}]
+   ["/v1/orgs/:org-id/topics" {:name :test/route57}]])
+
+(def pedestal-tree
+  (reduce
+    (fn [acc [p d]]
+      (p/insert acc p d))
+    nil routes))
+
+(def reitit-tree
+  (reduce
+    (fn [acc [p d]]
+      (trie/insert acc p d))
+    nil routes))
+
+(defn bench! []
+
+  ;; 2.3ms
+  (cc/quick-bench
+    (dotimes [_ 1000]
+      (p/lookup pedestal-tree "/v1/orgs/1/topics")))
+
+  ;; 3.1ms
+  ;; 2.5ms (string equals)
+  ;; 2.5ms (protocol)
+  ;; 2.3ms (nil childs)
+  ;; 2.0ms (rando impros)
+  ;; 1.9ms (wild & catch shortcuts)
+  ;; 1.5ms (inline child fetching)
+  ;; 1.5ms (WildNode also backtracks)
+  ;; 1.4ms (precalculate segment-size)
+  ;; 1.3ms (fast-map)
+  ;; 1.3ms (dissoc wild & catch-all from children)
+  ;; 1.3ms (reified protocols)
+  ;; 0.8ms (flattened matching)
+  ;; 0.8ms (return route-data)
+  ;; 0.8ms (fix payloads)
+  (cc/quick-bench
+    (dotimes [_ 1000]
+      (trie/lookup reitit-tree "/v1/orgs/1/topics" {}))))
+
+(comment
+  (bench!))
diff --git a/test/cljc/reitit/core_test.cljc b/test/cljc/reitit/core_test.cljc
index 669b988c..5e770e1f 100644
--- a/test/cljc/reitit/core_test.cljc
+++ b/test/cljc/reitit/core_test.cljc
@@ -7,106 +7,80 @@
 
 (deftest reitit-test
 
-  (testing "linear-router"
-    (let [router (r/router ["/api" ["/ipa" ["/:size" ::beer]]])]
-      (is (= :linear-router (r/router-name router)))
-      (is (= [["/api/ipa/:size" {:name ::beer} nil]]
-             (r/routes router)))
-      (is (= true (map? (r/options router))))
-      (is (= (r/map->Match
-               {:template "/api/ipa/:size"
-                :meta {:name ::beer}
-                :path "/api/ipa/large"
-                :params {:size "large"}})
-             (r/match-by-path router "/api/ipa/large")))
-      (is (= (r/map->Match
-               {:template "/api/ipa/:size"
-                :meta {:name ::beer}
-                :path "/api/ipa/large"
-                :params {:size "large"}})
-             (r/match-by-name router ::beer {:size "large"})))
-      (is (= nil (r/match-by-name router "ILLEGAL")))
-      (is (= [::beer] (r/route-names router)))
-
-      (testing "name-based routing with missing parameters"
-        (is (= (r/map->PartialMatch
+  (testing "routers handling wildcard paths"
+    (are [r name]
+      (let [router (r/router ["/api" ["/ipa" ["/:size" ::beer]]] {:router r})]
+        (is (= name (r/router-name router)))
+        (is (= [["/api/ipa/:size" {:name ::beer} nil]]
+               (r/routes router)))
+        (is (= true (map? (r/options router))))
+        (is (= (r/map->Match
                  {:template "/api/ipa/:size"
                   :meta {:name ::beer}
-                  :required #{:size}
-                  :params nil})
-               (r/match-by-name router ::beer)))
-        (is (= true (r/partial-match? (r/match-by-name router ::beer))))
-        (is (thrown-with-msg?
-              ExceptionInfo
-              #"^missing path-params for route /api/ipa/:size -> \#\{:size\}$"
-              (r/match-by-name! router ::beer))))))
+                  :path "/api/ipa/large"
+                  :params {:size "large"}})
+               (r/match-by-path router "/api/ipa/large")))
+        (is (= (r/map->Match
+                 {:template "/api/ipa/:size"
+                  :meta {:name ::beer}
+                  :path "/api/ipa/large"
+                  :params {:size "large"}})
+               (r/match-by-name router ::beer {:size "large"})))
+        (is (= nil (r/match-by-name router "ILLEGAL")))
+        (is (= [::beer] (r/route-names router)))
 
-  (testing "lookup-router"
-    (let [router (r/router ["/api" ["/ipa" ["/large" ::beer]]] {:router r/lookup-router})]
-      (is (= :lookup-router (r/router-name router)))
-      (is (= [["/api/ipa/large" {:name ::beer} nil]]
-             (r/routes router)))
-      (is (= true (map? (r/options router))))
-      (is (= (r/map->Match
-               {:template "/api/ipa/large"
-                :meta {:name ::beer}
-                :path "/api/ipa/large"
-                :params {}})
-             (r/match-by-path router "/api/ipa/large")))
-      (is (= (r/map->Match
-               {:template "/api/ipa/large"
-                :meta {:name ::beer}
-                :path "/api/ipa/large"
-                :params {:size "large"}})
-             (r/match-by-name router ::beer {:size "large"})))
-      (is (= nil (r/match-by-name router "ILLEGAL")))
-      (is (= [::beer] (r/route-names router)))
+        (testing "name-based routing with missing parameters"
+          (is (= (r/map->PartialMatch
+                   {:template "/api/ipa/:size"
+                    :meta {:name ::beer}
+                    :required #{:size}
+                    :params nil})
+                 (r/match-by-name router ::beer)))
+          (is (= true (r/partial-match? (r/match-by-name router ::beer))))
+          (is (thrown-with-msg?
+                ExceptionInfo
+                #"^missing path-params for route /api/ipa/:size -> \#\{:size\}$"
+                (r/match-by-name! router ::beer)))))
 
-      (testing "can't be created with wildcard routes"
-        (is (thrown-with-msg?
-              ExceptionInfo
-              #"can't create :lookup-router with wildcard routes"
-              (r/lookup-router
-                (r/resolve-routes
-                  ["/api/:version/ping"] {})))))))
+      r/linear-router :linear-router
+      r/prefix-tree-router :prefix-tree-router
+      r/mixed-router :mixed-router))
 
-  (testing "single-static-path-router"
-    (let [router (r/router ["/api" ["/ipa" ["/large" ::beer]]])]
-      (is (= :single-static-path-router (r/router-name router)))
-      (is (= [["/api/ipa/large" {:name ::beer} nil]]
-             (r/routes router)))
-      (is (= true (map? (r/options router))))
-      (is (= (r/map->Match
-               {:template "/api/ipa/large"
-                :meta {:name ::beer}
-                :path "/api/ipa/large"
-                :params {}})
-             (r/match-by-path router "/api/ipa/large")))
-      (is (= (r/map->Match
-               {:template "/api/ipa/large"
-                :meta {:name ::beer}
-                :path "/api/ipa/large"
-                :params {:size "large"}})
-             (r/match-by-name router ::beer {:size "large"})))
-      (is (= nil (r/match-by-name router "ILLEGAL")))
-      (is (= [::beer] (r/route-names router)))
+  (testing "routers handling static paths"
+    (are [r name]
+      (let [router (r/router ["/api" ["/ipa" ["/large" ::beer]]] {:router r})]
+        (is (= name (r/router-name router)))
+        (is (= [["/api/ipa/large" {:name ::beer} nil]]
+               (r/routes router)))
+        (is (= true (map? (r/options router))))
+        (is (= (r/map->Match
+                 {:template "/api/ipa/large"
+                  :meta {:name ::beer}
+                  :path "/api/ipa/large"
+                  :params {}})
+               (r/match-by-path router "/api/ipa/large")))
+        (is (= (r/map->Match
+                 {:template "/api/ipa/large"
+                  :meta {:name ::beer}
+                  :path "/api/ipa/large"
+                  :params {:size "large"}})
+               (r/match-by-name router ::beer {:size "large"})))
+        (is (= nil (r/match-by-name router "ILLEGAL")))
+        (is (= [::beer] (r/route-names router)))
 
-      (testing "can't be created with wildcard routes"
-        (is (thrown-with-msg?
-              ExceptionInfo
-              #":single-static-path-router requires exactly 1 static route"
-              (r/single-static-path-router
-                (r/resolve-routes
-                  ["/api/:version/ping"] {})))))
+        (testing "can't be created with wildcard routes"
+          (is (thrown-with-msg?
+                ExceptionInfo
+                #"can't create :lookup-router with wildcard routes"
+                (r/lookup-router
+                  (r/resolve-routes
+                    ["/api/:version/ping"] {}))))))
 
-      (testing "can't be created with multiple routes"
-        (is (thrown-with-msg?
-              ExceptionInfo
-              #":single-static-path-router requires exactly 1 static route"
-              (r/single-static-path-router
-                (r/resolve-routes
-                  [["/ping"]
-                   ["/pong"]] {})))))))
+      r/lookup-router :lookup-router
+      r/single-static-path-router :single-static-path-router
+      r/linear-router :linear-router
+      r/prefix-tree-router :prefix-tree-router
+      r/mixed-router :mixed-router))
 
   (testing "route coercion & compilation"