Play w/ Scala: Url Path Binding

Account.scala

package models

import play.api.mvc.PathBindable

object Account extends Enumeration {

  val Company, Sales = Value // create enumerated values

  // url path binding (routes)
  implicit def bindableAccount = new PathBindable[Account.Value] {
    def bind(key: String, value: String) =
      Account.values.find(_.toString.toLowerCase == value.toLowerCase) match {
        case Some(v) => Right(v)
        case None => Left("Unknown account type '" + value + "'")
      }
    def unbind(key: String, value: Account.Value) = value.toString
  }

}

form.scala.html

@(account: models.Account.Value)

@main() {
  <p>Look ma, bound url path to @account</p>
}

routes

# Signup
GET    /signup/:account    controllers.SignUp.form(account: models.Account.Value)

SignUp.scala

package controllers

import models._, play.api.mvc._, views._

object SignUp extends Controller {

  def form(account: Account.Value) = Action {
    Ok(html.signup.form(account))
  }
  
}