Move routes files back to Config folder for now, and drop the modulesPath config setting.

app/Config/Routing.php

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class Routing extends BaseRouting
      * Default: APPPATH . 'Config/Routes.php'
      */
     public array $routeFiles = [
-        APPPATH . 'Routes.php',
+        APPPATH . 'Config/Routes.php',
     ];
 
     /**

system/Config/Routing.php

@@ -27,16 +27,6 @@ class Routing extends BaseConfig
         APPPATH . 'Routes.php',
     ];
 
-    /**
-     * When discovering routes within "modules", or namespaces other
-     * than "App", this is the path relative to the module's root
-     * directory.
-     *
-     * Default: 'Routes.php'
-     * Legacy: 'Config/Routes.php'
-     */
-    public string $modulePath = 'Routes.php';
-
     /**
      * The default namespace to use for Controllers when no other
      * namespace has been specified.

system/Router/RouteCollection.php

@@ -94,12 +94,6 @@ class RouteCollection implements RouteCollectionInterface
      */
     protected array $routeFiles = [];
 
-    /**
-     * The path to the file that contains
-     * the route definitions within "modules".
-     */
-    protected string $modulePath;
-
     /**
      * Defined placeholders that can be used
      * within the
@@ -269,7 +263,6 @@ class RouteCollection implements RouteCollectionInterface
         $this->override404        = $routing->override404;
         $this->autoRoute          = $routing->autoRoute;
         $this->routeFiles         = $routing->routeFiles;
-        $this->modulePath         = $routing->modulePath;
         $this->prioritize         = $routing->prioritize;
     }
 
@@ -327,12 +320,7 @@ class RouteCollection implements RouteCollectionInterface
         $routes = $this;
 
         if ($this->moduleConfig->shouldDiscover('routes')) {
-            if (empty($this->modulePath)) {
-                log_message('warning', 'Routes module path is not set in Config/Routing.php.');
-                return;
-            }
-
-            $files = $this->fileLocator->search($this->modulePath);
+            $files = $this->fileLocator->search('Config/Routes.php');
 
             foreach ($files as $file) {
                 // Don't include our main file again...

tests/system/Commands/Utilities/Routes/FilterFinderTest.php

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 namespace CodeIgniter\Commands\Utilities\Routes;
 
+use Config\Routing;
 use CodeIgniter\Config\Services;
 use CodeIgniter\Filters\CSRF;
 use CodeIgniter\Filters\DebugToolbar;
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ final class FilterFinderTest extends CIUnitTestCase
 
     private function createRouteCollection(array $routes = []): RouteCollection
     {
-        $collection = new RouteCollection(Services::locator(), $this->moduleConfig);
+        $collection = new RouteCollection(Services::locator(), $this->moduleConfig, new Routing());
 
         $routes = ($routes !== []) ? $routes : [
             'users'                   => 'Users::index',

tests/system/Router/RouteCollectionTest.php

@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ final class RouteCollectionTest extends CIUnitTestCase
 
         $routerConfig                   = new \Config\Routing();
         $routerConfig->defaultNamespace = '\\';
-        $routerConfig->modulePath       = 'Config/Routes.php';
 
         return (new RouteCollection($loader, $moduleConfig, $routerConfig))->setHTTPVerb('get');
     }

tests/system/Router/RouterTest.php

@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ final class RouterTest extends CIUnitTestCase
 
         $routerConfig                   = new \Config\Routing();
         $routerConfig->defaultNamespace = '\\';
-        $routerConfig->modulePath       = 'Config/Routes.php';
 
         $this->collection      = new RouteCollection(Services::locator(), $moduleConfig, $routerConfig);
 

user_guide_src/source/changelogs/v4.4.0.rst

@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ Changes
   characters like ``(``, ``)``, etc., CodeIgniter didn't work. Since v4.4.0,
   this restriction has been removed.
 - **Config:** Routing settings have been moved to ``Config\Routing`` config file.
-- The default location for new projects Routes.php file has been moved to `app/Routes.php`. This can be modified in the `Config/Routing.php` file.
 
 Deprecations
 ************

user_guide_src/source/general/modules.rst

@@ -154,8 +154,6 @@ the **Modules** config file, described above.
 When working with modules, it can be a problem if the routes in the application contain wildcards.
 In that case, see :ref:`routing-priority`.
 
-By default, route files are named **Routes.php** and are located in the root directory of the module. You can change this by setting the ``$modulePath`` variable in the **Routing** config file to path to the file, relative to the module's root directory. For example, if you wanted to put your routes in a file named **Routes.php** in the module's ``Config`` directory, you would set the ``$modulePath`` variable to ``Config/Routes.php``.
-
 Filters
 =======
 

user_guide_src/source/installation/upgrade_440.rst

@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ To clean up the routing system, the following changes were made:
     - New ``app/Config/Routing.php`` file that holds the settings that used to be in the Routes file.
     - The ``app/Config/Routes.php`` file was simplified so that it only contains the routes without settings and verbiage to clutter the file.
     - The ``app/Config/Routes.php`` file was moved to ``app/Routes.php`` to make it easier to find. When upgrading, you can change the ``app/Config/Routing.php` file, ``$routeFiles`` property to point to the old location if you prefer.
-    - Any module ``Routes.php`` files are expected to be in the namespace's root directory now. To adjust this to match the functionality of existing projects, you can cahnge the ``$modulePath`` property in ``app/Config/Routing.php`` to ``'Config/Routes.php'``.
     - The environment-specific routes files are no longer loaded automatically. To load those, you must add them to the ``$routeFiles`` property in ``app/Config/Routing.php``.
 
 Config