option to configure routes by room type

client/startup/defaultRoomTypes.coffee

 Meteor.startup ->
-	RocketChat.roomTypes.add('starredRooms', 'user');
-	RocketChat.roomTypes.add('channels', 'user');
-	RocketChat.roomTypes.add('directMessages', 'user');
-	RocketChat.roomTypes.add('privateGroups', 'user');
+	RocketChat.roomTypes.addType('starredRooms', 'user');
+	RocketChat.roomTypes.addType('channels', 'user');
+	RocketChat.roomTypes.addType('directMessages', 'user');
+	RocketChat.roomTypes.addType('privateGroups', 'user');
+
+	RocketChat.roomTypes.setRoute 'c', 'channel', (sub) ->
+		return { name: sub.name }
+
+	RocketChat.roomTypes.setRoute 'd', 'direct', (sub) ->
+		return { username: sub.name }
+
+	RocketChat.roomTypes.setRoute 'p', 'group', (sub) ->
+		return { name: sub.name }

client/views/app/sideNav/chatRoomItem.coffee

@@ -39,13 +39,7 @@ Template.chatRoomItem.helpers
 			return true
 
 	route: ->
-		return switch this.t
-			when 'd'
-				FlowRouter.path('direct', {username: this.name})
-			when 'p'
-				FlowRouter.path('group', {name: this.name})
-			when 'c'
-				FlowRouter.path('channel', {name: this.name})
+		FlowRouter.path RocketChat.roomTypes.getRoute @t, @
 
 Template.chatRoomItem.rendered = ->
 	if not (FlowRouter.getParam('_id')? and FlowRouter.getParam('_id') is this.data.rid) and not this.data.ls

client/views/app/sideNav/sideNav.coffee

@@ -95,6 +95,6 @@ Template.sideNav.onRendered ->
 	wrapper = $('.rooms-list .wrapper').get(0)
 	lastLink = $('.rooms-list h3').get(0)
 
-	RocketChat.roomTypes.get().forEach (roomType) ->
+	RocketChat.roomTypes.getTypes().forEach (roomType) ->
 		if RocketChat.authz.hasRole(Meteor.userId(), roomType.roles) && Template[roomType.template]?
 			Blaze.render Template[roomType.template], wrapper, lastLink

packages/rocketchat-lib/client/lib/roomTypes.coffee

 RocketChat.roomTypes = new class
 	rooms = []
+	routes = {}
 
-	add = (template, roles = []) ->
+	### Sets a route for a room type
+	@param roomType: room type (e.g.: c (for channels), d (for direct channels))
+	@param routeName: route's name for given type
+	@param dataCallback: callback for the route data. receives the whole subscription data as parameter
+	###
+	setRoute = (roomType, routeName, dataCallback) ->
+		if routes[roomType]?
+			throw new Meteor.Error 'route-callback-exists', 'Route callback for the given type already exists'
+
+		# dataCallback ?= -> return {}
+
+		routes[roomType] =
+			name: routeName
+			data: dataCallback or -> return {}
+
+	###
+	@param roomType: room type (e.g.: c (for channels), d (for direct channels))
+	@param subData: the user's subscription data
+	###
+	getRoute = (roomType, subData) ->
+		unless routes[roomType]?
+			throw new Meteor.Error 'route-doesnt-exists', 'There is no route for the type: ' + roomType
+
+		return FlowRouter.path routes[roomType].name, routes[roomType].data(subData)
+
+	### add a type of room
+	@param template: the name of the template to render on sideNav
+	@param roles[]: a list of roles a user must have to see the template
+	###
+	addType = (template, roles = []) ->
 		rooms.push
 			template: template
 			roles: [].concat roles
 
-	getAll = ->
+	getAllTypes = ->
 		return rooms
 
-	add: add
-	get: getAll
+	addType: addType
+	getTypes: getAllTypes
+	setRoute: setRoute
+	getRoute: getRoute