What's Changed

• Add pathvalue example to README and implement PathValue handler. by @catatsuy in https://github.com/go-chi/chi/pull/985
• Allow multiple whitespace between method & pattern by @JRaspass in https://github.com/go-chi/chi/pull/1013
• Avoid potential nil dereference by @ProjectMutilation in https://github.com/go-chi/chi/pull/1008
• feat(mux): support http.Request.Pattern in Go 1.23 by @Gusted in https://github.com/go-chi/chi/pull/986
• fix/608 - Fix flaky Throttle middleware test by synchronizing token usage by @OtavioBernardes in https://github.com/go-chi/chi/pull/1016
• Optimize throttle middleware by avoiding unnecessary timer creation by @vasayxtx in https://github.com/go-chi/chi/pull/1011
• Simplify wildcard replacement in route patterns by @srpvpn in https://github.com/go-chi/chi/pull/1012
• Replace methodTypString func with reverseMethodMap by @JRaspass in https://github.com/go-chi/chi/pull/1018

New Contributors

• @ProjectMutilation made their first contribution in https://github.com/go-chi/chi/pull/1008
• @Gusted made their first contribution in https://github.com/go-chi/chi/pull/986
• @OtavioBernardes made their first contribution in https://github.com/go-chi/chi/pull/1016
• @srpvpn made their first contribution in https://github.com/go-chi/chi/pull/1012

Full Changelog: https://github.com/go-chi/chi/compare/v5.2.2...v5.2.3