fix: filters are executed when controller does not exist with Auto Routing (Legacy).

system/Router/AutoRouter.php

@@ -157,10 +157,13 @@ public function getRoute(string $uri, string $httpVerb): array
 
         // Load the file so that it's available for CodeIgniter.
         $file = APPPATH . 'Controllers/' . $this->directory . $controllerName . '.php';
-        if (is_file($file)) {
-            include_once $file;
+
+        if (! is_file($file)) {
+            throw PageNotFoundException::forControllerNotFound($this->controller, $this->method);
         }
 
+        include_once $file;
+
         // Ensure the controller stores the fully-qualified class name
         // We have to check for a length over 1, since by default it will be '\'
         if (strpos($this->controller, '\\') === false && strlen($this->defaultNamespace) > 1) {

tests/_support/_controller/Admin_user.php

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * This file is part of CodeIgniter 4 framework.
+ *
+ * (c) CodeIgniter Foundation <admin@codeigniter.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view
+ * the LICENSE file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace App\Controllers;
+
+use CodeIgniter\Controller;
+
+class Admin_user extends Controller
+{
+    public function show_list(): void
+    {
+    }
+}

tests/_support/_controller/Dash_folder/Dash_controller.php

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * This file is part of CodeIgniter 4 framework.
+ *
+ * (c) CodeIgniter Foundation <admin@codeigniter.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view
+ * the LICENSE file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace App\Controllers\Dash_folder;
+
+use CodeIgniter\Controller;
+
+class Dash_controller extends Controller
+{
+    public function getSomemethod(): void
+    {
+    }
+
+    public function getDash_method(): void
+    {
+    }
+}

tests/_support/_controller/Dash_folder/Home.php

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * This file is part of CodeIgniter 4 framework.
+ *
+ * (c) CodeIgniter Foundation <admin@codeigniter.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view
+ * the LICENSE file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace App\Controllers\Dash_folder;
+
+use CodeIgniter\Controller;
+
+class Home extends Controller
+{
+    public function getIndex(): void
+    {
+    }
+}

tests/_support/_controller/Dash_folder/Mycontroller.php

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * This file is part of CodeIgniter 4 framework.
+ *
+ * (c) CodeIgniter Foundation <admin@codeigniter.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view
+ * the LICENSE file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace App\Controllers\Dash_folder;
+
+use CodeIgniter\Controller;
+
+class Mycontroller extends Controller
+{
+    public function getSomemethod(): void
+    {
+    }
+}

tests/_support/_controller/Mycontroller.php

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * This file is part of CodeIgniter 4 framework.
+ *
+ * (c) CodeIgniter Foundation <admin@codeigniter.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view
+ * the LICENSE file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace App\Controllers;
+
+use CodeIgniter\Controller;
+
+class Mycontroller extends Controller
+{
+    public function getIndex(): void
+    {
+    }
+
+    public function getSomemethod($first = ''): void
+    {
+    }
+}

tests/_support/_controller/Product.php

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * This file is part of CodeIgniter 4 framework.
+ *
+ * (c) CodeIgniter Foundation <admin@codeigniter.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view
+ * the LICENSE file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace App\Controllers;
+
+use CodeIgniter\Controller;
+
+class Product extends Controller
+{
+    public function index(): void
+    {
+    }
+}

tests/_support/_controller/Subfolder/Mycontroller.php

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * This file is part of CodeIgniter 4 framework.
+ *
+ * (c) CodeIgniter Foundation <admin@codeigniter.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view
+ * the LICENSE file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace App\Controllers\Subfolder;
+
+use CodeIgniter\Controller;
+
+class Mycontroller extends Controller
+{
+    public function getSomemethod(): void
+    {
+    }
+}

tests/_support/_controller/foo/bar/baz/Some_controller.php

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * This file is part of CodeIgniter 4 framework.
+ *
+ * (c) CodeIgniter Foundation <admin@codeigniter.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view
+ * the LICENSE file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace App\Controllers\foo\bar\baz;
+
+use CodeIgniter\Controller;
+
+class Some_controller extends Controller
+{
+    public function some_method($first = ''): void
+    {
+    }
+}

tests/_support/_controller/Φ.php

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * This file is part of CodeIgniter 4 framework.
+ *
+ * (c) CodeIgniter Foundation <admin@codeigniter.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view
+ * the LICENSE file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace App\Controllers;
+
+use CodeIgniter\Controller;
+
+class Φ extends Controller
+{
+    public function getIndex(): void
+    {
+    }
+}

tests/_support/_controller/Φ/Home.php

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * This file is part of CodeIgniter 4 framework.
+ *
+ * (c) CodeIgniter Foundation <admin@codeigniter.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view
+ * the LICENSE file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace App\Controllers\Φ;
+
+use CodeIgniter\Controller;
+
+class Home extends Controller
+{
+    public function getIndex(): void
+    {
+    }
+}

tests/system/CodeIgniterTest.php

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 use CodeIgniter\Config\Services;
 use CodeIgniter\Exceptions\ConfigException;
+use CodeIgniter\Exceptions\PageNotFoundException;
 use CodeIgniter\HTTP\Response;
 use CodeIgniter\Router\Exceptions\RedirectException;
 use CodeIgniter\Router\RouteCollection;
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@
 use Config\Modules;
 use Config\Routing;
 use Tests\Support\Filters\Customfilter;
+use Tests\Support\Filters\RedirectFilter;
 
 /**
  * @runTestsInSeparateProcesses
@@ -926,4 +928,30 @@ public static function providePageCacheWithCacheQueryString(): iterable
             '$cacheQueryString=array' => [['important_parameter'], 3, $testingUrls],
         ];
     }
+
+    /**
+     * See https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/issues/7205
+     */
+    public function testRunControllerNotFoundBeforeFilter(): void
+    {
+        $_SERVER['argv'] = ['index.php'];
+        $_SERVER['argc'] = 1;
+
+        $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] = '/cannotFound';
+        $_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME'] = '/index.php';
+
+        // Inject mock router.
+        $routes = Services::routes();
+        $routes->setAutoRoute(true);
+
+        // Inject the before filter.
+        $filterConfig                            = config('Filters');
+        $filterConfig->aliases['redirectFilter'] = RedirectFilter::class;
+        $filterConfig->globals['before']         = ['redirectFilter'];
+        Services::filters($filterConfig);
+
+        $this->expectException(PageNotFoundException::class);
+
+        $this->codeigniter->run($routes);
+    }
 }

tests/system/Router/RouteCollectionTest.php

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 namespace CodeIgniter\Router;
 
+use App\Controllers\Product;
 use CodeIgniter\Config\Services;
 use CodeIgniter\controller;
 use CodeIgniter\Exceptions\PageNotFoundException;
@@ -1778,10 +1779,14 @@ public function testAutoRoutesControllerNameReturnsFQCN($namespace): void
         $routes->setAutoRoute(true);
         $routes->setDefaultNamespace($namespace);
 
+        copy(TESTPATH . '_support/_controller/Product.php', APPPATH . 'Controllers/Product.php');
+
         $router = new Router($routes, Services::request());
         $router->handle('/product');
 
-        $this->assertSame('\App\\Controllers\\Product', $router->controllerName());
+        unlink(APPPATH . 'Controllers/Product.php');
+
+        $this->assertSame('\\' . Product::class, $router->controllerName());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1797,10 +1802,14 @@ public function testRoutesControllerNameReturnsFQCN($namespace): void
         $routes->setDefaultNamespace($namespace);
         $routes->get('/product', 'Product');
 
+        copy(TESTPATH . '_support/_controller/Product.php', APPPATH . 'Controllers/Product.php');
+
         $router = new Router($routes, Services::request());
         $router->handle('/product');
 
-        $this->assertSame('\App\\Controllers\\Product', $router->controllerName());
+        unlink(APPPATH . 'Controllers/Product.php');
+
+        $this->assertSame('\\' . Product::class, $router->controllerName());
     }
 
     public function testRoutePriorityDetected(): void