docs: def url(route, resource_id=None, pagination=None, **parameters):
      """
      Generates an absolute URL to an API resource.
  
      :param route: One of the routes available (see the header of this file)
      :type route: string
      :param resource_id: The resource ID you want. If None, it will point to the endpoint.
      :type resource_id: string|None
      :param pagination: parameters for pagination
      :type pagination: dict|None
      :param parameters: additional parameters required by the route
  
      :return the absolute route to the API
      :rtype string
      """
      route = route.format(**parameters)
  
      resource_id_url = '/' + str(resource_id) if resource_id else ''
  
      query_parameters = ''
      if pagination:
          query_parameters += urlencode(pagination)
      if query_parameters:
          query_parameters = '?' + query_parameters
  
      return _base_url() + route + resource_id_url + query_parameters