docs: def make_map():
      """Create, configure and return the routes Mapper"""
      map = Mapper(directory=config['pylons.paths']['controllers'],
                   always_scan=config['debug'], explicit=True)
      map.minimization = False
      
      # The ErrorController route (handles 404/500 error pages); it should
      # likely stay at the top, ensuring it can always be resolved
      map.connect('/error/{action}', controller='error')
      map.connect('/error/{action}/{id}', controller='error')
  
      # CUSTOM ROUTES HERE
  
      # mapfiles routes
      map.connect('/mapfiles/default', controller='mapfiles', action='get_default_mapfile') 
      map.resource('MapFiles','mapfiles') 
      map.connect('/mapfiles/{id}/symbols', controller='mapfiles', action='get_symbols')
      map.connect('/mapfiles/{id}/fonts', controller='mapfiles', action='get_fonts')
      map.connect('/mapfiles/{id}/download', controller='mapfiles', action='download_mapfile') 
      map.connect('/mapfiles/{id}/wms', controller='mapfiles', action='wms_proxy') 
  
      # datastores routes
      map.resource('DataStores', 'datastores')
  
      # datasources routes
      map.connect('/datastores/{datastore_id}/datasources',
                  controller='datasources', conditions={'method': ['POST']}, action='create')
      map.connect('/datastores/{datastore_id}/datasources',
                  controller='datasources', action='index')
      map.connect('/datastores/{datastore_id}/datasources/{datasource_id}',
                  controller='datasources', action='show')
      map.connect('/datastores/{datastore_id}/datasources/{datasource_id}/columns',
                  controller='datasources', action='showcolumns')
      map.connect('/datastores/{datastore_id}/datasources/{datasource_id}/mapfile',
                  controller='datasources', action='showmapfile')
  
      # layertemplates routes
      map.resource('LayerTemplates', 'layertemplates')
  
      # auth routes
      map.connect('/signin', controller='main', action='signin')
      map.connect('/signout', controller='main', action='signout')
  
      # default route for root ;)
      map.connect('/', controller='main', action='index')
      map.connect('/layout.js', controller='main', action='layout')
  
      map.connect('/{controller}/{action}')
      map.connect('/{controller}/{action}/{id}')
  
  
      return map