diff --git a/flight/Engine.php b/flight/Engine.php
index a1378a6..2c06adc 100644
--- a/flight/Engine.php
+++ b/flight/Engine.php
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ use flight\net\Route;
  * Routes a PATCH URL to a callback function.
  * @method Route delete(string $pattern, callable|string $callback, bool $pass_route = false, string $alias = '')
  * Routes a DELETE URL to a callback function.
+ * @method void resource(string $pattern, string $controllerClass, array $methods = []) 
+ * Adds standardized RESTful routes for a controller.
  * @method Router router() Gets router
  * @method string getUrl(string $alias) Gets a url from an alias
  *
@@ -76,7 +78,7 @@ class Engine
     private const MAPPABLE_METHODS = [
         'start', 'stop', 'route', 'halt', 'error', 'notFound',
         'render', 'redirect', 'etag', 'lastModified', 'json', 'jsonHalt', 'jsonp',
-        'post', 'put', 'patch', 'delete', 'group', 'getUrl'
+        'post', 'put', 'patch', 'delete', 'group', 'getUrl', 'resource'
     ];
 
     /** @var array<string, mixed> Stored variables. */
@@ -727,6 +729,77 @@ class Engine
         return $this->router()->map('DELETE ' . $pattern, $callback, $pass_route, $route_alias);
     }
 
+	/**
+     * Create a resource controller customizing the methods names mapping.
+     *
+     * @param class-string $controllerClass
+     * @param array<string, string|array> $options
+     */
+    public function _resource(
+        string $pattern,
+        string $controllerClass,
+        array $options = []
+    ): void {
+        // $defaultMapping = [
+        //     'GET ' => 'index',
+        //     'GET /create' => 'create',
+        //     'POST ' => 'store',
+        //     'GET /@id' => 'show',
+        //     'GET /@id/edit' => 'edit',
+        //     'PUT /@id' => 'update',
+        //     'DELETE /@id' => 'destroy'
+		// ];
+
+		$defaultMapping = [
+            'index' => 'GET ',
+            'create' => 'GET /create',
+            'store' => 'POST ',
+            'show' => 'GET /@id',
+            'edit' => 'GET /@id/edit',
+            'update' => 'PUT /@id',
+            'destroy' =>'DELETE /@id'
+		];
+
+		// Create a custom alias base
+		$aliasBase = trim(basename($pattern), '/');
+		if(isset($options['alias_base']) === true) {
+			$aliasBase = $options['alias_base'];
+		}
+
+		// Only use these controller methods
+		if(isset($options['only']) === true) {
+			$only = $options['only'];
+			$defaultMapping = array_filter($defaultMapping, function($key) use ($only) {
+				return in_array($key, $only, true) === true;
+			}, ARRAY_FILTER_USE_KEY);
+
+		// Exclude these controller methods
+		} else if(isset($options['except']) === true) {
+			$except = $options['except'];
+			$defaultMapping = array_filter($defaultMapping, function($key) use ($except) {
+				return in_array($key, $except, true) === false;
+			}, ARRAY_FILTER_USE_KEY);
+		}
+
+		// Add group middleware
+		$middleware = [];
+		if(isset($options['middleware']) === true) {
+			$middleware = $options['middleware'];
+		}
+
+		$this->group(
+			$pattern,
+			function (Router $router) use ($controllerClass, $defaultMapping, $aliasBase): void {
+				foreach ($defaultMapping as $controllerMethod => $methodPattern) {
+					$router->map(
+						$methodPattern,
+						$controllerClass.'->'.$controllerMethod
+					)->setAlias($aliasBase.'.'.$controllerMethod);
+				}
+			}
+		, $middleware);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Stops processing and returns a given response.
      *
diff --git a/flight/Flight.php b/flight/Flight.php
index 020e546..70e8bdd 100644
--- a/flight/Flight.php
+++ b/flight/Flight.php
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ require_once __DIR__ . '/autoload.php';
  * Routes a PATCH URL to a callback function.
  * @method static Route delete(string $pattern, callable|string $callback, bool $pass_route = false, string $alias = '')
  * Routes a DELETE URL to a callback function.
+ * @method void resource(string $pattern, string $controllerClass, array $methods = []) 
+ * Adds standardized RESTful routes for a controller.
  * @method static Router router() Returns Router instance.
  * @method static string getUrl(string $alias, array<string, mixed> $params = []) Gets a url from an alias
  *
@@ -121,60 +123,6 @@ class Flight
         return self::app()->{$name}(...$params);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Create a resource controller customizing the methods names mapping.
-     *
-     * @param class-string $controllerClass
-     * @param array<string, string> $methods
-     */
-    public static function resource(
-        string $pattern,
-        string $controllerClass,
-        array $methods = []
-    ): void {
-        $defaultMapping = [
-            'GET /' => 'index',
-            'GET /@id/' => 'show',
-            'GET /create/' => 'create',
-            'POST /' => 'store',
-            'GET /@id/edit/' => 'edit',
-            'PUT /@id/' => 'update',
-            'DELETE /@id/' => 'destroy'
-        ];
-
-        if ($methods !== []) {
-            static::group(
-                $pattern,
-                function () use ($controllerClass, $methods): void {
-                    foreach ($methods as $methodPattern => $controllerMethod) {
-                        static::route(
-                            $methodPattern,
-                            [$controllerClass, $controllerMethod]
-                        );
-                    }
-                }
-            );
-        } else {
-            static::group(
-                $pattern,
-                function () use ($defaultMapping, $controllerClass): void {
-                    foreach ($defaultMapping as $methodPattern => $controllerMethod) {
-                        $class = new ReflectionClass($controllerClass);
-
-                        if ($class->hasMethod($controllerMethod) === false) {
-                            continue;
-                        }
-
-                        static::route(
-                            $methodPattern,
-                            [$controllerClass, $controllerMethod]
-                        );
-                    }
-                }
-            );
-        }
-    }
-
     /** @return Engine Application instance */
     public static function app(): Engine
     {