@rangojs/router 0.0.0-experimental.11 → 0.0.0-experimental.111

package/src/server/context.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,17 @@
 import { AsyncLocalStorage } from "node:async_hooks";
 import type { ReactNode } from "react";
-import type { PartialCacheOptions, ErrorBoundaryHandler, Handler, LoaderDefinition, MiddlewareFn, NotFoundBoundaryHandler, ShouldRevalidateFn } from "../types";
-import { invariant } from "../errors";
+import type {
+  PartialCacheOptions,
+  ErrorBoundaryHandler,
+  Handler,
+  LoaderDefinition,
+  MiddlewareFn,
+  NotFoundBoundaryHandler,
+  ShouldRevalidateFn,
+  TransitionConfig,
+} from "../types";
+import { invariant, DslContextError } from "../errors";
+import type { DefaultRouteName } from "../types/global-namespace.js";
 
 // ============================================================================
 //  Performance Metrics Types
@@ -13,9 +23,10 @@ import { invariant } from "../errors";
  * @internal This type is an implementation detail and may change without notice.
  */
 export interface PerformanceMetric {
-  label: string;      // e.g., "route-matching", "loader:UserLoader"
-  duration: number;   // milliseconds
-  startTime: number;  // relative to request start
+  label: string; // e.g., "route-matching", "loader:UserLoader"
+  duration: number; // milliseconds
+  startTime: number; // relative to request start
+  depth?: number; // nesting level for hierarchical display (0 = top-level)
 }
 
 /**
@@ -29,7 +40,7 @@ export interface MetricsStore {
   metrics: PerformanceMetric[];
 }
 // ============================================================================
-//  RSC Router Context
+//  Rango Context
 // ============================================================================
 
 /**
@@ -60,6 +71,10 @@ export type EntryPropCommon = {
 };
 
 /**
+ * Attachments resolved by walking the parent chain, not owned by the entry:
+ * middleware composes downward; revalidate and the error/notFound boundaries are
+ * resolved by nearest-ancestor lookup. Inherited, not a single execution chain.
+ *
  * @internal This type is an implementation detail and may change without notice.
  */
 export type EntryPropDatas = {
@@ -69,6 +84,16 @@ export type EntryPropDatas = {
   notFoundBoundary: (ReactNode | NotFoundBoundaryHandler)[];
 };
 
+/**
+ * Render-time presentation fields shared by every entry variant.
+ *
+ * @internal This type is an implementation detail and may change without notice.
+ */
+export type EntryPropRender = {
+  loading?: ReactNode | false;
+  transition?: TransitionConfig;
+};
+
 /**
  * Loader entry stored in EntryData
  * Contains the loader definition and its revalidation rules
@@ -105,12 +130,14 @@ export type InterceptSegmentsState = {
  * @internal This type is an implementation detail and may change without notice.
  */
 export type InterceptSelectorContext<TEnv = any> = {
-  from: URL;                              // Source URL (where user is coming from)
-  to: URL;                                // Destination URL (where user is navigating to)
-  params: Record<string, string>;         // Matched route params
-  request: Request;                       // The HTTP request object
-  env: TEnv;                              // Platform bindings (Cloudflare env, etc.)
-  segments: InterceptSegmentsState;       // Client's current segments (where navigating FROM)
+  from: URL; // Source URL (where user is coming from)
+  to: URL; // Destination URL (where user is navigating to)
+  params: Record<string, string>; // Matched route params
+  request: Request; // The HTTP request object
+  env: TEnv; // Platform bindings (Cloudflare env, etc.)
+  segments: InterceptSegmentsState; // Client's current segments (where navigating FROM)
+  fromRouteName?: DefaultRouteName; // Named route being navigated away from (undefined for unnamed routes)
+  toRouteName?: DefaultRouteName; // Named route being navigated to (undefined for unnamed routes)
 };
 
 /**
@@ -119,7 +146,9 @@ export type InterceptSelectorContext<TEnv = any> = {
  *
  * @internal This type is an implementation detail and may change without notice.
  */
-export type InterceptWhenFn<TEnv = any> = (ctx: InterceptSelectorContext<TEnv>) => boolean;
+export type InterceptWhenFn<TEnv = any> = (
+  ctx: InterceptSelectorContext<TEnv>,
+) => boolean;
 
 /**
  * Intercept entry stored in EntryData
@@ -128,8 +157,8 @@ export type InterceptWhenFn<TEnv = any> = (ctx: InterceptSelectorContext<TEnv>)
  * @internal This type is an implementation detail and may change without notice.
  */
 export type InterceptEntry = {
-  slotName: `@${string}`;  // e.g., "@modal"
-  routeName: string;        // e.g., "card"
+  slotName: `@${string}`; // e.g., "@modal"
+  routeName: string; // e.g., "card"
   handler: ReactNode | Handler<any, any, any>;
   middleware: MiddlewareFn<any, any>[];
   revalidate: ShouldRevalidateFn<any, any>[];
@@ -137,14 +166,34 @@ export type InterceptEntry = {
   notFoundBoundary: (ReactNode | NotFoundBoundaryHandler)[];
   loader: LoaderEntry[];
   loading?: ReactNode | false;
-  layout?: ReactNode | Handler<any, any, any>;  // Wrapper layout with <Outlet /> for content
-  when: InterceptWhenFn[];  // Selector conditions - all must return true to intercept
+  transition?: TransitionConfig;
+  layout?: ReactNode | Handler<any, any, any>; // Wrapper layout with <Outlet /> for content
+  when: InterceptWhenFn[]; // Selector conditions - all must return true to intercept
 };
 
+export interface ParallelEntryData
+  extends EntryPropCommon, EntryPropDatas, EntryPropSegments, EntryPropRender {
+  type: "parallel";
+  handler: Record<`@${string}`, Handler<any, any, any> | ReactNode>;
+  /** Set when any parallel slot is a Static definition */
+  isStaticPrerender?: true;
+  /** Per-slot static handler $$ids for build-time store lookup */
+  staticHandlerIds?: Record<string, string>;
+}
+
+export type ParallelEntries = Partial<Record<`@${string}`, ParallelEntryData>>;
+
+/**
+ * This entry's own structural children plus its owned loaders. `loader` lives
+ * here (not in EntryPropDatas) because loaders are owned by the entry, not
+ * inherited from ancestors.
+ *
+ * @internal This type is an implementation detail and may change without notice.
+ */
 export type EntryPropSegments = {
   loader: LoaderEntry[];
   layout: EntryData[];
-  parallel: EntryData[]; // type: "parallel" entries with their own loaders/revalidate/loading
+  parallel: ParallelEntries; // slot -> parallel entry (same entry may back multiple slots)
   intercept: InterceptEntry[]; // intercept definitions for soft navigation
 };
 
@@ -152,40 +201,49 @@ export type EntryData =
   | ({
       type: "route";
       handler: Handler<any, any, any>;
-      loading?: ReactNode | false;
       /** URL pattern for this route (used by path() in urls()) */
       pattern?: string;
-      /** Set when handler is a createPrerenderHandler definition */
+      /** Set when handler is a Prerender definition */
       isPrerender?: true;
       /** Original PrerenderHandlerDefinition (for build-time getParams access) */
-      prerenderDef?: { getParams?: () => Promise<any[]> | any[]; options?: { passthrough?: boolean } };
+      prerenderDef?: {
+        getParams?: (ctx: any) => Promise<any[]> | any[];
+        options?: { concurrency?: number };
+      };
+      /** Set when route is wrapped with Passthrough() — has a separate live handler */
+      isPassthrough?: true;
+      /** Live handler for runtime fallback (only set on Passthrough routes) */
+      liveHandler?: Handler<any, any, any>;
+      /** Set when handler is a Static definition (build-time only) */
+      isStaticPrerender?: true;
+      /** Static handler $$id for build-time store lookup */
+      staticHandlerId?: string;
       /** Response type for non-RSC routes (json, text, image, any) */
       responseType?: string;
     } & EntryPropCommon &
       EntryPropDatas &
-      EntryPropSegments)
+      EntryPropSegments &
+      EntryPropRender)
   | ({
       type: "layout";
       handler: ReactNode | Handler<any, any, any>;
-      loading?: ReactNode | false;
-    } & EntryPropCommon &
-      EntryPropDatas &
-      EntryPropSegments)
-  | ({
-      type: "parallel";
-      handler: Record<`@${string}`, Handler<any, any, any> | ReactNode>;
-      loading?: ReactNode | false;
+      /** Set when handler is a Static definition (build-time only) */
+      isStaticPrerender?: true;
+      /** Static handler $$id for build-time store lookup */
+      staticHandlerId?: string;
     } & EntryPropCommon &
       EntryPropDatas &
-      EntryPropSegments)
+      EntryPropSegments &
+      EntryPropRender)
+  | ParallelEntryData
   | ({
       type: "cache";
       /** Cache entries create cache boundaries and render like layouts (with Outlet) */
       handler: ReactNode | Handler<any, any, any>;
-      loading?: ReactNode | false;
     } & EntryPropCommon &
       EntryPropDatas &
-      EntryPropSegments);
+      EntryPropSegments &
+      EntryPropRender);
 
 /**
  * Tracked include info for build-time manifest generation
@@ -217,17 +275,71 @@ interface HelperContext {
   patternsByPrefix?: Map<string, Map<string, string>>;
   /** Trailing slash config per route name */
   trailingSlash?: Map<string, "never" | "always" | "ignore">;
+  /** Search param schemas per route name */
+  searchSchemas?: Map<string, Record<string, string>>;
   /** URL prefix from include() - applied to all path() patterns */
   urlPrefix?: string;
   /** Name prefix from include() - applied to all named routes */
   namePrefix?: string;
+  /** True when this scope is at root level (no named include boundary above).
+   *  Routes at root scope allow dot-local reverse to fall back to bare names. */
+  rootScoped?: boolean;
   /** Run helper for cleaner middleware code */
   run?: <T>(fn: () => T | Promise<T>) => T | Promise<T>;
   /** Tracked includes for build-time manifest generation */
   trackedIncludes?: TrackedInclude[];
+  /** Cache profiles for DSL-time cache("profileName") resolution */
+  cacheProfiles?: Record<
+    string,
+    import("../cache/profile-registry.js").CacheProfile
+  >;
+  /** True when resolving handlers inside a cache() DSL boundary.
+   *  Read by ctx.get() to guard non-cacheable variable reads. */
+  insideCacheScope?: boolean;
+  /**
+   * Include scope string applied to direct-descendant shortCodes.
+   *
+   * Each `include(...)` call allocates a sibling-positional token like `I0`,
+   * `I1` from its parent's include counter and stores the composed scope
+   * (`${parentScope}I${idx}`) in its lazyContext. When the include's handler
+   * evaluates lazily, the store's `includeScope` is set from that context so
+   * every direct-descendant shortCode is generated as
+   * `${parent.shortCode}${includeScope}${prefix}${index}` — preventing
+   * collisions with siblings declared outside the include.
+   *
+   * The scope is NOT propagated through `store.run(...)`, so layouts /
+   * parallels / caches inside the include absorb the scope into their own
+   * shortCodes and their children start fresh.
+   */
+  includeScope?: string;
+}
+// Use a global symbol key so the AsyncLocalStorage instance survives HMR
+// module re-evaluation. Without this, Vite's RSC module runner may create
+// a new instance when context.ts is re-evaluated, while other modules still
+// hold references to the old instance — causing getStore() to return
+// undefined even inside a run() callback.
+const RSC_CONTEXT_KEY = Symbol.for("rangojs-router:rsc-context");
+export const RangoContext: AsyncLocalStorage<HelperContext> = ((
+  globalThis as any
+)[RSC_CONTEXT_KEY] ??= new AsyncLocalStorage<HelperContext>());
+
+/** shortCode prefix letter per entry type (e.g. "L0", "R2", "M1C0"). */
+const SHORT_CODE_PREFIX: Record<
+  "layout" | "parallel" | "route" | "loader" | "cache",
+  string
+> = {
+  layout: "L",
+  parallel: "P",
+  route: "R",
+  loader: "D",
+  cache: "C",
+};
+
+/** Post-increment a named per-store counter, returning the prior value. */
+function bumpCounter(store: HelperContext, key: string): number {
+  store.counters[key] ??= 0;
+  return store.counters[key]++;
 }
-export const RSCRouterContext: AsyncLocalStorage<HelperContext> =
-  new AsyncLocalStorage<HelperContext>();
 
 export const getContext = (): {
   context: AsyncLocalStorage<HelperContext>;
@@ -235,29 +347,29 @@ export const getContext = (): {
   getParent: () => EntryData | null;
   getOrCreateStore: (forRoute?: string) => HelperContext;
   getNextIndex: (
-    type: (string & {}) | "layout" | "parallel" | "middleware" | "revalidate"
+    type: (string & {}) | "layout" | "parallel" | "middleware" | "revalidate",
   ) => string;
   getShortCode: (
-    type: "layout" | "parallel" | "route" | "loader" | "cache"
+    type: "layout" | "parallel" | "route" | "loader" | "cache",
   ) => string;
   run: <T>(
     namespace: string,
     parent: EntryData | null,
-    callback: (...args: any[]) => T
+    callback: (...args: any[]) => T,
   ) => T;
   runWithStore: <T>(
     store: HelperContext,
     namespace: string,
     parent: EntryData | null,
-    callback: (...args: any[]) => T
+    callback: (...args: any[]) => T,
   ) => T;
 } => {
-  const context = RSCRouterContext;
+  const context = RangoContext;
 
   return {
     context,
     getOrCreateStore: (forRoute?: string): HelperContext => {
-      let store = RSCRouterContext.getStore();
+      let store = RangoContext.getStore();
       if (!store) {
         store = {
           manifest: new Map<string, EntryData>(),
@@ -268,6 +380,7 @@ export const getContext = (): {
           patterns: new Map<string, string>(),
           patternsByPrefix: new Map<string, Map<string, string>>(),
           trailingSlash: new Map<string, "never" | "always" | "ignore">(),
+          searchSchemas: new Map<string, Record<string, string>>(),
         } satisfies HelperContext;
       }
       return store;
@@ -276,7 +389,7 @@ export const getContext = (): {
       const store = context.getStore();
       if (!store) {
         throw new Error(
-          "RSC Router context store is not available. Make sure to run within RSC Router context."
+          "Rango context store is not available. Make sure to run within Rango context.",
         );
       }
       return store;
@@ -290,44 +403,46 @@ export const getContext = (): {
       return store.parent;
     },
     getNextIndex: (
-      type: (string & {}) | "layout" | "parallel" | "middleware" | "revalidate"
+      type: (string & {}) | "layout" | "parallel" | "middleware" | "revalidate",
     ) => {
       const store = context.getStore();
-      invariant(store, "No context RSCRouterContext available");
-      store.counters[type] ??= 0;
-      const index = store.counters[type];
-      store.counters[type] = index + 1;
-      return `$${type}.${index}`;
+      invariant(store, "No context RangoContext available");
+      return `$${type}.${bumpCounter(store, type)}`;
     },
-    getShortCode: (type: "layout" | "parallel" | "route" | "loader" | "cache") => {
+    getShortCode: (
+      type: "layout" | "parallel" | "route" | "loader" | "cache",
+    ) => {
       const store = context.getStore();
-      invariant(store, "No context RSCRouterContext available");
+      invariant(store, "No context RangoContext available");
 
       const parent = store.parent;
-      const prefix = type === "layout" ? "L" : type === "parallel" ? "P" : type === "loader" ? "D" : type === "cache" ? "C" : "R";
-      const mountPrefix = store.mountIndex !== undefined ? `M${store.mountIndex}` : "";
+      const prefix = SHORT_CODE_PREFIX[type];
+      const mountPrefix =
+        store.mountIndex !== undefined ? `M${store.mountIndex}` : "";
+
+      const includeScope = store.includeScope ?? "";
 
       if (!parent) {
         // Root entry: prefix with mount index and use mount-scoped counter
-        const counterKey = mountPrefix ? `${mountPrefix}_root_${type}` : `root_${type}`;
-        store.counters[counterKey] ??= 0;
-        const index = store.counters[counterKey];
-        store.counters[counterKey] = index + 1;
-        return `${mountPrefix}${prefix}${index}`;
+        const counterKey = mountPrefix
+          ? `${mountPrefix}_root_${type}`
+          : `root_${type}`;
+        return `${mountPrefix}${prefix}${bumpCounter(store, counterKey)}`;
       } else {
-        // Child entry: use parent-scoped counter (parent already has M prefix)
-        const counterKey = `${parent.shortCode}_${type}`;
-        store.counters[counterKey] ??= 0;
-        const index = store.counters[counterKey];
-        store.counters[counterKey] = index + 1;
-        return `${parent.shortCode}${prefix}${index}`;
+        // Child entry: use parent-scoped counter with includeScope appended.
+        // When we're evaluating a lazy include's direct children, includeScope
+        // is a per-include token like "I0" / "I1I0" that partitions the
+        // parent's counter namespace so routes inside one include cannot
+        // collide with siblings declared outside it.
+        const counterKey = `${parent.shortCode}${includeScope}_${type}`;
+        return `${parent.shortCode}${includeScope}${prefix}${bumpCounter(store, counterKey)}`;
       }
     },
     runWithStore: <T>(
       store: HelperContext,
       namespace: string,
       parent: EntryData | null,
-      callback: (...args: any[]) => T
+      callback: (...args: any[]) => T,
     ): T => {
       return context.run(
         {
@@ -341,24 +456,33 @@ export const getContext = (): {
           isSSR: store.isSSR,
           patterns: store.patterns,
           trailingSlash: store.trailingSlash,
+          searchSchemas: store.searchSchemas,
           urlPrefix: store.urlPrefix,
           namePrefix: store.namePrefix,
+          rootScoped: store.rootScoped,
           trackedIncludes: store.trackedIncludes,
+          cacheProfiles: store.cacheProfiles,
+          includeScope: store.includeScope,
         },
-        callback
+        callback,
       );
     },
     run: <T>(
       namespace: string,
       parent: EntryData | null,
-      callback: (...args: any[]) => T
+      callback: (...args: any[]) => T,
     ) => {
       const store = context.getStore();
       // Preserve parent counters to ensure globally unique shortCodes
       const counters = store?.counters || {};
       const manifest = store ? store.manifest : new Map<string, EntryData>();
       const patterns = store?.patterns || new Map<string, string>();
-      const trailingSlash = store?.trailingSlash || new Map<string, "never" | "always" | "ignore">();
+      const patternsByPrefix = store?.patternsByPrefix;
+      const trailingSlash =
+        store?.trailingSlash ||
+        new Map<string, "never" | "always" | "ignore">();
+      const searchSchemas =
+        store?.searchSchemas || new Map<string, Record<string, string>>();
       return context.run(
         {
           manifest,
@@ -370,17 +494,46 @@ export const getContext = (): {
           metrics: store?.metrics,
           isSSR: store?.isSSR,
           patterns,
+          patternsByPrefix,
           trailingSlash,
+          searchSchemas,
           urlPrefix: store?.urlPrefix,
           namePrefix: store?.namePrefix,
+          rootScoped: store?.rootScoped,
           trackedIncludes: store?.trackedIncludes,
+          cacheProfiles: store?.cacheProfiles,
         },
-        callback
+        callback,
       );
     },
   };
 };
 
+/**
+ * Acquire the active DSL build context, throwing `message` if a helper was
+ * called outside a urls()/map() builder. Returns the store API and the live
+ * HelperContext so callers avoid a second getContext() lookup.
+ */
+export function requireDslContext(message: string): {
+  store: ReturnType<typeof getContext>;
+  ctx: HelperContext;
+} {
+  const store = getContext();
+  const ctx = store.context.getStore();
+  if (!ctx) {
+    // The only reason the store is absent here is that a route-definition helper
+    // ran with no active RangoContext — i.e. outside a urls()/map() builder.
+    // Record that as the cause so the throw is self-explanatory, not a bare
+    // "must be called inside urls()" with no indication of the mechanism.
+    throw new DslContextError(message, {
+      cause:
+        "RangoContext store is undefined: a route-definition helper was called " +
+        "outside an active urls()/map() builder.",
+    });
+  }
+  return { store, ctx };
+}
+
 /**
  * Run a callback with specific URL and name prefixes
  * Used by include() to apply prefixes to nested patterns
@@ -388,30 +541,61 @@ export const getContext = (): {
 export function runWithPrefixes<T>(
   urlPrefix: string,
   namePrefix: string | undefined,
-  callback: () => T
+  callback: () => T,
 ): T {
-  const store = RSCRouterContext.getStore();
+  const store = RangoContext.getStore();
   if (!store) {
     throw new Error("runWithPrefixes must be called within router context");
   }
 
-  // Combine prefixes if there are existing ones
-  const combinedUrlPrefix = store.urlPrefix
-    ? `${store.urlPrefix}${urlPrefix}`
-    : urlPrefix;
-  const combinedNamePrefix = namePrefix
-    ? store.namePrefix
-      ? `${store.namePrefix}.${namePrefix}`
-      : namePrefix
-    : store.namePrefix;
-
-  return RSCRouterContext.run(
+  // Combine prefixes if there are existing ones, avoiding double slashes
+  let combinedUrlPrefix: string;
+  if (store.urlPrefix) {
+    if (store.urlPrefix.endsWith("/") && urlPrefix.startsWith("/")) {
+      combinedUrlPrefix = store.urlPrefix + urlPrefix.slice(1);
+    } else {
+      combinedUrlPrefix = store.urlPrefix + urlPrefix;
+    }
+  } else {
+    combinedUrlPrefix = urlPrefix;
+  }
+  const combinedNamePrefix =
+    namePrefix !== undefined
+      ? namePrefix === ""
+        ? store.namePrefix
+        : store.namePrefix
+          ? `${store.namePrefix}.${namePrefix}`
+          : namePrefix
+      : store.namePrefix;
+
+  // Track root scope for dot-local reverse resolution.
+  //
+  // The flag answers: "can this route reach bare names at root scope?"
+  // It propagates through the include chain:
+  //
+  //   { name: "" }    — transparent: inherit parent, default true
+  //   { name: "foo" } — inherit parent if already set, else create boundary (false)
+  //   no name          — inherit parent unchanged
+  //
+  // This means { name: "" } + nested { name: "sub" } keeps rootScoped=true
+  // (the outer transparent include establishes root access, and the inner
+  // named include inherits it). But a direct { name: "sub" } at root gets
+  // rootScoped=false (no prior root-access grant, so it creates a boundary).
+  const combinedRootScoped =
+    namePrefix === ""
+      ? (store.rootScoped ?? true)
+      : namePrefix !== undefined
+        ? (store.rootScoped ?? false)
+        : store.rootScoped;
+
+  return RangoContext.run(
     {
       ...store,
       urlPrefix: combinedUrlPrefix,
       namePrefix: combinedNamePrefix,
+      rootScoped: combinedRootScoped,
     },
-    callback
+    callback,
   );
 }
 
@@ -419,7 +603,7 @@ export function runWithPrefixes<T>(
  * Get current URL prefix from context
  */
 export function getUrlPrefix(): string {
-  const store = RSCRouterContext.getStore();
+  const store = RangoContext.getStore();
   return store?.urlPrefix || "";
 }
 
@@ -427,13 +611,96 @@ export function getUrlPrefix(): string {
  * Get current name prefix from context
  */
 export function getNamePrefix(): string | undefined {
-  const store = RSCRouterContext.getStore();
+  const store = RangoContext.getStore();
   return store?.namePrefix;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Get whether the current scope is at root level (no named include boundary above).
+ * Returns true at root or inside { name: "" } includes, false inside named includes.
+ */
+export function getRootScoped(): boolean {
+  const store = RangoContext.getStore();
+  return store?.rootScoped ?? true;
+}
+
 // Export HelperContext type for use in other modules
 export type { HelperContext };
 
+/**
+ * Return an isolated copy of a lazy include's captured parent entry.
+ *
+ * DSL helpers (loader(), middleware(), etc.) mutate ctx.parent in place.
+ * Multiple include() scopes capture the *same* syntheticMapRoot as their
+ * parent, so without isolation one include's loaders/middleware leak into
+ * every other route that shares that root.
+ *
+ * The clone is shallow: only the mutable arrays are copied so each
+ * include pushes to its own list. The rest of the entry (id, shortCode,
+ * parent pointer, handler) stays shared, which is correct and cheap.
+ */
+export function getIsolatedLazyParent(
+  captured: EntryData | null | undefined,
+): EntryData | null {
+  if (!captured) return null;
+  return {
+    ...captured,
+    loader: [...captured.loader],
+    middleware: [...captured.middleware],
+    revalidate: [...captured.revalidate],
+    errorBoundary: [...captured.errorBoundary],
+    notFoundBoundary: [...captured.notFoundBoundary],
+    layout: [...captured.layout],
+    parallel: { ...captured.parallel },
+    intercept: [...captured.intercept],
+  };
+}
+
+export function getParallelEntries(
+  parallels: ParallelEntries | EntryData[] | undefined,
+): ParallelEntryData[] {
+  if (!parallels) return [];
+  if (Array.isArray(parallels)) {
+    return parallels.filter(
+      (entry): entry is ParallelEntryData => entry.type === "parallel",
+    );
+  }
+  return Object.values(parallels).filter(
+    (entry): entry is ParallelEntryData => !!entry,
+  );
+}
+
+export function getParallelSlotEntries(
+  parallels: ParallelEntries | EntryData[] | undefined,
+): Array<{ slot: `@${string}`; entry: ParallelEntryData }> {
+  if (!parallels) return [];
+
+  if (Array.isArray(parallels)) {
+    return getParallelEntries(parallels).flatMap((entry) =>
+      (Object.keys(entry.handler) as `@${string}`[]).map((slot) => ({
+        slot,
+        entry,
+      })),
+    );
+  }
+
+  return Object.entries(parallels)
+    .filter(([, entry]) => !!entry)
+    .map(([slot, entry]) => ({
+      slot: slot as `@${string}`,
+      entry: entry!,
+    }));
+}
+
+export function getParallelSlotCount(
+  parallels: ParallelEntries | EntryData[] | undefined,
+): number {
+  if (!parallels) return 0;
+  return Array.isArray(parallels)
+    ? parallels.filter((entry) => entry?.type === "parallel").length
+    : Object.keys(parallels).length;
+}
+
 // ============================================================================
 //  Performance Metrics Helpers
 // ============================================================================
@@ -449,8 +716,8 @@ export type { HelperContext };
  * done(); // Records duration
  * ```
  */
-export function track(label: string): () => void {
-  const store = RSCRouterContext.getStore();
+export function track(label: string, depth?: number): () => void {
+  const store = RangoContext.getStore();
 
   // No-op if context unavailable or metrics not enabled
   if (!store?.metrics?.enabled) {
@@ -460,7 +727,55 @@ export function track(label: string): () => void {
   const startTime = performance.now() - store.metrics.requestStart;
 
   return () => {
-    const duration = performance.now() - store.metrics!.requestStart - startTime;
-    store.metrics!.metrics.push({ label, duration, startTime });
+    const duration =
+      performance.now() - store.metrics!.requestStart - startTime;
+    store.metrics!.metrics.push({
+      label,
+      duration,
+      startTime,
+      ...(depth != null ? { depth } : {}),
+    });
   };
 }
+
+/**
+ * Separate ALS for tracking loader execution scope.
+ * Uses a dedicated ALS (not RangoContext) to avoid issues with
+ * nested RangoContext.run() calls in Vite's module runner.
+ */
+const LOADER_SCOPE_KEY = Symbol.for("rangojs-router:loader-scope");
+const loaderScopeALS: AsyncLocalStorage<{ active: true }> = ((
+  globalThis as any
+)[LOADER_SCOPE_KEY] ??= new AsyncLocalStorage<{ active: true }>());
+
+/**
+ * Check if the current execution is inside a cache() DSL boundary.
+ * Returns false inside loader execution — loaders are always fresh
+ * (never cached), so non-cacheable reads are safe.
+ */
+export function isInsideCacheScope(): boolean {
+  if (RangoContext.getStore()?.insideCacheScope !== true) return false;
+  // Loaders are always fresh — even inside a cache() boundary, the loader
+  // function re-executes on every request. Skip the guard when running
+  // inside a loader.
+  if (loaderScopeALS.getStore()?.active) return false;
+  return true;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Check if the current execution is inside a DSL loader scope
+ * (wrapped by runInsideLoaderScope). Used by rendered() barrier
+ * to distinguish DSL loaders from handler-invoked loaders.
+ */
+export function isInsideLoaderScope(): boolean {
+  return loaderScopeALS.getStore()?.active === true;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Run `fn` inside a loader scope. While active, cache-scope guards
+ * are bypassed because loaders are always fresh (never cached) and
+ * their side effects (setCookie, header, etc.) are safe.
+ */
+export function runInsideLoaderScope<T>(fn: () => T): T {
+  return loaderScopeALS.run({ active: true }, fn);
+}