@rangojs/router 0.0.0-experimental.19 → 0.0.0-experimental.190fb30d

package/src/router/prerender-match.ts

@@ -1,22 +1,24 @@
 import { type ReactNode } from "react";
 import { createHandleStore } from "../server/handle-store.js";
+import { resolveSegmentHandleValues } from "../handles/deferred-resolution.js";
 import { getRequestContext } from "../server/request-context.js";
 import {
   runWithRequestContext,
   type RequestContext,
 } from "../server/request-context.js";
-import { contextGet, contextSet } from "../context-var.js";
+import { contextGet, contextSet, hasContextVars } from "../context-var.js";
 import {
   createPrerenderContext,
   createStaticContext,
   createReverseFunction,
 } from "./handler-context.js";
-import { isPrerenderPassthrough } from "../prerender.js";
+import { detectPrerenderPassthrough } from "../prerender.js";
 import { isRouteRootScoped } from "../route-map-builder.js";
 import { setupBuildUse } from "./loader-resolution.js";
 import { loadManifest } from "./manifest.js";
 import { traverseBack } from "./pattern-matching.js";
 import type { RouterContext } from "./router-context.js";
+import type { ResolveSegmentOptions } from "./segment-resolution.js";
 import { runWithRouterContext } from "./router-context.js";
 import type { EntryData, InterceptEntry } from "../server/context";
 import type {
@@ -31,7 +33,9 @@ import type {
 import type { RouteMatchResult } from "./pattern-matching.js";
 
 export interface PrerenderMatchDeps<TEnv = any> {
-  findMatch: (pathname: string) => RouteMatchResult<TEnv> | null;
+  findMatch: (
+    pathname: string,
+  ) => RouteMatchResult<TEnv> | null | Promise<RouteMatchResult<TEnv> | null>;
   buildRouterContext: () => RouterContext<TEnv>;
   mergedRouteMap: Record<string, string>;
   resolveAllSegments: (
@@ -40,7 +44,7 @@ export interface PrerenderMatchDeps<TEnv = any> {
     params: Record<string, string>,
     context: HandlerContext<any, TEnv>,
     loaderPromises: Map<string, Promise<any>>,
-    options?: { skipLoaders?: boolean },
+    options?: ResolveSegmentOptions,
   ) => Promise<ResolvedSegment[]>;
 }
 
@@ -54,17 +58,25 @@ export async function matchForPrerender<TEnv = any>(
   deps: PrerenderMatchDeps<TEnv>,
   buildVars?: Record<string, any>,
   isPassthroughRoute?: boolean,
+  buildEnv?: TEnv,
+  /** Dev-only: check getParams() for passthrough routes to skip unknown params. */
+  devMode?: boolean,
 ): Promise<{
   segments: SerializedSegmentData[];
-  handles: Record<string, SegmentHandleData>;
+  /** RSC-encoded handle map ("" when none) — see handle-snapshot.ts. Encoded in
+   *  the producer (where the Flight codec resolves) so the node-side build/dev
+   *  sinks can persist it without touching the codec. */
+  handles: string;
   routeName: string;
   params: Record<string, string>;
   interceptSegments?: SerializedSegmentData[];
-  interceptHandles?: Record<string, SegmentHandleData>;
+  /** RSC-encoded MERGED (main + intercept) handle map for the intercept artifact;
+   *  the sinks store it as-is (no longer merge raw records). */
+  interceptHandles?: string;
   passthrough?: true;
 } | null> {
   // 1. Find the matching route entry
-  const matched = deps.findMatch(pathname);
+  const matched = await deps.findMatch(pathname);
   if (!matched) return null;
 
   // Use params from trie match if available, fall back to provided params
@@ -74,6 +86,17 @@ export async function matchForPrerender<TEnv = any>(
   // Build RouterContext for loadManifest/traverseBack
   const routerCtx = deps.buildRouterContext();
 
+  // Passthrough sentinel result: an unknown-param Passthrough route falls
+  // through to the live handler at runtime, so no artifact is baked. A fresh
+  // object is returned per call (no site mutates or identity-compares it).
+  const passthroughResult = () => ({
+    segments: [],
+    handles: "",
+    routeName: matched.routeKey,
+    params: matchedParams,
+    passthrough: true as const,
+  });
+
   return runWithRouterContext(routerCtx, async () => {
     // 2. Load the manifest entry tree
     const manifestEntry = await loadManifest(
@@ -90,20 +113,91 @@ export async function matchForPrerender<TEnv = any>(
       entries.push(entry);
     }
 
+    // 3b. Dev-mode passthrough shortcut: if the route is a Passthrough route
+    // and has getParams(), check if the matched params are in the known list.
+    // In production, only known params are pre-rendered; unknown params fall
+    // through to the live handler. Mirror that behavior in dev mode to avoid
+    // rendering unknown params with build: true.
+    // Vars collected from getParams() probe — merged into render context below.
+    let devProbeBuildVars: Record<string, any> | undefined;
+
+    if (devMode && matchedPassthroughRoute) {
+      const routeEntry = entries.find(
+        (
+          e,
+        ): e is EntryData & {
+          type: "route";
+          prerenderDef: { getParams: (ctx: any) => Promise<any[]> | any[] };
+        } =>
+          e.type === "route" &&
+          !!(e as any).isPassthrough &&
+          !!(e as any).prerenderDef?.getParams,
+      );
+      if (routeEntry) {
+        try {
+          const probeBuildVars: Record<string, any> = {};
+          const knownParamsList = await routeEntry.prerenderDef.getParams({
+            build: true as const,
+            dev: true,
+            set: ((keyOrVar: any, value: any) => {
+              contextSet(probeBuildVars, keyOrVar, value);
+            }) as any,
+            reverse: createReverseFunction(deps.mergedRouteMap),
+            get env() {
+              if (buildEnv !== undefined) return buildEnv;
+              throw new Error(
+                "[rango] ctx.env is not available during dev-mode getParams(). " +
+                  "Configure buildEnv in your rango() plugin options to enable build-time env access.",
+              );
+            },
+          });
+          // Compare only the keys returned by getParams — ignore mount params
+          // from include() prefixes that aren't part of the handler's params.
+          const isKnown = knownParamsList.some((known: Record<string, any>) => {
+            const knownKeys = Object.keys(known);
+            return knownKeys.every(
+              (k) => String(known[k]) === String(matchedParams[k]),
+            );
+          });
+          if (!isKnown) {
+            return passthroughResult();
+          }
+          // Preserve vars set by getParams() for the render context
+          if (hasContextVars(probeBuildVars)) {
+            devProbeBuildVars = probeBuildVars;
+          }
+        } catch (err: any) {
+          // Mirror production semantics (prerender-collection.ts):
+          // Skip errors are intentional — treat as passthrough.
+          // All other errors propagate so dev surfaces them.
+          if (err?.name === "Skip") {
+            return passthroughResult();
+          }
+          throw err;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
     // 4. Create handle store for collecting handle data
     const handleStore = createHandleStore();
 
     // 5. Create a minimal request context with the handle store
-    // Shallow-copy getParams vars so each param set is independent
-    const variables: Record<string, any> = buildVars ? { ...buildVars } : {};
+    // Shallow-copy getParams vars so each param set is independent.
+    // In dev mode, merge vars from the getParams() probe if the caller
+    // didn't provide buildVars (production passes them from expandPrerenderRoutes).
+    const effectiveBuildVars = buildVars ?? devProbeBuildVars;
+    const variables: Record<string, any> = effectiveBuildVars
+      ? { ...effectiveBuildVars }
+      : {};
     const stubRes = new Response(null, { status: 200 });
     const minimalRequestContext: RequestContext<TEnv> = {
-      env: {} as TEnv,
+      env: buildEnv ?? ({} as TEnv),
       request: new Request("http://prerender" + pathname),
       url: new URL("http://prerender" + pathname),
+      originalUrl: new URL("http://prerender" + pathname),
       pathname,
       searchParams: new URLSearchParams(),
-      var: variables,
+      _variables: variables,
       get: ((keyOrVar: any) => contextGet(variables, keyOrVar)) as any,
       set: ((keyOrVar: any, value: any) => {
         contextSet(variables, keyOrVar, value);
@@ -116,16 +210,22 @@ export async function matchForPrerender<TEnv = any>(
       deleteCookie: () => {},
       header: () => {},
       setStatus: () => {},
+      _setStatus: () => {},
+      _rotateStateCookie: () => {},
+      _setKeepCacheDirective: () => {},
       use: (() => {
         throw new Error("use() not available during pre-rendering");
       }) as any,
       method: "GET",
       _handleStore: handleStore,
+      _requestTags: new Set<string>(),
       waitUntil: () => {},
       onResponse: () => {},
       _onResponseCallbacks: [],
       setLocationState() {},
       _locationState: undefined,
+      _renderBarrier: Promise.resolve(),
+      _resolveRenderBarrier: () => {},
       _reportedErrors: new WeakSet<object>(),
       reverse: createReverseFunction(
         deps.mergedRouteMap,
@@ -138,7 +238,7 @@ export async function matchForPrerender<TEnv = any>(
     return runWithRequestContext(minimalRequestContext, async () => {
       // 6. Create prerender context with synthetic URL.
       // Prerender handlers get params, pathname, url, searchParams, search,
-      // reverse, and use(handle) — but no request, env, headers, or cookies.
+      // reverse, use(handle), and optionally env (when buildEnv is configured).
       const buildCtx = createPrerenderContext<TEnv>(
         matchedParams,
         pathname,
@@ -146,6 +246,8 @@ export async function matchForPrerender<TEnv = any>(
         matched.routeKey,
         variables,
         matchedPassthroughRoute,
+        buildEnv,
+        devMode,
       );
 
       // 7. Wire use() for handles only (loaders throw)
@@ -159,20 +261,18 @@ export async function matchForPrerender<TEnv = any>(
         matchedParams,
         buildCtx,
         loaderPromises,
-        { skipLoaders: true },
+        // throwOnError: a render failure (or `throw new Skip()`) must reach the
+        // build/dev caller, not be baked into a frozen error page (issue #587).
+        { skipLoaders: true, throwOnError: true },
       );
 
-      // 9. Detect passthrough sentinel: handler returned ctx.passthrough()
-      for (const seg of allSegments) {
-        if (isPrerenderPassthrough(seg.component)) {
-          return {
-            segments: [],
-            handles: {},
-            routeName: matched.routeKey,
-            params: matchedParams,
-            passthrough: true as const,
-          };
-        }
+      // 9. Detect passthrough sentinel: handler returned ctx.passthrough().
+      // When the route declares loading(), the handler result is deferred so the
+      // component is a thenable resolving to the sentinel — detectPrerenderPassthrough
+      // resolves thenables before testing (a sync check would miss it and bake a
+      // corrupt artifact).
+      if (await detectPrerenderPassthrough(allSegments)) {
+        return passthroughResult();
       }
 
       // 10. Filter out any loader segments (belt-and-suspenders)
@@ -184,16 +284,24 @@ export async function matchForPrerender<TEnv = any>(
 
       // 12. Serialize segments using the cache serializer
       const { serializeSegments } = await import("../cache/segment-codec.js");
+      const { encodeHandles } = await import("../cache/handle-snapshot.js");
       const serializedSegments = await serializeSegments(nonLoaderSegments);
 
-      // 13. Collect handle data per segment (skip segments with no handle data)
-      const handles: Record<string, SegmentHandleData> = {};
+      // 13. Collect handle data per segment (skip segments with no handle data).
+      // Encoded through the Flight codec (not stored raw) so Promise/ReactNode
+      // handle values survive the JSON-serialized build artifact / dev wire —
+      // the same fix the runtime cache uses. Encode happens here, in the RSC
+      // environment where the codec resolves; the node-side sinks only persist.
+      const handlesRecord: Record<string, SegmentHandleData> = {};
       for (const seg of nonLoaderSegments) {
         const segHandles = handleStore.getDataForSegment(seg.id);
         if (Object.keys(segHandles).length > 0) {
-          handles[seg.id] = segHandles;
+          // Resolve deferred values before encoding so the baked artifact holds
+          // resolved data (prerender = build-time cache).
+          handlesRecord[seg.id] = await resolveSegmentHandleValues(segHandles);
         }
       }
+      const handles = await encodeHandles(handlesRecord);
 
       // Use the trie-level route key (e.g., "docs", "docs.article")
       const routeName = matched.routeKey;
@@ -203,7 +311,7 @@ export async function matchForPrerender<TEnv = any>(
       //     evaluation -- we pre-render all intercepts unconditionally and let
       //     runtime matching decide which to serve.
       let interceptSegments: SerializedSegmentData[] | undefined;
-      let interceptHandles: Record<string, SegmentHandleData> | undefined;
+      let interceptHandles: string | undefined;
 
       const foundIntercepts: {
         intercept: InterceptEntry;
@@ -211,24 +319,14 @@ export async function matchForPrerender<TEnv = any>(
       }[] = [];
       let current: EntryData | null = manifestEntry;
       while (current) {
-        if (current.intercept && current.intercept.length > 0) {
-          for (const ic of current.intercept) {
+        // Flatten the entry and its sibling layouts into one source list, the
+        // same traversal findInterceptForRoute uses; the build keeps ALL matches
+        // (not just the innermost) and skips when(). intercept/layout are
+        // non-optional arrays, so empty ones are a no-op here.
+        for (const source of [current, ...current.layout]) {
+          for (const ic of source.intercept) {
             if (ic.routeName === matched.routeKey) {
-              foundIntercepts.push({ intercept: ic, entry: current });
-            }
-          }
-        }
-        if (current.layout && current.layout.length > 0) {
-          for (const siblingLayout of current.layout) {
-            if (siblingLayout.intercept && siblingLayout.intercept.length > 0) {
-              for (const ic of siblingLayout.intercept) {
-                if (ic.routeName === matched.routeKey) {
-                  foundIntercepts.push({
-                    intercept: ic,
-                    entry: siblingLayout,
-                  });
-                }
-              }
+              foundIntercepts.push({ intercept: ic, entry: source });
             }
           }
         }
@@ -239,6 +337,18 @@ export async function matchForPrerender<TEnv = any>(
         const interceptResolvedSegments: typeof nonLoaderSegments = [];
 
         for (const { intercept, entry: parentEntry } of foundIntercepts) {
+          // setupBuildUse keys handle pushes by ctx._currentSegmentId. The main
+          // resolveAllSegments pass left it on the route's segment id, so pin it
+          // to THIS intercept's slot id before resolving the handler/layout --
+          // otherwise the intercept's ctx.use() handle pushes land in the wrong
+          // bucket and getDataForSegment(seg.id) below drops them from the baked
+          // artifact. Re-pinned per iteration so multiple intercepts targeting
+          // the same route each get their own id (mirrors fresh.ts parallel-slot
+          // pinning).
+          const interceptSegmentId = `${parentEntry.shortCode}.${intercept.slotName}`;
+          (buildCtx as InternalHandlerContext<any, TEnv>)._currentSegmentId =
+            interceptSegmentId;
+
           // Resolve handler
           const handlerRaw =
             typeof intercept.handler === "function"
@@ -265,7 +375,7 @@ export async function matchForPrerender<TEnv = any>(
           }
 
           interceptResolvedSegments.push({
-            id: `${parentEntry.shortCode}.${intercept.slotName}`,
+            id: interceptSegmentId,
             namespace: `intercept:${intercept.routeName}`,
             type: "parallel" as const,
             index: 0,
@@ -285,13 +395,21 @@ export async function matchForPrerender<TEnv = any>(
           interceptSegments = await serializeSegments(
             interceptResolvedSegments,
           );
-          interceptHandles = {};
+          const interceptHandlesRecord: Record<string, SegmentHandleData> = {};
           for (const seg of interceptResolvedSegments) {
             const segHandles = handleStore.getDataForSegment(seg.id);
             if (Object.keys(segHandles).length > 0) {
-              interceptHandles[seg.id] = segHandles;
+              interceptHandlesRecord[seg.id] =
+                await resolveSegmentHandleValues(segHandles);
             }
           }
+          // The intercept artifact serves main + intercept segments together, so
+          // encode the MERGED handle map here (the sinks no longer merge raw
+          // records — they store this pre-encoded string as-is).
+          interceptHandles = await encodeHandles({
+            ...handlesRecord,
+            ...interceptHandlesRecord,
+          });
         }
       }
 
@@ -318,7 +436,9 @@ export async function renderStaticSegment<TEnv = any>(
   handlerId: string,
   mergedRouteMap: Record<string, string>,
   routeName?: string,
-): Promise<{ encoded: string; handles: Record<string, unknown[]> } | null> {
+  buildEnv?: TEnv,
+  devMode?: boolean,
+): Promise<{ encoded: string; handles: string } | null> {
   const syntheticUrl = new URL("http://prerender/");
   const syntheticRequest = new Request(syntheticUrl);
 
@@ -328,12 +448,13 @@ export async function renderStaticSegment<TEnv = any>(
   // Minimal request context so setupBuildUse can find the HandleStore
   const stubRes = new Response(null, { status: 200 });
   const minimalRequestContext: RequestContext<TEnv> = {
-    env: {} as TEnv,
+    env: buildEnv ?? ({} as TEnv),
     request: syntheticRequest,
     url: syntheticUrl,
+    originalUrl: syntheticUrl,
     pathname: "/",
     searchParams: syntheticUrl.searchParams,
-    var: {},
+    _variables: {},
     get: () => undefined as any,
     set: () => {},
     params: {},
@@ -344,16 +465,22 @@ export async function renderStaticSegment<TEnv = any>(
     deleteCookie: () => {},
     header: () => {},
     setStatus: () => {},
+    _setStatus: () => {},
+    _rotateStateCookie: () => {},
+    _setKeepCacheDirective: () => {},
     use: (() => {
       throw new Error("use() not available during static pre-rendering");
     }) as any,
     method: "GET",
     _handleStore: handleStore,
+    _requestTags: new Set<string>(),
     waitUntil: () => {},
     onResponse: () => {},
     _onResponseCallbacks: [],
     setLocationState() {},
     _locationState: undefined,
+    _renderBarrier: Promise.resolve(),
+    _resolveRenderBarrier: () => {},
     _reportedErrors: new WeakSet<object>(),
     reverse: createReverseFunction(
       mergedRouteMap,
@@ -364,9 +491,13 @@ export async function renderStaticSegment<TEnv = any>(
   };
 
   return runWithRequestContext(minimalRequestContext, async () => {
-    // Static handlers get only reverse and use(handle) — no URL, params,
-    // request, env, headers, or cookies.
-    const buildCtx = createStaticContext<TEnv>(mergedRouteMap, routeName);
+    // Static handlers get only reverse, use(handle), and optionally env.
+    const buildCtx = createStaticContext<TEnv>(
+      mergedRouteMap,
+      routeName,
+      buildEnv,
+      devMode,
+    );
 
     // Set segment ID so handle pushes are keyed correctly
     (buildCtx as InternalHandlerContext<any, TEnv>)._currentSegmentId =
@@ -375,23 +506,41 @@ export async function renderStaticSegment<TEnv = any>(
     setupBuildUse(buildCtx);
 
     const raw = await handler(buildCtx);
-    const component = raw?.type ? raw : raw;
+
+    // Static handlers must return a ReactNode. A returned Response (e.g. an
+    // accidental redirect()) would otherwise be serialized as a corrupt build
+    // artifact; fail loudly instead. The fresh/revalidation paths route handler
+    // results through handleHandlerResult, which throws Responses; the static
+    // build path bypasses that, so guard here.
+    if (raw instanceof Response) {
+      throw new TypeError(
+        `Static handler "${routeName}" returned a Response. Static handlers must return a ReactNode; ` +
+          `Responses (redirects, file responses) are not supported during static pre-rendering.`,
+      );
+    }
 
     const segment: ResolvedSegment = {
       id: handlerId,
       namespace: handlerId,
       type: "layout",
       index: 0,
-      component,
+      component: raw,
       params: {},
       belongsToRoute: false,
     };
 
     const { serializeSegments } = await import("../cache/segment-codec.js");
+    const { encodeHandleValue } = await import("../cache/handle-snapshot.js");
     const [serialized] = await serializeSegments([segment]);
 
-    // Collect handle data pushed during rendering
-    const handles = handleStore.getDataForSegment(handlerId);
+    // Collect handle data pushed during rendering and Flight-encode it (so
+    // Promise/ReactNode handle values survive the JSON build artifact). "" when
+    // nothing was pushed.
+    const segHandles = handleStore.getDataForSegment(handlerId);
+    const handles =
+      Object.keys(segHandles).length > 0
+        ? await encodeHandleValue(await resolveSegmentHandleValues(segHandles))
+        : "";
 
     return { encoded: serialized.encoded, handles };
   });

package/src/router/preview-match.ts

@@ -1,18 +1,14 @@
-import { loadManifest } from "./manifest.js";
-import { traverseBack } from "./pattern-matching.js";
-import { collectRouteMiddleware } from "./middleware.js";
-import {
-  parseAcceptTypes,
-  RSC_RESPONSE_TYPE,
-  pickNegotiateVariant,
-} from "./content-negotiation.js";
+import { negotiateRoute } from "./content-negotiation.js";
 import { runWithRouterLogContext, withRouterLogScope } from "./logging.js";
 import type { EntryData } from "../server/context";
 import type { RouteMatchResult } from "./pattern-matching.js";
 import type { MiddlewareFn } from "./middleware.js";
+import { resolveRoute } from "./route-snapshot.js";
 
 export interface PreviewMatchDeps<TEnv = any> {
-  findMatch: (pathname: string) => RouteMatchResult<TEnv> | null;
+  findMatch: (
+    pathname: string,
+  ) => RouteMatchResult<TEnv> | null | Promise<RouteMatchResult<TEnv> | null>;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -42,110 +38,46 @@ export async function previewMatch<TEnv = any>(
         const url = new URL(request.url);
         const pathname = url.pathname;
 
-        // Quick route matching
-        const matched = deps.findMatch(pathname);
-        if (!matched) {
+        // Route resolution via snapshot (lite mode: skip entries/cacheScope
+        // since previewMatch only needs matched, manifestEntry, routeMiddleware,
+        // and responseType)
+        const result = await resolveRoute<TEnv>(pathname, {
+          findMatch: deps.findMatch,
+          lite: true,
+        });
+
+        if (!result) {
           return null;
         }
 
         // Skip redirect check - will be handled in full match
-        if (matched.redirectTo) {
+        if (result.type === "redirect") {
           return { routeMiddleware: undefined };
         }
 
-        // Load manifest (without segment resolution)
-        const manifestEntry = await loadManifest(
-          matched.entry,
-          matched.routeKey,
-          pathname,
-          undefined, // No metrics store for preview
-          false, // isSSR - doesn't matter for preview
-        );
-
-        // Collect route-level middleware from entry tree
-        // Includes middleware from orphan layouts (inline layouts within routes)
-        const routeMiddleware = collectRouteMiddleware(
-          traverseBack(manifestEntry),
-          matched.params,
-        );
-
-        // Check for response type (from trie match or manifest entry)
-        const responseType =
-          matched.responseType ||
-          (manifestEntry.type === "route"
-            ? manifestEntry.responseType
-            : undefined);
-
-        // Content negotiation: when negotiate variants exist, pick the best
-        // handler based on the Accept header. Uses q-values and client order
-        // as tiebreaker (matching Express/Hono behavior). RSC routes participate
-        // as text/html candidates so browsers naturally get HTML without
-        // special-casing.
-        if (matched.negotiateVariants && matched.negotiateVariants.length > 0) {
-          const acceptEntries = parseAcceptTypes(
-            request.headers.get("accept") || "",
-          );
-
-          // Build candidate list preserving definition order.
-          // For wildcard (*/*) and no-Accept fallback, the first candidate wins.
-          const variants = matched.negotiateVariants;
-          let candidates: Array<{ routeKey: string; responseType: string }>;
-          if (responseType) {
-            // Primary is response-type — include it as a candidate
-            candidates = [
-              ...variants,
-              { routeKey: matched.routeKey, responseType },
-            ];
-          } else {
-            // Primary is RSC — insert as text/html candidate in definition order
-            const rscCandidate = {
-              routeKey: matched.routeKey,
-              responseType: RSC_RESPONSE_TYPE,
-            };
-            candidates = matched.rscFirst
-              ? [rscCandidate, ...variants]
-              : [...variants, rscCandidate];
-          }
-
-          const variant = pickNegotiateVariant(acceptEntries, candidates);
+        const snapshot = result.snapshot;
+        const { matched, manifestEntry, routeMiddleware, responseType } =
+          snapshot;
 
-          // If the winner is RSC, fall through to default RSC handling
-          if (variant.responseType === RSC_RESPONSE_TYPE) {
-            // Fall through — RSC won negotiation
-          } else if (responseType && variant.routeKey === matched.routeKey) {
-            // Fall through — response-type primary won, already set
-          } else {
-            const negotiateEntry = await loadManifest(
-              matched.entry,
-              variant.routeKey,
-              pathname,
-              undefined,
-              false,
-            );
-            // Recompute middleware from the selected variant's entry tree
-            // since different variants can have different middleware chains.
-            const variantMiddleware = collectRouteMiddleware(
-              traverseBack(negotiateEntry),
-              matched.params,
-            );
-            return {
-              routeMiddleware:
-                variantMiddleware.length > 0 ? variantMiddleware : undefined,
-              responseType: variant.responseType,
-              handler:
-                negotiateEntry.type === "route"
-                  ? negotiateEntry.handler
-                  : undefined,
-              params: matched.params,
-              negotiated: true,
-              manifestEntry: negotiateEntry,
-              routeKey: matched.routeKey,
-            };
-          }
+        const negotiation = await negotiateRoute(request, pathname, snapshot);
+        if (negotiation) {
+          return {
+            routeMiddleware:
+              negotiation.routeMiddleware.length > 0
+                ? negotiation.routeMiddleware
+                : undefined,
+            responseType: negotiation.responseType,
+            handler: negotiation.handler,
+            params: matched.params,
+            manifestEntry: negotiation.manifestEntry,
+            routeKey: matched.routeKey,
+            // omitted unless a variant negotiated, preserving the prior public
+            // shape (absent for plain response routes, not negotiated:false)
+            ...(negotiation.negotiated ? { negotiated: true } : {}),
+          };
         }
 
-        // If we passed through the negotiation block (variants exist), mark as
-        // negotiated so the handler sets Vary: Accept on the response.
+        // No negotiation or RSC won — return default route info
         const hasVariants =
           matched.negotiateVariants && matched.negotiateVariants.length > 0;
         return {