@rangojs/router 0.0.0-experimental.29 → 0.0.0-experimental.2c0cb8a1

package/src/router/segment-resolution/revalidation.ts

@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@ import type { ReactNode } from "react";
 import { invariant } from "../../errors";
 import { revalidate } from "../loader-resolution.js";
 import { evaluateRevalidation } from "../revalidation.js";
-import type { EntryData } from "../../server/context";
+import {
+  getParallelEntries,
+  getParallelSlotEntries,
+  type EntryData,
+} from "../../server/context";
 import type {
   HandlerContext,
   InternalHandlerContext,
@@ -37,7 +41,11 @@ import {
 } from "./helpers.js";
 import { getRouterContext } from "../router-context.js";
 import { resolveSink, safeEmit } from "../telemetry.js";
-import { track } from "../../server/context.js";
+import {
+  track,
+  RSCRouterContext,
+  runInsideLoaderScope,
+} from "../../server/context.js";
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Telemetry helpers
@@ -81,6 +89,27 @@ function observeStreamedHandler(
   });
 }
 
+/**
+ * Trace a parallel slot that's being force-rendered on a full refetch (client
+ * has no cached state). User revalidate fns are bypassed in this case — see
+ * the call sites for the load-bearing rationale.
+ */
+function traceFullRefetchedParallelSlot(
+  parallelId: string,
+  belongsToRoute: boolean,
+): void {
+  if (!isTraceActive()) return;
+  pushRevalidationTraceEntry({
+    segmentId: parallelId,
+    segmentType: "parallel",
+    belongsToRoute,
+    source: "parallel",
+    defaultShouldRevalidate: true,
+    finalShouldRevalidate: true,
+    reason: "full-refetch",
+  });
+}
+
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Revalidation telemetry helper
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -228,7 +257,9 @@ export async function resolveLoadersWithRevalidation<TEnv>(
       params: ctx.params,
       loaderId: loader.$$id,
       loaderData: deps.wrapLoaderPromise(
-        resolveLoaderData(loaderEntry, ctx, ctx.pathname),
+        runInsideLoaderScope(() =>
+          resolveLoaderData(loaderEntry, ctx, ctx.pathname),
+        ),
         entry,
         segmentId,
         ctx.pathname,
@@ -258,26 +289,95 @@ export async function resolveLoadersOnlyWithRevalidation<TEnv>(
 ): Promise<{ segments: ResolvedSegment[]; matchedIds: string[] }> {
   const allLoaderSegments: ResolvedSegment[] = [];
   const allMatchedIds: string[] = [];
+  const seenIds = new Set<string>();
+
+  async function collectEntryLoaders(
+    entry: EntryData,
+    belongsToRoute: boolean,
+    shortCodeOverride?: string,
+  ): Promise<void> {
+    // Skip if all loaders from this entry have already been resolved
+    // via a parent (e.g., cache boundary wrapping a layout with shared loaders).
+    const loaderEntries = entry.loader ?? [];
+    const sc = shortCodeOverride ?? entry.shortCode;
+    const allAlreadySeen =
+      loaderEntries.length > 0 &&
+      loaderEntries.every((le, i) =>
+        seenIds.has(`${sc}D${i}.${le.loader.$$id}`),
+      );
+    if (!allAlreadySeen) {
+      const { segments, matchedIds } = await resolveLoadersWithRevalidation(
+        entry,
+        context,
+        belongsToRoute,
+        clientSegmentIds,
+        prevParams,
+        request,
+        prevUrl,
+        nextUrl,
+        routeKey,
+        deps,
+        actionContext,
+        shortCodeOverride,
+        stale,
+      );
+      for (const seg of segments) {
+        if (!seenIds.has(seg.id)) {
+          seenIds.add(seg.id);
+          allLoaderSegments.push(seg);
+        }
+      }
+      allMatchedIds.push(...matchedIds);
+    }
+
+    const seenParallelEntryIds = new Set<string>();
+    for (const parallelEntry of getParallelEntries(entry.parallel)) {
+      if (seenParallelEntryIds.has(parallelEntry.id)) continue;
+      seenParallelEntryIds.add(parallelEntry.id);
+      await collectEntryLoaders(parallelEntry, belongsToRoute, entry.shortCode);
+    }
+
+    const childBelongsToRoute = belongsToRoute || entry.type === "route";
+    for (const layoutEntry of entry.layout) {
+      await collectEntryLoaders(layoutEntry, childBelongsToRoute);
+      // Inherit route loaders for orphan layouts with parallels.
+      // Resolve directly — do NOT re-enter collectEntryLoaders with the
+      // route entry, as that would re-iterate route.layout and loop.
+      if (
+        entry.type === "route" &&
+        entry.loader &&
+        entry.loader.length > 0 &&
+        Object.keys(layoutEntry.parallel).length > 0
+      ) {
+        const inherited = await resolveLoadersWithRevalidation(
+          entry,
+          context,
+          childBelongsToRoute,
+          clientSegmentIds,
+          prevParams,
+          request,
+          prevUrl,
+          nextUrl,
+          routeKey,
+          deps,
+          actionContext,
+          layoutEntry.shortCode,
+          stale,
+        );
+        for (const seg of inherited.segments) {
+          if (!seenIds.has(seg.id)) {
+            seenIds.add(seg.id);
+            seg._inherited = true;
+            allLoaderSegments.push(seg);
+          }
+        }
+        allMatchedIds.push(...inherited.matchedIds);
+      }
+    }
+  }
 
   for (const entry of entries) {
-    const belongsToRoute = entry.type === "route";
-    const { segments, matchedIds } = await resolveLoadersWithRevalidation(
-      entry,
-      context,
-      belongsToRoute,
-      clientSegmentIds,
-      prevParams,
-      request,
-      prevUrl,
-      nextUrl,
-      routeKey,
-      deps,
-      actionContext,
-      undefined, // shortCodeOverride
-      stale,
-    );
-    allLoaderSegments.push(...segments);
-    allMatchedIds.push(...matchedIds);
+    await collectEntryLoaders(entry, entry.type === "route");
   }
 
   return { segments: allLoaderSegments, matchedIds: allMatchedIds };
@@ -301,22 +401,20 @@ export function buildEntryRevalidateMap(
     map.set(entry.shortCode, { entry, revalidate: entry.revalidate });
 
     if (entry.type !== "parallel") {
-      for (const parallelEntry of entry.parallel) {
-        if (parallelEntry.type === "parallel") {
-          const slots = Object.keys(parallelEntry.handler) as `@${string}`[];
-          for (const slot of slots) {
-            const parallelId = `${parallelEntry.shortCode}.${slot}`;
-            map.set(parallelId, {
-              entry: parallelEntry,
-              revalidate: parallelEntry.revalidate,
-            });
-          }
-        }
+      for (const { slot, entry: parallelEntry } of getParallelSlotEntries(
+        entry.parallel,
+      )) {
+        const parallelParentShortCode = parentShortCode ?? entry.shortCode;
+        const parallelId = `${parallelParentShortCode}.${slot}`;
+        map.set(parallelId, {
+          entry: parallelEntry,
+          revalidate: parallelEntry.revalidate,
+        });
       }
     }
 
     for (const layoutEntry of entry.layout) {
-      processEntry(layoutEntry);
+      processEntry(layoutEntry, entry.shortCode);
     }
   }
 
@@ -348,7 +446,10 @@ export async function resolveParallelSegmentsWithRevalidation<TEnv>(
   const segments: ResolvedSegment[] = [];
   const matchedIds: string[] = [];
 
-  for (const parallelEntry of entry.parallel) {
+  const resolvedParallelEntries = new Set<string>();
+  for (const { slot, entry: parallelEntry } of getParallelSlotEntries(
+    entry.parallel,
+  )) {
     invariant(
       parallelEntry.type === "parallel",
       `Expected parallel entry, got: ${parallelEntry.type}`,
@@ -359,108 +460,106 @@ export async function resolveParallelSegmentsWithRevalidation<TEnv>(
       | ((ctx: HandlerContext<any, TEnv>) => ReactNode | Promise<ReactNode>)
       | ReactNode
     >;
-
-    for (const [slot, handler] of Object.entries(slots)) {
-      const parallelId = `${entry.shortCode}.${slot}`;
-
-      const isFullRefetch = clientSegmentIds.size === 0;
-      // When the parent layout is new (not in client's segment set),
-      // all its parallel children must be resolved and tracked.
-      // Without this, navigating to a new layout with parallels
-      // (e.g., BlogLayout with @sidebar) from a different route
-      // would silently drop those parallel segments.
-      const isNewParent = !clientSegmentIds.has(entry.shortCode);
-      if (
-        isFullRefetch ||
-        clientSegmentIds.has(parallelId) ||
-        belongsToRoute ||
-        isNewParent
-      ) {
-        matchedIds.push(parallelId);
+    // In production, static handler bodies are evicted and the slot value
+    // may be undefined. The static store holds the pre-rendered component.
+    // We defer the handler check until after tryStaticSlot.
+    const handler = slots[slot];
+
+    const parallelId = `${entry.shortCode}.${slot}`;
+
+    const isFullRefetch = clientSegmentIds.size === 0;
+    const isNewParent = !clientSegmentIds.has(entry.shortCode);
+    // Always announce the slot in matchedIds — it's unconditionally appended
+    // to `segments` below, and a segment present in segments but missing from
+    // matched lets the client prune it (then it's missing from clientSegmentIds
+    // on the next request, perpetuating the staleness).
+    matchedIds.push(parallelId);
+
+    let shouldResolve: boolean;
+    if (isFullRefetch) {
+      // Client has nothing cached — slot MUST render. User revalidate fns are
+      // bypassed here because returning false would leave the segment blank
+      // with no client-side fallback.
+      traceFullRefetchedParallelSlot(parallelId, belongsToRoute);
+      shouldResolve = true;
+    } else {
+      // For non-empty client sets, consult user revalidate fns. When the slot
+      // is unknown to the client, override the type-derived default so the
+      // soft chain seeds with the right "new segment" / "parent-chain" value.
+      let defaultOverride: { value: boolean; reason: string } | undefined;
+      if (!clientSegmentIds.has(parallelId)) {
+        const value = belongsToRoute || isNewParent;
+        defaultOverride = {
+          value,
+          reason: value ? "new-segment" : "skip-parent-chain",
+        };
       }
 
-      const shouldResolve = await (async () => {
-        if (isFullRefetch) {
-          if (isTraceActive()) {
-            pushRevalidationTraceEntry({
-              segmentId: parallelId,
-              segmentType: "parallel",
-              belongsToRoute,
-              source: "parallel",
-              defaultShouldRevalidate: true,
-              finalShouldRevalidate: true,
-              reason: "full-refetch",
-            });
-          }
-          return true;
-        }
-        if (!clientSegmentIds.has(parallelId)) {
-          const result = belongsToRoute || isNewParent;
-          if (isTraceActive()) {
-            pushRevalidationTraceEntry({
-              segmentId: parallelId,
-              segmentType: "parallel",
-              belongsToRoute,
-              source: "parallel",
-              defaultShouldRevalidate: result,
-              finalShouldRevalidate: result,
-              reason: result ? "new-segment" : "skip-parent-chain",
-            });
-          }
-          return result;
-        }
-
-        const dummySegment: ResolvedSegment = {
-          id: parallelId,
-          namespace: parallelEntry.id,
-          type: "parallel",
-          index: 0,
-          component: null as any,
-          params,
-          slot,
-          belongsToRoute,
-          parallelName: `${parallelEntry.id}.${slot}`,
-          ...(parallelEntry.mountPath
-            ? { mountPath: parallelEntry.mountPath }
-            : {}),
-        };
+      const dummySegment: ResolvedSegment = {
+        id: parallelId,
+        namespace: parallelEntry.id,
+        type: "parallel",
+        index: 0,
+        component: null as any,
+        params,
+        slot,
+        belongsToRoute,
+        parallelName: `${parallelEntry.id}.${slot}`,
+        ...(parallelEntry.mountPath
+          ? { mountPath: parallelEntry.mountPath }
+          : {}),
+      };
 
-        return await evaluateRevalidation({
-          segment: dummySegment,
-          prevParams,
-          getPrevSegment: null,
-          request,
-          prevUrl,
-          nextUrl,
-          revalidations: parallelEntry.revalidate.map((fn, i) => ({
-            name: `revalidate${i}`,
-            fn,
-          })),
-          routeKey,
-          context,
-          actionContext,
-          stale,
-          traceSource: "parallel",
-        });
-      })();
-      emitRevalidationDecision(
-        parallelId,
-        context.pathname,
+      shouldResolve = await evaluateRevalidation({
+        segment: dummySegment,
+        prevParams,
+        getPrevSegment: null,
+        request,
+        prevUrl,
+        nextUrl,
+        revalidations: parallelEntry.revalidate.map((fn, i) => ({
+          name: `revalidate${i}`,
+          fn,
+        })),
         routeKey,
-        shouldResolve,
-      );
+        context,
+        actionContext,
+        stale,
+        traceSource: "parallel",
+        defaultOverride,
+      });
+    }
+    emitRevalidationDecision(
+      parallelId,
+      context.pathname,
+      routeKey,
+      shouldResolve,
+    );
 
-      let component: ReactNode | undefined;
-      if (shouldResolve) {
-        component = await tryStaticSlot(parallelEntry, slot, parallelId);
-      }
-      if (component === undefined) {
-        const hasLoadingFallback =
-          parallelEntry.loading !== undefined &&
-          parallelEntry.loading !== false;
-        if (!shouldResolve) {
-          component = null;
-        } else if (hasLoadingFallback) {
+    let component: ReactNode | undefined;
+    let handlerRan = false;
+    if (shouldResolve) {
+      component = await tryStaticSlot(parallelEntry, slot, parallelId);
+      // tryStaticSlot returning a value means the static cache supplied the
+      // component — handler did NOT run. handlerRan stays false.
+    }
+    if (component === undefined) {
+      const hasLoadingFallback =
+        parallelEntry.loading !== undefined && parallelEntry.loading !== false;
+      if (!shouldResolve) {
+        component = null;
+      } else if (handler === undefined) {
+        // Handler evicted (production static slot) but static lookup missed.
+        // Nothing to render — use null so the client keeps its cached version.
+        component = null;
+      } else {
+        // Slot-keyed pushes — slot owns its own bucket, parent layout owns
+        // its own. On slot-only revalidations the partial merge updates only
+        // the slot's bucket; the parent's bucket stays intact.
+        (context as InternalHandlerContext<any, TEnv>)._currentSegmentId =
+          parallelId;
+        handlerRan = true;
+        if (hasLoadingFallback) {
           const result =
             typeof handler === "function" ? handler(context) : handler;
           if (result instanceof Promise) {
@@ -485,44 +584,48 @@ export async function resolveParallelSegmentsWithRevalidation<TEnv>(
             typeof handler === "function" ? await handler(context) : handler;
         }
       }
-
-      segments.push({
-        id: parallelId,
-        namespace: parallelEntry.id,
-        type: "parallel",
-        index: 0,
-        component,
-        loading: parallelEntry.loading === false ? null : parallelEntry.loading,
-        transition: parallelEntry.transition,
-        params,
-        slot,
-        belongsToRoute,
-        parallelName: `${parallelEntry.id}.${slot}`,
-        ...(parallelEntry.mountPath
-          ? { mountPath: parallelEntry.mountPath }
-          : {}),
-      });
     }
 
-    if (!parallelEntry.loading) {
-      const loaderResult = await resolveLoadersWithRevalidation(
-        parallelEntry,
-        context,
-        belongsToRoute,
-        clientSegmentIds,
-        prevParams,
-        request,
-        prevUrl,
-        nextUrl,
-        routeKey,
-        deps,
-        actionContext,
-        entry.shortCode,
-        stale,
-      );
-      segments.push(...loaderResult.segments);
-      matchedIds.push(...loaderResult.matchedIds);
+    segments.push({
+      id: parallelId,
+      namespace: parallelEntry.id,
+      type: "parallel",
+      index: 0,
+      component,
+      loading: parallelEntry.loading === false ? null : parallelEntry.loading,
+      transition: parallelEntry.transition,
+      params,
+      slot,
+      _handlerRan: handlerRan,
+      belongsToRoute,
+      parallelName: `${parallelEntry.id}.${slot}`,
+      ...(parallelEntry.mountPath
+        ? { mountPath: parallelEntry.mountPath }
+        : {}),
+    });
+
+    if (resolvedParallelEntries.has(parallelEntry.id)) {
+      continue;
     }
+
+    const loaderResult = await resolveLoadersWithRevalidation(
+      parallelEntry,
+      context,
+      belongsToRoute,
+      clientSegmentIds,
+      prevParams,
+      request,
+      prevUrl,
+      nextUrl,
+      routeKey,
+      deps,
+      actionContext,
+      entry.shortCode,
+      stale,
+    );
+    segments.push(...loaderResult.segments);
+    matchedIds.push(...loaderResult.matchedIds);
+    resolvedParallelEntries.add(parallelEntry.id);
   }
 
   return { segments, matchedIds };
@@ -548,6 +651,7 @@ export async function resolveEntryHandlerWithRevalidation<TEnv>(
 ): Promise<{ segment: ResolvedSegment; matchedId: string }> {
   const matchedId = entry.shortCode;
 
+  let handlerRan = false;
   const component = await revalidate(
     async () => {
       const hasSegment = clientSegmentIds.has(entry.shortCode);
@@ -608,6 +712,8 @@ export async function resolveEntryHandlerWithRevalidation<TEnv>(
         context,
         actionContext,
         stale,
+        traceSource:
+          entry.type === "route" ? "route-handler" : "layout-handler",
       });
       emitRevalidationDecision(
         entry.shortCode,
@@ -622,6 +728,7 @@ export async function resolveEntryHandlerWithRevalidation<TEnv>(
       return shouldRevalidate;
     },
     async () => {
+      handlerRan = true;
       const doneHandler = track(`handler:${entry.id}`, 2);
       (context as InternalHandlerContext<any, TEnv>)._currentSegmentId =
         entry.shortCode;
@@ -636,13 +743,20 @@ export async function resolveEntryHandlerWithRevalidation<TEnv>(
         return staticComponent;
       }
       const routeEntry = entry as Extract<EntryData, { type: "route" }>;
+      // For Passthrough routes at runtime, use the live handler instead of
+      // the build handler. At build time (context.build === true), always
+      // use the build handler from routeEntry.handler.
+      const handler =
+        !context.build && routeEntry.liveHandler
+          ? routeEntry.liveHandler
+          : routeEntry.handler;
       if (!routeEntry.loading) {
-        const result = handleHandlerResult(await routeEntry.handler(context));
+        const result = handleHandlerResult(await handler(context));
         doneHandler();
         return result;
       }
       if (!actionContext) {
-        const result = handleHandlerResult(routeEntry.handler(context));
+        const result = handleHandlerResult(handler(context));
         if (result instanceof Promise) {
           result.finally(doneHandler).catch(() => {});
           const tracked = deps.trackHandler(result, {
@@ -665,9 +779,7 @@ export async function resolveEntryHandlerWithRevalidation<TEnv>(
       debugLog("segment.action", "resolving action route with awaited value", {
         entryId: entry.id,
       });
-      const actionResult = handleHandlerResult(
-        await routeEntry.handler(context),
-      );
+      const actionResult = handleHandlerResult(await handler(context));
       doneHandler();
       return {
         content: Promise.resolve(actionResult),
@@ -676,10 +788,12 @@ export async function resolveEntryHandlerWithRevalidation<TEnv>(
     () => null,
   );
 
+  // Normalize void handlers (undefined) to null so the reconciler's
+  // component === null checks work consistently for both void and explicit null.
   const resolvedComponent =
     component && typeof component === "object" && "content" in component
-      ? (component as { content: ReactNode }).content
-      : component;
+      ? ((component as { content: ReactNode }).content ?? null)
+      : (component ?? null);
 
   const segment: ResolvedSegment = {
     id: entry.shortCode,
@@ -696,6 +810,7 @@ export async function resolveEntryHandlerWithRevalidation<TEnv>(
       ? { layoutName: entry.id }
       : {}),
     ...(entry.mountPath ? { mountPath: entry.mountPath } : {}),
+    _handlerRan: handlerRan,
   };
 
   return { segment, matchedId };
@@ -776,11 +891,11 @@ export async function resolveSegmentWithRevalidation<TEnv>(
         prevUrl,
         nextUrl,
         routeKey,
-        loaderPromises,
         true,
         deps,
         actionContext,
         stale,
+        entry,
       );
       segments.push(...orphanResult.segments);
       matchedIds.push(...orphanResult.matchedIds);
@@ -860,7 +975,6 @@ export async function resolveSegmentWithRevalidation<TEnv>(
         prevUrl,
         nextUrl,
         routeKey,
-        loaderPromises,
         false,
         deps,
         actionContext,
@@ -887,11 +1001,12 @@ export async function resolveOrphanLayoutWithRevalidation<TEnv>(
   prevUrl: URL,
   nextUrl: URL,
   routeKey: string,
-  loaderPromises: Map<string, Promise<any>>,
   belongsToRoute: boolean,
   deps: SegmentResolutionDeps<TEnv>,
   actionContext?: ActionContext,
   stale?: boolean,
+  /** Parent route entry — its loaders are inherited so parallel slots can access them. */
+  parentRouteEntry?: EntryData,
 ): Promise<SegmentRevalidationResult> {
   invariant(
     orphan.type === "layout" || orphan.type === "cache",
@@ -919,6 +1034,37 @@ export async function resolveOrphanLayoutWithRevalidation<TEnv>(
   segments.push(...loaderResult.segments);
   matchedIds.push(...loaderResult.matchedIds);
 
+  // Inherit parent route's loaders so parallel slots inside this layout
+  // can access them via useLoader(). See resolveOrphanLayout in fresh.ts.
+  if (
+    parentRouteEntry &&
+    parentRouteEntry.loader &&
+    parentRouteEntry.loader.length > 0 &&
+    Object.keys(orphan.parallel).length > 0
+  ) {
+    const inheritedResult = await resolveLoadersWithRevalidation(
+      parentRouteEntry,
+      context,
+      belongsToRoute,
+      clientSegmentIds,
+      prevParams,
+      request,
+      prevUrl,
+      nextUrl,
+      routeKey,
+      deps,
+      actionContext,
+      orphan.shortCode,
+      stale,
+    );
+    // Tag as inherited so buildMatchResult can deduplicate when safe
+    for (const s of inheritedResult.segments) {
+      s._inherited = true;
+    }
+    segments.push(...inheritedResult.segments);
+    matchedIds.push(...inheritedResult.matchedIds);
+  }
+
   // Handler-first: resolve orphan layout handler before its parallels
   // so ctx.set() values are visible to parallel children.
   matchedIds.push(orphan.shortCode);
@@ -995,110 +1141,126 @@ export async function resolveOrphanLayoutWithRevalidation<TEnv>(
     ...(orphan.mountPath ? { mountPath: orphan.mountPath } : {}),
   });
 
-  for (const parallelEntry of orphan.parallel) {
+  const resolvedParallelEntries = new Set<string>();
+  for (const { slot, entry: parallelEntry } of getParallelSlotEntries(
+    orphan.parallel,
+  )) {
     invariant(
       parallelEntry.type === "parallel",
       `Expected parallel entry, got: ${parallelEntry.type}`,
     );
 
-    const loaderResult = await resolveLoadersWithRevalidation(
-      parallelEntry,
-      context,
-      belongsToRoute,
-      clientSegmentIds,
-      prevParams,
-      request,
-      prevUrl,
-      nextUrl,
-      routeKey,
-      deps,
-      actionContext,
-      undefined,
-      stale,
-    );
-    segments.push(...loaderResult.segments);
-    matchedIds.push(...loaderResult.matchedIds);
+    if (!resolvedParallelEntries.has(parallelEntry.id)) {
+      // shortCodeOverride must match the parent layout, not the parallel entry.
+      const loaderResult = await resolveLoadersWithRevalidation(
+        parallelEntry,
+        context,
+        belongsToRoute,
+        clientSegmentIds,
+        prevParams,
+        request,
+        prevUrl,
+        nextUrl,
+        routeKey,
+        deps,
+        actionContext,
+        orphan.shortCode,
+        stale,
+      );
+      segments.push(...loaderResult.segments);
+      matchedIds.push(...loaderResult.matchedIds);
+      resolvedParallelEntries.add(parallelEntry.id);
+    }
 
     const slots = parallelEntry.handler as Record<
       `@${string}`,
       | ((ctx: HandlerContext<any, TEnv>) => ReactNode | Promise<ReactNode>)
       | ReactNode
     >;
+    // Handler may be undefined in production after static handler eviction.
+    const handler = slots[slot];
+
+    // Use orphan.shortCode (the parent layout) to match the SSR path
+    // (resolveParallelEntry receives parentShortCode = orphan.shortCode).
+    // Using parallelEntry.shortCode would generate IDs the client doesn't know about.
+    const parallelId = `${orphan.shortCode}.${slot}`;
+    matchedIds.push(parallelId);
+
+    const isFullRefetch = clientSegmentIds.size === 0;
+    let shouldResolve: boolean;
+    if (isFullRefetch) {
+      // Same load-bearing rationale as the main parallel path: full refetch
+      // means the client has nothing to fall back to, so the slot must render.
+      traceFullRefetchedParallelSlot(parallelId, belongsToRoute);
+      shouldResolve = true;
+    } else {
+      // When slot is unknown to the client, seed the soft chain with `true`
+      // (orphan parallels always belong to the route — we want them rendered
+      // unless the user explicitly opts out via revalidate()).
+      const defaultOverride = clientSegmentIds.has(parallelId)
+        ? undefined
+        : { value: true, reason: "new-segment" };
 
-    for (const [slot, handler] of Object.entries(slots)) {
-      // Use orphan.shortCode (the parent layout) to match the SSR path
-      // (resolveParallelEntry receives parentShortCode = orphan.shortCode).
-      // Using parallelEntry.shortCode would generate IDs the client doesn't know about.
-      const parallelId = `${orphan.shortCode}.${slot}`;
-      matchedIds.push(parallelId);
-
-      const shouldResolve = await (async () => {
-        if (!clientSegmentIds.has(parallelId)) {
-          if (isTraceActive()) {
-            pushRevalidationTraceEntry({
-              segmentId: parallelId,
-              segmentType: "parallel",
-              belongsToRoute,
-              source: "parallel",
-              defaultShouldRevalidate: true,
-              finalShouldRevalidate: true,
-              reason: "new-segment",
-            });
-          }
-          return true;
-        }
-
-        const dummySegment: ResolvedSegment = {
-          id: parallelId,
-          namespace: parallelEntry.id,
-          type: "parallel",
-          index: 0,
-          component: null as any,
-          params,
-          slot,
-          belongsToRoute,
-          parallelName: `${parallelEntry.id}.${slot}`,
-          ...(parallelEntry.mountPath
-            ? { mountPath: parallelEntry.mountPath }
-            : {}),
-        };
+      const dummySegment: ResolvedSegment = {
+        id: parallelId,
+        namespace: parallelEntry.id,
+        type: "parallel",
+        index: 0,
+        component: null as any,
+        params,
+        slot,
+        belongsToRoute,
+        parallelName: `${parallelEntry.id}.${slot}`,
+        ...(parallelEntry.mountPath
+          ? { mountPath: parallelEntry.mountPath }
+          : {}),
+      };
 
-        return await evaluateRevalidation({
-          segment: dummySegment,
-          prevParams,
-          getPrevSegment: null,
-          request,
-          prevUrl,
-          nextUrl,
-          revalidations: parallelEntry.revalidate.map((fn, i) => ({
-            name: `revalidate${i}`,
-            fn,
-          })),
-          routeKey,
-          context,
-          actionContext,
-          stale,
-          traceSource: "parallel",
-        });
-      })();
-      emitRevalidationDecision(
-        parallelId,
-        context.pathname,
+      shouldResolve = await evaluateRevalidation({
+        segment: dummySegment,
+        prevParams,
+        getPrevSegment: null,
+        request,
+        prevUrl,
+        nextUrl,
+        revalidations: parallelEntry.revalidate.map((fn, i) => ({
+          name: `revalidate${i}`,
+          fn,
+        })),
         routeKey,
-        shouldResolve,
-      );
+        context,
+        actionContext,
+        stale,
+        traceSource: "parallel",
+        defaultOverride,
+      });
+    }
+    emitRevalidationDecision(
+      parallelId,
+      context.pathname,
+      routeKey,
+      shouldResolve,
+    );
 
-      let component: ReactNode | undefined;
-      if (shouldResolve) {
-        component = await tryStaticSlot(parallelEntry, slot, parallelId);
-      }
-      if (component === undefined) {
-        const hasLoadingFallback =
-          parallelEntry.loading !== undefined &&
-          parallelEntry.loading !== false;
-        if (!shouldResolve) {
-          component = null;
-        } else if (hasLoadingFallback) {
+    let component: ReactNode | undefined;
+    let handlerRan = false;
+    if (shouldResolve) {
+      component = await tryStaticSlot(parallelEntry, slot, parallelId);
+    }
+    if (component === undefined) {
+      const hasLoadingFallback =
+        parallelEntry.loading !== undefined && parallelEntry.loading !== false;
+      if (!shouldResolve) {
+        component = null;
+      } else if (handler === undefined) {
+        // Handler evicted (production static slot) but static lookup missed.
+        component = null;
+      } else {
+        // Slot-keyed pushes — see resolveParallelSegmentsWithRevalidation.
+        (context as InternalHandlerContext<any, TEnv>)._currentSegmentId =
+          parallelId;
+        handlerRan = true;
+        if (hasLoadingFallback) {
           const result =
             typeof handler === "function" ? handler(context) : handler;
           if (result instanceof Promise) {
@@ -1123,24 +1285,25 @@ export async function resolveOrphanLayoutWithRevalidation<TEnv>(
             typeof handler === "function" ? await handler(context) : handler;
         }
       }
-
-      segments.push({
-        id: parallelId,
-        namespace: parallelEntry.id,
-        type: "parallel",
-        index: 0,
-        component,
-        loading: parallelEntry.loading === false ? null : parallelEntry.loading,
-        transition: parallelEntry.transition,
-        params,
-        slot,
-        belongsToRoute,
-        parallelName: `${parallelEntry.id}.${slot}`,
-        ...(parallelEntry.mountPath
-          ? { mountPath: parallelEntry.mountPath }
-          : {}),
-      });
     }
+
+    segments.push({
+      id: parallelId,
+      namespace: parallelEntry.id,
+      type: "parallel",
+      index: 0,
+      component,
+      loading: parallelEntry.loading === false ? null : parallelEntry.loading,
+      transition: parallelEntry.transition,
+      params,
+      slot,
+      _handlerRan: handlerRan,
+      belongsToRoute,
+      parallelName: `${parallelEntry.id}.${slot}`,
+      ...(parallelEntry.mountPath
+        ? { mountPath: parallelEntry.mountPath }
+        : {}),
+    });
   }
 
   return { segments, matchedIds };
@@ -1165,6 +1328,7 @@ export async function resolveAllSegmentsWithRevalidation<TEnv>(
   localRouteName: string,
   pathname: string,
   deps: SegmentResolutionDeps<TEnv>,
+  stale?: boolean,
 ): Promise<{ segments: ResolvedSegment[]; matchedIds: string[] }> {
   const allSegments: ResolvedSegment[] = [];
   const matchedIds: string[] = [];
@@ -1191,6 +1355,10 @@ export async function resolveAllSegmentsWithRevalidation<TEnv>(
     }
 
     const nonParallelEntry = entry as Exclude<EntryData, { type: "parallel" }>;
+    if (entry.type === "cache") {
+      const store = RSCRouterContext.getStore();
+      if (store) store.insideCacheScope = true;
+    }
     const doneEntry = track(`segment:${entry.id}`, 1);
     const resolved = await resolveWithErrorBoundary(
       nonParallelEntry,
@@ -1209,13 +1377,11 @@ export async function resolveAllSegmentsWithRevalidation<TEnv>(
           loaderPromises,
           deps,
           actionContext,
-          false,
+          stale,
         ),
       (seg) => ({ segments: [seg], matchedIds: [seg.id] }),
       deps,
-      telemetry
-        ? { request, url: context.url, routeKey, isPartial: true, telemetry }
-        : undefined,
+      { request, url: context.url, routeKey, isPartial: true, telemetry },
       pathname,
     );
     doneEntry();