@rangojs/router 0.0.0-experimental.760a71d9 → 0.0.0-experimental.77

package/skills/router-setup/SKILL.md

@@ -78,16 +78,21 @@ interface RSCRouterOptions<TEnv> {
   // Document component wrapping entire app
   document?: ComponentType<{ children: ReactNode }>;
 
+  // URL prefix for sub-path deployments (e.g. "/admin")
+  // All routes, reverse(), href(), Link, redirect(), and router.use()
+  // patterns are automatically prefixed. Route names stay unprefixed.
+  basename?: string;
+
   // Enable per-request performance timeline (console waterfall + Server-Timing header)
   debugPerformance?: boolean;
 
   // Default error boundary
   defaultErrorBoundary?: ReactNode | ErrorBoundaryHandler;
 
-  // Default not-found boundary
+  // Default not-found boundary for notFound() thrown in handlers/loaders
   defaultNotFoundBoundary?: ReactNode | NotFoundBoundaryHandler;
 
-  // Component for 404 routes
+  // Component for 404 (no route match, or notFound() without a boundary)
   notFound?: ReactNode | ((props: { pathname: string }) => ReactNode);
 
   // Error logging callback
@@ -124,6 +129,36 @@ interface RSCRouterOptions<TEnv> {
 }
 ```
 
+## Basename (Sub-Path Deployment)
+
+When your app is served under a sub-path (e.g. `/admin` or `/v2`), set `basename`:
+
+```typescript
+const router = createRouter({
+  basename: "/admin",
+  document: Document,
+}).routes(({ path, include }) => [
+  path("/", Dashboard, { name: "home" }), // matches /admin
+  path("/users", Users, { name: "users" }), // matches /admin/users
+  include("/api", apiPatterns, { name: "api" }), // matches /admin/api/*
+]);
+
+router.reverse("home"); // "/admin"
+router.reverse("users"); // "/admin/users"
+```
+
+Router-owned APIs are basename-aware:
+
+- `reverse()` returns prefixed paths
+- `<Link to="/users">` renders `<a href="/admin/users">`
+- `redirect("/login")` redirects to `"/admin/login"`
+- `router.use("/users/*", mw)` matches `/admin/users/*`
+- `useRouter().push("/users")` navigates to `/admin/users`
+- Route names stay unprefixed (`"home"`, not `"admin.home"`)
+
+Note: `href()` is a raw path helper and does **not** auto-prefix with basename.
+Use `reverse()` or `<Link>` for basename-aware URLs.
+
 ## Using the Request Handler
 
 The router provides a `fetch` method to handle RSC requests:
@@ -290,6 +325,56 @@ const router = createRouter({
 export default router;
 ```
 
+## Not Found Handling
+
+Two distinct 404 scenarios:
+
+**1. No route matches the URL** — the router renders the `notFound` component from `createRouter()` config. This is automatic.
+
+**2. A handler/loader calls `notFound()`** — signals that the route matched but the data doesn't exist (e.g., invalid product ID).
+
+```typescript
+import { notFound } from "@rangojs/router";
+
+// In a handler or loader
+path("/product/:slug", async (ctx) => {
+  const product = await db.getProduct(ctx.params.slug);
+  if (!product) notFound("Product not found");
+  return <ProductPage product={product} />;
+});
+```
+
+### Fallback chain for `notFound()`
+
+When `notFound()` is thrown, the router looks for a fallback in this order:
+
+1. **`notFoundBoundary()`** — nearest boundary in the route tree (route-level)
+2. **`defaultNotFoundBoundary`** — from `createRouter()` config (app-level)
+3. **`notFound`** — from `createRouter()` config (same component used for no-route-match)
+4. **Default `<h1>Not Found</h1>`** — built-in fallback
+
+All cases set HTTP 404 status.
+
+### notFoundBoundary
+
+Wrap routes with `notFoundBoundary()` for route-specific not-found UI:
+
+```typescript
+urls(({ path, layout }) => [
+  layout(ShopLayout, () => [
+    notFoundBoundary(({ notFound: info }) => (
+      <div>
+        <h1>Not Found</h1>
+        <p>{info.message}</p>
+      </div>
+    )),
+    path("/product/:slug", ProductPage),
+  ]),
+]);
+```
+
+`notFoundBoundary` receives `{ notFound: NotFoundInfo }` where `NotFoundInfo` contains `message`, `segmentId`, `segmentType`, and `pathname`.
+
 ## Including Sub-patterns
 
 ```typescript

package/skills/typesafety/SKILL.md

@@ -369,8 +369,18 @@ interface PaginationData {
   perPage: number;
 }
 export const Pagination = createVar<PaginationData>();
+
+// Non-cacheable var — reading inside cache() or "use cache" throws at runtime
+const Session = createVar<SessionData>({ cache: false });
 ```
 
+`createVar` accepts an optional options object. The `cache` option (default
+`true`) controls whether the var's values can be read inside cache scopes.
+Write-level escalation is also supported: `ctx.set(Var, value, { cache: false })`
+marks a specific write as non-cacheable even if the var itself is cacheable.
+"Least cacheable wins" — if either says `cache: false`, the value throws on
+read inside `cache()` or `"use cache"`.
+
 ### Producer (handler or middleware)
 
 ```typescript

package/src/__internal.ts

@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ export type {
  * @internal
  * Type guard for prerender handler definitions.
  */
-export { isPrerenderHandler } from "./prerender.js";
+export { isPrerenderHandler, isPassthroughHandler } from "./prerender.js";
 
 /**
  * @internal

package/src/browser/app-version.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/**
+ * Mutable app version — updated after HMR revalidation.
+ * Read by prefetch, navigation, and context code.
+ */
+
+let currentVersion: string | undefined;
+
+export function getAppVersion(): string | undefined {
+  return currentVersion;
+}
+
+export function setAppVersion(version: string | undefined): void {
+  currentVersion = version;
+}

package/src/browser/navigation-bridge.ts

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import type {
   NavigateOptionsInternal,
   ResolvedSegment,
 } from "./types.js";
+import { setAppVersion } from "./app-version.js";
 import * as React from "react";
 import { startTransition } from "react";
 import {
@@ -67,8 +68,8 @@ export interface NavigationBridgeConfigWithController extends NavigationBridgeCo
 export function createNavigationBridge(
   config: NavigationBridgeConfigWithController,
 ): NavigationBridge {
-  const { store, client, eventController, onUpdate, renderSegments, version } =
-    config;
+  const { store, client, eventController, onUpdate, renderSegments } = config;
+  let version = config.version;
 
   // Create shared partial updater
   const fetchPartialUpdate = createPartialUpdater({
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ export function createNavigationBridge(
     client,
     onUpdate,
     renderSegments,
-    version,
+    getVersion: () => version,
   });
 
   return {
@@ -260,18 +261,24 @@ export function createNavigationBridge(
       // 2. routes that CAN be intercepted - we don't know if this navigation will intercept
       // 3. when leaving intercept - we need fresh non-intercept segments from server
       // 4. redirect-with-state - force re-render so hooks read fresh state
+      // 5. stale cache - server action invalidated it, need fresh data with loading state
       const hasUsableCache =
         cachedSegments &&
         cachedSegments.length > 0 &&
         !isInterceptOnlyCache(cachedSegments) &&
         !hasInterceptCache &&
         !isLeavingIntercept &&
+        !cached?.stale &&
         !options?._skipCache;
 
+      // Forward navigations always await fetchPartialUpdate before rendering,
+      // so useNavigation should always report "loading". skipLoadingState is
+      // only used for popstate background revalidation (line ~526) where
+      // cached content renders instantly without a network wait.
       const tx = createNavigationTransaction(store, eventController, url, {
         ...options,
         state: resolvedState,
-        skipLoadingState: hasUsableCache,
+        skipLoadingState: false,
       });
 
       // REVALIDATE: Fetch fresh data from server
@@ -447,6 +454,12 @@ export function createNavigationBridge(
         store.setCurrentUrl(url);
         store.setPath(new URL(url).pathname);
 
+        // Restore router identity from cache so subsequent navigations
+        // don't falsely detect an app switch.
+        if (cached?.routerId) {
+          store.setRouterId?.(cached.routerId);
+        }
+
         // Render from cache - force await to skip loading fallbacks
         try {
           const root = await renderSegments(cachedSegments, {
@@ -632,6 +645,12 @@ export function createNavigationBridge(
         window.removeEventListener("pageshow", handlePageShow);
       };
     },
+
+    updateVersion(newVersion: string): void {
+      version = newVersion;
+      setAppVersion(newVersion);
+      store.clearHistoryCache();
+    },
   };
 }
 

package/src/browser/navigation-client.ts

@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ export function createNavigationClient(
         staleRevalidation,
         interceptSourceUrl,
         version,
+        routerId,
         hmr,
       } = options;
 
@@ -88,6 +89,9 @@ export function createNavigationClient(
       if (version) {
         fetchUrl.searchParams.set("_rsc_v", version);
       }
+      if (routerId) {
+        fetchUrl.searchParams.set("_rsc_rid", routerId);
+      }
 
       // Check completed in-memory prefetch cache before making a network request.
       // The cache key includes the source URL (previousUrl) because the
@@ -97,16 +101,86 @@ export function createNavigationClient(
       //
       const canUsePrefetch = !staleRevalidation && !hmr && !interceptSourceUrl;
       const cacheKey = buildPrefetchKey(previousUrl, fetchUrl);
-      const cachedResponse = canUsePrefetch ? consumePrefetch(cacheKey) : null;
-      const inflightResponsePromise = canUsePrefetch
-        ? consumeInflightPrefetch(cacheKey)
-        : null;
+      // Wildcard key matches prefetch entries stored with a custom prefetchKey
+      // (Link's prefetchKey prop stores under "*" instead of the source URL).
+      const wildcardKey = "*\0" + fetchUrl.pathname + fetchUrl.search;
+
+      let cachedResponse: Response | null = null;
+      let hitKey: string | null = null;
+      if (canUsePrefetch) {
+        cachedResponse = consumePrefetch(cacheKey);
+        if (cachedResponse) {
+          hitKey = cacheKey;
+        } else {
+          cachedResponse = consumePrefetch(wildcardKey);
+          if (cachedResponse) hitKey = wildcardKey;
+        }
+      }
+
+      let inflightResponsePromise: Promise<Response | null> | null = null;
+      if (canUsePrefetch && !cachedResponse) {
+        inflightResponsePromise = consumeInflightPrefetch(cacheKey);
+        if (inflightResponsePromise) {
+          hitKey = cacheKey;
+        } else {
+          inflightResponsePromise = consumeInflightPrefetch(wildcardKey);
+          if (inflightResponsePromise) hitKey = wildcardKey;
+        }
+      }
       // Track when the stream completes
       let resolveStreamComplete: () => void;
       const streamComplete = new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
         resolveStreamComplete = resolve;
       });
 
+      /**
+       * Validate RSC control headers on any response (fresh, cached, or
+       * in-flight). Handles version-mismatch reloads and server redirects.
+       * Returns the response unchanged when no control header is present.
+       */
+      const validateRscHeaders = (
+        response: Response,
+        source: string,
+      ): Response | Promise<Response> => {
+        // Version mismatch — server wants a full page reload
+        const reload = extractRscHeaderUrl(response, "X-RSC-Reload");
+        if (reload === "blocked") {
+          resolveStreamComplete();
+          return emptyResponse();
+        }
+        if (reload) {
+          if (tx) {
+            browserDebugLog(tx, `version mismatch, reloading (${source})`, {
+              reloadUrl: reload.url,
+            });
+          }
+          window.location.href = reload.url;
+          // Block further processing — page is reloading
+          return new Promise<Response>(() => {});
+        }
+
+        // Server-side redirect without state: the server returned 204 with
+        // X-RSC-Redirect instead of a 3xx (which fetch would auto-follow
+        // to a URL rendering full HTML). Throw ServerRedirect so the
+        // navigation bridge catches it and re-navigates with _skipCache.
+        const redirect = extractRscHeaderUrl(response, "X-RSC-Redirect");
+        if (redirect === "blocked") {
+          resolveStreamComplete();
+          return emptyResponse();
+        }
+        if (redirect) {
+          if (tx) {
+            browserDebugLog(tx, `server redirect (${source})`, {
+              redirectUrl: redirect.url,
+            });
+          }
+          resolveStreamComplete();
+          throw new ServerRedirect(redirect.url, undefined);
+        }
+
+        return response;
+      };
+
       /** Start a fresh navigation fetch (no cache / inflight hit). */
       const doFreshFetch = (): Promise<Response> => {
         if (tx) {
@@ -127,43 +201,11 @@ export function createNavigationClient(
           },
           signal,
         }).then((response) => {
-          // Check for version mismatch - server wants us to reload
-          const reload = extractRscHeaderUrl(response, "X-RSC-Reload");
-          if (reload === "blocked") {
-            resolveStreamComplete();
-            return emptyResponse();
-          }
-          if (reload) {
-            if (tx) {
-              browserDebugLog(tx, "version mismatch, reloading", {
-                reloadUrl: reload.url,
-              });
-            }
-            window.location.href = reload.url;
-            return new Promise<Response>(() => {});
-          }
-
-          // Server-side redirect without state: the server returned 204 with
-          // X-RSC-Redirect instead of a 3xx (which fetch would auto-follow
-          // to a URL rendering full HTML). Throw ServerRedirect so the
-          // navigation bridge catches it and re-navigates with _skipCache.
-          const redirect = extractRscHeaderUrl(response, "X-RSC-Redirect");
-          if (redirect === "blocked") {
-            resolveStreamComplete();
-            return emptyResponse();
-          }
-          if (redirect) {
-            if (tx) {
-              browserDebugLog(tx, "server redirect", {
-                redirectUrl: redirect.url,
-              });
-            }
-            resolveStreamComplete();
-            throw new ServerRedirect(redirect.url, undefined);
-          }
+          const validated = validateRscHeaders(response, "fetch");
+          if (validated instanceof Promise) return validated;
 
           return teeWithCompletion(
-            response,
+            validated,
             () => {
               if (tx) browserDebugLog(tx, "stream complete");
               resolveStreamComplete();
@@ -177,13 +219,17 @@ export function createNavigationClient(
 
       if (cachedResponse) {
         if (tx) {
-          browserDebugLog(tx, "prefetch cache hit", { key: cacheKey });
+          browserDebugLog(tx, "prefetch cache hit", {
+            key: hitKey,
+            wildcard: hitKey === wildcardKey,
+          });
         }
-        // Cached response body is already fully buffered (arrayBuffer),
-        // so stream completion is immediate.
         responsePromise = Promise.resolve(cachedResponse).then((response) => {
+          const validated = validateRscHeaders(response, "prefetch cache");
+          if (validated instanceof Promise) return validated;
+
           return teeWithCompletion(
-            response,
+            validated,
             () => {
               if (tx) browserDebugLog(tx, "stream complete (from cache)");
               resolveStreamComplete();
@@ -193,7 +239,10 @@ export function createNavigationClient(
         });
       } else if (inflightResponsePromise) {
         if (tx) {
-          browserDebugLog(tx, "reusing inflight prefetch", { key: cacheKey });
+          browserDebugLog(tx, "reusing inflight prefetch", {
+            key: hitKey,
+            wildcard: hitKey === wildcardKey,
+          });
         }
         responsePromise = inflightResponsePromise.then(async (response) => {
           if (!response) {
@@ -203,8 +252,11 @@ export function createNavigationClient(
             return doFreshFetch();
           }
 
+          const validated = validateRscHeaders(response, "inflight prefetch");
+          if (validated instanceof Promise) return validated;
+
           return teeWithCompletion(
-            response,
+            validated,
             () => {
               if (tx) {
                 browserDebugLog(tx, "stream complete (from inflight prefetch)");
@@ -219,8 +271,8 @@ export function createNavigationClient(
       }
 
       try {
-        // Deserialize RSC payload
         const payload = await deps.createFromFetch<RscPayload>(responsePromise);
+
         if (tx) {
           browserDebugLog(tx, "response received", {
             isPartial: payload.metadata?.isPartial,

package/src/browser/navigation-store.ts

@@ -28,9 +28,15 @@ const DEFAULT_ACTION_STATE: TrackedActionState = {
 // Maximum number of history entries to cache (URLs visited)
 const HISTORY_CACHE_SIZE = 20;
 
-// Cache entry: [url-key, segments, stale, handleData?]
+// Cache entry: [url-key, segments, stale, handleData?, routerId?]
 // stale=true means the data may be outdated and should be revalidated on access
-type HistoryCacheEntry = [string, ResolvedSegment[], boolean, HandleData?];
+type HistoryCacheEntry = [
+  string,
+  ResolvedSegment[],
+  boolean,
+  HandleData?,
+  string?,
+];
 
 /**
  * Shallow clone handleData to avoid reference sharing between cache entries.
@@ -258,6 +264,11 @@ export function createNavigationStore(
   // Used to maintain intercept context during action revalidation
   let interceptSourceUrl: string | null = null;
 
+  // Router identity - tracks which router is currently active.
+  // When this changes on a partial response, the client forces a full
+  // tree replacement instead of reconciling with stale segments.
+  let currentRouterId: string | undefined;
+
   // Action state tracking (for useAction hook)
   // Maps action function ID to its tracked state
   const actionStates = new Map<string, TrackedActionState>();
@@ -571,10 +582,17 @@ export function createNavigationStore(
           segments,
           false,
           clonedHandleData,
+          currentRouterId,
         ];
       } else {
         // Add new entry at the end (not stale)
-        historyCache.push([historyKey, segments, false, clonedHandleData]);
+        historyCache.push([
+          historyKey,
+          segments,
+          false,
+          clonedHandleData,
+          currentRouterId,
+        ]);
         // Remove oldest entries if over limit
         while (historyCache.length > cacheSize) {
           historyCache.shift();
@@ -586,14 +604,22 @@ export function createNavigationStore(
      * Get cached segments for a history entry
      * Returns { segments, stale, handleData } or undefined if not cached
      */
-    getCachedSegments(
-      historyKey: string,
-    ):
-      | { segments: ResolvedSegment[]; stale: boolean; handleData?: HandleData }
+    getCachedSegments(historyKey: string):
+      | {
+          segments: ResolvedSegment[];
+          stale: boolean;
+          handleData?: HandleData;
+          routerId?: string;
+        }
       | undefined {
       const entry = historyCache.find(([key]) => key === historyKey);
       if (!entry) return undefined;
-      return { segments: entry[1], stale: entry[2], handleData: entry[3] };
+      return {
+        segments: entry[1],
+        stale: entry[2],
+        handleData: entry[3],
+        routerId: entry[4],
+      };
     },
 
     /**
@@ -621,6 +647,7 @@ export function createNavigationStore(
           entry[1],
           entry[2],
           clonedHandleData,
+          entry[4], // preserve routerId
         ];
       }
     },
@@ -687,6 +714,14 @@ export function createNavigationStore(
       interceptSourceUrl = url;
     },
 
+    getRouterId(): string | undefined {
+      return currentRouterId;
+    },
+
+    setRouterId(id: string): void {
+      currentRouterId = id;
+    },
+
     // ========================================================================
     // UI Update Notifications
     // ========================================================================

package/src/browser/partial-update.ts

@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ export interface PartialUpdateConfig {
     segments: ResolvedSegment[],
     options?: RenderSegmentsOptions,
   ) => Promise<ReactNode> | ReactNode;
-  /** RSC version received from server (from initial payload metadata) */
-  version?: string;
+  /** RSC version getter — returns the current version (may change after HMR) */
+  getVersion?: () => string | undefined;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -104,7 +104,13 @@ export type PartialUpdater = (
 export function createPartialUpdater(
   config: PartialUpdateConfig,
 ): PartialUpdater {
-  const { store, client, onUpdate, renderSegments, version } = config;
+  const {
+    store,
+    client,
+    onUpdate,
+    renderSegments,
+    getVersion = () => undefined,
+  } = config;
 
   /**
    * Get current page's cached segments as an array
@@ -182,6 +188,11 @@ export function createPartialUpdater(
       targetCache && targetCache.length > 0
         ? targetCache
         : getCurrentCachedSegments();
+    const cachedSegsSource =
+      targetCache && targetCache.length > 0 ? "history-cache" : "current-page";
+    debugLog(
+      `[Browser] cachedSegs source: ${cachedSegsSource} (${cachedSegs.length} segments: ${cachedSegs.map((s) => s.id).join(", ")})`,
+    );
 
     // Fetch partial payload (no abort signal - RSC doesn't support it well)
     let fetchResult: Awaited<ReturnType<NavigationClient["fetchPartial"]>>;
@@ -193,7 +204,8 @@ export function createPartialUpdater(
       // (action redirect sends empty segments for a fresh render).
       staleRevalidation:
         mode.type === "stale-revalidation" || segments.length === 0,
-      version,
+      version: getVersion(),
+      routerId: store.getRouterId?.(),
     });
     // Mark navigation as streaming (response received, now parsing RSC).
     // Called after fetchPartial so pendingUrl stays set during the network wait,
@@ -206,6 +218,21 @@ export function createPartialUpdater(
       streamingToken.end();
     });
 
+    // Detect app switch: if routerId changed, the navigation crossed into
+    // a different router (e.g., via host router path mount). Downgrade
+    // partial to full so the entire tree is replaced without reconciliation
+    // against stale segments from the previous app.
+    if (payload.metadata?.routerId) {
+      const prevRouterId = store.getRouterId?.();
+      if (prevRouterId && prevRouterId !== payload.metadata.routerId) {
+        debugLog(
+          `[Browser] App switch detected (${prevRouterId} → ${payload.metadata.routerId}), forcing full update`,
+        );
+        payload.metadata.isPartial = false;
+      }
+      store.setRouterId?.(payload.metadata.routerId);
+    }
+
     // Handle server-side redirect with state
     if (payload.metadata?.redirect) {
       if (signal?.aborted) {
@@ -259,7 +286,7 @@ export function createPartialUpdater(
             existingSegments,
           );
 
-          // Fix: tx.commit() cached the source page's handleData because
+          // tx.commit() cached the source page's handleData because
           // eventController hasn't been updated yet. Overwrite with the
           // correct cached handleData to prevent cache corruption on
           // subsequent navigations to this same URL.

package/src/browser/prefetch/cache.ts

@@ -61,13 +61,23 @@ const inflightPromises = new Map<string, Promise<Response | null>>();
 let generation = 0;
 
 /**
- * Build a source-dependent cache key.
- * Includes the source page href so the same target prefetched from
- * different pages gets separate entries — the server response varies
- * based on the source page context (diff-based rendering).
+ * Build a cache key for prefetched responses.
+ *
+ * By default the key includes the source page href so the same target
+ * prefetched from different pages gets separate entries (the server's
+ * diff response depends on the source page context).
+ *
+ * When `prefetchKey` is provided, the source portion is replaced with
+ * a `*` sentinel so all custom-keyed entries share one cache slot per
+ * target — enabling source-agnostic cache reuse.
  */
-export function buildPrefetchKey(sourceHref: string, targetUrl: URL): string {
-  return sourceHref + "\0" + targetUrl.pathname + targetUrl.search;
+export function buildPrefetchKey(
+  sourceHref: string,
+  targetUrl: URL,
+  prefetchKey?: string | ((from: string) => string),
+): string {
+  const source = prefetchKey != null ? "*" : sourceHref;
+  return source + "\0" + targetUrl.pathname + targetUrl.search;
 }
 
 /**