@rangojs/router 0.0.0-experimental.78a48627 → 0.0.0-experimental.79

package/skills/route/SKILL.md

@@ -181,6 +181,37 @@ String keys still work (`ctx.set("key", value)` / `ctx.get("key")`), but
 Only route handlers and middleware can call `ctx.set()`. Layouts, parallels,
 and intercepts can only read via `ctx.get()`.
 
+#### Non-cacheable context variables
+
+Mark a var as non-cacheable when it holds inherently request-specific data
+(sessions, auth tokens, per-request IDs). There are two ways:
+
+```typescript
+// Var-level: every value written to this var is non-cacheable
+const Session = createVar<SessionData>({ cache: false });
+
+// Write-level: escalate a normally-cacheable var for this specific write
+const Theme = createVar<string>();
+ctx.set(Theme, userTheme, { cache: false });
+```
+
+"Least cacheable wins" — if either the var definition or the write site says
+`cache: false`, the value is non-cacheable.
+
+Reading a non-cacheable var inside `cache()` or `"use cache"` throws at
+runtime. This prevents request-specific data from leaking into cached output:
+
+```typescript
+// This throws — Session is non-cacheable
+async function CachedWidget(ctx) {
+  "use cache";
+  const session = ctx.get(Session); // Error: non-cacheable var read inside cache scope
+  return <Widget />;
+}
+```
+
+Cacheable vars (the default) can be read freely inside cache scopes.
+
 ### Revalidation Contracts for Handler Data
 
 Handler-first guarantees apply within a single full render pass. For partial
@@ -352,6 +383,30 @@ urls(({ path, layout }) => [
 ])
 ```
 
+## Handler-attached `.use`
+
+Page handlers can carry their own loader, middleware, error boundaries, parallels, and other defaults via a `.use` callback — so the page is self-contained and reusable across mount sites without re-wiring the same items.
+
+```typescript
+const ProductPage: Handler<"/product/:slug"> = async (ctx) => {
+  const product = await ctx.use(ProductLoader);
+  return <ProductView product={product} />;
+};
+ProductPage.use = () => [
+  loader(ProductLoader),
+  loading(<ProductSkeleton />),
+  middleware(async (ctx, next) => {
+    await next();
+    ctx.header("Cache-Control", "private, max-age=60");
+  }),
+];
+
+// Mount site has no per-page wiring — defaults travel with the handler.
+path("/product/:slug", ProductPage, { name: "product" });
+```
+
+Explicit `use()` at the mount site merges with `handler.use` (handler defaults first, explicit second). See [skills/handler-use](../handler-use/SKILL.md) for the merge order, allowed item types per mount site, and override semantics.
+
 ## Complete Example
 
 ```typescript

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/event-controller.ts

@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ export interface DerivedNavigationState {
   state: "idle" | "loading";
   /** Whether any operation is streaming */
   isStreaming: boolean;
+  /** Whether a navigation is active (fetching or streaming, before commit) */
+  isNavigating: boolean;
   /** Current committed location */
   location: NavigationLocation;
   /** URL being navigated to (null if idle) */
@@ -389,6 +391,9 @@ export function createEventController(
     return {
       state,
       isStreaming,
+      // True when a navigation is active (fetching or streaming, before
+      // commit). Broader than pendingUrl which clears during streaming.
+      isNavigating: currentNavigation !== null,
       location,
       // pendingUrl only during fetching phase - once streaming starts (URL changed), not pending.
       // Background revalidations (skipLoadingState) don't expose a pending URL.

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
@@ -411,6 +418,15 @@ export function createNavigationBridge(
         eventController.abortAllActions();
       }
 
+      // Popstate that exits an intercept to a non-intercept destination. The
+      // fallback fetch path below needs `leave-intercept` mode so it filters
+      // the cached @modal segment from the request and forces a re-render —
+      // otherwise a cache-miss popstate whose server response has an empty
+      // diff hits the "no changes" branch in partial-update and the modal
+      // stays on screen.
+      const isLeavingIntercept =
+        !isIntercept && currentInterceptSource !== null;
+
       // Compute history key from URL (with intercept suffix if applicable)
       const historyKey = generateHistoryKey(url, { intercept: isIntercept });
 
@@ -447,6 +463,12 @@ 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, {
@@ -555,7 +577,11 @@ export function createNavigationBridge(
             intercept: isIntercept,
             interceptSourceUrl,
           }),
-          isIntercept ? { type: "navigate", interceptSourceUrl } : undefined,
+          isIntercept
+            ? { type: "navigate", interceptSourceUrl }
+            : isLeavingIntercept
+              ? { type: "leave-intercept" }
+              : undefined,
         );
         // Restore scroll position after fetch completes
         handleNavigationEnd({ restore: true, isStreaming });
@@ -632,6 +658,12 @@ export function createNavigationBridge(
         window.removeEventListener("pageshow", handlePageShow);
       };
     },
+
+    updateVersion(newVersion: string): void {
+      version = newVersion;
+      setAppVersion(newVersion);
+      store.clearHistoryCache();
+    },
   };
 }
 

package/src/browser/navigation-client.ts

@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@ import {
   emptyResponse,
   teeWithCompletion,
 } from "./response-adapter.js";
-import { buildPrefetchKey, consumePrefetch } from "./prefetch/cache.js";
+import {
+  buildPrefetchKey,
+  consumeInflightPrefetch,
+  consumePrefetch,
+} from "./prefetch/cache.js";
 
 /**
  * Create a navigation client for fetching RSC payloads
@@ -57,6 +61,7 @@ export function createNavigationClient(
         staleRevalidation,
         interceptSourceUrl,
         version,
+        routerId,
         hmr,
       } = options;
 
@@ -84,50 +89,107 @@ export function createNavigationClient(
       if (version) {
         fetchUrl.searchParams.set("_rsc_v", version);
       }
+      if (routerId) {
+        fetchUrl.searchParams.set("_rsc_rid", routerId);
+      }
 
-      // Check in-memory prefetch cache before making a network request.
+      // Check completed in-memory prefetch cache before making a network request.
       // The cache key includes the source URL (previousUrl) because the
       // server's diff response depends on the source page context.
       // Skip cache for stale revalidation (needs fresh data), HMR (needs
       // fresh modules), and intercept contexts (source-dependent responses).
+      //
+      const canUsePrefetch = !staleRevalidation && !hmr && !interceptSourceUrl;
       const cacheKey = buildPrefetchKey(previousUrl, fetchUrl);
-      const cachedResponse =
-        !staleRevalidation && !hmr && !interceptSourceUrl
-          ? consumePrefetch(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;
       });
 
-      let responsePromise: Promise<Response>;
+      /**
+       * 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>(() => {});
+        }
 
-      if (cachedResponse) {
-        if (tx) {
-          browserDebugLog(tx, "prefetch cache hit", { key: cacheKey });
+        // 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();
         }
-        // Cached response body is already fully buffered (arrayBuffer),
-        // so stream completion is immediate.
-        responsePromise = Promise.resolve(cachedResponse).then((response) => {
-          return teeWithCompletion(
-            response,
-            () => {
-              if (tx) browserDebugLog(tx, "stream complete (from cache)");
-              resolveStreamComplete();
-            },
-            signal,
-          );
-        });
-      } else {
+        if (redirect) {
+          if (tx) {
+            browserDebugLog(tx, `server redirect (${source})`, {
+              redirectUrl: redirect.url,
+            });
+          }
+          resolveStreamComplete();
+          throw new ServerRedirect(redirect.url, undefined);
+        }
+
+        return response;
+      };
+
+      /** Start a fresh navigation fetch (no cache / inflight hit). */
+      const doFreshFetch = (): Promise<Response> => {
         if (tx) {
           browserDebugLog(tx, "fetching", {
             path: `${fetchUrl.pathname}${fetchUrl.search}`,
           });
         }
 
-        responsePromise = fetch(fetchUrl, {
+        return fetch(fetchUrl, {
           headers: {
             "X-RSC-Router-Client-Path": previousUrl,
             "X-Rango-State": getRangoState(),
@@ -139,55 +201,78 @@ 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>(() => {});
-          }
+          const validated = validateRscHeaders(response, "fetch");
+          if (validated instanceof Promise) return validated;
 
-          // 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) {
+          return teeWithCompletion(
+            validated,
+            () => {
+              if (tx) browserDebugLog(tx, "stream complete");
+              resolveStreamComplete();
+            },
+            signal,
+          );
+        });
+      };
+
+      let responsePromise: Promise<Response>;
+
+      if (cachedResponse) {
+        if (tx) {
+          browserDebugLog(tx, "prefetch cache hit", {
+            key: hitKey,
+            wildcard: hitKey === wildcardKey,
+          });
+        }
+        responsePromise = Promise.resolve(cachedResponse).then((response) => {
+          const validated = validateRscHeaders(response, "prefetch cache");
+          if (validated instanceof Promise) return validated;
+
+          return teeWithCompletion(
+            validated,
+            () => {
+              if (tx) browserDebugLog(tx, "stream complete (from cache)");
+              resolveStreamComplete();
+            },
+            signal,
+          );
+        });
+      } else if (inflightResponsePromise) {
+        if (tx) {
+          browserDebugLog(tx, "reusing inflight prefetch", {
+            key: hitKey,
+            wildcard: hitKey === wildcardKey,
+          });
+        }
+        responsePromise = inflightResponsePromise.then(async (response) => {
+          if (!response) {
             if (tx) {
-              browserDebugLog(tx, "server redirect", {
-                redirectUrl: redirect.url,
-              });
+              browserDebugLog(tx, "inflight prefetch unavailable, refetching");
             }
-            resolveStreamComplete();
-            throw new ServerRedirect(redirect.url, undefined);
+            return doFreshFetch();
           }
 
+          const validated = validateRscHeaders(response, "inflight prefetch");
+          if (validated instanceof Promise) return validated;
+
           return teeWithCompletion(
-            response,
+            validated,
             () => {
-              if (tx) browserDebugLog(tx, "stream complete");
+              if (tx) {
+                browserDebugLog(tx, "stream complete (from inflight prefetch)");
+              }
               resolveStreamComplete();
             },
             signal,
           );
         });
+      } else {
+        responsePromise = doFreshFetch();
       }
 
       try {
-        // Deserialize RSC payload
         const payload = await deps.createFromFetch<RscPayload>(responsePromise);
+
         if (tx) {
           browserDebugLog(tx, "response received", {
             isPartial: payload.metadata?.isPartial,