@rangojs/router 0.0.0-experimental.d7eeaa75 → 0.0.0-experimental.d98a8e9d

package/src/types/loader-types.ts

@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@ import type { Handle } from "../handle.js";
 import type { MiddlewareFn } from "../router/middleware.js";
 import type { ScopedReverseFunction } from "../reverse.js";
 import type { SearchSchema, ResolveSearchSchema } from "../search-params.js";
+import type { UseItems, LoaderUseItem } from "../route-types.js";
 import type {
   DefaultEnv,
   DefaultReverseRouteMap,
   DefaultVars,
 } from "./global-namespace.js";
+import type { RequestScope } from "./request-scope.js";
 
 /**
  * Context passed to loader functions during execution
@@ -39,7 +41,7 @@ export type LoaderContext<
   TEnv = DefaultEnv,
   TBody = unknown,
   TSearch extends SearchSchema = {},
-> = {
+> = RequestScope<TEnv> & {
   params: TParams;
   /**
    * Route params extracted from the URL pattern match (server-side only).
@@ -48,12 +50,7 @@ export type LoaderContext<
    * resource scoping.
    */
   routeParams: Record<string, string>;
-  request: Request;
-  searchParams: URLSearchParams;
   search: {} extends TSearch ? {} : ResolveSearchSchema<TSearch>;
-  pathname: string;
-  url: URL;
-  env: TEnv;
   get: {
     <T>(contextVar: ContextVar<T>): T | undefined;
   } & (<K extends keyof DefaultVars>(key: K) => DefaultVars[K]);
@@ -75,9 +72,12 @@ export type LoaderContext<
    * **Experimental.** Wait for all non-loader segments to settle.
    *
    * After the returned promise resolves, handle data is available via
-   * `ctx.use(handle)`. Only supported in DSL loaders on non-streaming
-   * trees (no `loading()`). Throws if called from a handler-invoked
-   * loader or when the tree uses streaming.
+   * `ctx.use(handle)`. Supported in DSL loaders, including on streaming
+   * trees that use `loading()` — the barrier waits for the streaming
+   * handlers to finish pushing before it resolves. Throws if called from a
+   * handler-invoked loader, or if a handler is already awaiting this loader
+   * via `ctx.use()` (that would deadlock — use a loader-to-loader
+   * dependency instead).
    *
    * @example
    * ```typescript
@@ -207,4 +207,6 @@ export type LoaderDefinition<
   __brand: "loader";
   $$id: string; // Injected by Vite plugin (exposeInternalIds) - unique identifier
   fn?: LoaderFn<T, TParams, any>; // Optional - server-side only, stored in registry for RSC
+  /** Composable default DSL items merged when the loader is mounted. */
+  use?: () => UseItems<LoaderUseItem>;
 };

package/src/types/request-scope.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+/**
+ * RequestScope: the fields every user-facing context shares.
+ *
+ * A handler, middleware, loader, response handler, and the ALS-bound
+ * RequestContext are all different phases of the same request, and they
+ * all carry the same set of request-scoped capabilities: the raw Request,
+ * the parsed URL pair (`url` is cleaned of internal `_rsc*` params,
+ * `originalUrl` retains them), pathname/searchParams, platform bindings
+ * (`env`), and two escape hatches for work that outlives the response
+ * (`waitUntil`) or needs the raw Cloudflare runtime object
+ * (`executionContext`).
+ *
+ * Each public context type intersects `RequestScope<TEnv>` with its own
+ * phase-specific fields (e.g. `params`/`reverse` on HandlerContext,
+ * `headers`/`header()` on MiddlewareContext). That keeps platform surface
+ * in one place and lets the next runtime escape hatch we need land in
+ * one file instead of four.
+ */
+
+import type { DefaultEnv } from "./global-namespace.js";
+
+/**
+ * Minimal subset of Cloudflare Workers' ExecutionContext that the router
+ * uses. Defined locally so the package does not depend on
+ * `@cloudflare/workers-types`. Consumers that want the full type can cast.
+ *
+ * On non-Cloudflare runtimes (Node, dev server, tests), this is undefined
+ * — portable apps should prefer `ctx.waitUntil(...)`, which degrades
+ * gracefully. `ctx.executionContext` is the escape hatch for libraries
+ * (MCP, Durable Object routing, etc.) that type their arguments as the
+ * raw ExecutionContext.
+ */
+export interface ExecutionContext {
+  waitUntil(promise: Promise<any>): void;
+  passThroughOnException(): void;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Fallback `waitUntil` body used when no Cloudflare `ExecutionContext`
+ * is available (Node, dev, tests). Runs the work fire-and-forget and
+ * logs errors so they don't silently swallow.
+ *
+ * Exported so every `waitUntil` call site degrades identically instead
+ * of inventing its own fallback policy.
+ */
+export function fireAndForgetWaitUntil(fn: () => Promise<void>): void {
+  fn().catch((err) =>
+    console.error("[waitUntil] Background task failed:", err),
+  );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Fields present on every user-facing request context.
+ *
+ * @template TEnv - Platform bindings type (Cloudflare env, etc.).
+ */
+export interface RequestScope<TEnv = DefaultEnv> {
+  /**
+   * The original incoming Request object (transport URL intact).
+   * Use `url` / `searchParams` for application logic — those have
+   * internal `_rsc*` params stripped. `request` preserves the raw URL
+   * when you need original headers, method, or body.
+   */
+  request: Request;
+
+  /**
+   * The request URL with internal `_rsc*` transport params stripped.
+   * Use this for routing, link generation, and display.
+   */
+  url: URL;
+
+  /**
+   * The original request URL with all parameters intact, including
+   * internal `_rsc*` transport params. Use `url` for application logic
+   * — this is only needed for advanced cases like debugging or custom
+   * cache keying.
+   */
+  originalUrl: URL;
+
+  /** URL pathname (same as `url.pathname`). */
+  pathname: string;
+
+  /**
+   * Query parameters from the URL (system params like `_rsc*` are
+   * filtered). Always a standard `URLSearchParams` instance.
+   */
+  searchParams: URLSearchParams;
+
+  /**
+   * Platform bindings (DB, KV, secrets, etc.). On Cloudflare Workers
+   * these are the `env` object passed to the Worker's `fetch()` handler.
+   */
+  env: TEnv;
+
+  /**
+   * Schedule work to run after the response is sent.
+   * On Cloudflare Workers, delegates to `executionContext.waitUntil()`.
+   * On Node / dev / tests, runs as fire-and-forget with error logging.
+   *
+   * @example
+   * ```typescript
+   * ctx.waitUntil(async () => {
+   *   await cacheStore.set(key, data, ttl);
+   * });
+   * ```
+   */
+  waitUntil(fn: () => Promise<void>): void;
+
+  /**
+   * Raw Cloudflare Workers `ExecutionContext`, when running on a
+   * Cloudflare-compatible runtime. Undefined elsewhere.
+   *
+   * Escape hatch for libraries that type their arguments as
+   * `ExecutionContext` (MCP `fetch`, `routeAgentRequest`, etc.).
+   * For the common "do work after the response" case, prefer
+   * `ctx.waitUntil(...)` — it is platform-neutral.
+   *
+   * @example
+   * ```typescript
+   * path.any("/mcp", (ctx) =>
+   *   emailMcp.fetch(ctx.request, ctx.env, ctx.executionContext!),
+   * );
+   * ```
+   */
+  executionContext?: ExecutionContext;
+}

package/src/types/route-entry.ts

@@ -8,10 +8,21 @@ export interface LazyIncludeContext {
   urlPrefix: string;
   namePrefix: string | undefined;
   parent: unknown; // EntryData - avoid circular import
+  /** Counter snapshot from pattern extraction for consistent shortCode indices */
+  counters?: Record<string, number>;
   cacheProfiles?: Record<
     string,
     import("../cache/profile-registry.js").CacheProfile
   >;
+  /** Root scope flag for dot-local reverse resolution */
+  rootScoped?: boolean;
+  /**
+   * Positional include scope token composed from the parent scope plus this
+   * include's sibling index (`${parentScope}I${idx}`). Applied to direct-
+   * descendant shortCodes during lazy evaluation so routes inside the
+   * include cannot collide with siblings declared outside it.
+   */
+  includeScope?: string;
 }
 
 /**

package/src/types/segments.ts

@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ export type ViewTransitionClass = Record<string, string> | string;
 
 /**
  * Configuration for React's <ViewTransition> component.
- * Maps directly to ViewTransitionProps (minus children/ref/callbacks).
+ *
+ * The phase fields (enter/exit/update/share/default/name) map directly to
+ * ViewTransitionProps (minus children/ref/callbacks). The `viewTransition`
+ * field is router-specific and is stripped before the config reaches React.
  */
 export interface TransitionConfig {
   enter?: ViewTransitionClass;
@@ -19,6 +22,20 @@ export interface TransitionConfig {
   share?: ViewTransitionClass;
   default?: ViewTransitionClass;
   name?: string;
+  /**
+   * Whether the router wraps this segment's content in its own
+   * <ViewTransition> boundary.
+   *
+   * - "auto" (default): the router places the boundary, producing the
+   *   router-owned cross-fade described by the phase fields above.
+   * - false: the router places no boundary. The navigation commit is still
+   *   driven through startTransition (so loaders hold instead of flashing a
+   *   skeleton, and consumer-placed <ViewTransition> elements still animate),
+   *   but the router contributes no cross-fade of its own.
+   *
+   * When unset, inherits the createRouter({ viewTransition }) default.
+   */
+  viewTransition?: "auto" | false;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -56,13 +73,20 @@ export interface ResolvedSegment {
   // Intercept loader fields (for streaming loader data in parallel segments)
   loaderDataPromise?: Promise<any[]> | any[]; // Loader data promise or resolved array
   loaderIds?: string[]; // IDs ($$id) of loaders for this segment
-  parallelLoaderSources?: any[]; // Internal: preserves stable aggregate promise across renders
   // Error-specific fields
   error?: ErrorInfo; // For error segments: the error information
   // NotFound-specific fields
   notFoundInfo?: NotFoundInfo; // For notFound segments: the not found information
   // Mount path from include() scope, used for MountContext.Provider wrapping
   mountPath?: string;
+  /**
+   * @internal Server-side marker: true when the segment's handler actually ran
+   * this request (not skipped via the revalidate cache path). Used by
+   * match-result.ts to populate `MatchResult.resolvedIds` for client-side
+   * handle-bucket cleanup. Stripped from the wire payload before serialization
+   * — never reaches the client.
+   */
+  _handlerRan?: boolean;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -117,6 +141,15 @@ export interface MatchResult {
   segments: ResolvedSegment[];
   matched: string[];
   diff: string[];
+  /**
+   * Every segment id whose handler actually ran on the server this request,
+   * including ones with `component === null` that get filtered out of
+   * `segments`/`diff` to avoid wasted bytes. Drives the client's handle-
+   * cleanup pass — a slot that re-resolves and pushes nothing must clear
+   * its previous handle bucket, but `diff` doesn't carry it because the
+   * segment payload doesn't either. A superset of `diff`.
+   */
+  resolvedIds: string[];
   /**
    * Merged route params from all matched segments
    * Available for use by the handler after route matching

package/src/urls/include-helper.ts

@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 import type { AllUseItems, IncludeItem } from "../route-types.js";
 import {
-  getContext,
-  runWithPrefixes,
   getUrlPrefix,
   getNamePrefix,
-  getRootScoped,
+  requireDslContext,
 } from "../server/context";
 import {
   INTERNAL_INCLUDE_SCOPE_PREFIX,
@@ -27,28 +25,10 @@ function allocateInternalIncludeScopeId(
 }
 
 /**
- * Process an IncludeItem by executing its nested patterns with prefixes
- * This expands the include into actual route registrations
- */
-function processIncludeItem(item: IncludeItem): AllUseItems[] {
-  const { prefix, patterns } = item;
-  const namePrefix =
-    (item as IncludeItem & { _lazyContext?: { namePrefix?: string } })
-      ._lazyContext?.namePrefix ?? item.options?.name;
-
-  // Execute the nested patterns' handler with URL and name prefixes
-  // The urlPrefix being set tells nested urls() to skip RootLayout wrapping
-  return runWithPrefixes(prefix, namePrefix, () => {
-    // Call the nested patterns' handler - this registers routes with prefixed patterns/names
-    return (patterns as UrlPatterns).handler();
-  });
-}
-
-/**
- * Recursively process items, expanding any IncludeItems
- * Returns items with IncludeItems expanded into actual route items
+ * Recursively walk items, recursing into layout children.
  *
- * Lazy includes are kept as-is (not expanded) for the router to handle later.
+ * All includes are lazy and kept as-is; the router expands them on the first
+ * matching request.
  */
 export function processItems(items: readonly AllUseItems[]): AllUseItems[] {
   const result: AllUseItems[] = [];
@@ -57,26 +37,8 @@ export function processItems(items: readonly AllUseItems[]): AllUseItems[] {
     if (!item) continue;
 
     if (item.type === "include") {
-      const includeItem = item as IncludeItem & {
-        _expanded?: AllUseItems[];
-        lazy?: boolean;
-      };
-
-      // Lazy includes are NOT expanded here - kept for router to handle
-      if (includeItem.lazy) {
-        result.push(item);
-        continue;
-      }
-
-      // Eager includes are already expanded during include() call
-      if (includeItem._expanded) {
-        // Items were expanded immediately - just process them recursively
-        result.push(...processItems(includeItem._expanded));
-      } else {
-        // Fallback for legacy include items without _expanded
-        const expanded = processIncludeItem(item as IncludeItem);
-        result.push(...processItems(expanded));
-      }
+      // All includes are lazy; the router expands them on first matching request.
+      result.push(item);
     } else if (item.type === "layout" && (item as any).uses) {
       // Process nested items in layout
       const layoutItem = item as any;
@@ -93,13 +55,9 @@ export function processItems(items: readonly AllUseItems[]): AllUseItems[] {
 /**
  * Create include() helper for composing URL patterns
  *
- * By default, include() IMMEDIATELY expands the nested patterns. This ensures
- * that routes from included patterns inherit the correct parent context
- * (the layout they're included in).
- *
- * With `lazy: true`, patterns are NOT expanded at definition time. Instead,
- * they're evaluated on first request that matches the prefix. This improves
- * cold start time for apps with many routes.
+ * All includes are lazy: the nested patterns are NOT expanded at definition
+ * time. Instead they are evaluated on the first request that matches the
+ * prefix, which improves cold start time for apps with many routes.
  */
 export function createIncludeHelper<TEnv>(): IncludeFn<TEnv> {
   return (
@@ -107,9 +65,7 @@ export function createIncludeHelper<TEnv>(): IncludeFn<TEnv> {
     patterns: UrlPatterns<TEnv>,
     options?: IncludeOptions,
   ): IncludeItem => {
-    const store = getContext();
-    const ctx = store.getStore();
-    if (!ctx) throw new Error("include() must be called inside urls()");
+    const { ctx } = requireDslContext("include() must be called inside urls()");
 
     const explicitName = options?.name;
     const hasExplicitName = hasExplicitNameOption(options);
@@ -149,22 +105,32 @@ export function createIncludeHelper<TEnv>(): IncludeFn<TEnv> {
       });
     }
 
-    // Snapshot parent's counters so lazy manifest generation starts
-    // at the correct index, preventing shortCode collisions with
-    // sibling entries (e.g., BlogLayout and ArticlesLayout under NavLayout).
-    const capturedCounters = { ...ctx.counters };
-
-    // Reserve a layout slot in the parent's counter so sibling lazy includes
-    // produce different shortCode indices for their root layout.
-    // Without this, consecutive include() calls capture identical counters
-    // and their first child layouts get the same shortCode (e.g., both M0L0L0),
-    // causing the client partial-update diff to see no changes on navigation.
+    // Allocate an include-scope token for this include() call. The token is
+    // appended to the parent's shortCode prefix whenever the include's
+    // direct-descendant shortCodes are generated (see getShortCode in
+    // context.ts), partitioning the parent's counter namespace so routes
+    // inside an include cannot collide with siblings declared outside it.
+    //
+    // Scopes compose: a nested include inside an outer include with scope
+    // "I0" allocates against the `${parent.shortCode}I0_include` counter
+    // and produces scope "I0I0", "I0I1", etc.
+    const parentScope = ctx.includeScope ?? "";
+    let includeScope = parentScope;
     if (capturedParent?.shortCode) {
-      const layoutCounterKey = `${capturedParent.shortCode}_layout`;
-      ctx.counters[layoutCounterKey] ??= 0;
-      ctx.counters[layoutCounterKey]++;
+      const includeCounterKey = `${capturedParent.shortCode}${parentScope}_include`;
+      ctx.counters[includeCounterKey] ??= 0;
+      const includeIdx = ctx.counters[includeCounterKey];
+      ctx.counters[includeCounterKey] = includeIdx + 1;
+      includeScope = `${parentScope}I${includeIdx}`;
     }
 
+    // Snapshot parent's counters AFTER allocating the include scope so lazy
+    // manifest generation starts with the same counter state this include
+    // observed — its descendants still get fresh per-scope counters because
+    // they key off `${parent.shortCode}${includeScope}_*` (not shared with
+    // siblings outside the include).
+    const capturedCounters = { ...ctx.counters };
+
     // Compute rootScoped at capture time, mirroring the logic in runWithPrefixes.
     // This ensures lazy evaluation restores the correct scope state.
     const parentRootScoped = ctx.rootScoped;
@@ -191,6 +157,7 @@ export function createIncludeHelper<TEnv>(): IncludeFn<TEnv> {
         counters: capturedCounters,
         cacheProfiles: ctx.cacheProfiles,
         rootScoped: capturedRootScoped,
+        includeScope,
       },
     } as IncludeItem;
   };

package/src/urls/index.ts

@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ export type {
   UnnamedRoute,
   LocalOnlyInclude,
   PathOptions,
-  PathDefinition,
   UrlPatterns,
   IncludeOptions,
 } from "./pattern-types.js";
@@ -22,10 +21,7 @@ export type {
 export type {
   ExtractRoutes,
   ExtractResponses,
-  ExtractRouteNames,
-  ExtractPathParams,
-  ResponseError,
-  ResponseEnvelope,
+  ProblemDetails,
   RouteResponse,
 } from "./type-extraction.js";
 

package/src/urls/path-helper-types.ts

@@ -233,12 +233,27 @@ export type PathHelpers<TEnv> = {
   include: IncludeFn<TEnv>;
 
   /**
-   * Define parallel routes that render simultaneously in named slots
+   * Define parallel routes that render simultaneously in named slots.
+   *
+   * A slot value can be a Handler / ReactNode / StaticHandlerDefinition
+   * (legacy form, broadcast use applies to every slot) or a slot descriptor
+   * `{ handler, use? }` whose `use` is scoped to that slot only. Per-slot
+   * merge order is `handler.use` → shared `use` → slot-local `use`, with
+   * narrowest scope winning for last-write-wins items like `loading()`.
    */
   parallel: <
     TSlots extends Record<
       `@${string}`,
-      Handler<any, any, TEnv> | ReactNode | StaticHandlerDefinition
+      | Handler<any, any, TEnv>
+      | ReactNode
+      | StaticHandlerDefinition
+      | {
+          handler:
+            | Handler<any, any, TEnv>
+            | ReactNode
+            | StaticHandlerDefinition;
+          use?: () => ParallelUseItem[];
+        }
     >,
   >(
     slots: TSlots,
@@ -249,7 +264,7 @@ export type PathHelpers<TEnv> = {
    * Define an intercepting route for soft navigation
    * Note: routeName must match a named path() in this urlpatterns
    */
-  intercept: keyof RSCRouter.GeneratedRouteMap extends never
+  intercept: keyof Rango.GeneratedRouteMap extends never
     ? (
         slotName: `@${string}`,
         routeName: string,
@@ -258,15 +273,26 @@ export type PathHelpers<TEnv> = {
       ) => InterceptItem
     : (
         slotName: `@${string}`,
-        routeName: (keyof RSCRouter.GeneratedRouteMap & string) | `.${string}`,
+        routeName: (keyof Rango.GeneratedRouteMap & string) | `.${string}`,
         handler: ReactNode | Handler<any, any, TEnv>,
         use?: () => InterceptUseItem[],
       ) => InterceptItem;
 
   /**
-   * Attach middleware to the current route/layout
+   * Attach middleware to the current route/layout, or wrap child segments
    */
-  middleware: (...fns: MiddlewareFn<TEnv>[]) => MiddlewareItem;
+  middleware: {
+    (fn: MiddlewareFn<TEnv>): MiddlewareItem;
+    (
+      fn: MiddlewareFn<TEnv>,
+      children: () => UseItems<LayoutUseItem>,
+    ): MiddlewareItem;
+    (fns: MiddlewareFn<TEnv>[]): MiddlewareItem;
+    (
+      fns: MiddlewareFn<TEnv>[],
+      children: () => UseItems<LayoutUseItem>,
+    ): MiddlewareItem;
+  };
 
   /**
    * Control when a segment should revalidate during navigation
@@ -324,7 +350,15 @@ export type PathHelpers<TEnv> = {
   };
 
   /**
-   * Attach a ViewTransition boundary to the current segment or a group of routes
+   * Opt a route (or group of routes) into transition-driven navigation.
+   *
+   * Two independent layers: (1) startTransition, on all React versions, holds
+   * the previous content across a same-route nav (no skeleton flash) and is the
+   * precondition for any view transition; (2) on experimental React, an
+   * additional `<ViewTransition>` boundary cross-fades/morphs the swap. Pass
+   * `{ viewTransition: false }` to keep #1 without the router boundary. A view
+   * transition cannot fire without a startTransition. See
+   * skills/view-transitions for the startTransition x ViewTransition matrix.
    */
   transition: {
     (): TransitionItem;

package/src/urls/path-helper.ts

@@ -1,16 +1,11 @@
 import type { ReactNode } from "react";
 import type { Handler } from "../types.js";
-import type {
-  AllUseItems,
-  RouteItem,
-  RouteUseItem,
-  UseItems,
-} from "../route-types.js";
+import type { RouteItem, RouteUseItem, UseItems } from "../route-types.js";
 import {
-  getContext,
   getUrlPrefix,
   getNamePrefix,
   getRootScoped,
+  requireDslContext,
 } from "../server/context";
 import { invariant, DataNotFoundError } from "../errors";
 import { validateUserRouteName } from "../route-name.js";
@@ -39,35 +34,10 @@ import {
   resolveHandlerUse,
   mergeHandlerUse,
 } from "../route-definition/resolve-handler-use.js";
-
-/**
- * Check if a value is a valid use item
- */
-const isValidUseItem = (item: any): item is AllUseItems | undefined | null => {
-  return (
-    typeof item === "undefined" ||
-    item === null ||
-    (item &&
-      typeof item === "object" &&
-      "type" in item &&
-      [
-        "layout",
-        "route",
-        "middleware",
-        "revalidate",
-        "parallel",
-        "intercept",
-        "loader",
-        "loading",
-        "errorBoundary",
-        "notFoundBoundary",
-        "when",
-        "cache",
-        "transition",
-        "include",
-      ].includes(item.type))
-  );
-};
+import {
+  emptySegmentBase,
+  runAndValidateUseItems,
+} from "../route-definition/dsl-helpers.js";
 
 /**
  * Apply URL prefix to a pattern
@@ -112,9 +82,9 @@ export function createPathHelper<TEnv>(): PathFn<TEnv> {
     optionsOrUse?: PathOptions | (() => UseItems<RouteUseItem>),
     maybeUse?: () => UseItems<RouteUseItem>,
   ): RouteItem => {
-    const store = getContext();
-    const ctx = store.getStore();
-    if (!ctx) throw new Error("path() must be called inside urls()");
+    const { store, ctx } = requireDslContext(
+      "path() must be called inside urls()",
+    );
 
     invariant(
       !ctx.parent || ctx.parent.type !== "parallel",
@@ -214,6 +184,7 @@ export function createPathHelper<TEnv>(): PathFn<TEnv> {
               : () => handler;
 
     const entry = {
+      ...emptySegmentBase(),
       id: namespace,
       shortCode: store.getShortCode("route"),
       type: "route" as const,
@@ -221,15 +192,6 @@ export function createPathHelper<TEnv>(): PathFn<TEnv> {
       handler: wrappedHandler,
       // Store the PREFIXED pattern for route matching
       pattern: prefixedPattern,
-      loading: undefined,
-      middleware: [],
-      revalidate: [],
-      errorBoundary: [],
-      notFoundBoundary: [],
-      layout: [],
-      parallel: {},
-      intercept: [],
-      loader: [],
       ...(urlPrefix ? { mountPath: urlPrefix } : {}),
       ...(isPassthroughHandler(handler)
         ? {
@@ -301,10 +263,13 @@ export function createPathHelper<TEnv>(): PathFn<TEnv> {
 
     // Run merged use callback (handler.use defaults + explicit use) if present
     if (mergedUse) {
-      const result = store.run(namespace, entry, mergedUse)?.flat(3);
-      invariant(
-        Array.isArray(result) && result.every((item) => isValidUseItem(item)),
-        `path() use() callback must return an array of use items [${namespace}]`,
+      const result = runAndValidateUseItems(
+        store,
+        namespace,
+        entry,
+        mergedUse,
+        "path",
+        "use",
       );
       return { name: namespace, type: "route", uses: result } as RouteItem;
     }