@rangojs/router 0.0.0-experimental.f2d1a2f1 → 0.0.0-experimental.f4a8e8de

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@rangojs/router",
-  "version": "0.0.0-experimental.f2d1a2f1",
+  "version": "0.0.0-experimental.f4a8e8de",
   "description": "Django-inspired RSC router with composable URL patterns",
   "keywords": [
     "react",
@@ -37,143 +37,223 @@
   "type": "module",
   "exports": {
     ".": {
-      "types": "./src/index.rsc.ts",
+      "types": "./dist/types/index.rsc.d.ts",
       "react-server": "./src/index.rsc.ts",
       "default": "./src/index.ts"
     },
     "./server": {
-      "types": "./src/server.ts",
+      "types": "./dist/types/server.d.ts",
       "import": "./src/server.ts"
     },
     "./client": {
-      "types": "./src/client.tsx",
+      "types": "./dist/types/client.d.ts",
       "react-server": "./src/client.rsc.tsx",
       "default": "./src/client.tsx"
     },
     "./browser": {
-      "types": "./src/browser/index.ts",
+      "types": "./dist/types/browser/index.d.ts",
       "default": "./src/browser/index.ts"
     },
     "./ssr": {
-      "types": "./src/ssr/index.tsx",
+      "types": "./dist/types/ssr/index.d.ts",
       "default": "./src/ssr/index.tsx"
     },
     "./rsc": {
-      "types": "./src/rsc/index.ts",
+      "types": "./dist/types/rsc/index.d.ts",
       "react-server": "./src/rsc/index.ts",
       "default": "./src/rsc/index.ts"
     },
     "./vite": {
-      "types": "./src/vite/index.ts",
+      "types": "./dist/types/vite/index.d.ts",
       "import": "./dist/vite/index.js"
     },
     "./types": {
       "types": "./src/vite/plugins/version.d.ts"
     },
     "./__internal": {
-      "types": "./src/__internal.ts",
+      "types": "./dist/types/__internal.d.ts",
       "default": "./src/__internal.ts"
     },
     "./internal/deps/browser": {
-      "types": "./src/deps/browser.ts",
+      "types": "./dist/types/deps/browser.d.ts",
       "default": "./src/deps/browser.ts"
     },
     "./internal/deps/ssr": {
-      "types": "./src/deps/ssr.ts",
+      "types": "./dist/types/deps/ssr.d.ts",
       "default": "./src/deps/ssr.ts"
     },
     "./internal/deps/rsc": {
-      "types": "./src/deps/rsc.ts",
+      "types": "./dist/types/deps/rsc.d.ts",
       "react-server": "./src/deps/rsc.ts",
       "default": "./src/deps/rsc.ts"
     },
     "./internal/deps/html-stream-client": {
-      "types": "./src/deps/html-stream-client.ts",
+      "types": "./dist/types/deps/html-stream-client.d.ts",
       "default": "./src/deps/html-stream-client.ts"
     },
     "./internal/deps/html-stream-server": {
-      "types": "./src/deps/html-stream-server.ts",
+      "types": "./dist/types/deps/html-stream-server.d.ts",
       "default": "./src/deps/html-stream-server.ts"
     },
     "./internal/rsc-handler": {
-      "types": "./src/rsc/handler.ts",
+      "types": "./dist/types/rsc/handler.d.ts",
       "react-server": "./src/rsc/handler.ts",
       "default": "./src/rsc/handler.ts"
     },
+    "./internal/browser/dev-discovery": {
+      "types": "./dist/types/browser/dev-discovery.d.ts",
+      "default": "./src/browser/dev-discovery.ts"
+    },
     "./cache": {
-      "types": "./src/cache/index.ts",
+      "types": "./dist/types/cache/index.d.ts",
       "react-server": "./src/cache/index.ts",
       "default": "./src/cache/index.ts"
     },
     "./cache-runtime": {
-      "types": "./src/cache/cache-runtime.ts",
+      "types": "./dist/types/cache/cache-runtime.d.ts",
       "react-server": "./src/cache/cache-runtime.ts",
       "default": "./src/cache/cache-runtime.ts"
     },
+    "./cloudflare": {
+      "types": "./dist/types/cloudflare/index.d.ts",
+      "react-server": "./src/cloudflare/index.ts",
+      "default": "./src/cloudflare/index.ts"
+    },
+    "./vercel": {
+      "types": "./dist/types/vercel/index.d.ts",
+      "react-server": "./src/vercel/index.ts",
+      "default": "./src/vercel/index.ts"
+    },
     "./theme": {
-      "types": "./src/theme/index.ts",
+      "types": "./dist/types/theme/index.d.ts",
       "default": "./src/theme/index.ts"
     },
     "./build": {
-      "types": "./src/build/index.ts",
+      "types": "./dist/types/build/index.d.ts",
       "import": "./src/build/index.ts"
     },
+    "./build/shell-capture": {
+      "types": "./dist/types/prerender/build-shell-capture.d.ts",
+      "react-server": "./src/prerender/build-shell-capture.ts",
+      "import": "./src/prerender/build-shell-capture.ts"
+    },
     "./host": {
-      "types": "./src/host/index.ts",
+      "types": "./dist/types/host/index.d.ts",
       "react-server": "./src/host/index.ts",
       "default": "./src/host/index.ts"
     },
     "./host/testing": {
-      "types": "./src/host/testing.ts",
+      "types": "./dist/types/host/testing.d.ts",
       "default": "./src/host/testing.ts"
+    },
+    "./testing": {
+      "types": "./dist/types/testing/index.d.ts",
+      "default": "./src/testing/index.ts"
+    },
+    "./testing/vitest": {
+      "types": "./dist/types/testing/vitest.d.ts",
+      "default": "./dist/testing/vitest.js"
+    },
+    "./testing/dom": {
+      "types": "./dist/types/testing/dom.entry.d.ts",
+      "default": "./src/testing/dom.entry.ts"
+    },
+    "./testing/e2e": {
+      "types": "./dist/types/testing/e2e/index.d.ts",
+      "default": "./src/testing/e2e/index.ts"
+    },
+    "./testing/flight": {
+      "types": "./dist/types/testing/flight.entry.d.ts",
+      "react-server": "./src/testing/flight.entry.ts",
+      "default": "./src/testing/flight.entry.ts"
+    },
+    "./testing/flight-matchers": {
+      "types": "./dist/types/testing/flight-matchers.d.ts",
+      "default": "./src/testing/flight-matchers.ts"
     }
   },
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public",
-    "tag": "experimental"
+    "tag": "latest"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "build": "pnpm dlx esbuild src/vite/index.ts --bundle --format=esm --outfile=dist/vite/index.js --platform=node --packages=external && mkdir -p dist/vite/plugins && cp src/vite/plugins/cloudflare-protocol-loader-hook.mjs dist/vite/plugins/cloudflare-protocol-loader-hook.mjs && pnpm dlx esbuild src/bin/rango.ts --bundle --format=esm --outfile=dist/bin/rango.js --platform=node --packages=external --banner:js='#!/usr/bin/env node' && chmod +x dist/bin/rango.js",
+    "build": "pnpm run build:types && pnpm exec esbuild src/vite/index.ts --bundle --format=esm --outfile=dist/vite/index.js --platform=node --packages=external && mkdir -p dist/vite/plugins && cp src/vite/plugins/cloudflare-protocol-loader-hook.mjs dist/vite/plugins/cloudflare-protocol-loader-hook.mjs && pnpm exec esbuild src/testing/vitest.ts --bundle --format=esm --outfile=dist/testing/vitest.js --platform=node --packages=external && pnpm exec esbuild src/bin/rango.ts --bundle --format=esm --outfile=dist/bin/rango.js --platform=node --packages=external --banner:js='#!/usr/bin/env node' && chmod +x dist/bin/rango.js",
+    "build:types": "rm -rf dist/types && pnpm exec tsc -p tsconfig.types.json",
     "prepublishOnly": "pnpm build",
-    "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit && tsc -p tsconfig.strict-check.json --noEmit",
+    "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit && tsc -p tsconfig.strict-check.json --noEmit && tsc -p tsconfig.augment-check.json --noEmit",
     "test": "playwright test",
     "test:ui": "playwright test --ui",
-    "test:unit": "vitest run",
-    "test:unit:watch": "vitest"
+    "test:hmr-local": "playwright test --project=dev-warmup --project=hmr-basename --project=hmr-prerender --no-deps --workers=1 && RANGO_E2E_ROUTE_HMR_ONLY=1 playwright test --project=hmr-routes --no-deps --workers=1",
+    "test:hmr-routes-local": "RANGO_E2E_ROUTE_HMR_ONLY=1 playwright test --project=hmr-routes --no-deps --workers=1",
+    "test:unit": "pnpm run build:types && vitest run",
+    "test:unit:watch": "vitest",
+    "test:unit:rsc": "vitest run --config vitest.rsc.config.ts"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@vitejs/plugin-rsc": "^0.5.23",
+    "@types/debug": "^4.1.12",
+    "@vitejs/plugin-rsc": "^0.5.30",
     "debug": "^4.4.1",
     "magic-string": "^0.30.17",
-    "picomatch": "^4.0.3",
-    "rsc-html-stream": "^0.0.7"
+    "picomatch": "^4.0.4",
+    "rsc-html-stream": "^0.0.7",
+    "srvx": "^0.11.15",
+    "tinyexec": "^0.3.2",
+    "typescript": "^5.3.0 || ^6.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.9.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/context-async-hooks": "^2.9.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/sdk-trace-base": "^2.9.0",
     "@playwright/test": "^1.49.1",
-    "@types/debug": "^4.1.12",
+    "@shared/e2e": "workspace:*",
+    "@testing-library/dom": "^10.4.1",
+    "@testing-library/react": "^16.3.2",
     "@types/node": "^24.10.1",
     "@types/react": "catalog:",
     "@types/react-dom": "catalog:",
-    "esbuild": "^0.27.0",
-    "jiti": "^2.6.1",
+    "esbuild": "^0.28.1",
+    "happy-dom": "^20.10.1",
+    "jiti": "^2.7.0",
     "react": "catalog:",
     "react-dom": "catalog:",
-    "tinyexec": "^0.3.2",
-    "typescript": "^5.3.0",
-    "vitest": "^4.0.0"
+    "vitest": "^4.1.9"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@cloudflare/vite-plugin": "^1.25.0",
-    "@vitejs/plugin-rsc": "^0.5.23",
-    "react": "^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0",
-    "vite": "^7.3.0"
+    "@cloudflare/vite-plugin": "^1.42.1",
+    "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.9.0",
+    "@playwright/test": "^1.49.1",
+    "@testing-library/react": ">=16",
+    "@vercel/functions": "^3.0.0",
+    "@vitejs/plugin-rsc": "^0.5.30",
+    "react": ">=19.2.6 <20",
+    "react-dom": ">=19.2.6 <20",
+    "vite": "^8.0.16",
+    "vitest": ">=3"
   },
   "peerDependenciesMeta": {
     "@cloudflare/vite-plugin": {
       "optional": true
     },
+    "@opentelemetry/api": {
+      "optional": true
+    },
+    "@playwright/test": {
+      "optional": true
+    },
+    "@testing-library/react": {
+      "optional": true
+    },
+    "@vercel/functions": {
+      "optional": true
+    },
     "vite": {
       "optional": true
+    },
+    "vitest": {
+      "optional": true
     }
+  },
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=24.0.0"
   }
 }

package/skills/api-client/SKILL.md

@@ -0,0 +1,211 @@
+---
+name: api-client
+description: Build a typed client for consuming your own response-route JSON APIs (no codegen). Use when calling your own JSON endpoints from another service or script, or you want typed fetch calls without a codegen step.
+---
+
+# Typed API Client
+
+Response routes (`path.json()`) already ship typed responses — `RouteResponse<typeof patterns, "name">` resolves to the **bare payload**, inferred from your handler with no codegen. This skill wraps that inference in a small **typed client** so first-party TypeScript code calls your endpoints like functions instead of hand-writing `fetch` + URL building per call site.
+
+This is a **recipe, not a framework feature** — copy the helper below into your app. It depends only on **type-only** imports from `@rangojs/router` (`RouteResponse`, `ExtractParams`, `ProblemDetails`), which are erased at build time, so it runs anywhere a `fetch` does — **browser, worker, or server**. Nothing new to install or version.
+
+> **Scope:** the typed client is a **first-party TypeScript** convenience. External/third-party consumers use the plain wire directly — bare JSON on success, RFC 9457 `application/problem+json` on error — which needs no client. (Language-agnostic OpenAPI generation is a separate, future feature.)
+
+## What you get
+
+```ts
+const api = createApiClient(apiShopPatterns, routes, { baseUrl });
+
+await api.health.get(); // no params → callable bare
+await api.product.get({ params: { productId } }); // params typed + required
+await api.cart.post({ body: { productId, qty: 2 } }); // body sent as JSON
+//    ^ result is the bare payload type (RouteResponse), not `any`, no `.data`
+```
+
+- **Output typed** from the handler's return (`RouteResponse`), zero codegen.
+- **Params required + typed** from the route pattern (`/catalog/:productId` → `{ productId: string }`); a missing or misspelled param is a **compile error**, not a runtime 404.
+- **Autocomplete** over every route name; rename-safe.
+- **Errors throw a typed `ApiError`** carrying the `ProblemDetails` body.
+
+(`search` and `body` are _not_ route-typed — see Notes.)
+
+## The two inputs
+
+1. **The `urls()` patterns value** — the type source. `typeof apiShopPatterns` carries the per-route response payloads (`_responses`) and patterns (`_routes`).
+2. **The generated route map** — the name → pattern source. `rango generate` emits a per-module `<name>.gen.ts` exporting `routes`:
+
+```ts
+// api-shop.gen.ts (generated — do not edit)
+export const routes = {
+  catalog: "/catalog",
+  product: "/catalog/:productId",
+  cart: "/cart",
+  // ...
+} as const;
+```
+
+Routes that declare a **search schema** are generated as objects instead — `index: { path: "/", search: { q: "string" } }`. The helper accepts both the string and `{ path }` forms. If a `urls()` block is mounted under a name prefix, build a local-keyed map from your global `NamedRoutes` so the keys match the block's route names (e.g. `{ catalog: NamedRoutes["apiShop.catalog"], ... } as const`).
+
+## The helper (copy into your app)
+
+```ts
+// lib/api-client.ts
+import type {
+  RouteResponse,
+  ExtractParams,
+  ProblemDetails,
+} from "@rangojs/router";
+
+type SearchParams = Record<string, string | number | boolean>;
+
+// A generated route-map entry is a pattern string, or an object with `path`
+// (routes that declare a search schema generate the object form).
+type RouteMapEntry = string | { readonly path: string };
+type PatternOf<E> = E extends string
+  ? E
+  : E extends { readonly path: infer P extends string }
+    ? P
+    : never;
+
+// `params` is optional when the route has no *required* params (incl.
+// optional-only routes like `/:locale?`), required otherwise. Typed as
+// `ExtractParams` (not `undefined`) so optional params can still be passed.
+type Args<TPattern extends string> =
+  {} extends ExtractParams<TPattern>
+    ? {
+        params?: ExtractParams<TPattern>;
+        search?: SearchParams;
+        body?: unknown;
+      }
+    : {
+        params: ExtractParams<TPattern>;
+        search?: SearchParams;
+        body?: unknown;
+      };
+
+type Method<TPatterns, K extends string, TEntry> =
+  {} extends ExtractParams<PatternOf<TEntry>>
+    ? (args?: Args<PatternOf<TEntry>>) => Promise<RouteResponse<TPatterns, K>>
+    : (args: Args<PatternOf<TEntry>>) => Promise<RouteResponse<TPatterns, K>>;
+
+type ApiClient<TPatterns, TRouteMap extends Record<string, RouteMapEntry>> = {
+  [K in keyof TRouteMap & string]: {
+    get: Method<TPatterns, K, TRouteMap[K]>;
+    post: Method<TPatterns, K, TRouteMap[K]>;
+    put: Method<TPatterns, K, TRouteMap[K]>;
+    patch: Method<TPatterns, K, TRouteMap[K]>;
+    delete: Method<TPatterns, K, TRouteMap[K]>;
+  };
+};
+
+/** Thrown on a non-2xx response; carries the RFC 9457 problem body. */
+export class ApiError extends Error {
+  status: number;
+  problem: ProblemDetails;
+  constructor(status: number, problem: ProblemDetails) {
+    super(problem.detail || `HTTP ${status}`);
+    this.name = "ApiError";
+    this.status = status;
+    this.problem = problem;
+  }
+}
+
+// Client-safe path builder: substitutes :params (incl. optional/constrained
+// forms) into the pattern. No dependency on the server-only createReverse.
+function fillPath(pattern: string, params?: Record<string, string>): string {
+  return pattern
+    .replace(/:([A-Za-z0-9_]+)(?:\([^)]*\))?\??/g, (_m, name: string) => {
+      const v = params?.[name];
+      return v == null ? "" : encodeURIComponent(String(v));
+    })
+    .replace(/\/{2,}/g, "/");
+}
+
+export function createApiClient<
+  TPatterns,
+  const TRouteMap extends Record<string, RouteMapEntry>,
+>(
+  _patterns: TPatterns,
+  routeMap: TRouteMap,
+  opts: { baseUrl?: string; fetch?: typeof fetch } = {},
+): ApiClient<TPatterns, TRouteMap> {
+  const doFetch = opts.fetch ?? fetch;
+  const baseUrl = opts.baseUrl ?? "";
+  const call =
+    (name: string, method: string) =>
+    async (args?: {
+      params?: Record<string, string>;
+      search?: SearchParams;
+      body?: unknown;
+    }) => {
+      const entry = routeMap[name];
+      const pattern = typeof entry === "string" ? entry : entry.path;
+      let url = baseUrl + fillPath(pattern, args?.params);
+      if (args?.search) {
+        const qs = new URLSearchParams();
+        for (const [k, v] of Object.entries(args.search)) {
+          if (v != null) qs.append(k, String(v));
+        }
+        const s = qs.toString();
+        if (s) url += (url.includes("?") ? "&" : "?") + s;
+      }
+      const res = await doFetch(url, {
+        method,
+        ...(args?.body !== undefined
+          ? {
+              body: JSON.stringify(args.body),
+              headers: { "content-type": "application/json" },
+            }
+          : {}),
+      });
+      if (!res.ok) {
+        const problem = (await res.json().catch(() => ({}))) as ProblemDetails;
+        throw new ApiError(res.status, problem);
+      }
+      return res.json();
+    };
+  return new Proxy({} as any, {
+    get: (_t, name: string) => ({
+      get: call(name, "GET"),
+      post: call(name, "POST"),
+      put: call(name, "PUT"),
+      patch: call(name, "PATCH"),
+      delete: call(name, "DELETE"),
+    }),
+  }) as ApiClient<TPatterns, TRouteMap>;
+}
+```
+
+## Using it
+
+```ts
+import { apiShopPatterns } from "./urls/api-shop";
+import { routes } from "./urls/api-shop.gen";
+import { createApiClient, ApiError } from "./lib/api-client";
+
+const api = createApiClient(apiShopPatterns, routes, {
+  baseUrl: import.meta.env.VITE_API_URL ?? "",
+});
+
+try {
+  const product = await api.product.get({ params: { productId: "42" } });
+  // `product` is the handler's bare return type — e.g. `product.name` is typed.
+} catch (err) {
+  if (err instanceof ApiError && err.status === 404) {
+    console.warn(err.problem.code, err.problem.detail); // typed ProblemDetails
+  } else {
+    throw err;
+  }
+}
+```
+
+## Notes
+
+- **Client-safe by construction.** The helper imports only **types** from `@rangojs/router` (erased at build) and builds URLs itself by substituting `:params` into the pattern — it does **not** use `createReverse`, which is a server/RSC-only export that throws in the browser. So `createApiClient` works in client components, workers, and on the server alike.
+- **Params are route-typed; search and body are not.** Path params come from the route pattern (`ExtractParams`), so they are precise and required. `search` is generically typed (`Record<string, string | number | boolean>`), and `body` is `unknown` (serialized to JSON). Typed request **input** needs a declared schema layer, which is intentionally out of scope here — thread per-route schemas in yourself if you want typed search/body.
+- **Verb-agnostic wire.** Rango response routes do not dispatch on HTTP method — `.get`/`.post`/etc. set the request method but hit the same handler. Use whichever verb reads best for the operation.
+- **Path building.** `fillPath` handles standard `:param`, optional `:param?`, and constrained `:param(a|b)` forms. For exotic patterns or strict trailing-slash policies, swap in your own builder (or the router's `reverse` on the server).
+- **Want a return-based style instead of throwing?** Branch on `res.ok` yourself: the wire is the bare value on 2xx and `ProblemDetails` on non-2xx (see `/response-routes`). Wrapping the calls in a `{ ok, data } | { ok: false, error }` result type is a small variation on the same helper.
+- **Third parties.** The typed client is TypeScript-only and needs your route types. External consumers in any language use the plain wire as-is (bare JSON + problem+json); no client required.
+
+See `/response-routes` for the endpoint side and `/typesafety` for how `RouteResponse` / `PathResponse` inference works.

package/skills/breadcrumbs/SKILL.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 name: breadcrumbs
-description: Built-in Breadcrumbs handle for accumulating breadcrumb navigation across route segments
-argument-hint: [setup]
+description: Built-in Breadcrumbs handle for accumulating breadcrumb navigation across route segments. Use when building a breadcrumb trail for nested routes, or asking how to show the current navigation path in a layout.
+argument-hint: "[setup]"
 ---
 
 # Breadcrumbs
@@ -81,6 +81,70 @@ path("/product/:id", async (ctx) => {
 Async content is a `Promise<ReactNode>`. Resolve it in your component
 with React's `use()` hook wrapped in `<Suspense>`.
 
+### Deferred content (decide now, resolve from a deep component)
+
+When the handler should DECIDE to push a crumb (it holds `ctx`, so the decision
+must land before the handles stream seals) but the value is produced far away — by
+a deep async component, not the handler — call `.defer()` on the push function.
+`ctx.use(Handle)` returns the push function; `.defer(options)` reserves the crumb's
+slot synchronously and returns a **resolver that is push-equal** — you call it
+later, anywhere in the render, with the same argument you'd have passed to the
+push (a value, a `Promise`, or a thunk). The only added behavior is a timeout, so a
+forgotten resolve can't hang the render (and the HTTP response): resolve-by-default
+awaits the reserved slot before any consumer reads it, and the timeout guarantees it
+settles to `else` instead of blocking forever.
+
+Reserve the slot in the handler, then resolve it from a nested async component
+that closes over the resolver — no extra wiring (the resolver is a plain closure,
+not outlet context):
+
+```tsx
+import { Breadcrumbs } from "@rangojs/router";
+import { Outlet } from "@rangojs/router/client";
+import { Suspense } from "react";
+
+function DocsLayout(ctx) {
+  const breadcrumb = ctx.use(Breadcrumbs);
+  // Decide now (the slot is reserved before the stream seals); resolve later.
+  const resolveCrumb = breadcrumb.defer({ timeoutMs: 5000, else: null });
+
+  // Deep, async, far from the handler — closes over the resolver, never touches ctx.
+  // Same call shape as breadcrumb({ ... }), just deferred:
+  async function LiveCrumb() {
+    const n = await countOpenIssues();
+    resolveCrumb({ label: "Docs", href: "/docs", content: <span>{n}</span> });
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <Suspense>
+        <LiveCrumb />
+      </Suspense>
+      <Outlet />
+    </>
+  );
+}
+```
+
+If the resolver is never called, the slot auto-resolves to `else` after
+`timeoutMs` (default 10s) and warns in dev — graceful degradation instead of a
+hung request. `timeoutMs: 0` or `Infinity` disable the timeout intentionally; any
+other non-finite or negative value falls back to the default rather than silently
+disabling the safety net.
+
+**Consumer note (resolve-by-default):** a deferred crumb is RESOLVED before any
+consumer sees it — `useHandle(Breadcrumbs)` returns the resolved item, never a
+`Promise`, so you read it like any sync crumb (no `use()`, no thenable narrowing).
+On a full/SSR load the value is resolved server-side; on a soft navigation the
+breadcrumbs HOLD the previous resolved value until the deferred value lands, then
+swap in — no blank, no pending entry. If the slot times out to `else: null`/
+undefined, the entry is simply dropped. Use `.defer()` only when even
+`label`/`href` are unknown at handler time — if you know them and only the
+`content` is async, push a concrete item with a `Promise` `content` field instead
+(the `content` field is a nested promise you resolve with `use()` in your
+component; no `.defer()` needed).
+
 ## Consuming Breadcrumbs (Client)
 
 Use `useHandle(Breadcrumbs)` in a client component to read the accumulated items:
@@ -146,7 +210,7 @@ path("/dashboard", (ctx) => {
 ```tsx
 // Client component
 "use client";
-import { useHandle, type Breadcrumbs } from "@rangojs/router/client";
+import { useHandle, Breadcrumbs } from "@rangojs/router/client";
 
 function DashboardNav({ handle }: { handle: typeof Breadcrumbs }) {
   const crumbs = useHandle(handle);
@@ -214,15 +278,28 @@ Create your own handle with `createHandle()`:
 ```typescript
 import { createHandle } from "@rangojs/router";
 
-// Default: flatten into array
+// Custom collect: last value wins.
 export const PageTitle = createHandle<string, string>(
   (segments) => segments.flat().at(-1) ?? "Default Title",
 );
 
-// No collect function: default flattens into T[]
+// No collect: the DEFAULT is the identity (lossless) — `collect` receives the
+// per-segment data (TData[][], one array per segment that pushed, in segment
+// order) and passes it through as-is. `useHandle(Warnings)` is `string[][]`, so a
+// consumer can tell which/how-many segments contributed.
 export const Warnings = createHandle<string>();
+
+// Want a single flat list instead? Opt in:
+export const FlatWarnings = createHandle<string, string[]>((segments) =>
+  segments.flat(),
+);
 ```
 
+A handle whose module is never imported (so `createHandle()` never ran to register
+its collect) falls back to this same identity default and **warns in dev** — a
+handle with a custom collect that failed to register would otherwise return the
+wrong shape silently, and the runtime can't tell it from one that wanted the default.
+
 The Vite `exposeInternalIds` plugin auto-injects a stable `$$id` based on
 file path and export name. No manual naming required for project-local code.