@rangojs/router 0.0.0-experimental.fa8a383a → 0.0.0-experimental.fb4fdc18

package/skills/route/SKILL.md

@@ -33,6 +33,26 @@ urls(({ path }) => [
 ]);
 ```
 
+### Optional URL params at runtime
+
+Absent optional params are **omitted from `ctx.params`** — `ctx.params.<name>`
+reads as `undefined`, matching the `RouteParams<"name">` type
+(`{ query?: string }`). Use `??` to default and `=== undefined` to check
+absence:
+
+```typescript
+path("/search/:query?", (ctx) => {
+  const query = ctx.params.query ?? ""; // works — undefined coalesces
+  if (ctx.params.query === undefined) return <EmptySearch />;
+  return <Results query={ctx.params.query} />;
+}, { name: "search" });
+```
+
+For the common pattern of an optional locale prefix
+(`include("/:locale?", routes)`) and the wider react-intl integration —
+locale detection, fallback chains, URL generation with absent locale —
+see `/i18n`.
+
 ## Route Handler Patterns
 
 ### Component Function
@@ -181,6 +201,37 @@ 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 +403,30 @@ 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