@rangojs/router 0.0.0-experimental.fa8a383a → 0.0.0-experimental.fb6e2f40

package/src/router/match-middleware/cache-lookup.ts

@@ -70,9 +70,11 @@
  *   - No segments yielded from this middleware
  *
  * Loaders:
- *   - NEVER cached by design
+ *   - NEVER cached in the segment cache
  *   - Always resolved fresh on every request
  *   - Ensures data freshness even with cached UI components
+ *   - Segment cache staleness does NOT propagate to loader revalidation;
+ *     loaders use their own revalidation rules (actionId, user-defined)
  *
  *
  * REVALIDATION RULES
@@ -94,6 +96,7 @@ import type { MatchContext, MatchPipelineState } from "../match-context.js";
 import { getRouterContext } from "../router-context.js";
 import { resolveSink, safeEmit } from "../telemetry.js";
 import { pushRevalidationTraceEntry, isTraceActive } from "../logging.js";
+import { treeHasStreaming } from "./segment-resolution.js";
 import type { PrerenderStore, PrerenderEntry } from "../../prerender/store.js";
 import type { HandleStore } from "../../server/handle-store.js";
 import {
@@ -191,6 +194,14 @@ async function* yieldFromStore<TEnv>(
   state.cachedSegments = segments;
   state.cachedMatchedIds = segments.map((s) => s.id);
 
+  // Set streaming flag and resolve render barrier.
+  const reqCtx = handleStoreRef ? undefined : _lazyGetRequestContext?.();
+  const barrierReqCtx = reqCtx ?? _getRequestContext();
+  if (barrierReqCtx) {
+    barrierReqCtx._treeHasStreaming = treeHasStreaming(ctx.entries);
+    barrierReqCtx._resolveRenderBarrier(segments);
+  }
+
   // For partial navigation, nullify components the client already has
   // so parent layouts stay live (client keeps its existing versions).
   // When params changed (e.g., different guide slug), the segments have
@@ -261,7 +272,7 @@ async function* yieldFromStore<TEnv>(
       depth: 1,
     });
     ms.metrics.push({
-      label: "pipeline:cache-lookup",
+      label: "pipeline:cache-hit",
       duration: loaderEnd - pipelineStart,
       startTime: pipelineStart - ms.requestStart,
     });
@@ -314,14 +325,15 @@ export function withCacheLookup<TEnv>(
 
     // Prerender lookup: check build-time cached data before runtime cache.
     // Prerender data is available regardless of runtime cache configuration.
-    if (!ctx.isAction && ctx.matched.pr) {
+    // Skip for HMR requests — the dev prerender endpoint reads from a stale
+    // RouterRegistry snapshot; rendering fresh ensures edits are visible.
+    const isHmr = !!ctx.request.headers.get("X-RSC-HMR");
+    if (!ctx.isAction && !isHmr && ctx.matched.pr) {
       await ensurePrerenderDeps();
       if (prerenderStoreInstance) {
         const paramHash = _hashParams!(ctx.matched.params);
         const isPassthroughPrerenderRoute = ctx.entries.some(
-          (entry) =>
-            entry.type === "route" &&
-            entry.prerenderDef?.options?.passthrough === true,
+          (entry) => entry.type === "route" && entry.isPassthrough === true,
         );
 
         if (ctx.isIntercept) {
@@ -391,9 +403,7 @@ export function withCacheLookup<TEnv>(
         if (prerenderStoreInstance) {
           const paramHash = _hashParams!(ctx.matched.params);
           const isPassthroughPrerenderRoute = ctx.entries.some(
-            (entry) =>
-              entry.type === "route" &&
-              entry.prerenderDef?.options?.passthrough === true,
+            (entry) => entry.type === "route" && entry.isPassthrough === true,
           );
 
           if (ctx.isIntercept) {
@@ -446,7 +456,7 @@ export function withCacheLookup<TEnv>(
       yield* source;
       if (ms) {
         ms.metrics.push({
-          label: "pipeline:cache-lookup",
+          label: "pipeline:cache-miss",
           duration: performance.now() - pipelineStart,
           startTime: pipelineStart - ms.requestStart,
         });
@@ -466,7 +476,7 @@ export function withCacheLookup<TEnv>(
       yield* source;
       if (ms) {
         ms.metrics.push({
-          label: "pipeline:cache-lookup",
+          label: "pipeline:cache-miss",
           duration: performance.now() - pipelineStart,
           startTime: pipelineStart - ms.requestStart,
         });
@@ -518,7 +528,41 @@ export function withCacheLookup<TEnv>(
 
       // Look up revalidation rules for this segment
       const entryInfo = entryRevalidateMap?.get(segment.id);
+
+      // Even without explicit revalidation rules, route segments and their
+      // children must re-render when params or search params change — the
+      // handler reads ctx.params/ctx.searchParams so different values produce
+      // different content. Matches evaluateRevalidation's default logic.
+      const searchChanged = ctx.prevUrl.search !== ctx.url.search;
+      const routeParamsChanged = !paramsEqual(
+        ctx.matched.params,
+        ctx.prevParams,
+      );
+      const shouldDefaultRevalidate =
+        (searchChanged || routeParamsChanged) &&
+        (segment.type === "route" ||
+          (segment.belongsToRoute &&
+            (segment.type === "layout" || segment.type === "parallel")));
+
       if (!entryInfo || entryInfo.revalidate.length === 0) {
+        if (shouldDefaultRevalidate) {
+          // Params or search params changed — must re-render even without custom rules
+          if (isTraceActive()) {
+            pushRevalidationTraceEntry({
+              segmentId: segment.id,
+              segmentType: segment.type,
+              belongsToRoute: segment.belongsToRoute ?? false,
+              source: "cache-hit",
+              defaultShouldRevalidate: true,
+              finalShouldRevalidate: true,
+              reason: routeParamsChanged
+                ? "cached-params-changed"
+                : "cached-search-changed",
+            });
+          }
+          yield segment;
+          continue;
+        }
         // No revalidation rules, use default behavior (skip if client has)
         if (isTraceActive()) {
           pushRevalidationTraceEntry({
@@ -579,6 +623,13 @@ export function withCacheLookup<TEnv>(
       yield segment;
     }
 
+    // Set streaming flag and resolve render barrier.
+    const barrierReqCtx = _getRequestContext();
+    if (barrierReqCtx) {
+      barrierReqCtx._treeHasStreaming = treeHasStreaming(ctx.entries);
+      barrierReqCtx._resolveRenderBarrier(cacheResult.segments);
+    }
+
     // Resolve loaders fresh (loaders are NOT cached by default)
     // This ensures fresh data even on cache hit
     const Store = ctx.Store;
@@ -615,7 +666,11 @@ export function withCacheLookup<TEnv>(
             ctx.url,
             ctx.routeKey,
             ctx.actionContext,
-            cacheResult.shouldRevalidate || undefined,
+            // Loaders are never cached in the segment cache, so segment
+            // staleness (cacheResult.shouldRevalidate) must not propagate.
+            // But browser-sent staleness (ctx.stale) — indicating an action
+            // happened in this or another tab — must still reach loaders.
+            ctx.stale || undefined,
           ),
         );
 
@@ -642,7 +697,7 @@ export function withCacheLookup<TEnv>(
         depth: 1,
       });
       ms.metrics.push({
-        label: "pipeline:cache-lookup",
+        label: "pipeline:cache-hit",
         duration: loaderEnd - pipelineStart,
         startTime: pipelineStart - ms.requestStart,
       });

package/src/router/match-middleware/cache-store.ts

@@ -165,10 +165,14 @@ export function withCacheStore<TEnv>(
     // Combine main segments with intercept segments
     const allSegmentsToCache = [...allSegments, ...state.interceptSegments];
 
-    // Check if any non-loader segments have null components
-    // This happens when client already had those segments (partial navigation)
+    // Check if any non-loader segments have null components from revalidation
+    // skip (client already had them). Segments where the handler intentionally
+    // returned null are not revalidation skips — re-rendering them will still
+    // produce null, so proactive caching would be wasted work.
+    const clientIdSet = new Set(ctx.clientSegmentIds);
     const hasNullComponents = allSegmentsToCache.some(
-      (s) => s.component === null && s.type !== "loader",
+      (s) =>
+        s.component === null && s.type !== "loader" && clientIdSet.has(s.id),
     );
 
     const requestCtx = getRequestContext();
@@ -195,6 +199,10 @@ export function withCacheStore<TEnv>(
         // Proactive caching: render all segments fresh in background
         // This ensures cache has complete components for future requests
         requestCtx.waitUntil(async () => {
+          // Prevent background metrics from polluting foreground timeline.
+          const savedMetrics = ctx.Store.metrics;
+          ctx.Store.metrics = undefined;
+
           const start = performance.now();
           debugLog("cacheStore", "proactive caching started", {
             pathname: ctx.pathname,
@@ -225,7 +233,9 @@ export function withCacheStore<TEnv>(
             // Use normal loader access so handle data is captured
             setupLoaderAccess(proactiveHandlerContext, proactiveLoaderPromises);
 
-            // Re-resolve ALL segments without revalidation
+            // Re-resolve ALL segments without revalidation.
+            // Skip DSL loaders — they are never cached (cacheRoute filters them)
+            // and are always resolved fresh on each request.
             const Store = ctx.Store;
             const freshSegments = await Store.run(() =>
               resolveAllSegments(
@@ -234,6 +244,7 @@ export function withCacheStore<TEnv>(
                 ctx.matched.params,
                 proactiveHandlerContext,
                 proactiveLoaderPromises,
+                { skipLoaders: true },
               ),
             );
 
@@ -285,11 +296,17 @@ export function withCacheStore<TEnv>(
             });
           } finally {
             requestCtx._handleStore = originalHandleStore;
+            ctx.Store.metrics = savedMetrics;
           }
         });
       } else {
         // All segments have components - cache directly
         // Schedule caching in waitUntil since cacheRoute is now async (key resolution)
+        if (INTERNAL_RANGO_DEBUG) {
+          console.log(
+            `[RSC CacheStore][req:${reqId}] Direct cache path: scheduling cacheRoute for ${ctx.pathname} (${allSegmentsToCache.length} segments, hasNullComponents=${hasNullComponents})`,
+          );
+        }
         requestCtx.waitUntil(async () => {
           const start = performance.now();
           await cacheScope.cacheRoute(

package/src/router/match-middleware/segment-resolution.ts

@@ -87,10 +87,49 @@
  *   if (state.cacheHit) return;   // Now we can check
  */
 import type { ResolvedSegment } from "../../types.js";
+import type { EntryData } from "../../server/context.js";
+import { _getRequestContext } from "../../server/request-context.js";
 import type { MatchContext, MatchPipelineState } from "../match-context.js";
 import { getRouterContext } from "../router-context.js";
 import type { GeneratorMiddleware } from "./cache-lookup.js";
 
+/**
+ * Check whether any entry in the tree uses loading() (streaming).
+ * Matches the router's streaming semantics in fresh.ts: streaming is
+ * enabled when `loading` is defined AND not `false`. `loading: false`
+ * explicitly disables streaming; `undefined` means no loading at all.
+ */
+export function treeHasStreaming(entries: EntryData[]): boolean {
+  for (const entry of entries) {
+    if (
+      "loading" in entry &&
+      entry.loading !== undefined &&
+      entry.loading !== false
+    )
+      return true;
+    if (entry.layout) {
+      if (treeHasStreaming(entry.layout)) return true;
+    }
+    if (entry.parallel) {
+      for (const key in entry.parallel) {
+        const parallelEntry = entry.parallel[key as `@${string}`];
+        if (parallelEntry) {
+          if (
+            "loading" in parallelEntry &&
+            parallelEntry.loading !== undefined &&
+            parallelEntry.loading !== false
+          )
+            return true;
+          if (parallelEntry.layout) {
+            if (treeHasStreaming(parallelEntry.layout)) return true;
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
 /**
  * Creates segment resolution middleware
  *
@@ -116,6 +155,7 @@ export function withSegmentResolution<TEnv>(
     const ownStart = performance.now();
 
     // If cache hit, segments were already yielded by cache lookup
+    // (render barrier is resolved on the cache-hit path)
     if (state.cacheHit) {
       if (ms) {
         ms.metrics.push({
@@ -127,6 +167,11 @@ export function withSegmentResolution<TEnv>(
       return;
     }
 
+    const reqCtx = _getRequestContext();
+    if (reqCtx) {
+      reqCtx._treeHasStreaming = treeHasStreaming(ctx.entries);
+    }
+
     const { resolveAllSegmentsWithRevalidation, resolveAllSegments } =
       getRouterContext<TEnv>();
 
@@ -148,6 +193,10 @@ export function withSegmentResolution<TEnv>(
       state.segments = segments;
       state.matchedIds = segments.map((s: { id: string }) => s.id);
 
+      if (reqCtx) {
+        reqCtx._resolveRenderBarrier(segments);
+      }
+
       // Yield all resolved segments
       for (const segment of segments) {
         yield segment;
@@ -178,6 +227,10 @@ export function withSegmentResolution<TEnv>(
       state.segments = result.segments;
       state.matchedIds = result.matchedIds;
 
+      if (reqCtx) {
+        reqCtx._resolveRenderBarrier(result.segments);
+      }
+
       // Yield all resolved segments
       for (const segment of result.segments) {
         yield segment;

package/src/router/match-result.ts

@@ -67,10 +67,11 @@
  *   Keep if:
  *     - component !== null (needs rendering)
  *     - type === "loader" (carries data even with null component)
+ *     - client doesn't have the segment (structurally required parent node)
  *
  *   Skip if:
- *     - component === null AND type !== "loader"
- *     - (Client already has this segment's UI)
+ *     - component === null AND type !== "loader" AND client has it cached
+ *     - (Revalidation skip — client already has this segment's UI)
  *
  *
  * INTERCEPT HANDLING
@@ -168,10 +169,15 @@ export function buildMatchResult<TEnv>(
     // Deduplicate allIds (defense-in-depth for partial match path)
     allIds = [...new Set(allIds)];
 
-    // Filter out segments with null components (client already has them)
-    // BUT always include loader segments - they carry data even with null component
+    // Filter out null-component segments only when the client already has
+    // them cached (revalidation skip). If the client doesn't have the segment,
+    // it must be included even with null component — it's structurally required
+    // as a parent node for child layouts/parallels to reconcile against.
+    // Loader segments are always included as they carry data.
+    const clientIdSet = new Set(ctx.clientSegmentIds);
     segmentsToRender = allSegments.filter(
-      (s) => s.component !== null || s.type === "loader",
+      (s) =>
+        s.component !== null || s.type === "loader" || !clientIdSet.has(s.id),
     );
   }
 

package/src/router/metrics.ts

@@ -15,7 +15,12 @@ function formatMs(value: number): string {
 }
 
 function sortMetrics(metrics: PerformanceMetric[]): PerformanceMetric[] {
-  return [...metrics].sort((a, b) => a.startTime - b.startTime);
+  return [...metrics].sort((a, b) => {
+    // handler:total always goes last (it wraps everything)
+    if (a.label === "handler:total") return 1;
+    if (b.label === "handler:total") return -1;
+    return a.startTime - b.startTime;
+  });
 }
 
 interface Span {

package/src/router/middleware-types.ts

@@ -27,8 +27,12 @@ type GetVariableFn = {
  * Set variable function type
  */
 type SetVariableFn = {
-  <T>(contextVar: ContextVar<T>, value: T): void;
-  <K extends keyof DefaultVars>(key: K, value: DefaultVars[K]): void;
+  <T>(contextVar: ContextVar<T>, value: T, options?: { cache?: boolean }): void;
+  <K extends keyof DefaultVars>(
+    key: K,
+    value: DefaultVars[K],
+    options?: { cache?: boolean },
+  ): void;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -91,12 +95,6 @@ export interface MiddlewareContext<
   /** Set a context variable (shared with route handlers) */
   set: SetVariableFn;
 
-  /**
-   * Middleware-injected variables.
-   * Same shared dictionary as `ctx.get()`/`ctx.set()`.
-   */
-  var: DefaultVars;
-
   /**
    * Set a response header - can be called before or after `next()`.
    *

package/src/router/middleware.ts

@@ -204,12 +204,9 @@ export function createMiddlewareContext<TEnv>(
     get: ((keyOrVar: any) =>
       contextGet(variables, keyOrVar)) as MiddlewareContext<TEnv>["get"],
 
-    set: ((keyOrVar: any, value: unknown) => {
-      contextSet(variables, keyOrVar, value);
+    set: ((keyOrVar: any, value: unknown, options?: any) => {
+      contextSet(variables, keyOrVar, value, options);
     }) as MiddlewareContext<TEnv>["set"],
-
-    var: variables as MiddlewareContext<TEnv>["var"],
-
     header(name: string, value: string): void {
       // Before next(): delegate to shared RequestContext stub
       if (isPreNext()) {

package/src/router/navigation-snapshot.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,182 @@
+/**
+ * Navigation Snapshot
+ *
+ * Pure data type representing the navigation-specific state for partial requests.
+ * Consolidates the header parsing, previous-route matching, intercept-context
+ * detection, and segment ID filtering that previously lived inline in
+ * createMatchContextForPartial (match-api.ts).
+ *
+ * resolveNavigation() is the factory: given a request + URL + current route key,
+ * it returns a NavigationSnapshot (or null if no previous URL).
+ */
+
+import type { RouteMatchResult } from "./pattern-matching.js";
+
+/**
+ * Snapshot of navigation state for a partial (navigation/action) request.
+ *
+ * Contains the "where are we coming from?" data: previous route, intercept
+ * source, client segment state, and derived flags.
+ */
+export interface NavigationSnapshot {
+  /** Previous page URL (from X-RSC-Router-Client-Path or Referer) */
+  prevUrl: URL;
+  /** Params from the previous route match */
+  prevParams: Record<string, string>;
+  /** Previous route match result (null if prev URL doesn't match any route) */
+  prevMatch: RouteMatchResult | null;
+
+  /** URL used as intercept context source */
+  interceptContextUrl: URL;
+  /** Route match for the intercept context URL */
+  interceptContextMatch: RouteMatchResult | null;
+
+  /** Raw segment IDs the client currently has */
+  clientSegmentIds: string[];
+  /** Set version for O(1) lookup */
+  clientSegmentSet: Set<string>;
+  /** Segment IDs filtered to remove parallel (.@) and loader (D\d+.) entries */
+  filteredSegmentIds: string[];
+
+  /** Whether client considers its cache stale */
+  stale: boolean;
+
+  /** Whether the intercept context route is the same as the current route */
+  isSameRouteNavigation: boolean;
+
+  /** Effective "from" URL (intercept source URL when present, else prevUrl) */
+  effectiveFromUrl: URL;
+  /** Effective "from" match (intercept source match when present, else prevMatch) */
+  effectiveFromMatch: RouteMatchResult | null;
+
+  /** Whether an intercept source header was present */
+  hasInterceptSource: boolean;
+
+  /** Whether an HMR request header was present */
+  isHmr: boolean;
+}
+
+export interface ResolveNavigationDeps {
+  findMatch: (pathname: string) => RouteMatchResult | null;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Resolve navigation state from a partial request.
+ *
+ * Returns null if no previous URL is available (required for partial navigation).
+ *
+ * @param request - The incoming HTTP request
+ * @param url - Parsed URL of the request
+ * @param currentRouteKey - Route key of the current (target) route match
+ * @param deps - Dependencies (findMatch)
+ */
+export function resolveNavigation(
+  request: Request,
+  url: URL,
+  currentRouteKey: string,
+  deps: ResolveNavigationDeps,
+): NavigationSnapshot | null {
+  // Parse client state from RSC request params/headers
+  const clientSegmentIds =
+    url.searchParams.get("_rsc_segments")?.split(",").filter(Boolean) || [];
+  const stale = url.searchParams.get("_rsc_stale") === "true";
+  const previousUrl =
+    request.headers.get("X-RSC-Router-Client-Path") ||
+    request.headers.get("Referer");
+  const interceptSourceUrl = request.headers.get(
+    "X-RSC-Router-Intercept-Source",
+  );
+  const isHmr = !!request.headers.get("X-RSC-HMR");
+
+  if (!previousUrl) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  // Parse previous URL
+  let prevUrl: URL;
+  try {
+    prevUrl = new URL(previousUrl, url.origin);
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  // Parse intercept context URL
+  let interceptContextUrl: URL;
+  try {
+    interceptContextUrl = interceptSourceUrl
+      ? new URL(interceptSourceUrl, url.origin)
+      : prevUrl;
+  } catch {
+    interceptContextUrl = prevUrl;
+  }
+
+  // Match previous and intercept context routes
+  const prevMatch = deps.findMatch(prevUrl.pathname);
+  const prevParams = prevMatch?.params || {};
+  const interceptContextMatch = interceptSourceUrl
+    ? deps.findMatch(interceptContextUrl.pathname)
+    : prevMatch;
+
+  // Derived state
+  const isSameRouteNavigation = !!(
+    interceptContextMatch && interceptContextMatch.routeKey === currentRouteKey
+  );
+
+  const hasInterceptSource = !!interceptSourceUrl;
+  const effectiveFromUrl = hasInterceptSource ? interceptContextUrl : prevUrl;
+  const effectiveFromMatch = hasInterceptSource
+    ? interceptContextMatch
+    : prevMatch;
+
+  // Filter segment IDs: remove parallel (.@) and loader (D\d+.) entries
+  const filteredSegmentIds = clientSegmentIds.filter((id) => {
+    if (id.includes(".@")) return false;
+    if (/D\d+\./.test(id)) return false;
+    return true;
+  });
+
+  const clientSegmentSet = new Set(clientSegmentIds);
+
+  return {
+    prevUrl,
+    prevParams,
+    prevMatch,
+    interceptContextUrl,
+    interceptContextMatch,
+    clientSegmentIds,
+    clientSegmentSet,
+    filteredSegmentIds,
+    stale,
+    isSameRouteNavigation,
+    effectiveFromUrl,
+    effectiveFromMatch,
+    hasInterceptSource,
+    isHmr,
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Test helper: create a NavigationSnapshot with sensible defaults and overrides.
+ */
+export function createNavigationSnapshot(
+  overrides?: Partial<NavigationSnapshot>,
+): NavigationSnapshot {
+  const defaultUrl = new URL("http://localhost/");
+  return {
+    prevUrl: defaultUrl,
+    prevParams: {},
+    prevMatch: null,
+    interceptContextUrl: defaultUrl,
+    interceptContextMatch: null,
+    clientSegmentIds: [],
+    clientSegmentSet: new Set(),
+    filteredSegmentIds: [],
+    stale: false,
+    isSameRouteNavigation: false,
+    effectiveFromUrl: defaultUrl,
+    effectiveFromMatch: null,
+    hasInterceptSource: false,
+    isHmr: false,
+    ...overrides,
+  };
+}