fix: SPA mouse back/forward navigation using JS history fallback

commit: f105e300ed77829b3840156d6dabf0c67ed8107d
author: brice · 9mo ago · 2026-01-08 17:05 UTC
parent: 0ae133e
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4 files · +29 -42

M CHANGELOG.md +1 -0


@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
13	13		- Navigation shortcuts: `Ctrl+Left/Right` now triggers back/forward navigation, `Alt+Left/Right` moves focus between panes. Fixes #98.
14	14
15	15		### Fixed
	16	+	- SPA mouse navigation: Fixed unreliable back/forward mouse button navigation in Single Page Applications. WebKit's `BackForwardList` doesn't track JavaScript History API (`pushState`/`replaceState`) navigation. Now uses JavaScript `history.back()`/`history.forward()` as fallback when WebKit native navigation is unavailable.
16	17		- Accent picker freeze: Fixed UI freeze when selecting an accent by pressing Enter or Escape. The deadlock was caused by the callback (which calls `Hide()`) being invoked while holding the mutex that `Hide()` also needs to acquire.
17	18		- Stacked pane title mismatch: Fixed title bar showing wrong page title after closing panes in a stack. Refactored stacked pane management to use proper use cases, ensuring domain model stays in sync with UI.
18	19		- Flatpak favicons: Fixed favicons not displaying in omnibox for Flatpak installs by ensuring cache directory exists before saving. Fixes #105.


@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
13	- Navigation shortcuts: `Ctrl+Left/Right` now triggers back/forward navigation, `Alt+Left/Right` moves focus between panes. Fixes #98.	13		- Navigation shortcuts: `Ctrl+Left/Right` now triggers back/forward navigation, `Alt+Left/Right` moves focus between panes. Fixes #98.
14		14
15	### Fixed	15		### Fixed
		16	+	- SPA mouse navigation: Fixed unreliable back/forward mouse button navigation in Single Page Applications. WebKit's `BackForwardList` doesn't track JavaScript History API (`pushState`/`replaceState`) navigation. Now uses JavaScript `history.back()`/`history.forward()` as fallback when WebKit native navigation is unavailable.
16	- Accent picker freeze: Fixed UI freeze when selecting an accent by pressing Enter or Escape. The deadlock was caused by the callback (which calls `Hide()`) being invoked while holding the mutex that `Hide()` also needs to acquire.	17		- Accent picker freeze: Fixed UI freeze when selecting an accent by pressing Enter or Escape. The deadlock was caused by the callback (which calls `Hide()`) being invoked while holding the mutex that `Hide()` also needs to acquire.
17	- Stacked pane title mismatch: Fixed title bar showing wrong page title after closing panes in a stack. Refactored stacked pane management to use proper use cases, ensuring domain model stays in sync with UI.	18		- Stacked pane title mismatch: Fixed title bar showing wrong page title after closing panes in a stack. Refactored stacked pane management to use proper use cases, ensuring domain model stays in sync with UI.
18	- Flatpak favicons: Fixed favicons not displaying in omnibox for Flatpak installs by ensuring cache directory exists before saving. Fixes #105.	19		- Flatpak favicons: Fixed favicons not displaying in omnibox for Flatpak installs by ensuring cache directory exists before saving. Fixes #105.

M internal/application/usecase/navigate.go +0 -26


@@ -240,32 +240,6 @@ func (uc *NavigateUseCase) Reload(ctx context.Context, webview port.WebView, byp
240	240		return webview.Reload(ctx)
241	241		}
242	242
243		-	// GoBack navigates back in history.
244		-	func (uc *NavigateUseCase) GoBack(ctx context.Context, webview port.WebView) error {
245		-	log := logging.FromContext(ctx).With().Float64("default_zoom", uc.defaultZoom).Logger()
246		-
247		-	if !webview.CanGoBack() {
248		-	log.Debug().Msg("cannot go back - no history")
249		-	return nil
250		-	}
251		-
252		-	log.Debug().Msg("navigating back")
253		-	return webview.GoBack(ctx)
254		-	}
255		-
256		-	// GoForward navigates forward in history.
257		-	func (uc *NavigateUseCase) GoForward(ctx context.Context, webview port.WebView) error {
258		-	log := logging.FromContext(ctx).With().Float64("default_zoom", uc.defaultZoom).Logger()
259		-
260		-	if !webview.CanGoForward() {
261		-	log.Debug().Msg("cannot go forward - no history")
262		-	return nil
263		-	}
264		-
265		-	log.Debug().Msg("navigating forward")
266		-	return webview.GoForward(ctx)
267		-	}
268		-
269	243		// Stop stops the current page load.
270	244		func (uc *NavigateUseCase) Stop(ctx context.Context, webview port.WebView) error {
271	245		log := logging.FromContext(ctx).With().Float64("default_zoom", uc.defaultZoom).Logger()


@@ -240,32 +240,6 @@ func (uc *NavigateUseCase) Reload(ctx context.Context, webview port.WebView, byp
240		return webview.Reload(ctx)	240	return webview.Reload(ctx)
241		}	241	}
242			242
243	-	// GoBack navigates back in history.
244	-	func (uc *NavigateUseCase) GoBack(ctx context.Context, webview port.WebView) error {
245	-	log := logging.FromContext(ctx).With().Float64("default_zoom", uc.defaultZoom).Logger()
246	-
247	-	if !webview.CanGoBack() {
248	-	log.Debug().Msg("cannot go back - no history")
249	-	return nil
250	-	}
251	-
252	-	log.Debug().Msg("navigating back")
253	-	return webview.GoBack(ctx)
254	-	}
255	-
256	-	// GoForward navigates forward in history.
257	-	func (uc *NavigateUseCase) GoForward(ctx context.Context, webview port.WebView) error {
258	-	log := logging.FromContext(ctx).With().Float64("default_zoom", uc.defaultZoom).Logger()
259	-
260	-	if !webview.CanGoForward() {
261	-	log.Debug().Msg("cannot go forward - no history")
262	-	return nil
263	-	}
264	-
265	-	log.Debug().Msg("navigating forward")
266	-	return webview.GoForward(ctx)
267	-	}
268	-
269		// Stop stops the current page load.	243	// Stop stops the current page load.
270		func (uc *NavigateUseCase) Stop(ctx context.Context, webview port.WebView) error {	244	func (uc *NavigateUseCase) Stop(ctx context.Context, webview port.WebView) error {
271		log := logging.FromContext(ctx).With().Float64("default_zoom", uc.defaultZoom).Logger()	245	log := logging.FromContext(ctx).With().Float64("default_zoom", uc.defaultZoom).Logger()

M internal/infrastructure/webkit/webview.go +26 -8


@@ -761,28 +761,46 @@ func (wv *WebView) Stop(ctx context.Context) error {
761	761		}
762	762
763	763		// GoBack navigates back in history.
	764	+	// Uses JavaScript history.back() first for SPA compatibility, falls back to WebKit native.
764	765		func (wv *WebView) GoBack(ctx context.Context) error {
765	766		if wv.destroyed.Load() {
766	767		return fmt.Errorf("webview %d is destroyed", wv.id)
767	768		}
768		-	if !wv.inner.CanGoBack() {
769		-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot go back")
	769	+	log := logging.FromContext(ctx)
	770	+
	771	+	// Try WebKit native navigation first if available (for non-SPA pages)
	772	+	if wv.inner.CanGoBack() {
	773	+	wv.inner.GoBack()
	774	+	log.Debug().Int("webview_id", int(wv.id)).Msg("webview go back (native)")
	775	+	return nil
770	776		}
771		-	wv.inner.GoBack()
772		-	logging.FromContext(ctx).Debug().Int("webview_id", int(wv.id)).Msg("webview go back")
	777	+
	778	+	// Fall back to JavaScript history.back() for SPA navigation
	779	+	// This handles pushState/replaceState history that WebKit's BackForwardList doesn't track
	780	+	wv.RunJavaScript(ctx, "history.back()", "")
	781	+	log.Debug().Int("webview_id", int(wv.id)).Msg("webview go back (js)")
773	782		return nil
774	783		}
775	784
776	785		// GoForward navigates forward in history.
	786	+	// Uses JavaScript history.forward() first for SPA compatibility, falls back to WebKit native.
777	787		func (wv *WebView) GoForward(ctx context.Context) error {
778	788		if wv.destroyed.Load() {
779	789		return fmt.Errorf("webview %d is destroyed", wv.id)
780	790		}
781		-	if !wv.inner.CanGoForward() {
782		-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot go forward")
	791	+	log := logging.FromContext(ctx)
	792	+
	793	+	// Try WebKit native navigation first if available (for non-SPA pages)
	794	+	if wv.inner.CanGoForward() {
	795	+	wv.inner.GoForward()
	796	+	log.Debug().Int("webview_id", int(wv.id)).Msg("webview go forward (native)")
	797	+	return nil
783	798		}
784		-	wv.inner.GoForward()
785		-	logging.FromContext(ctx).Debug().Int("webview_id", int(wv.id)).Msg("webview go forward")
	799	+
	800	+	// Fall back to JavaScript history.forward() for SPA navigation
	801	+	// This handles pushState/replaceState history that WebKit's BackForwardList doesn't track
	802	+	wv.RunJavaScript(ctx, "history.forward()", "")
	803	+	log.Debug().Int("webview_id", int(wv.id)).Msg("webview go forward (js)")
786	804		return nil
787	805		}
788	806


@@ -761,28 +761,46 @@ func (wv *WebView) Stop(ctx context.Context) error {
761		}	761		}
762			762
763		// GoBack navigates back in history.	763		// GoBack navigates back in history.
			764	+	// Uses JavaScript history.back() first for SPA compatibility, falls back to WebKit native.
764		func (wv *WebView) GoBack(ctx context.Context) error {	765		func (wv *WebView) GoBack(ctx context.Context) error {
765		if wv.destroyed.Load() {	766		if wv.destroyed.Load() {
766		return fmt.Errorf("webview %d is destroyed", wv.id)	767		return fmt.Errorf("webview %d is destroyed", wv.id)
767		}	768		}
768	-	if !wv.inner.CanGoBack() {	769	+	log := logging.FromContext(ctx)
769	-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot go back")	770	+
			771	+	// Try WebKit native navigation first if available (for non-SPA pages)
			772	+	if wv.inner.CanGoBack() {
			773	+	wv.inner.GoBack()
			774	+	log.Debug().Int("webview_id", int(wv.id)).Msg("webview go back (native)")
			775	+	return nil
770		}	776		}
771	-	wv.inner.GoBack()	777	+
772	-	logging.FromContext(ctx).Debug().Int("webview_id", int(wv.id)).Msg("webview go back")	778	+	// Fall back to JavaScript history.back() for SPA navigation
			779	+	// This handles pushState/replaceState history that WebKit's BackForwardList doesn't track
			780	+	wv.RunJavaScript(ctx, "history.back()", "")
			781	+	log.Debug().Int("webview_id", int(wv.id)).Msg("webview go back (js)")
773		return nil	782		return nil
774		}	783		}
775			784
776		// GoForward navigates forward in history.	785		// GoForward navigates forward in history.
			786	+	// Uses JavaScript history.forward() first for SPA compatibility, falls back to WebKit native.
777		func (wv *WebView) GoForward(ctx context.Context) error {	787		func (wv *WebView) GoForward(ctx context.Context) error {
778		if wv.destroyed.Load() {	788		if wv.destroyed.Load() {
779		return fmt.Errorf("webview %d is destroyed", wv.id)	789		return fmt.Errorf("webview %d is destroyed", wv.id)
780		}	790		}
781	-	if !wv.inner.CanGoForward() {	791	+	log := logging.FromContext(ctx)
782	-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot go forward")	792	+
			793	+	// Try WebKit native navigation first if available (for non-SPA pages)
			794	+	if wv.inner.CanGoForward() {
			795	+	wv.inner.GoForward()
			796	+	log.Debug().Int("webview_id", int(wv.id)).Msg("webview go forward (native)")
			797	+	return nil
783		}	798		}
784	-	wv.inner.GoForward()	799	+
785	-	logging.FromContext(ctx).Debug().Int("webview_id", int(wv.id)).Msg("webview go forward")	800	+	// Fall back to JavaScript history.forward() for SPA navigation
			801	+	// This handles pushState/replaceState history that WebKit's BackForwardList doesn't track
			802	+	wv.RunJavaScript(ctx, "history.forward()", "")
			803	+	log.Debug().Int("webview_id", int(wv.id)).Msg("webview go forward (js)")
786		return nil	804		return nil
787		}	805		}
788			806

M internal/ui/coordinator/navigation.go +2 -8


@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ func (c *NavigationCoordinator) HardReload(ctx context.Context) error {
133	133		}
134	134
135	135		// GoBack navigates back in history.
	136	+	// Calls webview directly - the webview layer handles SPA navigation via JS fallback.
136	137		func (c *NavigationCoordinator) GoBack(ctx context.Context) error {
137	138		log := logging.FromContext(ctx)
138	139

@@ -142,14 +143,11 @@ func (c *NavigationCoordinator) GoBack(ctx context.Context) error {
142	143		return nil
143	144		}
144	145
145		-	if c.navigateUC != nil {
146		-	return c.navigateUC.GoBack(ctx, wv)
147		-	}
148		-
149	146		return wv.GoBack(ctx)
150	147		}
151	148
152	149		// GoForward navigates forward in history.
	150	+	// Calls webview directly - the webview layer handles SPA navigation via JS fallback.
153	151		func (c *NavigationCoordinator) GoForward(ctx context.Context) error {
154	152		log := logging.FromContext(ctx)
155	153

@@ -159,10 +157,6 @@ func (c *NavigationCoordinator) GoForward(ctx context.Context) error {
159	157		return nil
160	158		}
161	159
162		-	if c.navigateUC != nil {
163		-	return c.navigateUC.GoForward(ctx, wv)
164		-	}
165		-
166	160		return wv.GoForward(ctx)
167	161		}
168	162

 }
 // GoBack navigates back in history.
+// Calls webview directly - the webview layer handles SPA navigation via JS fallback.
 func (c *NavigationCoordinator) GoBack(ctx context.Context) error {
 	log := logging.FromContext(ctx)
 		return nil
 	}
-	if c.navigateUC != nil {
-		return c.navigateUC.GoBack(ctx, wv)
-	}
 	return wv.GoBack(ctx)
 }
 // GoForward navigates forward in history.
+// Calls webview directly - the webview layer handles SPA navigation via JS fallback.
 func (c *NavigationCoordinator) GoForward(ctx context.Context) error {
 	log := logging.FromContext(ctx)
 		return nil
 	}
-	if c.navigateUC != nil {
-		return c.navigateUC.GoForward(ctx, wv)
-	}
 	return wv.GoForward(ctx)
 }