Add pushUrl option to ajax api and improve hx-location push url handling

src/htmx.js

@@ -4053,7 +4053,10 @@ var htmx = (function() {
             targetOverride: resolvedTarget,
             swapOverride: context.swap,
             select: context.select,
-            returnPromise: true
+            returnPromise: true,
+            push: context.push,
+            replace: context.replace,
+            selectOOB: context.selectOOB
           })
       }
     } else {
@@ -4668,8 +4671,8 @@ var htmx = (function() {
     const requestPath = responseInfo.pathInfo.finalRequestPath
     const responsePath = responseInfo.pathInfo.responsePath
 
-    const pushUrl = getClosestAttributeValue(elt, 'hx-push-url')
-    const replaceUrl = getClosestAttributeValue(elt, 'hx-replace-url')
+    const pushUrl = responseInfo.etc.push || getClosestAttributeValue(elt, 'hx-push-url')
+    const replaceUrl = responseInfo.etc.replace || getClosestAttributeValue(elt, 'hx-replace-url')
     const elementIsBoosted = getInternalData(elt).boosted
 
     let saveType = null
@@ -4788,19 +4791,17 @@ var htmx = (function() {
     }
 
     if (hasHeader(xhr, /HX-Location:/i)) {
-      saveCurrentPageToHistory()
       let redirectPath = xhr.getResponseHeader('HX-Location')
-      /** @type {HtmxAjaxHelperContext&{path:string}} */
-      var redirectSwapSpec
+      /** @type {HtmxAjaxHelperContext&{path?:string}} */
+      var redirectSwapSpec = {}
       if (redirectPath.indexOf('{') === 0) {
         redirectSwapSpec = parseJSON(redirectPath)
         // what's the best way to throw an error if the user didn't include this
         redirectPath = redirectSwapSpec.path
         delete redirectSwapSpec.path
       }
-      ajaxHelper('get', redirectPath, redirectSwapSpec).then(function() {
-        pushUrlIntoHistory(redirectPath)
-      })
+      redirectSwapSpec.push = redirectSwapSpec.push || 'true'
+      ajaxHelper('get', redirectPath, redirectSwapSpec)
       return
     }
 
@@ -4899,7 +4900,7 @@ var htmx = (function() {
         selectOverride = xhr.getResponseHeader('HX-Reselect')
       }
 
-      const selectOOB = getClosestAttributeValue(elt, 'hx-select-oob')
+      const selectOOB = etc.selectOOB || getClosestAttributeValue(elt, 'hx-select-oob')
       const select = getClosestAttributeValue(elt, 'hx-select')
 
       swap(target, serverResponse, swapSpec, {
@@ -5216,6 +5217,9 @@ var htmx = (function() {
  * @property {Object|FormData} [values]
  * @property {Record<string,string>} [headers]
  * @property {string} [select]
+ * @property {string} [push]
+ * @property {string} [replace]
+ * @property {string} [selectOOB]
  */
 
 /**
@@ -5262,6 +5266,9 @@ var htmx = (function() {
  * @property {Object|FormData} [values]
  * @property {boolean} [credentials]
  * @property {number} [timeout]
+ * @property {string} [push]
+ * @property {string} [replace]
+ * @property {string} [selectOOB]
  */
 
 /**

test/core/api.js

@@ -319,6 +319,16 @@ describe('Core htmx API test', function() {
     div.innerHTML.should.equal('<div id="d2">bar</div>')
   })
 
+  it('ajax api works with selectOOB', function() {
+    this.server.respondWith('GET', '/test', "<div id='oob'>OOB Content</div><div>Main Content</div>")
+    var target = make("<div id='target'></div>")
+    var oobDiv = make("<div id='oob'></div>")
+    htmx.ajax('GET', '/test', { target: '#target', selectOOB: '#oob:innerHTML' })
+    this.server.respond()
+    target.innerHTML.should.equal('<div>Main Content</div>')
+    oobDiv.innerHTML.should.equal('OOB Content')
+  })
+
   it('ajax api works with Hx-Select overrides select', function() {
     this.server.respondWith('GET', '/test', [200, { 'HX-Reselect': '#d2' }, "<div id='d1'>foo</div><div id='d2'>bar</div>"])
     var div = make("<div id='target'></div>")
@@ -656,4 +666,64 @@ describe('Core htmx API test', function() {
     var div = make('<div>textNode</div>')
     htmx.process(div.firstChild)
   })
+
+  it('ajax api push Url should push an element into the cache when true', function() {
+    this.server.respondWith('POST', '/test123', 'Clicked!')
+
+    var div = make("<div id='d1'></div>")
+    htmx.ajax('POST', '/test123', {
+      target: '#d1',
+      swap: 'innerHTML',
+      push: 'true'
+    })
+    this.server.respond()
+    div.innerHTML.should.equal('Clicked!')
+    var path = sessionStorage.getItem('htmx-current-path-for-history')
+    path.should.equal('/test123')
+  })
+
+  it('ajax api push Url should push an element into the cache when string', function() {
+    this.server.respondWith('POST', '/test', 'Clicked!')
+
+    var div = make("<div id='d1'></div>")
+    htmx.ajax('POST', '/test', {
+      target: '#d1',
+      swap: 'innerHTML',
+      push: '/abc123'
+    })
+    this.server.respond()
+    div.innerHTML.should.equal('Clicked!')
+    var path = sessionStorage.getItem('htmx-current-path-for-history')
+    path.should.equal('/abc123')
+  })
+
+  it('ajax api replace Url should replace an element into the cache when true', function() {
+    this.server.respondWith('POST', '/test123', 'Clicked!')
+
+    var div = make("<div id='d1'></div>")
+    htmx.ajax('POST', '/test123', {
+      target: '#d1',
+      swap: 'innerHTML',
+      replace: 'true'
+    })
+    this.server.respond()
+    div.innerHTML.should.equal('Clicked!')
+    var path = sessionStorage.getItem('htmx-current-path-for-history')
+    path.should.equal('/test123')
+  })
+
+  it('ajax api replace Url should replace an element into the cache when string', function() {
+    this.server.respondWith('POST', '/test', 'Clicked!')
+
+    var div = make("<div id='d1'></div>")
+    htmx.ajax('POST', '/test', {
+      target: '#d1',
+      swap: 'innerHTML',
+      replace: '/abc123'
+    })
+    this.server.respond()
+    div.innerHTML.should.equal('Clicked!')
+    var path = sessionStorage.getItem('htmx-current-path-for-history')
+    path.should.equal('/abc123')
+  })
 })

test/core/headers.js

@@ -410,6 +410,56 @@ describe('Core htmx AJAX headers', function() {
     }, 30)
   })
 
+  it('should push new Url on HX-Location', function(done) {
+    sessionStorage.removeItem('htmx-current-path-for-history')
+    this.server.respondWith('GET', '/test', [200, { 'HX-Location': '{"path":"/test2", "target":"#work-area"}' }, ''])
+    this.server.respondWith('GET', '/test2', [200, {}, '<div>Yay! Welcome</div>'])
+    var div = make('<div id="testdiv" hx-trigger="click" hx-get="/test"></div>')
+    div.click()
+    this.server.respond()
+    this.server.respond()
+    setTimeout(function() {
+      getWorkArea().innerHTML.should.equal('<div>Yay! Welcome</div>')
+      var path = sessionStorage.getItem('htmx-current-path-for-history')
+      path.should.equal('/test2')
+      done()
+    }, 30)
+  })
+
+  it('should not push new Url on HX-Location if push Url false', function(done) {
+    sessionStorage.setItem('htmx-current-path-for-history', '/old')
+    this.server.respondWith('GET', '/test', [200, { 'HX-Location': '{"push":"false", "path":"/test2", "target":"#work-area"}' }, ''])
+    this.server.respondWith('GET', '/test2', [200, {}, '<div>Yay! Welcome</div>'])
+    var div = make('<div id="testdiv" hx-trigger="click" hx-get="/test"></div>')
+    div.click()
+    this.server.respond()
+    this.server.respond()
+    setTimeout(function() {
+      getWorkArea().innerHTML.should.equal('<div>Yay! Welcome</div>')
+      var path = sessionStorage.getItem('htmx-current-path-for-history')
+      path.should.equal('/old')
+      done()
+    }, 30)
+  })
+
+  it('should push different Url on HX-Location if push Url is string', function(done) {
+    sessionStorage.removeItem('htmx-current-path-for-history')
+    var HTMX_HISTORY_CACHE_NAME = 'htmx-history-cache'
+    sessionStorage.removeItem(HTMX_HISTORY_CACHE_NAME)
+    this.server.respondWith('GET', '/test', [200, { 'HX-Location': '{"push":"/abc123", "path":"/test2", "target":"#work-area"}' }, ''])
+    this.server.respondWith('GET', '/test2', [200, {}, '<div>Yay! Welcome</div>'])
+    var div = make('<div id="testdiv" hx-trigger="click" hx-get="/test"></div>')
+    div.click()
+    this.server.respond()
+    this.server.respond()
+    setTimeout(function() {
+      getWorkArea().innerHTML.should.equal('<div>Yay! Welcome</div>')
+      var path = sessionStorage.getItem('htmx-current-path-for-history')
+      path.should.equal('/abc123')
+      done()
+    }, 30)
+  })
+
   it('should refresh page on HX-Refresh', function() {
     var refresh = false
     htmx.location = { reload: function() { refresh = true } }

www/content/api.md

@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ or
     * `values` - values to submit with the request
     * `headers` - headers to submit with the request
     * `select` - allows you to select the content you want swapped from a response
+    * `selectOOB` - allows you to select content for out-of-band swaps from a response
+    * `push` - can be `'true'` or a path to push a URL into browser location history
+    * `replace` - can be `'true'` or a path to replace the URL in the browser location history
 
 ##### Example
 

www/content/headers/hx-location.md

@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ Path is required and is url to load the response from. The rest of the data mirr
 * `values` - values to submit with the request
 * `headers` - headers to submit with the request
 * `select` - allows you to select the content you want swapped from a response
+* `push` - set to `'false'` or a path string to prevent or override the URL pushed to browser location history
+* `replace` - a path string to replace the URL in the browser location history
 
 ## Notes