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fix(core): docusaurus serve adds a trailing slash to pages with a dot…
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fix(core): docusaurus serve does all the redirects, keeping the query…
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fix(core): docusaurus serve keeps the baseUrl with encoded slashes (A…
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test(core): cover the isPage() guards of docusaurus serve (AI-assisted)
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Merge the isPage() tests (AI-assisted)
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Merge the all redirects fix into the encoded slashes fix
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16 changes: 13 additions & 3 deletions packages/docusaurus/src/commands/serve/__tests__/requestHandler.test.ts
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Expand Up @@ -637,14 +637,24 @@ describe('createServeRequestHandler', () => {
).resolves.toBe('301 /base/file → 200 file.html');
});

// TODO fix: keep the baseUrl, "301 /base/file → 200 file.html"
// cspell:ignore Ffile
it('drops the baseUrl when serve-handler merges encoded slashes', async () => {
// cspell:ignore Ffile Ehtml
it('keeps the baseUrl with encoded slashes', async () => {
await expect(
serveRequest(
{baseUrl: '/base/', trailingSlash: false},
'/base/%2F%2Ffile',
),
).resolves.toBe('200 file.html');
});

// TODO fix: keep the baseUrl, "301 /base/file → 200 file.html"
// serve-handler decodes the path before its clean URL redirect
it('drops the baseUrl in clean URL redirects of encoded paths', async () => {
await expect(
serveRequest(
{baseUrl: '/base/', trailingSlash: undefined},
'/base/file%2Ehtml',
),
).resolves.toBe('301 /file → 302 /base/ → 200 index.html');
});

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4 changes: 3 additions & 1 deletion packages/docusaurus/src/commands/serve/requestHandler.ts
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Expand Up @@ -65,7 +65,9 @@ export function createServeRequestHandler({
await serveHandler(req, res, {
cleanUrls: true,
public: outDir,
trailingSlash,
// We do the trailing slash redirects: serve-handler would decode
// encoded slashes, merge them and drop the baseUrl
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Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Supported by static analysis

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git diff ce19b9e364a1e16842621c06511473ef37ff6c83 2bf011f70d71e624e6ac9c22cd5bd5e6cdc9e6ea -- packages/docusaurus/src/commands/serve
printf '\n--- request handler ---\n'
nl -ba packages/docusaurus/src/commands/serve/requestHandler.ts
printf '\n--- route references ---\n'
rg -n -F -e 'normalizeLocation' -e 'BrowserRouter' -e 'StaticRouter' -e 'matchPath' -- packages/docusaurus/src packages/docusaurus-theme-common/src || test "$?" -eq 1
printf '\n--- encoded tests ---\n'
rg -n -F -e '%2F%2Ffile' -e 'encoded slash' -- packages/docusaurus/src/commands/serve || test "$?" -eq 1

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for f in packages/docusaurus/src/client/normalizeLocation.ts packages/docusaurus/src/client/App.tsx packages/docusaurus/src/client/clientEntry.tsx packages/docusaurus/src/client/serverEntry.tsx; do printf '\n--- %s ---\n' "$f"; nl -ba "$f"; done
printf '\n--- route and hydration bindings ---\n'
rg -n -F -e 'renderRoutes' -e 'routesConfig' -e 'hydrateRoot' -e 'hydrate(' -e 'serverEntry' -e 'pathname:' -- packages/docusaurus/src/client packages/docusaurus/src/commands/build | sed -n '1,200p'
printf '\n--- dependency versions ---\n'
rg -n -F -e 'react-router-dom:' -e 'react-router:' -e 'history@4.10.1' -e 'serve-handler@6.1.8' -- packages/docusaurus/package.json pnpm-lock.yaml pnpm-workspace.yaml | sed -n '1,100p'
printf '\n--- test helper and fixture ---\n'
nl -ba packages/docusaurus/src/commands/serve/__tests__/requestHandler.test.ts | sed -n '1,160p;610,660p'

Repository: meta/docusaurus

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Web query:

react router 5.3.4 matchPath path-to-regexp encoded slash history 4.10.1 decodeURI location pathname

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- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/remix-run/history/v4.10.1/modules/LocationUtils.js
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/remix-run/history/v4.10.1/modules/PathUtils.js
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/remix-run/react-router/v5.3.4/packages/react-router/modules/matchPath.js
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/remix-run/react-router/v5.3.4/packages/react-router/modules/Router.js
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/remix-run/history/v4.10.1/modules/createBrowserHistory.js
- …and 33 more

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printf '%s\n' '--- pending navigation and preload ---'
nl -ba packages/docusaurus/src/client/PendingNavigation.tsx
nl -ba packages/docusaurus/src/client/preload.ts
printf '\n--- route generation and build bindings ---\n'
rg -n -F -e 'routesPaths' -e 'createRoutes' -e 'routesConfig' -e 'writeHtml' -e 'render({pathname' -e 'render({ pathname' -e 'route.path' -- packages/docusaurus/src/server packages/docusaurus/src/commands/build packages/docusaurus/src | sed -n '1,160p'
printf '\n--- lockfile bound versions ---\n'
sed -n '1170,1210p;24260,24305p;24800,24835p' pnpm-lock.yaml
printf '\n--- test utility ---\n'
nl -ba packages/docusaurus/src/commands/serve/__tests__/testUtils.ts | sed -n '1,220p'
printf '\n--- serve-handler 6.1.8 source ---\n'
curl -fsSL --max-time 15 https://unpkg.com/serve-handler@6.1.8/src/index.js | nl -ba | sed -n '1,420p'

Repository: meta/docusaurus

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printf '%s\n' '--- serve-handler request operation ---'
curl -fsSL --max-time 15 https://unpkg.com/serve-handler@6.1.8/src/index.js | nl -ba | sed -n '440,690p'
printf '\n--- static generation ---\n'
nl -ba packages/docusaurus/src/ssg/ssgRenderer.ts | sed -n '115,225p'
nl -ba packages/docusaurus/src/ssg/ssgExecutor.ts | sed -n '150,220p'
nl -ba packages/docusaurus/src/server/routes.ts | sed -n '1,160p'
printf '\n--- route config example ---\n'
nl -ba packages/docusaurus/src/server/codegen/__tests__/__snapshots__/codegenRoutes.test.ts.snap | sed -n '1,105p'
printf '\n--- build path functions ---\n'
rg -n -F -e 'getFilePath' -e 'pathnameTo' -e '.html`' -e 'outFilePath' -- packages/docusaurus/src/ssg packages/docusaurus/src/server/routes.ts

Repository: meta/docusaurus

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nl -ba packages/docusaurus/src/ssg/ssgUtils.ts | sed -n '1,110p'
rg -n -F -e 'ComponentCreator' -e 'NotFound' -- packages/docusaurus/src/client packages/docusaurus/src/server/codegen | sed -n '1,120p'
rg -n -F -- 'HYDRATE_CLIENT_ENTRY' packages/docusaurus/src packages/docusaurus-bundler/src

Repository: meta/docusaurus

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rg -n -F -e 'function parseURLPath' -e 'const parseURLPath' -e 'function serializeURLPath' -- packages/docusaurus-utils/src
nl -ba packages/docusaurus/src/webpack/client.ts | sed -n '20,70p'
nl -ba packages/docusaurus/src/client/exports/ComponentCreator.tsx | sed -n '1,85p'
rg -n -F -e 'hydrate:' -e 'hydrate =' -- packages/docusaurus/src/webpack packages/docusaurus/src/commands
node - <<'JS'
const url = require('url');
const path = require('path');
const requestPath = '/%2F%2Ffile';
console.log({whatwgPathname: new URL('http://localhost' + requestPath).pathname, legacyPathname: url.parse(requestPath).pathname, serverDecoded: decodeURIComponent(url.parse(requestPath).pathname), browserDecoded: decodeURI(requestPath), related: path.join('/build', decodeURIComponent(url.parse(requestPath).pathname) + '.html')});
JS

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nl -ba packages/docusaurus-utils/src/urlUtils.ts | sed -n '180,285p'
nl -ba packages/docusaurus/src/webpack/client.ts | sed -n '110,155p'

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nl -ba packages/docusaurus-utils/src/urlUtils.ts | sed -n '120,180p'

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Keep client routing aligned with encoded-slash responses

With baseUrl: '/' and trailingSlash: false, /%2F%2Ffile can serve file.html, but BrowserRouter retains the encoded slashes and normalizeLocation does not canonicalize them to /file. Route matching can therefore select the wildcard/404 route during hydration instead of the route represented by the server HTML.

Normalize this pathname consistently before client route matching and preloading, or redirect it to the canonical /file URL. Add a browser hydration assertion for this URL; the current test checks only the HTTP response.

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Review comment at @packages/docusaurus/src/commands/serve/requestHandler.ts
around lines 68 - 69:
Align server handling of encoded slashes with client routing: ensure
`/%2F%2Ffile` resolves to the canonical `/file` pathname before route matching
and preloading, either through consistent normalization or a redirect. Add a
browser hydration assertion for this URL that verifies the route matches the
server-rendered HTML.

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trailingSlash: undefined,
directoryListing: false,
// serve-handler only answers 304 to an ETag revalidation, and the ETag
// stays the same when a rebuild doesn't change the file content
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