Do not short circuit loaders on initial load when hash is present

Author: brophdawg11

.changeset/initialize-with-hash.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@remix-run/router": patch
+---
+
+Fix bug where initial data load would not kick off when hash is present

packages/router/__tests__/router-test.ts

@@ -1476,14 +1476,22 @@ describe("a router", () => {
       });
     });
 
-    it("does not run loaders on hash change only navigations", async () => {
+    it("does not run loaders on hash change only navigations (no hash -> hash)", async () => {
       let t = initializeTmTest();
       expect(t.router.state.loaderData).toMatchObject({ root: "ROOT" });
       let A = await t.navigate("/#bar");
       expect(A.loaders.root.stub.mock.calls.length).toBe(0);
       expect(t.router.state.loaderData).toMatchObject({ root: "ROOT" });
     });
 
+    it("does not run loaders on hash change only navigations (hash -> new hash)", async () => {
+      let t = initializeTmTest({ url: "/#foo" });
+      expect(t.router.state.loaderData).toMatchObject({ root: "ROOT" });
+      let A = await t.navigate("/#bar");
+      expect(A.loaders.root.stub.mock.calls.length).toBe(0);
+      expect(t.router.state.loaderData).toMatchObject({ root: "ROOT" });
+    });
+
     it("does not run loaders on same-hash navigations", async () => {
       let t = initializeTmTest({ url: "/#bar" });
       expect(t.router.state.loaderData).toMatchObject({ root: "ROOT" });
@@ -5245,6 +5253,47 @@ describe("a router", () => {
       router.dispose();
     });
 
+    it("kicks off initial data load when hash is present", async () => {
+      let loaderDfd = createDeferred();
+      let loaderSpy = jest.fn(() => loaderDfd.promise);
+      let router = createRouter({
+        history: createMemoryHistory({ initialEntries: ["/#hash"] }),
+        routes: [
+          {
+            path: "/",
+            loader: loaderSpy,
+          },
+        ],
+      });
+      router.initialize();
+
+      expect(console.warn).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(loaderSpy.mock.calls.length).toBe(1);
+      expect(router.state).toMatchObject({
+        historyAction: "POP",
+        location: expect.objectContaining({ pathname: "/", hash: "#hash" }),
+        initialized: false,
+        navigation: {
+          state: "loading",
+          location: { pathname: "/", hash: "#hash" },
+        },
+      });
+      expect(router.state.loaderData).toEqual({});
+
+      await loaderDfd.resolve("DATA");
+      expect(router.state).toMatchObject({
+        historyAction: "POP",
+        location: expect.objectContaining({ pathname: "/", hash: "#hash" }),
+        initialized: true,
+        navigation: IDLE_NAVIGATION,
+        loaderData: {
+          "0": "DATA",
+        },
+      });
+
+      router.dispose();
+    });
+
     it("executes loaders on push navigations", async () => {
       let t = setup({
         routes: TASK_ROUTES,

packages/router/router.ts

@@ -1225,10 +1225,13 @@ export function createRouter(init: RouterInit): Router {
       return;
     }
 
-    // Short circuit if it's only a hash change and not a mutation submission
+    // Short circuit if it's only a hash change and not a mutation submission.
+    // Ignore on initial page loads because since the initial load will always
+    // be "same hash".
     // For example, on /page#hash and submit a <Form method="post"> which will
     // default to a navigation to /page
     if (
+      state.initialized &&
       isHashChangeOnly(state.location, location) &&
       !(opts && opts.submission && isMutationMethod(opts.submission.formMethod))
     ) {
@@ -4015,16 +4018,18 @@ function isHashChangeOnly(a: Location, b: Location): boolean {
   }
 
   if (a.hash === "") {
-    // No hash -> hash
+    // /page -> /page#hash
     return b.hash !== "";
   } else if (a.hash === b.hash) {
-    // current hash -> same hash
+    // /page#hash -> /page#hash
     return true;
   } else if (b.hash !== "") {
-    // current hash -> new hash
+    // /page#hash -> /page#other
     return true;
   }
 
+  // If the hash is removed the browser will re-perform a request to the server
+  // /page#hash -> /page
   return false;
 }