Input queries vs. navigation history

Input query responses (status 1x) are not preserved in History so that when navigating back, they are skipped.

The corresponding URLs are flagged as Transient so they are not shown in the History sidebar.

The History sidebar shows the query string in URLs.

IssueID #382

1 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/ui/root.c b/src/ui/root.c
index 4849d0c7..5bfae857 100644
--- a/src/ui/root.c
+++ b/src/ui/root.c
@@ -760,9 +760,17 @@ static iBool handleNavBarCommands_(iWidget *navBar, const char *cmd) {
             if (equal_Command(cmd, "document.changed")) {
                 iInputWidget *url = findWidget_Root("url");
                 const iString *urlStr = collect_String(suffix_Command(cmd, "url"));
+                const enum iGmStatusCode statusCode = argLabel_Command(cmd, "status");
                 trimCache_App();
                 trimMemory_App();
-                visitUrl_Visited(visited_App(), urlStr, 0);
+                visitUrl_Visited(visited_App(),
+                                 urlStr,
+                                 /* The transient flag modifies history navigation behavior on
+                                    special responses like input queries. */
+                                 category_GmStatusCode(statusCode) == categoryInput_GmStatusCode ||
+                                 category_GmStatusCode(statusCode) == categoryRedirect_GmStatusCode
+                                     ? transient_VisitedUrlFlag
+                                     : 0);
                 postCommand_App("visited.changed"); /* sidebar will update */
                 setText_InputWidget(url, urlStr);
                 checkLoadAnimation_Root_(get_Root());