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Description

Fixes #7291

With a router basepath (for example basepath: '/preview'), requesting the bare basepath URL /preview during SSR answers with a 308 redirect to /preview/, even though trailingSlash is 'never' (the default).

Root cause

The SSR canonical-URL check compares the incoming latestLocation.publicHref with nextLocation.publicHref rebuilt by buildLocation:

if (this.latestLocation.publicHref !== nextLocation.publicHref) {
  throw redirect(...)
}

When a rewrite is active (a basepath always installs one via rewriteBasepath), buildLocation derives publicHref from the rewritten URL. rewriteBasepath.output joins the basepath and the internal pathname, which yields /preview/ for the root route, and the router's trailingSlash option was never applied to that result. The non-rewrite fast path goes through resolvePath, which does honour trailingSlash, so the two paths disagreed:

  • incoming publicHref: /preview
  • rebuilt publicHref: /preview/
  • mismatch, so a 308 is thrown

Change

packages/router-core/src/router.ts, in the rewrite branch of buildLocation: normalise the rewritten pathname according to this.options.trailingSlash before building publicHref.

  • 'never' (default): trimPathRight('/preview/') gives /preview, matching the request, no redirect.
  • 'always': a missing trailing slash is appended, so /preview still redirects to /preview/, as configured.
  • 'preserve': the rewrite output is left unchanged (existing behaviour).

Only publicHref (the value used for the canonical check and for rendered links) changes; the internal href used for matching is untouched. Note that this also applies to custom rewrite.output implementations: under 'never' a trailing slash produced by a custom rewrite is now trimmed from publicHref, which is the documented meaning of the option.

A changeset is included (@tanstack/router-core, patch).

Testing

  • New test in packages/router-core/tests/rewrite.test.ts: basepath: '/app' with each trailingSlash mode, asserting buildLocation(...).publicHref for the bare basepath, a nested path, and a path with search params.
  • pnpm nx run @tanstack/router-core:test:unit -- tests/rewrite.test.ts

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Bug Fixes
    • Rewritten URLs now consistently follow the router’s trailing-slash setting, including redirects for requests to a bare base path.
    • Query parameters and URL fragments are preserved when the rewritten URL is normalized.

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EduardF1 force-pushed the fix/ssr-basepath-trailing-slash-redirect branch from ef52522 to 463d40c Compare April 30, 2026 17:58
…arison on SSR

When a basepath is configured (e.g. �asepath: "/preview"), the SSR
redirect check in �eforeLoad compares latestLocation.publicHref
(the raw incoming URL, e.g. /preview) against
extLocation.publicHref
(rebuilt via �uildLocation).

The problem: �uildLocation runs the rewrite output (
ewriteBasepath)
which joins basepath + "/" = /preview/, but never applies the router's
	railingSlash option to the result.  With 	railingSlash: "never" (the
default) the rebuilt publicHref is /preview/ while the incoming one is
/preview, so they always differ and a spurious 308 redirect fires.

Fix: after �xecuteRewriteOutput produces the rewritten URL inside
�uildLocation, normalize the pathname component of publicHref according
to 	his.options.trailingSlash before returning, the same way the fast
(no-rewrite) path already does via
esolvePath.

- 	railingSlash: "never" (default) – strip trailing slash → /preview
  matches incoming /preview, no redirect.
- 	railingSlash: "always" – ensure trailing slash → /preview/ → will
  correctly redirect if the user lands on /preview.
- 	railingSlash: "preserve" ΓÇô leave the rewrite output unchanged
  (existing behaviour).

Fixes TanStack#7291
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RouterCore.buildLocation now applies the configured trailingSlash option to same-origin rewritten pathnames before rebuilding publicHref. Tests cover never, always, and preserve behavior for basepath root and nested paths.

Changes

SSR Basepath Redirect Fix

Layer / File(s) Summary
Router pathname normalization and validation
packages/router-core/src/router.ts, packages/router-core/tests/rewrite.test.ts, .changeset/fix-ssr-bare-basepath-redirect.md
Same-origin rewritten pathnames are normalized for trailingSlash: 'never' or 'always' before publicHref is rebuilt. Tests cover the three trailing-slash options, root and nested paths, and a nested query string. The changeset records the behavior.

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Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~8 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Suggested reviewers: schiller-manuel

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to f910f

The change aligns rewritten basepath URLs with the configured trailing-slash policy, preventing unintended canonical redirects. No actionable merge risk remains.

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The change affects 1 system.

Changed systems: packages/router-core

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  • observed — packages/router-core (library) was modified; 2 changed files map to changed impact.

Before / after behavior

  • observed — Modified behavior in packages/router-core/src/router.ts: When this.rewrite is active and the rewritten origin matches the router’s origin, the publicHref construction was changed to first adjust rewrittenUrl.pathname based on this.options.trailingSlash (never trims via trimPathRight, always appends / when missing) before concatenating rewritten search and hash. Previously it concatenated the rewritten pathname directly without trailing-slash normalization.
  • observed — Modified behavior in packages/router-core/tests/rewrite.test.ts: Added router tests covering trailingSlash values never, always, and preserve for basepath root and nested publicHref values, including a query string on a nested path.
  • observed — Modified behavior in .changeset/fix-ssr-bare-basepath-redirect.md: Adds a router-core patch changeset documenting the trailingSlash handling for rewritten publicHref values before SSR redirect comparison, including behavior for 'never', 'always', and 'preserve', and custom rewrite.output implementations.
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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly identifies the router change and the SSR trailing-slash behavior it fixes.
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Linked Issues check ✅ Passed Issue #7291 requires the SSR canonical comparison to keep a bare basepath canonical when trailingSlash: 'never'. The PR normalizes same-origin rewritten pathnames before constructing publicHref, w…
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we will look into this, just a lot of things to do

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Thanks @schiller-manuel, appreciated — no rush. Happy to adjust anything once you get a chance to review.

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Summary

Applies trailingSlash normalization before the SSR basepath redirect comparison, preventing an infinite redirect loop when the configured trailing slash policy differs from the incoming URL.

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@schiller-manuel @SeanCassiere @tannerlinsley — happy to adjust anything if needed. Thanks!

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Hi team, CI is green. Would love a review when you get a chance!

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Friendly ping — this PR is still mergeable and all checks are green. Anything I can do to help it land? Happy to rebase onto the latest base or adjust the scope if the approach has changed since it was opened.

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Rebased onto current main and re-applied the fix in the current buildLocation rewrite branch. The code had since been refactored to use normalizeProtocolRelative(getUrlPath(rewrittenUrl)), so the trailingSlash normalization (trimPathRight for 'never', trailing-slash append for 'always') is now applied to the rewritten pathname before that normalization.

Verified in Docker (node:22): the /preview bare-basepath repro confirms the rebuilt publicHref is /preview under trailingSlash: 'never' and no longer produces the spurious 308. Changeset kept as-is.

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- Around line 2142-2153: The reachable rewrite tests should add focused
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Comment on lines +2142 to +2153
const trailingSlashOpt = this.options.trailingSlash ?? 'never'
let rewrittenPathname = rewrittenUrl.pathname
if (trailingSlashOpt === 'never') {
rewrittenPathname = trimPathRight(rewrittenPathname)
} else if (
trailingSlashOpt === 'always' &&
!rewrittenPathname.endsWith('/')
) {
rewrittenPathname += '/'
}
publicHref = normalizeProtocolRelative(
rewrittenPathname + rewrittenUrl.search + rewrittenUrl.hash,

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Add publicHref assertions for bare basepaths and trailing-slash modes. The reachable rewrite tests call buildLocation and assert several same-origin publicHref values, but they do not cover rewriteBasepath('/app') with trailingSlash: 'never', 'always', or 'preserve'. A regression could therefore return /app/ instead of /app for 'never', or change the /app/ result for the other modes, without failing the current tests. Add focused assertions before redirect comparison.

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In `@packages/router-core/src/router.ts` around lines 2142 - 2153, The reachable
rewrite tests should add focused buildLocation assertions for
rewriteBasepath('/app') under trailingSlash modes 'never', 'always', and
'preserve', verifying the expected publicHref values before redirect comparison.
Keep the existing same-origin assertions and cover the bare basepath behavior
without changing router implementation.

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…path publicHref

Add a test.each over 'never', 'always' and 'preserve' with basepath '/app'
that asserts buildLocation(...).publicHref for the bare basepath, a nested
path and a path with search params. The bare basepath case is the one the
SSR redirect check used to see as '/app' !== '/app/'.

The changeset is reworded to describe the actual cause (rewriteBasepath
output joining a trailing slash for the root route) and to state that the
option now also applies to custom rewrite.output results.
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