New lifecycle callback for Turbolinks

javan · January 12, 2019, 7:09pm

See: https://discuss.hotwired.dev/t/controller-initialized-twice-when-visiting-from-a-turbolinks-page/17/3:

Controller initialized twice when visiting from a Turbolinks page

I believe everything is working as expected here. You’re seeing Turbolinks’ preview cache in action:

[D]uring standard navigation (via Application Visits), Turbolinks will immediately restore the page from cache and display it as a preview while simultaneously loading a fresh copy from the network. This gives the illusion of instantaneous page loads for frequently accessed locations.

The first controller is initialized when Turbolinks renders the preview. Then the preview <body> is replaced by fresh page content loaded over HTTP, which initializes a second controller.

Try these two things to confirm:

Log in connect() and disconnect() instead of initialize() . You should see a corresponding call to disconnect() for the first controller before the second controller connects.

Log the value of document.documentElement.hasAttribute("data-turbolinks-preview") . You should see true when Turbolinks is showing the preview.

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New lifecycle callback for Turbolinks

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