Use navigator history to handle click on return button

[eliemichel]

Now for instance if you go to starred stations, then click on one of the stations to see its details, the return button redirects to the home instead of redirecting to the starred stations.

[Phyks]

What about using history.replaceState() instead of hash navigation, and handling the return button from our code, without relying on the navigator history?

[eliemichel]

Mmh I like the hash navigation, and it is a common practice. You cannot copy paste the URL to somebedy else if you use history.replaceState(). Plus, it seems dirty…

[Phyks]

AFAIK, history.replaceState() changes the URL, but do not trigger the events the browser would normally handle when changing hash. Hence, benefits from changing hash, but single page application behaviour.

[eliemichel]

Ah ok, I guess this is what GitHub or YouTube use. I had always wondered how they could include their own page loading display.

So, go for it, if it is a standard way.