Single Page Application: Disable fast back from Browser?

Asked Sep 25 '17 at 11:03

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I have single page application(Rails if it matters), where I am struggling with Browser cache. When user press back button It loads page from cache, not even HTTP 304. I have already set no-cache in response, but I belive browser has another layer of cache on top for single page application to provide fast back.

I understand there are some solutions here:-

However all of them involve, having either a popup box, or disabling back button. Both I think are terrible UX choices. Is there any other way to force browser to query server in SPA?

asked Sep 25 '17 at 11:03

Mangat Rai Modi

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Are you using `turbolinks`? – NM Pennypacker Sep 25 '17 at 11:49
Just checked, I am. I was using an older gemfile. So removing it should solve the issue? – Mangat Rai Modi Sep 25 '17 at 11:51
Might be worth a shot. Hard to say exactly what's going on without code and an example. – NM Pennypacker Sep 25 '17 at 12:03
Sorry I will add all later I thouhgt it might not be relevant to server at all – Mangat Rai Modi Sep 25 '17 at 12:03
Also, see this: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10744169/rails-set-no-cache-method-cannot-disable-browser-caching-in-safari-and-opera#15565506 – NM Pennypacker Sep 25 '17 at 12:04
I did the same. Added no-cache etc in the controller to send in response. I can see them set in response in the browser inpect window. The problem is that Browser is not even giving HTTP304, i.e. it is not even returning page from cache. There is simply no call in networks tab – Mangat Rai Modi Sep 25 '17 at 13:14

Single Page Application: Disable fast back from Browser?

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