electron · zcbenz · Oct 29, 2019 · Oct 23, 2019
diff --git a/lib/browser/objects-registry.js b/lib/browser/objects-registry.js
@@ -127,6 +127,10 @@ class ObjectsRegistry {
         this.clear(webContents, contextId)
       }
     }
+    // Note that the "render-view-deleted" event may not be emitted on time when
+    // the renderer process get destroyed because of navigation, we rely on the
+    // renderer process to send "ELECTRON_BROWSER_CONTEXT_RELEASE" message to
+    // guard this situation.
     webContents.on('render-view-deleted', listener)
   }
 }

diff --git a/lib/browser/rpc-server.js b/lib/browser/rpc-server.js
@@ -440,7 +440,6 @@ handleRemoteCommand('ELECTRON_BROWSER_DEREFERENCE', function (event, contextId,
 
 handleRemoteCommand('ELECTRON_BROWSER_CONTEXT_RELEASE', (event, contextId) => {
   objectsRegistry.clear(event.sender, contextId)
-  return null
 })
 
 handleRemoteCommand('ELECTRON_BROWSER_GUEST_WEB_CONTENTS', function (event, contextId, guestInstanceId) {

diff --git a/lib/renderer/api/remote.js b/lib/renderer/api/remote.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ const contextId = v8Util.getHiddenValue(global, 'contextId')
 // to guard that situation.
 process.on('exit', () => {
   const command = 'ELECTRON_BROWSER_CONTEXT_RELEASE'
-  ipcRendererInternal.sendSync(command, contextId)
+  ipcRendererInternal.send(command, contextId)
 })
 
 // Convert the arguments object into an array of meta data.

diff --git a/spec/api-remote-spec.js b/spec/api-remote-spec.js
@@ -571,4 +571,32 @@ describe('remote module', () => {
       w.loadURL('about:blank')
     })
   })
+
+  describe('remote references', () => {
+    it('render-view-deleted is sent when page is destroyed', (done) => {
+      w = new BrowserWindow({ show: false })
+      w.webContents.once('render-view-deleted', () => {
+        done()
+      })
+      w.destroy()
+    })
+
+    // The ELECTRON_BROWSER_CONTEXT_RELEASE message relies on this to work.
+    it('message can be sent on exit when page is being navigated', (done) => {
+      after(() => { ipcMain.removeAllListeners('SENT_ON_EXIT') })
+      ipcMain.once('SENT_ON_EXIT', () => {
+        done()
+      })
+      w = new BrowserWindow({
+        show: false,
+        webPreferences: {
+          nodeIntegration: true
+        }
+      })
+      w.webContents.once('did-finish-load', () => {
+        w.webContents.loadURL('about:blank')
+      })
+      w.loadFile(path.join(fixtures, 'api', 'send-on-exit.html'))
+    })
+  })
 })
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/api/send-on-exit.html b/spec/fixtures/api/send-on-exit.html
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<html>
+<body>
+<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">
+  const {ipcRenderer} = require('electron')
+
+  process.on('exit', () => {
+    ipcRenderer.send('SENT_ON_EXIT')
+  })
+</script>
+</body>
+</html>