From feb9cf01ed3206e35854f7debd5da578eba7ecd0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Yangshun Tay <tay.yang.shun@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2022 17:03:11 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] fix: force refresh on chunk preload error (#7600)

* fix: force refresh on preload error

* misc: add comment

* Update PendingNavigation.tsx
---
 packages/docusaurus/src/client/PendingNavigation.tsx | 8 +++++++-
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/packages/docusaurus/src/client/PendingNavigation.tsx b/packages/docusaurus/src/client/PendingNavigation.tsx
index e1e38f40f817..3c1eaaf0dae3 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus/src/client/PendingNavigation.tsx
+++ b/packages/docusaurus/src/client/PendingNavigation.tsx
@@ -70,7 +70,13 @@ class PendingNavigation extends React.Component<Props, State> {
         this.routeUpdateCleanupCb();
         this.setState({nextRouteHasLoaded: true});
       })
-      .catch((e: unknown) => console.warn(e));
+      .catch((e: unknown) => {
+        console.warn(e);
+        // If chunk loading failed, it could be because the path to a chunk
+        // no longer exists due to a new deployment. Force refresh the page
+        // instead of just not navigating.
+        window.location.reload();
+      });
     return false;
   }