README.md

@@ -439,6 +439,7 @@ The `options` are:
   default is executed upon `Router.init()` since with real URIs the router can
   not know if it should call a route handler or not. Setting this to `false`
   disables the route handler initial execution.
+* **convert_hash_in_init:** If `html5history` is enabled, the window.location hash by default is converted to a route upon `Router.init()` since with canonical URIs the router can not know if it should convert the hash to a route or not. Setting this to `false` disables the hash conversion on router initialisation.
 
 ## URL Matching
 

build/director.js

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 
 //
-// Generated on Wed Nov 05 2014 19:17:25 GMT-0500 (EST) by Nodejitsu, Inc (Using Codesurgeon).
+// Generated on Wed Nov 05 2014 22:50:42 GMT-0500 (EST) by Nodejitsu, Inc (Using Codesurgeon).
 // Version 1.2.4
 //
 
@@ -178,7 +178,8 @@ var Router = exports.Router = function (routes) {
 };
 
 Router.prototype.init = function (r) {
-  var self = this;
+  var self = this
+    , routeTo;
   this.handler = function(onChangeEvent) {
     var newURL = onChangeEvent && onChangeEvent.newURL || window.location.hash;
     var url = self.history === true ? self.getPath() : newURL.replace(/.*#/, '');
@@ -195,9 +196,16 @@ Router.prototype.init = function (r) {
     }
   }
   else {
-    var routeTo = dlocHashEmpty() && r ? r : !dlocHashEmpty() ? dloc.hash.replace(/^#/, '') : null;
-    if (routeTo) {
-      window.history.replaceState({}, document.title, routeTo);
+    if (this.convert_hash_in_init) {
+      // Use hash as route
+      routeTo = dlocHashEmpty() && r ? r : !dlocHashEmpty() ? dloc.hash.replace(/^#/, '') : null;
+      if (routeTo) {
+        window.history.replaceState({}, document.title, routeTo);
+      }
+    }
+    else {
+      // Use canonical url
+      routeTo = this.getPath();
     }
 
     // Router has been initialized, but due to the chrome bug it will not
@@ -394,6 +402,7 @@ Router.prototype.configure = function(options) {
   this.resource = options.resource;
   this.history = options.html5history && this.historySupport || false;
   this.run_in_init = this.history === true && options.run_handler_in_init !== false;
+  this.convert_hash_in_init = this.history === true && options.convert_hash_in_init !== false;
   this.every = {
     after: options.after || null,
     before: options.before || null,