fix: use a client-side navigation when redirecting to a rewriten URL

packages/next/next-server/lib/router/router.ts

@@ -1112,14 +1112,12 @@ export default class Router implements BaseRouter {
               pages
             )
 
-            if (pages.includes(parsedHref.pathname)) {
-              const { url: newUrl, as: newAs } = prepareUrlAs(
-                this,
-                destination,
-                destination
-              )
-              return this.change(method, newUrl, newAs, options)
-            }
+            const { url: newUrl, as: newAs } = prepareUrlAs(
+              this,
+              destination,
+              destination
+            )
+            return this.change(method, newUrl, newAs, options)
           }
 
           window.location.href = destination

test/integration/build-output/test/index.test.js

@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ describe('Build Output', () => {
           expect(parseFloat(err404Size)).toBeCloseTo(gz ? 3.17 : 8.51, 1)
           expect(err404Size.endsWith('kB')).toBe(true)
 
-          expect(parseFloat(err404FirstLoad)).toBeCloseTo(gz ? 66.9 : 205, 1)
+          expect(parseFloat(err404FirstLoad)).toBeCloseTo(gz ? 66.9 : 204, 1)
           expect(err404FirstLoad.endsWith('kB')).toBe(true)
 
           expect(parseFloat(sharedByAll)).toBeCloseTo(gz ? 63.7 : 196, 1)
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ describe('Build Output', () => {
             true
           )
 
-          expect(parseFloat(mainSize)).toBeCloseTo(gz ? 20.1 : 62.8, 1)
+          expect(parseFloat(mainSize)).toBeCloseTo(gz ? 20.1 : 62.7, 1)
           expect(mainSize.endsWith('kB')).toBe(true)
 
           expect(parseFloat(frameworkSize)).toBeCloseTo(gz ? 42.0 : 130, 1)

test/integration/gssp-redirect-with-rewrites/next.config.js

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+module.exports = {
+  async rewrites() {
+    return [
+      {
+        source: '/alias-to-main-content',
+        destination: '/main-content',
+      },
+    ]
+  },
+}

test/integration/gssp-redirect-with-rewrites/pages/main-content.js

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import Link from 'next/link'
+
+export default function MainContent({ message }) {
+  return (
+    <main>
+      <h1>Hello {message}</h1>
+
+      <ul>
+        <li>
+          <Link href="/redirector?redirect=/alias-to-main-content&message=refreshed">
+            <a id="link-with-rewritten-url" className={message}>
+              Link with rewritten target url
+            </a>
+          </Link>
+        </li>
+
+        <li>
+          <Link href="/redirector?redirect=/main-content&message=refreshWithClientSideNavigation">
+            <a>Link with client side navigation</a>
+          </Link>
+        </li>
+
+        <li>
+          <Link href="/redirector?redirect=/unknown-route">
+            <a id="link-unknown-url">Link to unknown internal navigation</a>
+          </Link>
+        </li>
+      </ul>
+    </main>
+  )
+}
+
+export const getServerSideProps = ({ query }) => ({
+  props: { message: query.message || 'World ' },
+})

test/integration/gssp-redirect-with-rewrites/pages/redirector.js

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+export default function Redirector() {
+  return (
+    <main>
+      <h1>Hello world</h1>
+    </main>
+  )
+}
+
+export const getServerSideProps = ({ query }) => {
+  return {
+    redirect: {
+      destination: `${query.redirect}?message=${query.message}`,
+      permanent: false,
+    },
+  }
+}

test/integration/gssp-redirect-with-rewrites/test/index.test.js

@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+/* eslint-env jest */
+
+import { join } from 'path'
+import {
+  renderViaHTTP,
+  findPort,
+  launchApp,
+  killApp,
+  waitFor,
+  check,
+} from 'next-test-utils'
+import webdriver from 'next-webdriver'
+
+// test suites
+
+const context = {}
+jest.setTimeout(1000 * 60 * 5)
+
+describe('getServerSideProps redirects', () => {
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    context.appPort = await findPort()
+    context.server = await launchApp(join(__dirname, '../'), context.appPort, {
+      env: { __NEXT_TEST_WITH_DEVTOOL: 1 },
+    })
+
+    // pre-build all pages at the start
+    await Promise.all([
+      renderViaHTTP(context.appPort, '/alias-to-main-content'),
+      renderViaHTTP(context.appPort, '/main-content'),
+    ])
+  })
+  afterAll(() => killApp(context.server))
+
+  it('should use a client-side navigation for a rewritten URL', async () => {
+    const browser = await webdriver(context.appPort, '/alias-to-main-content')
+
+    // During a browser navigation global variables are reset,
+    // So by checking that the __SAME_PAGE variable is still defined
+    // then the client-side navigation has happened
+    await browser.eval('window.__SAME_PAGE = true')
+
+    await browser.elementByCss('#link-with-rewritten-url').click()
+
+    // Wait until the new props are rendered
+    await browser.waitForElementByCss('.refreshed')
+
+    expect(await browser.eval('window.__SAME_PAGE')).toBe(true)
+  })
+
+  it('should fallback to browser navigation for an unknown URL', async () => {
+    const browser = await webdriver(context.appPort, '/alias-to-main-content')
+
+    // then the client-side navigation has happened
+    await browser.eval('window.__SAME_PAGE = true')
+    await browser.elementByCss('#link-unknown-url').click()
+
+    // Wait until the page has be reloaded
+    await check(async () => {
+      const val = await browser.eval('window.__SAME_PAGE')
+      return val ? 'fail' : 'success'
+    }, 'success')
+  })
+})