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app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/url.js

@@ -13,18 +13,6 @@ Discourse.URL = Em.Object.createWithMixins({
   // Used for matching a /more URL
   MORE_REGEXP: /\/more$/,
 
-  /**
-    @private
-
-    Get a handle on the application's router. Note that currently it uses `__container__` which is not
-    advised but there is no other way to access the router.
-
-    @method router
-  **/
-  router: function() {
-    return Discourse.__container__.lookup('router:main');
-  }.property(),
-
   /**
     Browser aware replaceState. Will only be invoked if the browser supports it.
 
@@ -70,11 +58,65 @@ Discourse.URL = Em.Object.createWithMixins({
       path = path.replace(rootURL, '');
     }
 
-    /*
+    // TODO: Extract into rules we can inject into the URL handler
-      If the URL is in the topic form, /t/something/:topic_id/:post_number
+    if (this.navigatedToHome(oldPath, path)) { return; }
-      then we want to apply some special logic. If the post_number changes within the
+    if (this.navigatedToListMore(oldPath, path)) { return; }
-      same topic, use replaceState and instruct our controller to load more posts.
+    if (this.navigatedToHome(oldPath, path)) { return; }
-    */
+
+    // Be wary of looking up the router. In this case, we have links in our
+    // HTML, say form compiled markdown posts, that need to be routed.
+    var router = this.get('router');
+    router.router.updateURL(path);
+    return router.handleURL(path);
+  },
+
+  /**
+    Replaces the query parameters in the URL. Use no parameters to clear them.
+
+    @method replaceQueryParams
+  **/
+  queryParams: Em.computed.alias('router.location.queryParams'),
+
+  /**
+    Redirect to a URL.
+    This has been extracted so it can be tested.
+
+    @method redirectTo
+  **/
+  redirectTo: function(url) {
+    window.location = Discourse.getURL(url);
+  },
+
+  /**
+    @private
+
+    If we're viewing more topics, scroll to where we were previously.
+
+    @method navigatedToListMore
+    @param {String} oldPath the previous path we were on
+    @param {String} path the path we're navigating to
+  **/
+  navigatedToListMore: function(oldPath, path) {
+    // If we transition from a /more path, scroll to the top
+    if (this.MORE_REGEXP.exec(oldPath) && (oldPath.indexOf(path) === 0)) {
+      window.scrollTo(0, 0);
+    }
+    return false;
+  },
+
+  /**
+    @private
+
+    If the URL is in the topic form, /t/something/:topic_id/:post_number
+    then we want to apply some special logic. If the post_number changes within the
+    same topic, use replaceState and instruct our controller to load more posts.
+
+    @method navigatedToPost
+    @param {String} oldPath the previous path we were on
+    @param {String} path the path we're navigating to
+  **/
+  navigatedToPost: function(oldPath, path) {
+
     var newMatches = this.TOPIC_REGEXP.exec(path),
         newTopicId = newMatches ? newMatches[2] : null;
 
@@ -99,28 +141,33 @@ Discourse.URL = Em.Object.createWithMixins({
         });
 
         // Abort routing, we have replaced our state.
-        return;
+        return true;
       }
     }
 
-    // If we transition from a /more path, scroll to the top
+    return false;
-    if (this.MORE_REGEXP.exec(oldPath) && (oldPath.indexOf(path) === 0)) {
-      window.scrollTo(0, 0);
-    }
-
-    // Be wary of looking up the router. In this case, we have links in our
-    // HTML, say form compiled markdown posts, that need to be routed.
-    var router = this.get('router');
-    router.router.updateURL(path);
-    return router.handleURL(path);
   },
 
   /**
-    Replaces the query parameters in the URL. Use no parameters to clear them.
+    @private
 
-    @method replaceQueryParams
+    Handle the custom case of routing to the root path from itself.
+
+    @param {String} oldPath the previous path we were on
+    @param {String} path the path we're navigating to
   **/
-  queryParams: Em.computed.alias('router.location.queryParams'),
+  navigatedToHome: function(oldPath, path) {
+
+    var defaultFilter = "/" + Discourse.ListController.filters[0];
+
+    if (path === "/" && (oldPath === "/" || oldPath === defaultFilter)) {
+      // Refresh our list
+      this.controllerFor('list').refresh();
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    return false;
+  },
 
   /**
     @private
@@ -137,13 +184,27 @@ Discourse.URL = Em.Object.createWithMixins({
   /**
     @private
 
-    Redirect to a URL.
+    Get a handle on the application's router. Note that currently it uses `__container__` which is not
-    This has been extracted so it can be tested.
+    advised but there is no other way to access the router.
 
-    @method redirectTo
+    @property router
   **/
-  redirectTo: function(url) {
+  router: function() {
-    window.location = Discourse.getURL(url);
+    return Discourse.__container__.lookup('router:main');
+  }.property(),
+
+  /**
+    @private
+
+    Get a controller. Note that currently it uses `__container__` which is not
+    advised but there is no other way to access the router.
+
+    @method controllerFor
+    @param {String} name the name of the controller
+  **/
+  controllerFor: function(name) {
+    return Discourse.__container__.lookup('controller:' + name);
   }
 
+
 });

app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/list_controller.js

@@ -24,6 +24,19 @@ Discourse.ListController = Discourse.Controller.extend({
     });
   }.property(),
 
+  /**
+    Refresh our current topic list
+
+    @method refresh
+  **/
+  refresh: function() {
+    var listTopicsController = this.get('controllers.listTopics');
+    listTopicsController.set('model.loaded', false);
+    this.load(this.get('filterMode')).then(function (topicList) {
+      listTopicsController.set('model', topicList);
+    });
+  },
+
   /**
     Load a list based on a filter
 

app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/filtered_list_route.js

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Discourse.FilteredListRoute = Discourse.Route.extend({
     var listTopicsController = this.controllerFor('listTopics');
     listController.set('filterMode', this.filter);
 
-    var listContent = listTopicsController.get('content');
+    var listContent = listTopicsController.get('model');
     if (listContent) {
       listContent.set('loaded', false);
     }
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Discourse.FilteredListRoute = Discourse.Route.extend({
     listController.load(this.filter).then(function(topicList) {
       listController.set('category', null);
       listController.set('canCreateTopic', topicList.get('can_create_topic'));
-      listTopicsController.set('content', topicList);
+      listTopicsController.set('model', topicList);
     });
   }
 });

lib/tasks/integration.rake

@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ task 'integration:create_fixtures' => :environment do
 
     File.write(filename, content)
   end
-
 end
 
 

test/javascripts/test_helper.js

@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ d.write('<style>#ember-testing-container { position: absolute; background: white
 Discourse.rootElement = '#ember-testing';
 Discourse.setupForTesting();
 Discourse.injectTestHelpers();
+Discourse.bindDOMEvents();
 
 
 Discourse.Router.map(function() {