modify browser history on network error (so refresh would retry loading that page)

main.go

@@ -213,10 +213,10 @@ func main() {
 	if config.GlobalServerConfig.InDevelopment {
 		go func() {
 			cmd := exec.Command("sass", "--watch", "views/css")
-			cmd.Stdout = os.Stderr // heh. (sass quirk)
+			cmd.Stdout = os.Stderr // Sass quirk
 			cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
 			cmd.SysProcAttr = &syscall.SysProcAttr{Setpgid: true, Pdeathsig: syscall.SIGHUP}
-			runtime.LockOSThread() // O.O https://github.com/golang/go/issues/27505
+			runtime.LockOSThread() // Go quirk https://github.com/golang/go/issues/27505
 			err := cmd.Run()
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Println(fmt.Errorf("when running sass: %w", err))

views/js/on-page-load.js

@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
-// make 4xx 5xx responses swap in as well
+// on network error when clicking on a link, navigate to the page anyway
 addEventListener('htmx:sendError', function (event) {
-  document.write("A network error prevented an HTTP request from occurring, which is likely because the server is down. Check your Developer Console's Network tab to know what exactly is wrong.")
+  if (event.target.tagName == "A") {
+    // if the server is down, this will show the browser's default "Unable to connect" page, which is familiar to the user  
+    document.location = event.detail.pathInfo.requestPath
+  }
 });
+
+// make 4xx 5xx responses swap in as well
 addEventListener('htmx:beforeOnLoad', function (event) {
   // console.log("%o", event)
   event.detail.shouldSwap = true;