[4.22] Favicon only appears briefly, then disappears
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### problem
When customizing the Primate UI’s favicon, it flashes for ~0.5 seconds during page load (while index.html is rendered) and then disappears as the SPA transitions to a white page before the login view fully loads. The favicon never reappears even though the icon file is valid and reachable.
The favicon 99% of the time:
The favicon when it loads for 0.5 seconds:
### versions
Environment
- Apache CloudStack version: 4.22.0.0
- OS: Ubuntu Noble (management server)
- Browser(s) tested: Chrome / Opera (same behavior)
- Deployment setup: Two management servers behind a VIP with HAProxy
### The steps to reproduce the bug
1. Replace default favicon:
> File: `/usr/share/cloudstack-management/webapp/cloud.ico`
> File: `/usr/share/cloudstack-management/webapp/assets/logo.svg`
2. Clear browser cache and reload the login page.
3. Observe favicon behavior during and after page load.
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### What to do about it?
The Primate UI currently references two favicon sources:
- A hardcoded `` in `index.html`
- A configurable `"loginFavicon": "assets/logo.svg"` entry in `/etc/cloudstack/management/config.json`
This creates inconsistent behavior — the browser loads `cloud.ico` first (from `index.html`), then when the SPA initializes and renders based on `config.json`, the favicon reference isn’t updated or re-applied, causing it to disappear.
To fix this:
- Unify favicon handling so the UI consistently uses the favicon defined in `config.json` (similar to `appTitle` and `loginTitle`), and
- Remove or override the hardcoded `cloud.ico` link in `index.html` at runtime.
Alternatively, ensure the SPA explicitly re-sets the favicon after it mounts (e.g., by adding a small function that reads the `loginFavicon` key and updates `` dynamically).
This would let the favicon persist across page transitions and make it fully configurable, just like the logo and title.
Guia de contribuição
Direção de pesquisa
Comece comparando o link do favicon codificado diretamente em index.html com a entrada loginFavicon em /etc/cloudstack/management/config.json e, em seguida, rastreie quando a SPA aplica a configuração durante a inicialização da página de login. Está concluído quando o favicon configurado permanece visível depois que a SPA termina de carregar e durante as transições de página, inclusive após substituir os arquivos padrão.
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Avaliação
- Stack de tecnologia
- javascript
- Domínio
- frontend, web-dev
- Tipo de issue
- Bug
- Dificuldade
- 3/5
- Tempo estimado
- 1-2 dias
- Status de atividade
- Estagnada
- Clareza
- Razoavelmente clara
- Facilidade para iniciantes
- 45/100