AJAX response processing hangs when header contains link with non-standard rel attribute
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Description
Hello,
When a `Panel` contains the following code and is rendered via AJAX
then the AJAX response processing in the client browser will hang indefinitely:
```java
@Override
public void renderHead(IHeaderResponse response) {
super.renderHead(response);
response.render(StringHeaderItem.forString(
""));
}
```
It seems the non-standard `rel="stylesheet/less"`
causes `wicket-ajax-jquery.js` to wait for an `onload` event which never happens.
The above code worked OK in Wicket version `8`
but it now hangs after upgrading to Wicket version `10`.
Please see this minimal reproducible example: [ajax-hang-demo.zip](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/28873396/ajax-hang-demo.zip)
Thanks to the Wicket team.
#### Environment
- Hangs in Wicket version `10.9.0`
- Worked OK in Wicket `8.18.0`
- Reproducible in all modern browsers
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Research direction
Start with wicket-ajax-jquery.js and reproduce the hang using the linked minimal example, focusing on the AJAX response path for the Panel's rendered stylesheet/less link. Compare the behavior with Wicket 8.18.0 and Wicket 10.9.0 in a modern browser. Done means AJAX response processing completes when rel="stylesheet/less" is present.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- java, javascript
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 55/100