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Firefox Back Button loops a window.location.hash redirect

So basically I want to redirect /foo to /foo#bar (bar could be different things)
The code of updating the location is:
window.location.hash = "#bar";
On chrome/safari this works fine, when I browser back from /foo#bar I came back to the origin page I was coming from.
firefox keeps the /foo in the history and when I browser back it just redirected again to /foo#bar which makes browser back not working.
Any ideas how to fix it. How can I manipulate history to prevent this.
If you want to try the real example just call https://people.sap.com/stefan.scheuermann and use browser back. It will not bring you back to here on firefox.
Thanks!

For us this was solved by checking if there is already a hash set:
if (window.location.hash) {
window.location.hash = value
} else {
// Hash didn't exist yet: replace history to prevent loop on Firefox
window.location.replace('#' + value)
}

Swift 3 Detect when WKWebView finishes loading AJAX site

I am trying to inject some javascript into my web view when it is navigated to a product page URL. The website doesn't reload when navigating to different pages, so to my understanding that means it is using Ajax.
The problem is I need the page to be fully loaded because the purpose of the javascript I am using is to automatically select the size drop down.
I tried to use the navigation delegate but since it's not reloading between pages it only gets called when the web view is first loaded.
What I have done is setup and observer by
webView.addObserver(self, forKeyPath: "URL", options: .new, context: nil)
and check if the current URL is the URL I want to inject the javascript on by
override func observeValue(forKeyPath keyPath: String?, of object: Any?, change: [NSKeyValueChangeKey : Any]?, context: UnsafeMutableRawPointer?) {
if keyPath == "URL" {
guard var currentURL = webView.url?.absoluteString else { return }
if currentURL.lowercased().range(of: "products") != nil {
webView.evaluateJavaScript("document.getElementById('size-options').selectedIndex = 1")
}
}
}
The problem with this is it gets called right when the URL changes but not when the page finishes loading. I have got it to successfully work by adding a delay but that isn't a good solution because if the page doesn't load in time it won't work. Is there any way to know when a page like this finishes loading all its elements? The website I am working with is http://www.supremenewyork.com/mobile/#categories mobile site.

iron-router: How to load a route completely just as when hitting refresh after loading a route?

I have a sign-in method in my Meteor application that redirects users to different routes after login in to the system. Here is my method:
Meteor.loginWithPassword(emailVar, passwordVar, function (err) {
if (err !== undefined) {
// error handling code
} else {
if (!Roles.userIsInRole(Meteor.userId(), 'active')) {
return Router.go('account-deactivated');
}
if (Roles.userIsInRole(Meteor.userId(), 'pharmacist')) {
return Router.go('pharmacist-dashboard');
}
if (Roles.userIsInRole(Meteor.userId(), 'admin')) {
return Router.go('admin-dashboard');
}
}
});
While this method works as expected, it produces some issues with my theme (AdminLTE) due to JavaScript loading problems (ex: app.min.js etc.). For example the sliding effects doesn't work on redirected page. But when I reload the page from the browser it starts to work as expected.
I know this is a separate issue that needs to be addressed. But if there is a way to completely reload a link in Meteor using iron-router it would be helpful. Specially when a page is transfered to a completely different user environment where a new set of JavaScript and CSS are used.
I went through the user documentations of iron-router but the fixes do not provide a solution.

Try using window.location.href to redirect.
Using Router.go is merely loading the template for the route you are linking to, whereas using window.location.href is loading the url as if it was a link you just clicked (actual refresh).
You'll need to use the actual url though, not the 'route name'.
window.location.href = "http://yourapp.com/route/here";

using a redirect to launch an app and still stay in same page in asp.net

I have written a website that uses bankid authentication, I don't know how common this is outside of sweden, but basically it is either an app in the mobile phone, or a local software in windows. to launch the application in windows a redirect needs to be made that looks like this:
if (startLocalApp)
{
Response.Redirect("bankid:///?autostarttoken=" + AuthResp.AuthenticateResponse1.AutoStartToken + "&redirect=" + Request.Url.AbsoluteUri);
}
the problem with this though is that the redirect of the software does not work the way I need it to work since the redirect it does opens a new tab with the web page I need to get back to in a new tab, and the session variable is all messed up. so what I need to do is the opposite, launch the app in a new tab, and let it close the tab when it's done, since I have all references needed before I've launched the app it does not need to be executed in the same browser window even.
so how to make the redirect in another tab, and is it possible to keep executing code after the redirect? if not, I need to make a post back to continue execution of the code-behind.
edit:
I've tried one solution, it feels like I'm getting closer but I'm not quite there yet.
front-end:
<script type="text/javascript">
function StartBankIdApp(){
var _url = 'bankid:///?autostarttoken=<%= (AuthResp == null || AuthResp.AuthenticateResponse1 == null) ? "null" : AuthResp.AuthenticateResponse1.AutoStartToken %>&redirect=null';
var $irWin = window.open(_url, '_blank');
if ($irWin != null) {
$irWin.close();
}
}
</script>
code-behind:
if (startLocalApp)
{
ScriptManager.RegisterStartupScript(this, this.GetType(), StartBankIdApp", "StartBankIdApp()", true);
}
the app is not launched, i.e the window it should open does not open.
did I do something wrong?

I think you are trying to use "URL scheme" to launch an app. And that you want that the app should be triggered in a new tab (or window).
This can be achieved through javascript. To open any link in new tab we can use window.open and set target attribute as _blank. Here is a sample code
var _url = 'app:MyApp?queryString=somestring';
var $irWin = window.open(_url, '_blank');
if ($irWin != null) {
$irWin.close();
}
What I've done here is that after launching the app I've closed the new tab (or window).
The javaScript code would continue to run (that is it will not wait for the app to complete the process).

How to modify current url location in chrome via extensions

I want to create an extension that redirects the user to another website if he clicks on the extension button. So far I have only seen extensions which create a new tab for each click.
Is it possible to redirect the user to another website using the active tab?
I tried something like this:
chrome.browserAction.onClicked.addListener(function(tab) {
var url = "https://www.mipanga.com/Content/Submit?url="
+ encodeURIComponent(tab.url)
+ "&title=" + encodeURIComponent(tab.title);
document.location.href = url; // <-- this does not work
});

Attention: If you develop cross-browser extensions (I hope you do!), I recommend that you use chrome.tabs.query(). Please see Jean-Marc Amon's answer for more information. This answer still works in both Firefox and Chrome, but query() is more commonly used, has more options, and works in background pages and popup views.
From the chrome.tabs API, you can use getCurrent(), query(), or update().
Right now, I prefer update() as this allows you to update the current tab without needing to do much else.
NB: You cannot use update() from content scripts.
If updating the url from a content script is required then you should look to use query instead. Jean-Marc Amon's answer provides a wonderful example of how to get the active tab in this case (don't forget to upvote him!).
update()
let myNewUrl = `https://www.mipanga.com/Content/Submit?url=${encodeURIComponent(tab.url)}&title=${encodeURIComponent(tab.title)}`;
chrome.tabs.update(undefined, { url: myNewUrl });
Here, we have set the first argument of update to undefined. This is the tab id that you're wanting to update. If it's undefined then Chrome will update the current tab in the current window.
Please see Domino's answer for more information on update and also note that undefined is not needed. Again, please don't forget to upvote their answer as wellif you find it useful.
getCurrent()
getCurrent also cannot be called from a non-tab context (eg a background page or popup view).
Once you have the current tab, simply pass update().
chrome.tabs.getCurrent(function (tab) {
//Your code below...
let myNewUrl = `https://www.mipanga.com/Content/Submit?url=${encodeURIComponent(tab.url)}&title=${encodeURIComponent(tab.title)}`;
//Update the url here.
chrome.tabs.update(tab.id, { url: myNewUrl });
});
NB: In order to use this this functionality, you must ensure that you have the tabs permission enabled in your manifest.json file:
"permissions": [
"tabs"
],

You can use chrome.tabs.query too
chrome.tabs.query({currentWindow: true, active: true}, function (tab) {
chrome.tabs.update(tab.id, {url: your_new_url});
});

The chrome.tabs.update method will automatically run on the current active tab if no tab id is passed.
This has the added advantage of not requiring the tabs permission. Extensions with this permission warn the user that they can read the browsing history, so you should avoid asking for it if you don't need to.
Changing the current tab's URL is as simple as writing this:
chrome.tabs.update(undefined, {url: 'http://example.com'});
Or as mentionned by farwayer in the comments, you don't need to put two arguments at all.
chrome.tabs.update({url: 'http://example.com'});

The answers given here no longer work: the Chrome Tabs API can no longer be used by content scripts, only by service workers and extension pages.
Instead, you can send a message to a service worker to get it to update the location of the current tab: see https://stackoverflow.com/a/62461987.
See this for a simple working example.