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fix(v3/windows): don't kill the process when WebResourceRequested can't read the request - #6006

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Description

Chromium.WebResourceRequested calls log.Fatal(err) when args.GetRequest() fails. Once a "*" filter is registered (webview_window_windows.go does this for asset serving), every request the WebView makes flows through this handler — so one transient COM failure on one request kills the whole application, skipping deferred cleanup, and log.Fatal does not even reach the error callback configured via SetErrorCallback.

There is also a second, historically reported failure mode: the COM call can return S_OK without setting the out pointer, so GetRequest returns (nil, nil) (the wrapper only checks the HRESULT). #1103 reported exactly this under load in the same binding lineage — its crash trace is ICoreWebView2WebResourceRequest.Release(0x0), which is what defer req.Release() does with a nil request here.

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Both cases now drop that one request and log, instead of exiting: the WebView continues default handling for the dropped request, which is recoverable; killing the process is not.

Same class as the merged #5658 ("recover from transient runtime COM errors instead of exiting") and #5597 — after those, this log.Fatal is the last remaining process-kill in this handler set, and the log format matches theirs. Only the error is logged, no request data.

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Type of change

  • Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)

How Has This Been Tested?

  • Cross-compiled GOOS=windows go build ./internal/webview2/... ./pkg/application/ and go vet on the touched file (clean).
  • Windows — not exercised live: forcing a COM failure inside GetRequest requires fault injection the binding does not expose. The defect evidence is [v2, windows] Random panics during processRequest #1103's field crash trace plus the wrapper's HRESULT-only check; the fix is behavior-preserving for every successful request.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Bug Fixes
    • Prevented occasional WebView request failures from crashing the application.
    • Failed, unavailable, or incomplete requests are now logged and safely dropped.
    • Improved resilience when WebView2 cannot retrieve a requested resource, allowing the application to remain running and continue processing subsequent requests normally.
    • Added clearer diagnostic logging to help identify request retrieval failures.

@github-actions github-actions Bot added Documentation Improvements or additions to documentation v3 labels Aug 19, 2026
…'t read the request

GetRequest can fail at runtime, and can also return S_OK without setting
the out pointer under load (wailsapp#1103's crash trace shows the resulting
Release on a nil request). Both cases now drop that one request and log,
instead of log.Fatal — which exits without even reaching the
application's error callback. Same class as the merged wailsapp#5658/wailsapp#5597
runtime-COM-error recoveries; this was the last remaining process-kill
in the handler set.
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midagedev force-pushed the fix/webresource-log-fatal branch from 20bfd7f to 74a91f0 Compare August 19, 2026 21:50
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Walkthrough

The WebResourceRequested handler now treats failed or nil GetRequest results as recoverable. It logs the condition, drops the affected request, and allows WebView2 to use default handling. The changelog records this behavior.

Changes

WebView2 request recovery

Layer / File(s) Summary
Recoverable request error handling
v3/internal/webview2/pkg/edge/chromium.go, v3/UNRELEASED_CHANGELOG.md
WebResourceRequested logs nil GetRequest results and returns 0 instead of terminating or dereferencing a nil request. The changelog documents the change.

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Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 5a34a

This localized change prevents one request-level COM failure from terminating the application, and the intentional nil-error log still identifies the affected failure mode. No actionable merge-blocking risk remains after normal checks and review.

Possibly related PRs

  • wailsapp/wails#5658: Modifies related WebView2 error handling to make runtime failures recoverable.

Suggested labels: Windows

Suggested reviewers: leaanthony

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I’m a rabbit guarding each request,
No fatal leap, no process nest.
If GetRequest returns no trail,
We log the hop and let defaults prevail.
One request drops, the rest run free.

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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly identifies the Windows handler fix that prevents process termination when WebResourceRequested cannot read a request.
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In `@v3/internal/webview2/pkg/edge/chromium.go`:
- Around line 726-731: Update the WebResourceRequested error handling around the
req nil check to distinguish a non-nil error from a nil request with no error.
Keep the existing error details for failures, but log an explicit message
identifying the nil-request recovery case before returning 0.
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