An additional entry is added to the browser history when opening the app

src/CONST/index.ts

@@ -5143,6 +5143,7 @@ const CONST = {
     SF_COORDINATES: [-122.4194, 37.7749],
 
     NAVIGATION: {
+        CUSTOM_HISTORY_ENTRY_SIDE_PANEL: 'CUSTOM_HISTORY-SIDE_PANEL',
         ACTION_TYPE: {
             REPLACE: 'REPLACE',
             PUSH: 'PUSH',
@@ -5156,6 +5157,7 @@ const CONST = {
             OPEN_WORKSPACE_SPLIT: 'OPEN_WORKSPACE_SPLIT',
             SET_HISTORY_PARAM: 'SET_HISTORY_PARAM',
             REPLACE_PARAMS: 'REPLACE_PARAMS',
+            TOGGLE_SIDE_PANEL_WITH_HISTORY: 'TOGGLE_SIDE_PANEL_WITH_HISTORY',
         },
     },
     TIME_PERIOD: {

src/components/SidePanel/HelpModal/index.tsx

@@ -47,18 +47,7 @@ function Help({sidePanelTranslateX, closeSidePanel, shouldHideSidePanelBackdrop}
     // Web back button: push history state and close Side Panel on popstate
     useEffect(() => {
         ComposerFocusManager.resetReadyToFocus(uniqueModalId);
-        window.history.pushState({isSidePanelOpen: true}, '', null);
-        const handlePopState = () => {
-            if (isExtraLargeScreenWidth) {
-                return;
-            }
-
-            closeSidePanel();
-        };
-
-        window.addEventListener('popstate', handlePopState);
         return () => {
-            window.removeEventListener('popstate', handlePopState);
             ComposerFocusManager.setReadyToFocus(uniqueModalId);
         };
         // eslint-disable-next-line react-compiler/react-compiler, react-hooks/exhaustive-deps

src/components/SidePanel/index.tsx

@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import useSidePanel from '@hooks/useSidePanel';
 import Help from './HelpModal';
+import useSyncSidePanelWithHistory from './useSyncSidePanelWithHistory';
 
 function SidePanel() {
     const {isSidePanelTransitionEnded, shouldHideSidePanel, sidePanelTranslateX, shouldHideSidePanelBackdrop, closeSidePanel} = useSidePanel();
 
+    // This hook synchronizes the side panel visibility with the browser history when it is displayed as RHP.
+    // This means when you open or close the side panel, an entry connected with it is added to or removed from the browser history,
+    // allowing this modal to be toggled using browser's "go back" and "go forward" buttons.
+    useSyncSidePanelWithHistory();
+
     if (isSidePanelTransitionEnded && shouldHideSidePanel) {
         return null;
     }

src/components/SidePanel/useSyncSidePanelWithHistory/index.native.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+// Side panel synchronization with the browser history is only supported for web
+export default function useSyncSidePanelWithHistory() {}

src/components/SidePanel/useSyncSidePanelWithHistory/index.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+import {useNavigationState} from '@react-navigation/native';
+import {useEffect} from 'react';
+import usePrevious from '@hooks/usePrevious';
+import useResponsiveLayout from '@hooks/useResponsiveLayout';
+import useSidePanel from '@hooks/useSidePanel';
+import navigationRef from '@libs/Navigation/navigationRef';
+import CONST from '@src/CONST';
+
+export default function useSyncSidePanelWithHistory() {
+    const {closeSidePanel, openSidePanel, shouldHideSidePanel} = useSidePanel();
+    const {isExtraLargeScreenWidth} = useResponsiveLayout();
+    const lastHistoryEntry = useNavigationState((state) => state?.history?.at(-1));
+    const previousLastHistoryEntry = usePrevious(lastHistoryEntry);
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        // If the window width has been expanded and the modal is displayed, remove its history entry.
+        // The side panel is only synced with the history when it's displayed as RHP.
+        if (!shouldHideSidePanel && isExtraLargeScreenWidth) {
+            navigationRef.dispatch({
+                type: CONST.NAVIGATION.ACTION_TYPE.TOGGLE_SIDE_PANEL_WITH_HISTORY,
+                payload: {isVisible: false},
+            });
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // When shouldHideSidePanel changes, synchronize the side panel with the browser history.
+        navigationRef.dispatch({
+            type: CONST.NAVIGATION.ACTION_TYPE.TOGGLE_SIDE_PANEL_WITH_HISTORY,
+            payload: {isVisible: !shouldHideSidePanel},
+        });
+    }, [shouldHideSidePanel, isExtraLargeScreenWidth]);
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        // The side panel is synced with the browser history only when displayed in RHP.
+        if (isExtraLargeScreenWidth) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        const hasHistoryChanged = previousLastHistoryEntry !== lastHistoryEntry;
+
+        // If nothing has changed in the browser history, do nothing.
+        if (!hasHistoryChanged) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        const hasSidePanelBeenClosed = previousLastHistoryEntry === CONST.NAVIGATION.CUSTOM_HISTORY_ENTRY_SIDE_PANEL;
+
+        // If the side panel history entry is not the last one and the modal is displayed, close it.
+        if (hasSidePanelBeenClosed && !shouldHideSidePanel) {
+            closeSidePanel();
+            return;
+        }
+
+        const hasSidePanelBeenOpened = lastHistoryEntry === CONST.NAVIGATION.CUSTOM_HISTORY_ENTRY_SIDE_PANEL;
+
+        // If the side panel history entry is the last one and the modal is not displayed, open it.
+        if (hasSidePanelBeenOpened && shouldHideSidePanel) {
+            openSidePanel();
+        }
+    }, [closeSidePanel, lastHistoryEntry, previousLastHistoryEntry, openSidePanel, shouldHideSidePanel, isExtraLargeScreenWidth]);
+}

src/libs/Navigation/AppNavigator/createRootStackNavigator/GetStateForActionHandlers.ts

@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@ import {StackActions} from '@react-navigation/native';
 import type {ParamListBase, Router} from '@react-navigation/routers';
 import SCREENS_WITH_NAVIGATION_TAB_BAR from '@components/Navigation/TopLevelNavigationTabBar/SCREENS_WITH_NAVIGATION_TAB_BAR';
 import Log from '@libs/Log';
+import CONST from '@src/CONST';
 import NAVIGATORS from '@src/NAVIGATORS';
 import SCREENS from '@src/SCREENS';
-import type {OpenWorkspaceSplitActionType, PushActionType, ReplaceActionType} from './types';
+import type {OpenWorkspaceSplitActionType, PushActionType, ReplaceActionType, ToggleSidePanelWithHistoryActionType} from './types';
 
 const MODAL_ROUTES_TO_DISMISS: string[] = [
     NAVIGATORS.WORKSPACE_SPLIT_NAVIGATOR,
@@ -154,6 +155,26 @@ function handleNavigatingToModalFromModal(
     return stackRouter.getStateForAction(modifiedState, action, configOptions);
 }
 
+function handleToggleSidePanelWithHistoryAction(state: StackNavigationState<ParamListBase>, action: ToggleSidePanelWithHistoryActionType) {
+    // This shouldn't ever happen as the history should be always defined. It's for type safety.
+    if (!state?.history) {
+        return state;
+    }
+
+    // If it's set to true, we need to add the side panel history entry if it's not already there.
+    if (action.payload.isVisible && state.history.at(-1) !== CONST.NAVIGATION.CUSTOM_HISTORY_ENTRY_SIDE_PANEL) {
+        return {...state, history: [...state.history, CONST.NAVIGATION.CUSTOM_HISTORY_ENTRY_SIDE_PANEL]};
+    }
+
+    // If it's set to false, we need to remove the side panel history entry if it's there.
+    if (!action.payload.isVisible) {
+        return {...state, history: state.history.filter((entry) => entry !== CONST.NAVIGATION.CUSTOM_HISTORY_ENTRY_SIDE_PANEL)};
+    }
+
+    // Else, do not change history.
+    return state;
+}
+
 export {
     handleDismissModalAction,
     handleNavigatingToModalFromModal,
@@ -162,4 +183,5 @@ export {
     handleReplaceReportsSplitNavigatorAction,
     screensWithEnteringAnimation,
     workspaceSplitsWithoutEnteringAnimation,
+    handleToggleSidePanelWithHistoryAction,
 };

src/libs/Navigation/AppNavigator/createRootStackNavigator/RootStackRouter.ts

@@ -13,9 +13,18 @@ import {
     handleOpenWorkspaceSplitAction,
     handlePushFullscreenAction,
     handleReplaceReportsSplitNavigatorAction,
+    handleToggleSidePanelWithHistoryAction,
 } from './GetStateForActionHandlers';
 import syncBrowserHistory from './syncBrowserHistory';
-import type {DismissModalActionType, OpenWorkspaceSplitActionType, PushActionType, ReplaceActionType, RootStackNavigatorAction, RootStackNavigatorRouterOptions} from './types';
+import type {
+    DismissModalActionType,
+    OpenWorkspaceSplitActionType,
+    PushActionType,
+    ReplaceActionType,
+    RootStackNavigatorAction,
+    RootStackNavigatorRouterOptions,
+    ToggleSidePanelWithHistoryActionType,
+} from './types';
 
 function isOpenWorkspaceSplitAction(action: RootStackNavigatorAction): action is OpenWorkspaceSplitActionType {
     return action.type === CONST.NAVIGATION.ACTION_TYPE.OPEN_WORKSPACE_SPLIT;
@@ -33,6 +42,10 @@ function isDismissModalAction(action: RootStackNavigatorAction): action is Dismi
     return action.type === CONST.NAVIGATION.ACTION_TYPE.DISMISS_MODAL;
 }
 
+function isToggleSidePanelWithHistoryAction(action: RootStackNavigatorAction): action is ToggleSidePanelWithHistoryActionType {
+    return action.type === CONST.NAVIGATION.ACTION_TYPE.TOGGLE_SIDE_PANEL_WITH_HISTORY;
+}
+
 function shouldPreventReset(state: StackNavigationState<ParamListBase>, action: CommonActions.Action | StackActionType) {
     if (action.type !== CONST.NAVIGATION_ACTIONS.RESET || !action?.payload) {
         return false;
@@ -67,6 +80,10 @@ function RootStackRouter(options: RootStackNavigatorRouterOptions) {
     return {
         ...stackRouter,
         getStateForAction(state: StackNavigationState<ParamListBase>, action: RootStackNavigatorAction, configOptions: RouterConfigOptions) {
+            if (isToggleSidePanelWithHistoryAction(action)) {
+                return handleToggleSidePanelWithHistoryAction(state, action);
+            }
+
             if (isOpenWorkspaceSplitAction(action)) {
                 return handleOpenWorkspaceSplitAction(state, action, configOptions, stackRouter);
             }

src/libs/Navigation/AppNavigator/createRootStackNavigator/types.ts

@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ import type {WorkspaceScreenName} from '@libs/Navigation/types';
 import type CONST from '@src/CONST';
 
 type RootStackNavigatorActionType =
+    | {
+          type: typeof CONST.NAVIGATION.ACTION_TYPE.TOGGLE_SIDE_PANEL_WITH_HISTORY;
+          payload: {
+              isVisible: boolean;
+          };
+      }
     | {
           type: typeof CONST.NAVIGATION.ACTION_TYPE.DISMISS_MODAL;
       }
@@ -18,6 +24,10 @@ type OpenWorkspaceSplitActionType = RootStackNavigatorActionType & {
     type: typeof CONST.NAVIGATION.ACTION_TYPE.OPEN_WORKSPACE_SPLIT;
 };
 
+type ToggleSidePanelWithHistoryActionType = RootStackNavigatorActionType & {
+    type: typeof CONST.NAVIGATION.ACTION_TYPE.TOGGLE_SIDE_PANEL_WITH_HISTORY;
+};
+
 type PushActionType = StackActionType & {type: typeof CONST.NAVIGATION.ACTION_TYPE.PUSH};
 
 type ReplaceActionType = StackActionType & {type: typeof CONST.NAVIGATION.ACTION_TYPE.REPLACE};
@@ -30,4 +40,12 @@ type RootStackNavigatorRouterOptions = StackRouterOptions;
 
 type RootStackNavigatorAction = CommonActions.Action | StackActionType | RootStackNavigatorActionType;
 
-export type {OpenWorkspaceSplitActionType, PushActionType, ReplaceActionType, DismissModalActionType, RootStackNavigatorAction, RootStackNavigatorRouterOptions};
+export type {
+    OpenWorkspaceSplitActionType,
+    PushActionType,
+    ReplaceActionType,
+    DismissModalActionType,
+    RootStackNavigatorAction,
+    RootStackNavigatorRouterOptions,
+    ToggleSidePanelWithHistoryActionType,
+};

src/libs/Navigation/AppNavigator/customHistory/addCustomHistoryRouterExtension.ts

@@ -62,6 +62,12 @@ function addCustomHistoryRouterExtension<RouterOptions extends PlatformStackRout
                 return stateWithInitialHistory;
             }
 
+            // Custom history param used to show the side panel is handled here
+            if (state.history?.at(-1) === CONST.NAVIGATION.CUSTOM_HISTORY_ENTRY_SIDE_PANEL) {
+                stateWithInitialHistory.history = [...stateWithInitialHistory.history, CONST.NAVIGATION.CUSTOM_HISTORY_ENTRY_SIDE_PANEL];
+                return stateWithInitialHistory;
+            }
+
             // @ts-expect-error focusedRoute.key is always defined because it is a route from a rehydrated state. Find focused route isn't correctly typed in this case.
             // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-argument
             const customHistoryEntry = getCustomHistoryEntry(focusedRoute.key);