hard reload targets just this window

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 - [#1237](https://github.com/plotly/dash/pull/1237) Closes [#920](https://github.com/plotly/dash/issues/920): Converts hot reload fetch failures into a server status indicator showing whether the latest fetch succeeded or failed. Callback fetch failures still appear as errors but have a clearer message.
 
 ### Fixed
+- [#1255](https://github.com/plotly/dash/pull/1255) Hard hot reload targets only the current window, not the top - so if your app is in an iframe you will only reload the app
 - [#1249](https://github.com/plotly/dash/pull/1249) Fixes [#919](https://github.com/plotly/dash/issues/919) so `dash.testing` is compatible with more `pytest` plugins, particularly `pytest-flake8` and `pytest-black`.
 - [#1248](https://github.com/plotly/dash/pull/1248) Fixes [#1245](https://github.com/plotly/dash/issues/1245), so you can use prop persistence with components that have dict IDs, ie for pattern-matching callbacks.
 - [#1185](https://github.com/plotly/dash/pull/1185) Sort asset directories, same as we sort files inside those directories. This way if you need your assets loaded in a certain order, you can add prefixes to subdirectory names and enforce that order.

dash-renderer/src/components/core/Reloader.react.js

@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ class Reloader extends React.Component {
                     // Assets file have changed
                     // or a component lib has been added/removed -
                     // Must do a hard reload
-                    window.top.location.reload();
+                    window.location.reload();
                 }
             } else {
                 // Backend code changed - can do a soft reload in place

tests/integration/devtools/hr_assets/hot_reload.js

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+
+window.cheese = 'roquefort';

tests/integration/devtools/test_hot_reload.py

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import os
 from time import sleep
 
+from dash.testing.wait import until
 import dash_html_components as html
 import dash
 from dash.dependencies import Input, Output
@@ -13,6 +14,24 @@
 }
 """
 
+GOUDA = """
+window.cheese = 'gouda';
+"""
+
+
+def replace_file(filename, new_content):
+    path = os.path.join(
+        os.path.dirname(__file__), "hr_assets", filename
+    )
+    with open(path, "r+") as fp:
+        sleep(1)  # ensure a new mod time
+        old_content = fp.read()
+        fp.truncate(0)
+        fp.seek(0)
+        fp.write(new_content)
+
+    return path, old_content
+
 
 def test_dvhr001_hot_reload(dash_duo):
     app = dash.Dash(__name__, assets_folder="hr_assets")
@@ -42,15 +61,12 @@ def new_text(n):
         "#hot-reload-content", "background-color", "rgba(0, 0, 255, 1)"
     )
 
-    hot_reload_file = os.path.join(
-        os.path.dirname(__file__), "hr_assets", "hot_reload.css"
-    )
-    with open(hot_reload_file, "r+") as fp:
-        sleep(1)  # ensure a new mod time
-        old_content = fp.read()
-        fp.truncate(0)
-        fp.seek(0)
-        fp.write(RED_BG)
+    # set a global var - if we soft reload it should still be there,
+    # hard reload will delete it
+    dash_duo.driver.execute_script("window.someVar = 42;")
+    assert dash_duo.driver.execute_script("return window.someVar") == 42
+
+    soft_reload_file, old_soft = replace_file("hot_reload.css", RED_BG)
 
     try:
         # red is live changed during the test execution
@@ -59,13 +75,38 @@ def new_text(n):
         )
     finally:
         sleep(1)  # ensure a new mod time
-        with open(hot_reload_file, "w") as f:
-            f.write(old_content)
+        with open(soft_reload_file, "w") as f:
+            f.write(old_soft)
 
     dash_duo.wait_for_style_to_equal(
         "#hot-reload-content", "background-color", "rgba(0, 0, 255, 1)"
     )
 
+    # only soft reload, someVar is still there
+    assert dash_duo.driver.execute_script("return window.someVar") == 42
+
+    assert dash_duo.driver.execute_script("return window.cheese") == "roquefort"
+
+    hard_reload_file, old_hard = replace_file("hot_reload.js", GOUDA)
+
+    try:
+        until(
+            lambda: dash_duo.driver.execute_script("return window.cheese") == "gouda",
+            timeout=3
+        )
+    finally:
+        sleep(1)  # ensure a new mod time
+        with open(hard_reload_file, "w") as f:
+            f.write(old_hard)
+
+    until(
+        lambda: dash_duo.driver.execute_script("return window.cheese") == "roquefort",
+        timeout=3
+    )
+
+    # we've done a hard reload so someVar is gone
+    assert dash_duo.driver.execute_script("return window.someVar") is None
+
     # Now check the server status indicator functionality
 
     dash_duo.find_element(".dash-debug-menu").click()

tests/integration/renderer/test_due_diligence.py

@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ def test_rddd001_initial_state(dash_duo):
     # fmt:on
 
     dash_duo.start_server(app)
+    dash_duo.wait_for_text_to_equal(r"#p\.c\.5", "")
 
     # Note: this .html file shows there's no undo/redo button by default
     with open(