Merge pull request #1889 from lightpanda-io/wp/mrdimidium/refactor-redirects

Rework header/data callbacks in HttpClient

.github/workflows/nightly.yml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ env:
   AWS_REGION: ${{ vars.NIGHTLY_BUILD_AWS_REGION }}
 
   RELEASE: ${{ github.ref_type == 'tag' && github.ref_name || 'nightly' }}
-  VERSION_FLAG: ${{ github.ref_type == 'tag' && format('-Dversion_string={0}', github.ref_name) || format('-Dpre_version={0}', 'nightly') }}
+  VERSION_FLAG: ${{ github.ref_type == 'tag' && format('-Dversion={0}', github.ref_name) || '-Dversion=nightly' }}
 
 on:
   push:

README.md

@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ You may still encounter errors or crashes. Please open an issue with specifics i
 
 Here are the key features we have implemented:
 
+- [ ] CORS [#2015](https://github.com/lightpanda-io/browser/issues/2015)
 - [x] HTTP loader ([Libcurl](https://curl.se/libcurl/))
 - [x] HTML parser ([html5ever](https://github.com/servo/html5ever))
 - [x] DOM tree

build.zig

@@ -719,39 +719,45 @@ fn buildCurl(
     return lib;
 }
 
-/// Returns `MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH-dev` when `git describe` fails.
+/// Resolves the semantic version of the build.
+///
+/// The base version is read from `build.zig.zon`. This can be overridden
+/// using the `-Dversion` command-line flag:
+/// - If the flag contains a full semantic version (e.g., `1.2.3`), it replaces
+///   the base version entirely.
+/// - If the flag contains a simple string (e.g., `nightly`), it replaces only
+///   the pre-release tag of the base version (e.g., `1.0.0-dev` -> `1.0.0-nightly`).
+///
+/// For versions that have a pre-release tag and no explicit build metadata,
+/// this function automatically enriches the version with the git commit count
+/// and short hash (e.g., `1.0.0-dev.5243+dbe45229`).
 fn resolveVersion(b: *std.Build) std.SemanticVersion {
-    const version_string = b.option([]const u8, "version_string", "Override the version of this build");
+    const opt_version = b.option([]const u8, "version", "Override the version of this build");
-    if (version_string) |semver_string| {
-        return std.SemanticVersion.parse(semver_string) catch |err| {
-            std.debug.panic("Expected -Dversion-string={s} to be a semantic version: {}", .{ semver_string, err });
-        };
-    }
 
-    const pre_version = b.option([]const u8, "pre_version", "Override the pre version of this build");
+    const version = if (opt_version) |v|
-    const pre = blk: {
+        std.SemanticVersion.parse(v) catch blk: {
-        if (pre_version) |pre| {
+            var fallback = lightpanda_version;
-            break :blk pre;
+            fallback.pre = v;
+            break :blk fallback;
         }
+    else
+        lightpanda_version;
 
-        break :blk lightpanda_version.pre;
+    // Only enrich versions that have a pre-release field and no explicit build metadata.
-    };
+    if (version.pre == null or version.build != null) return version;
-
-    // If it's a stable release (no pre or build metadata in build.zig.zon), use it as is
-    if (pre == null and lightpanda_version.build == null) return lightpanda_version;
 
     // For dev/nightly versions, calculate the commit count and hash
-    const git_hash_raw = runGit(b, &.{ "rev-parse", "--short", "HEAD" }) catch return lightpanda_version;
+    const git_hash_raw = runGit(b, &.{ "rev-parse", "--short", "HEAD" }) catch return version;
     const commit_hash = std.mem.trim(u8, git_hash_raw, " \n\r");
 
-    const git_count_raw = runGit(b, &.{ "rev-list", "--count", "HEAD" }) catch return lightpanda_version;
+    const git_count_raw = runGit(b, &.{ "rev-list", "--count", "HEAD" }) catch return version;
     const commit_count = std.mem.trim(u8, git_count_raw, " \n\r");
 
     return .{
-        .major = lightpanda_version.major,
+        .major = version.major,
-        .minor = lightpanda_version.minor,
+        .minor = version.minor,
-        .patch = lightpanda_version.patch,
+        .patch = version.patch,
-        .pre = b.fmt("{s}.{s}", .{ pre.?, commit_count }),
+        .pre = b.fmt("{s}.{s}", .{ version.pre.?, commit_count }),
         .build = commit_hash,
     };
 }

src/browser/EventManager.zig

@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ pub fn dispatch(self: *EventManager, target: *EventTarget, event: *Event) Dispat
 
 pub fn dispatchOpts(self: *EventManager, target: *EventTarget, event: *Event, comptime opts: DispatchOpts) DispatchError!void {
     event.acquireRef();
-    defer _ = event.releaseRef(self.page._session);
+    defer event.deinit(false, self.page._session);
 
     if (comptime IS_DEBUG) {
         log.debug(.event, "eventManager.dispatch", .{ .type = event._type_string.str(), .bubbles = event._bubbles });
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ pub fn dispatchDirect(self: *EventManager, target: *EventTarget, event: *Event,
     defer window._current_event = prev_event;
 
     event.acquireRef();
-    defer _ = event.releaseRef(page._session);
+    defer event.deinit(false, page._session);
 
     if (comptime IS_DEBUG) {
         log.debug(.event, "dispatchDirect", .{ .type = event._type_string, .context = opts.context });

src/browser/Factory.zig

@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ fn eventInit(arena: Allocator, typ: String, value: anytype) !Event {
     const time_stamp = (raw_timestamp / 2) * 2;
 
     return .{
-        ._rc = .{},
+        ._rc = 0,
         ._arena = arena,
         ._type = unionInit(Event.Type, value),
         ._type_string = typ,
@@ -255,7 +255,6 @@ pub fn blob(_: *const Factory, arena: Allocator, child: anytype) !*@TypeOf(child
 
     const blob_ptr = chain.get(0);
     blob_ptr.* = .{
-        ._rc = .{},
         ._arena = arena,
         ._type = unionInit(Blob.Type, chain.get(1)),
         ._slice = "",
@@ -272,7 +271,7 @@ pub fn abstractRange(_: *const Factory, arena: Allocator, child: anytype, page:
     const doc = page.document.asNode();
     const abstract_range = chain.get(0);
     abstract_range.* = AbstractRange{
-        ._rc = .{},
+        ._rc = 0,
         ._arena = arena,
         ._page_id = page.id,
         ._type = unionInit(AbstractRange.Type, chain.get(1)),

src/browser/Page.zig

@@ -381,12 +381,9 @@ pub fn getTitle(self: *Page) !?[]const u8 {
     return null;
 }
 
-// Add comon headers for a request:
+// Add common headers for a request:
-// * cookies
 // * referer
-pub fn headersForRequest(self: *Page, temp: Allocator, url: [:0]const u8, headers: *HttpClient.Headers) !void {
+pub fn headersForRequest(self: *Page, headers: *HttpClient.Headers) !void {
-    try self.requestCookie(.{}).headersForRequest(temp, url, headers);
-
     // Build the referer
     const referer = blk: {
         if (self.referer_header == null) {
@@ -541,8 +538,6 @@ pub fn navigate(self: *Page, request_url: [:0]const u8, opts: NavigateOpts) !voi
     if (opts.header) |hdr| {
         try headers.add(hdr);
     }
-    try self.requestCookie(.{ .is_navigation = true }).headersForRequest(self.arena, self.url, &headers);
-
     // We dispatch page_navigate event before sending the request.
     // It ensures the event page_navigated is not dispatched before this one.
     session.notification.dispatch(.page_navigate, &.{
@@ -569,6 +564,7 @@ pub fn navigate(self: *Page, request_url: [:0]const u8, opts: NavigateOpts) !voi
         .headers = headers,
         .body = opts.body,
         .cookie_jar = &session.cookie_jar,
+        .cookie_origin = self.url,
         .resource_type = .document,
         .notification = self._session.notification,
         .header_callback = pageHeaderDoneCallback,
@@ -1032,6 +1028,7 @@ fn pageDoneCallback(ctx: *anyopaque) !void {
             });
 
             parser.parse(html);
+            self._parse_state = .complete;
             self.documentIsComplete();
         },
         else => unreachable,
@@ -3395,7 +3392,7 @@ pub fn handleClick(self: *Page, target: *Node) !void {
 pub fn triggerKeyboard(self: *Page, keyboard_event: *KeyboardEvent) !void {
     const event = keyboard_event.asEvent();
     const element = self.window._document._active_element orelse {
-        _ = event.releaseRef(self._session);
+        keyboard_event.deinit(false, self._session);
         return;
     };
 
@@ -3491,7 +3488,7 @@ pub fn submitForm(self: *Page, submitter_: ?*Element, form_: ?*Element.Html.Form
 
         // so submit_event is still valid when we check _prevent_default
         submit_event.acquireRef();
-        defer _ = submit_event.releaseRef(self._session);
+        defer submit_event.deinit(false, self._session);
 
         try self._event_manager.dispatch(form_element.asEventTarget(), submit_event);
         // If the submit event was prevented, don't submit the form
@@ -3550,19 +3547,6 @@ pub fn insertText(self: *Page, v: []const u8) !void {
     }
 }
 
-const RequestCookieOpts = struct {
-    is_http: bool = true,
-    is_navigation: bool = false,
-};
-pub fn requestCookie(self: *const Page, opts: RequestCookieOpts) HttpClient.RequestCookie {
-    return .{
-        .jar = &self._session.cookie_jar,
-        .origin = self.url,
-        .is_http = opts.is_http,
-        .is_navigation = opts.is_navigation,
-    };
-}
-
 fn asUint(comptime string: anytype) std.meta.Int(
     .unsigned,
     @bitSizeOf(@TypeOf(string.*)) - 8, // (- 8) to exclude sentinel 0

src/browser/ScriptManager.zig

@@ -136,9 +136,9 @@ fn clearList(list: *std.DoublyLinkedList) void {
     }
 }
 
-fn getHeaders(self: *ScriptManager, arena: Allocator, url: [:0]const u8) !net_http.Headers {
+fn getHeaders(self: *ScriptManager) !net_http.Headers {
     var headers = try self.client.newHeaders();
-    try self.page.headersForRequest(arena, url, &headers);
+    try self.page.headersForRequest(&headers);
     return headers;
 }
 
@@ -278,9 +278,10 @@ pub fn addFromElement(self: *ScriptManager, comptime from_parser: bool, script_e
             .ctx = script,
             .method = .GET,
             .frame_id = page._frame_id,
-            .headers = try self.getHeaders(arena, url),
+            .headers = try self.getHeaders(),
             .blocking = is_blocking,
             .cookie_jar = &page._session.cookie_jar,
+            .cookie_origin = page.url,
             .resource_type = .script,
             .notification = page._session.notification,
             .start_callback = if (log.enabled(.http, .debug)) Script.startCallback else null,
@@ -403,8 +404,9 @@ pub fn preloadImport(self: *ScriptManager, url: [:0]const u8, referrer: []const
         .ctx = script,
         .method = .GET,
         .frame_id = page._frame_id,
-        .headers = try self.getHeaders(arena, url),
+        .headers = try self.getHeaders(),
         .cookie_jar = &page._session.cookie_jar,
+        .cookie_origin = page.url,
         .resource_type = .script,
         .notification = page._session.notification,
         .start_callback = if (log.enabled(.http, .debug)) Script.startCallback else null,
@@ -506,10 +508,11 @@ pub fn getAsyncImport(self: *ScriptManager, url: [:0]const u8, cb: ImportAsync.C
         .url = url,
         .method = .GET,
         .frame_id = page._frame_id,
-        .headers = try self.getHeaders(arena, url),
+        .headers = try self.getHeaders(),
         .ctx = script,
         .resource_type = .script,
         .cookie_jar = &page._session.cookie_jar,
+        .cookie_origin = page.url,
         .notification = page._session.notification,
         .start_callback = if (log.enabled(.http, .debug)) Script.startCallback else null,
         .header_callback = Script.headerCallback,
@@ -652,7 +655,6 @@ pub const Script = struct {
     debug_transfer_aborted: bool = false,
     debug_transfer_bytes_received: usize = 0,
     debug_transfer_notified_fail: bool = false,
-    debug_transfer_redirecting: bool = false,
     debug_transfer_intercept_state: u8 = 0,
     debug_transfer_auth_challenge: bool = false,
     debug_transfer_easy_id: usize = 0,
@@ -728,7 +730,6 @@ pub const Script = struct {
                 .a3 = self.debug_transfer_aborted,
                 .a4 = self.debug_transfer_bytes_received,
                 .a5 = self.debug_transfer_notified_fail,
-                .a6 = self.debug_transfer_redirecting,
                 .a7 = self.debug_transfer_intercept_state,
                 .a8 = self.debug_transfer_auth_challenge,
                 .a9 = self.debug_transfer_easy_id,
@@ -737,10 +738,9 @@ pub const Script = struct {
                 .b3 = transfer.aborted,
                 .b4 = transfer.bytes_received,
                 .b5 = transfer._notified_fail,
-                .b6 = transfer._redirecting,
                 .b7 = @intFromEnum(transfer._intercept_state),
                 .b8 = transfer._auth_challenge != null,
-                .b9 = if (transfer._conn) |c| @intFromPtr(c.easy) else 0,
+                .b9 = if (transfer._conn) |c| @intFromPtr(c._easy) else 0,
             });
             self.header_callback_called = true;
             self.debug_transfer_id = transfer.id;
@@ -748,10 +748,9 @@ pub const Script = struct {
             self.debug_transfer_aborted = transfer.aborted;
             self.debug_transfer_bytes_received = transfer.bytes_received;
             self.debug_transfer_notified_fail = transfer._notified_fail;
-            self.debug_transfer_redirecting = transfer._redirecting;
             self.debug_transfer_intercept_state = @intFromEnum(transfer._intercept_state);
             self.debug_transfer_auth_challenge = transfer._auth_challenge != null;
-            self.debug_transfer_easy_id = if (transfer._conn) |c| @intFromPtr(c.easy) else 0;
+            self.debug_transfer_easy_id = if (transfer._conn) |c| @intFromPtr(c._easy) else 0;
         }
 
         lp.assert(self.source.remote.capacity == 0, "ScriptManager.Header buffer", .{ .capacity = self.source.remote.capacity });

src/browser/Session.zig

@@ -71,18 +71,6 @@ origins: std.StringHashMapUnmanaged(*js.Origin) = .empty,
 // ensuring object identity works across same-origin frames.
 identity: js.Identity = .{},
 
-// Shared finalizer callbacks across all Identities. Keyed by Zig instance ptr.
-// This ensures objects are only freed when ALL v8 wrappers are gone.
-finalizer_callbacks: std.AutoHashMapUnmanaged(usize, *FinalizerCallback) = .empty,
-
-// Tracked global v8 objects that need to be released on cleanup.
-// Lives at Session level so objects can outlive individual Identities.
-globals: std.ArrayList(v8.Global) = .empty,
-
-// Temporary v8 globals that can be released early. Key is global.data_ptr.
-// Lives at Session level so objects holding Temps can outlive individual Identities.
-temps: std.AutoHashMapUnmanaged(usize, v8.Global) = .empty,
-
 // Shared resources for all pages in this session.
 // These live for the duration of the page tree (root + frames).
 arena_pool: *ArenaPool,
@@ -236,30 +224,6 @@ pub fn releaseOrigin(self: *Session, origin: *js.Origin) void {
 /// Reset page_arena and factory for a clean slate.
 /// Called when root page is removed.
 fn resetPageResources(self: *Session) void {
-    // Force cleanup all remaining finalized objects
-    {
-        var it = self.finalizer_callbacks.valueIterator();
-        while (it.next()) |fc| {
-            fc.*.deinit(self);
-        }
-        self.finalizer_callbacks = .empty;
-    }
-
-    {
-        for (self.globals.items) |*global| {
-            v8.v8__Global__Reset(global);
-        }
-        self.globals = .empty;
-    }
-
-    {
-        var it = self.temps.valueIterator();
-        while (it.next()) |global| {
-            v8.v8__Global__Reset(global);
-        }
-        self.temps = .empty;
-    }
-
     self.identity.deinit();
     self.identity = .{};
 
@@ -493,25 +457,35 @@ pub fn nextPageId(self: *Session) u32 {
     return id;
 }
 
-// Every finalizable instance of Zig gets 1 FinalizerCallback registered in the
+// A type that has a finalizer can have its finalizer called one of two ways.
-// session. This is to ensure that, if v8 doesn't finalize the value, we can
+// The first is from V8 via the WeakCallback we give to weakRef. But that isn't
-// release on page reset.
+// guaranteed to fire, so we track this in finalizer_callbacks and call them on
+// page reset.
 pub const FinalizerCallback = struct {
     arena: Allocator,
     session: *Session,
-    resolved_ptr_id: usize,
+    ptr: *anyopaque,
-    finalizer_ptr_id: usize,
+    global: v8.Global,
-    _deinit: *const fn (ptr_id: usize, session: *Session) void,
+    identity: *js.Identity,
+    zig_finalizer: *const fn (ptr: *anyopaque, session: *Session) void,
 
-    // For every FinalizerCallback we'll have 1+ FinalizerCallback.Identity: one
+    pub fn deinit(self: *FinalizerCallback) void {
-    // for every identity that gets the instance. In most cases, that'l be 1.
+        self.zig_finalizer(self.ptr, self.session);
-    pub const Identity = struct {
+        self.session.releaseArena(self.arena);
-        identity: *js.Identity,
+    }
-        fc: *Session.FinalizerCallback,
+
-    };
+    /// Release this item from the identity tracking maps (called after finalizer runs from V8)
+    pub fn releaseIdentity(self: *FinalizerCallback) void {
+        const session = self.session;
+        const id = @intFromPtr(self.ptr);
+
+        if (self.identity.identity_map.fetchRemove(id)) |kv| {
+            var global = kv.value;
+            v8.v8__Global__Reset(&global);
+        }
+
+        _ = self.identity.finalizer_callbacks.remove(id);
 
-    fn deinit(self: *FinalizerCallback, session: *Session) void {
-        self._deinit(self.finalizer_ptr_id, session);
         session.releaseArena(self.arena);
     }
 };

src/browser/js/Context.zig

@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ const lp = @import("lightpanda");
 const log = @import("../../log.zig");
 
 const js = @import("js.zig");
-const bridge = @import("bridge.zig");
 const Env = @import("Env.zig");
 const Origin = @import("Origin.zig");
 const Scheduler = @import("Scheduler.zig");
@@ -214,11 +213,48 @@ pub fn setOrigin(self: *Context, key: ?[]const u8) !void {
 }
 
 pub fn trackGlobal(self: *Context, global: v8.Global) !void {
-    return self.session.globals.append(self.session.page_arena, global);
+    return self.identity.globals.append(self.identity_arena, global);
 }
 
 pub fn trackTemp(self: *Context, global: v8.Global) !void {
-    return self.session.temps.put(self.session.page_arena, global.data_ptr, global);
+    return self.identity.temps.put(self.identity_arena, global.data_ptr, global);
+}
+
+pub fn weakRef(self: *Context, obj: anytype) void {
+    const resolved = js.Local.resolveValue(obj);
+    const fc = self.identity.finalizer_callbacks.get(@intFromPtr(resolved.ptr)) orelse {
+        if (comptime IS_DEBUG) {
+            // should not be possible
+            std.debug.assert(false);
+        }
+        return;
+    };
+    v8.v8__Global__SetWeakFinalizer(&fc.global, fc, resolved.finalizer_from_v8, v8.kParameter);
+}
+
+pub fn safeWeakRef(self: *Context, obj: anytype) void {
+    const resolved = js.Local.resolveValue(obj);
+    const fc = self.identity.finalizer_callbacks.get(@intFromPtr(resolved.ptr)) orelse {
+        if (comptime IS_DEBUG) {
+            // should not be possible
+            std.debug.assert(false);
+        }
+        return;
+    };
+    v8.v8__Global__ClearWeak(&fc.global);
+    v8.v8__Global__SetWeakFinalizer(&fc.global, fc, resolved.finalizer_from_v8, v8.kParameter);
+}
+
+pub fn strongRef(self: *Context, obj: anytype) void {
+    const resolved = js.Local.resolveValue(obj);
+    const fc = self.identity.finalizer_callbacks.get(@intFromPtr(resolved.ptr)) orelse {
+        if (comptime IS_DEBUG) {
+            // should not be possible
+            std.debug.assert(false);
+        }
+        return;
+    };
+    v8.v8__Global__ClearWeak(&fc.global);
 }
 
 pub const IdentityResult = struct {
@@ -234,6 +270,35 @@ pub fn addIdentity(self: *Context, ptr: usize) !IdentityResult {
     };
 }
 
+pub fn releaseTemp(self: *Context, global: v8.Global) void {
+    if (self.identity.temps.fetchRemove(global.data_ptr)) |kv| {
+        var g = kv.value;
+        v8.v8__Global__Reset(&g);
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn createFinalizerCallback(
+    self: *Context,
+    global: v8.Global,
+    ptr: *anyopaque,
+    zig_finalizer: *const fn (ptr: *anyopaque, session: *Session) void,
+) !*Session.FinalizerCallback {
+    const session = self.session;
+    const arena = try session.getArena(.{ .debug = "FinalizerCallback" });
+    errdefer session.releaseArena(arena);
+    const fc = try arena.create(Session.FinalizerCallback);
+    fc.* = .{
+        .arena = arena,
+        .session = session,
+        .ptr = ptr,
+        .global = global,
+        .zig_finalizer = zig_finalizer,
+        // Store identity pointer for cleanup when V8 GCs the object
+        .identity = self.identity,
+    };
+    return fc;
+}
+
 // Any operation on the context have to be made from a local.
 pub fn localScope(self: *Context, ls: *js.Local.Scope) void {
     const isolate = self.isolate;

src/browser/js/Function.zig

@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ fn _persist(self: *const Function, comptime is_global: bool) !(if (is_global) Gl
         return .{ .handle = global, .temps = {} };
     }
     try ctx.trackTemp(global);
-    return .{ .handle = global, .temps = &ctx.session.temps };
+    return .{ .handle = global, .temps = &ctx.identity.temps };
 }
 
 pub fn tempWithThis(self: *const Function, value: anytype) !Temp {

src/browser/js/Identity.zig

@@ -38,9 +38,38 @@ const Identity = @This();
 // Maps Zig instance pointers to their v8::Global(Object) wrappers.
 identity_map: std.AutoHashMapUnmanaged(usize, v8.Global) = .empty,
 
+// Tracked global v8 objects that need to be released on cleanup.
+globals: std.ArrayList(v8.Global) = .empty,
+
+// Temporary v8 globals that can be released early. Key is global.data_ptr.
+temps: std.AutoHashMapUnmanaged(usize, v8.Global) = .empty,
+
+// Finalizer callbacks for weak references. Key is @intFromPtr of the Zig instance.
+finalizer_callbacks: std.AutoHashMapUnmanaged(usize, *Session.FinalizerCallback) = .empty,
+
 pub fn deinit(self: *Identity) void {
-    var it = self.identity_map.valueIterator();
+    {
-    while (it.next()) |global| {
+        var it = self.finalizer_callbacks.valueIterator();
+        while (it.next()) |finalizer| {
+            finalizer.*.deinit();
+        }
+    }
+
+    {
+        var it = self.identity_map.valueIterator();
+        while (it.next()) |global| {
+            v8.v8__Global__Reset(global);
+        }
+    }
+
+    for (self.globals.items) |*global| {
         v8.v8__Global__Reset(global);
     }
+
+    {
+        var it = self.temps.valueIterator();
+        while (it.next()) |global| {
+            v8.v8__Global__Reset(global);
+        }
+    }
 }

src/browser/js/Local.zig

@@ -17,11 +17,10 @@
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 const std = @import("std");
+const Session = @import("../Session.zig");
 const log = @import("../../log.zig");
 const string = @import("../../string.zig");
 
-const Session = @import("../Session.zig");
-
 const js = @import("js.zig");
 const bridge = @import("bridge.zig");
 const Caller = @import("Caller.zig");
@@ -214,8 +213,7 @@ pub fn mapZigInstanceToJs(self: *const Local, js_obj_handle: ?*const v8.Object,
         .pointer => |ptr| {
             const resolved = resolveValue(value);
 
-            const resolved_ptr_id = @intFromPtr(resolved.ptr);
+            const gop = try ctx.addIdentity(@intFromPtr(resolved.ptr));
-            const gop = try ctx.addIdentity(resolved_ptr_id);
             if (gop.found_existing) {
                 // we've seen this instance before, return the same object
                 return (js.Object.Global{ .handle = gop.value_ptr.* }).local(self);
@@ -264,27 +262,31 @@ pub fn mapZigInstanceToJs(self: *const Local, js_obj_handle: ?*const v8.Object,
             // dont' use js_obj.persist(), because we don't want to track this in
             // context.global_objects, we want to track it in context.identity_map.
             v8.v8__Global__New(isolate.handle, js_obj.handle, gop.value_ptr);
-            if (resolved.finalizer) |finalizer| {
+            if (@hasDecl(JsApi.Meta, "finalizer")) {
-                const finalizer_ptr_id = finalizer.ptr_id;
+                // It would be great if resolved knew the resolved type, but I
-                finalizer.acquireRef(finalizer_ptr_id);
+                // can't figure out how to make that work, since it depends on
-
+                // the [runtime] `value`.
-                const session = ctx.session;
+                // We need the resolved finalizer, which we have in resolved.
-                const finalizer_gop = try session.finalizer_callbacks.getOrPut(session.page_arena, finalizer_ptr_id);
+                //
-                if (finalizer_gop.found_existing == false) {
+                // The above if statement would be more clear as:
-                    // This is the first context (and very likely only one) to
+                //    if (resolved.finalizer_from_v8) |finalizer| {
-                    // see this Zig instance. We need to create the FinalizerCallback
+                // But that's a runtime check.
-                    // so that we can cleanup on page reset if v8 doesn't finalize.
+                // Instead, we check if the base has finalizer. The assumption
-                    errdefer _ = session.finalizer_callbacks.remove(finalizer_ptr_id);
+                // here is that if a resolve type has a finalizer, then the base
-                    finalizer_gop.value_ptr.* = try self.createFinalizerCallback(resolved_ptr_id, finalizer_ptr_id, finalizer.deinit);
+                // should have a finalizer too.
+                const fc = try ctx.createFinalizerCallback(gop.value_ptr.*, resolved.ptr, resolved.finalizer_from_zig.?);
+                {
+                    errdefer fc.deinit();
+                    try ctx.identity.finalizer_callbacks.put(ctx.identity_arena, @intFromPtr(resolved.ptr), fc);
                 }
-                const fc = finalizer_gop.value_ptr.*;
-                const identity_finalizer = try fc.arena.create(Session.FinalizerCallback.Identity);
-                identity_finalizer.* = .{
-                    .fc = fc,
-                    .identity = ctx.identity,
-                };
 
-                v8.v8__Global__SetWeakFinalizer(gop.value_ptr, identity_finalizer, finalizer.release, v8.kParameter);
+                conditionallyReference(value);
+                if (@hasDecl(JsApi.Meta, "weak")) {
+                    if (comptime IS_DEBUG) {
+                        std.debug.assert(JsApi.Meta.weak == true);
+                    }
+                    v8.v8__Global__SetWeakFinalizer(gop.value_ptr, fc, resolved.finalizer_from_v8, v8.kParameter);
+                }
             }
             return js_obj;
         },
@@ -1119,19 +1121,12 @@ fn jsUnsignedIntToZig(comptime T: type, max: comptime_int, maybe: u32) !T {
 // This function recursively walks the _type union field (if there is one) to
 // get the most specific class_id possible.
 const Resolved = struct {
+    weak: bool,
     ptr: *anyopaque,
     class_id: u16,
     prototype_chain: []const @import("TaggedOpaque.zig").PrototypeChainEntry,
-    finalizer: ?Finalizer,
+    finalizer_from_v8: ?*const fn (handle: ?*const v8.WeakCallbackInfo) callconv(.c) void = null,
-
+    finalizer_from_zig: ?*const fn (ptr: *anyopaque, session: *Session) void = null,
-    const Finalizer = struct {
-        // Resolved.ptr is the most specific value in a chain (e.g. IFrame, not EventTarget, Node,  ...)
-        // Finalizer.ptr_id is the most specific value in a chain that defines an acquireRef
-        ptr_id: usize,
-        deinit: *const fn (ptr_id: usize, session: *Session) void,
-        acquireRef: *const fn (ptr_id: usize) void,
-        release: *const fn (handle: ?*const v8.WeakCallbackInfo) callconv(.c) void,
-    };
 };
 pub fn resolveValue(value: anytype) Resolved {
     const T = bridge.Struct(@TypeOf(value));
@@ -1158,85 +1153,27 @@ pub fn resolveValue(value: anytype) Resolved {
     unreachable;
 }
 
-fn resolveT(comptime T: type, value: *T) Resolved {
+fn resolveT(comptime T: type, value: *anyopaque) Resolved {
     const Meta = T.JsApi.Meta;
     return .{
         .ptr = value,
         .class_id = Meta.class_id,
         .prototype_chain = &Meta.prototype_chain,
-        .finalizer = blk: {
+        .weak = if (@hasDecl(Meta, "weak")) Meta.weak else false,
-            const FT = (comptime findFinalizerType(T)) orelse break :blk null;
+        .finalizer_from_v8 = if (@hasDecl(Meta, "finalizer")) Meta.finalizer.from_v8 else null,
-            const getFinalizerPtr = comptime finalizerPtrGetter(T, FT);
+        .finalizer_from_zig = if (@hasDecl(Meta, "finalizer")) Meta.finalizer.from_zig else null,
-            const finalizer_ptr = getFinalizerPtr(value);
-
-            const Wrap = struct {
-                fn deinit(ptr_id: usize, session: *Session) void {
-                    FT.deinit(@ptrFromInt(ptr_id), session);
-                }
-
-                fn acquireRef(ptr_id: usize) void {
-                    FT.acquireRef(@ptrFromInt(ptr_id));
-                }
-
-                fn release(handle: ?*const v8.WeakCallbackInfo) callconv(.c) void {
-                    const ptr = v8.v8__WeakCallbackInfo__GetParameter(handle.?).?;
-                    const identity_finalizer: *Session.FinalizerCallback.Identity = @ptrCast(@alignCast(ptr));
-
-                    const fc = identity_finalizer.fc;
-                    if (identity_finalizer.identity.identity_map.fetchRemove(fc.resolved_ptr_id)) |kv| {
-                        var global = kv.value;
-                        v8.v8__Global__Reset(&global);
-                    }
-
-                    FT.releaseRef(@ptrFromInt(fc.finalizer_ptr_id), fc.session);
-                }
-            };
-            break :blk .{
-                .ptr_id = @intFromPtr(finalizer_ptr),
-                .deinit = Wrap.deinit,
-                .acquireRef = Wrap.acquireRef,
-                .release = Wrap.release,
-            };
-        },
     };
 }
 
-// Start at the "resolved" type (the most specific) and work our way up the
+fn conditionallyReference(value: anytype) void {
-// prototype chain looking for the type that defines acquireRef
+    const T = bridge.Struct(@TypeOf(value));
-fn findFinalizerType(comptime T: type) ?type {
+    if (@hasDecl(T, "acquireRef")) {
-    const S = bridge.Struct(T);
+        value.acquireRef();
-    if (@hasDecl(S, "acquireRef")) {
+        return;
-        return S;
     }
-    if (@hasField(S, "_proto")) {
+    if (@hasField(T, "_proto")) {
-        const ProtoPtr = std.meta.fieldInfo(S, ._proto).type;
+        conditionallyReference(value._proto);
-        const ProtoChild = @typeInfo(ProtoPtr).pointer.child;
-        return findFinalizerType(ProtoChild);
     }
-    return null;
-}
-
-// Generate a function that follows the _proto pointer chain to get to the finalizer type
-fn finalizerPtrGetter(comptime T: type, comptime FT: type) *const fn (*T) *FT {
-    const S = bridge.Struct(T);
-    if (S == FT) {
-        return struct {
-            fn get(v: *T) *FT {
-                return v;
-            }
-        }.get;
-    }
-    if (@hasField(S, "_proto")) {
-        const ProtoPtr = std.meta.fieldInfo(S, ._proto).type;
-        const ProtoChild = @typeInfo(ProtoPtr).pointer.child;
-        const childGetter = comptime finalizerPtrGetter(ProtoChild, FT);
-        return struct {
-            fn get(v: *T) *FT {
-                return childGetter(v._proto);
-            }
-        }.get;
-    }
-    @compileError("Cannot find path from " ++ @typeName(T) ++ " to " ++ @typeName(FT));
 }
 
 pub fn stackTrace(self: *const Local) !?[]const u8 {
@@ -1444,34 +1381,6 @@ pub fn debugContextId(self: *const Local) i32 {
     return v8.v8__Context__DebugContextId(self.handle);
 }
 
-fn createFinalizerCallback(
-    self: *const Local,
-
-    // Key in identity map
-    // The most specific value (KeyboardEvent, not Event)
-    resolved_ptr_id: usize,
-
-    // The most specific value where finalizers are defined
-    // What actually gets acquired / released / deinit
-    finalizer_ptr_id: usize,
-    deinit: *const fn (ptr_id: usize, session: *Session) void,
-) !*Session.FinalizerCallback {
-    const session = self.ctx.session;
-
-    const arena = try session.getArena(.{ .debug = "FinalizerCallback" });
-    errdefer session.releaseArena(arena);
-
-    const fc = try arena.create(Session.FinalizerCallback);
-    fc.* = .{
-        .arena = arena,
-        .session = session,
-        ._deinit = deinit,
-        .resolved_ptr_id = resolved_ptr_id,
-        .finalizer_ptr_id = finalizer_ptr_id,
-    };
-    return fc;
-}
-
 // Encapsulates a Local and a HandleScope. When we're going from V8->Zig
 // we easily get both a Local and a HandleScope via Caller.init.
 // But when we're going from Zig -> V8, things are more complicated.

src/browser/js/Promise.zig

@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ fn _persist(self: *const Promise, comptime is_global: bool) !(if (is_global) Glo
         return .{ .handle = global, .temps = {} };
     }
     try ctx.trackTemp(global);
-    return .{ .handle = global, .temps = &ctx.session.temps };
+    return .{ .handle = global, .temps = &ctx.identity.temps };
 }
 
 pub const Temp = G(.temp);

src/browser/js/Value.zig

@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ fn _persist(self: *const Value, comptime is_global: bool) !(if (is_global) Globa
         return .{ .handle = global, .temps = {} };
     }
     try ctx.trackTemp(global);
-    return .{ .handle = global, .temps = &ctx.session.temps };
+    return .{ .handle = global, .temps = &ctx.identity.temps };
 }
 
 pub fn toZig(self: Value, comptime T: type) !T {

src/browser/js/bridge.zig

@@ -101,19 +101,34 @@ pub fn Builder(comptime T: type) type {
             }
             return entries;
         }
-    };
-}
 
-fn releaseRef(comptime T: type, ptr_id: usize, session: *Session) void {
+        pub fn finalizer(comptime func: *const fn (self: *T, shutdown: bool, session: *Session) void) Finalizer {
-    if (@hasDecl(T, "releaseRef")) {
+            return .{
-        T.releaseRef(@ptrFromInt(ptr_id), session);
+                .from_zig = struct {
-        return;
+                    fn wrap(ptr: *anyopaque, session: *Session) void {
-    }
+                        func(@ptrCast(@alignCast(ptr)), true, session);
-    if (@hasField(T, "_proto")) {
+                    }
-        releaseRef(Struct(std.meta.fieldInfo(T, ._proto).type), ptr_id, session);
+                }.wrap,
-        return;
+
-    }
+                .from_v8 = struct {
-    @compileError(@typeName(T) ++ " marked with finalizer without an acquireRef in its prototype chain");
+                    fn wrap(handle: ?*const v8.WeakCallbackInfo) callconv(.c) void {
+                        const ptr = v8.v8__WeakCallbackInfo__GetParameter(handle.?).?;
+                        const fc: *Session.FinalizerCallback = @ptrCast(@alignCast(ptr));
+
+                        const value_ptr = fc.ptr;
+                        if (fc.identity.finalizer_callbacks.contains(@intFromPtr(value_ptr))) {
+                            func(@ptrCast(@alignCast(value_ptr)), false, fc.session);
+                            fc.releaseIdentity();
+                        } else {
+                            // A bit weird, but v8 _requires_ that we release it
+                            // If we don't. We'll 100% crash.
+                            v8.v8__Global__Reset(&fc.global);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }.wrap,
+            };
+        }
+    };
 }
 
 pub const Constructor = struct {
@@ -396,6 +411,17 @@ pub const Property = struct {
     }
 };
 
+const Finalizer = struct {
+    // The finalizer wrapper when called from Zig. This is only called on
+    // Origin.deinit
+    from_zig: *const fn (ctx: *anyopaque, session: *Session) void,
+
+    // The finalizer wrapper when called from V8. This may never be called
+    // (hence why we fallback to calling in Origin.deinit). If it is called,
+    // it is only ever called after we SetWeak on the Global.
+    from_v8: *const fn (?*const v8.WeakCallbackInfo) callconv(.c) void,
+};
+
 pub fn unknownWindowPropertyCallback(c_name: ?*const v8.Name, handle: ?*const v8.PropertyCallbackInfo) callconv(.c) u8 {
     const v8_isolate = v8.v8__PropertyCallbackInfo__GetIsolate(handle).?;
     var caller: Caller = undefined;

src/browser/webapi/AbstractRange.zig

@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 const std = @import("std");
-const lp = @import("lightpanda");
-
 const js = @import("../js/js.zig");
 
 const Session = @import("../Session.zig");
@@ -33,7 +31,7 @@ const AbstractRange = @This();
 
 pub const _prototype_root = true;
 
-_rc: lp.RC(u8) = .{},
+_rc: u8,
 _type: Type,
 _page_id: u32,
 _arena: Allocator,
@@ -46,18 +44,24 @@ _start_container: *Node,
 _range_link: std.DoublyLinkedList.Node = .{},
 
 pub fn acquireRef(self: *AbstractRange) void {
-    self._rc.acquire();
+    self._rc += 1;
 }
 
-pub fn deinit(self: *AbstractRange, session: *Session) void {
+pub fn deinit(self: *AbstractRange, shutdown: bool, session: *Session) void {
-    if (session.findPageById(self._page_id)) |page| {
+    _ = shutdown;
-        page._live_ranges.remove(&self._range_link);
+    const rc = self._rc;
+    if (comptime IS_DEBUG) {
+        std.debug.assert(rc != 0);
     }
-    session.releaseArena(self._arena);
-}
 
-pub fn releaseRef(self: *AbstractRange, session: *Session) void {
+    if (rc == 1) {
-    self._rc.release(self, session);
+        if (session.findPageById(self._page_id)) |page| {
+            page._live_ranges.remove(&self._range_link);
+        }
+        session.releaseArena(self._arena);
+        return;
+    }
+    self._rc = rc - 1;
 }
 
 pub const Type = union(enum) {
@@ -334,6 +338,8 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
         pub const name = "AbstractRange";
         pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
         pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
+        pub const weak = true;
+        pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(AbstractRange.deinit);
     };
 
     pub const startContainer = bridge.accessor(AbstractRange.getStartContainer, null, .{});

src/browser/webapi/Blob.zig

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 const std = @import("std");
-const lp = @import("lightpanda");
+const Writer = std.Io.Writer;
 
 const js = @import("../js/js.zig");
 const Page = @import("../Page.zig");
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ const Session = @import("../Session.zig");
 
 const Mime = @import("../Mime.zig");
 
-const Writer = std.Io.Writer;
 const Allocator = std.mem.Allocator;
 
 /// https://w3c.github.io/FileAPI/#blob-section
@@ -35,7 +34,6 @@ const Blob = @This();
 pub const _prototype_root = true;
 
 _type: Type,
-_rc: lp.RC(u32),
 
 _arena: Allocator,
 
@@ -122,7 +120,6 @@ pub fn initWithMimeValidation(
 
     const self = try arena.create(Blob);
     self.* = .{
-        ._rc = .{},
         ._arena = arena,
         ._type = .generic,
         ._slice = data,
@@ -131,18 +128,11 @@ pub fn initWithMimeValidation(
     return self;
 }
 
-pub fn deinit(self: *Blob, session: *Session) void {
+pub fn deinit(self: *Blob, shutdown: bool, session: *Session) void {
+    _ = shutdown;
     session.releaseArena(self._arena);
 }
 
-pub fn releaseRef(self: *Blob, session: *Session) void {
-    self._rc.release(self, session);
-}
-
-pub fn acquireRef(self: *Blob) void {
-    self._rc.acquire();
-}
-
 const largest_vector = @max(std.simd.suggestVectorLength(u8) orelse 1, 8);
 /// Array of possible vector sizes for the current arch in decrementing order.
 /// We may move this to some file for SIMD helpers in the future.
@@ -335,6 +325,8 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
         pub const name = "Blob";
         pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
         pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
+        pub const weak = true;
+        pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(Blob.deinit);
     };
 
     pub const constructor = bridge.constructor(Blob.init, .{});

src/browser/webapi/Document.zig

@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ _fonts: ?*FontFaceSet = null,
 _write_insertion_point: ?*Node = null,
 _script_created_parser: ?Parser.Streaming = null,
 _adopted_style_sheets: ?js.Object.Global = null,
-_selection: Selection = .{ ._rc = .init(1) },
+_selection: Selection = .init,
 
 // https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/dynamic-markup-insertion.html#throw-on-dynamic-markup-insertion-counter
 // Incremented during custom element reactions when parsing. When > 0,

src/browser/webapi/Event.zig

@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 const std = @import("std");
-const lp = @import("lightpanda");
-
 const js = @import("../js/js.zig");
 
 const Page = @import("../Page.zig");
@@ -57,7 +55,7 @@ _is_trusted: bool = false,
 // - 0: no reference, always a transient state going to either 1 or about to be deinit'd
 // - 1: either zig or v8 have a reference
 // - 2: both zig and v8 have a reference
-_rc: lp.RC(u8) = .{},
+_rc: u8 = 0,
 
 pub const EventPhase = enum(u8) {
     none = 0,
@@ -141,16 +139,25 @@ pub fn initEvent(
 }
 
 pub fn acquireRef(self: *Event) void {
-    self._rc.acquire();
+    self._rc += 1;
 }
 
-/// Force cleanup on Session shutdown.
+pub fn deinit(self: *Event, shutdown: bool, session: *Session) void {
-pub fn deinit(self: *Event, session: *Session) void {
+    if (shutdown) {
-    session.releaseArena(self._arena);
+        session.releaseArena(self._arena);
-}
+        return;
+    }
 
-pub fn releaseRef(self: *Event, session: *Session) void {
+    const rc = self._rc;
-    self._rc.release(self, session);
+    if (comptime IS_DEBUG) {
+        std.debug.assert(rc != 0);
+    }
+
+    if (rc == 1) {
+        session.releaseArena(self._arena);
+    } else {
+        self._rc = rc - 1;
+    }
 }
 
 pub fn as(self: *Event, comptime T: type) *T {
@@ -433,6 +440,8 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
 
         pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
         pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
+        pub const weak = true;
+        pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(Event.deinit);
         pub const enumerable = false;
     };
 

src/browser/webapi/EventTarget.zig

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ pub fn dispatchEvent(self: *EventTarget, event: *Event, page: *Page) !bool {
     event._is_trusted = false;
 
     event.acquireRef();
-    defer _ = event.releaseRef(page._session);
+    defer event.deinit(false, page._session);
     try page._event_manager.dispatch(self, event);
     return !event._cancelable or !event._prevent_default;
 }

src/browser/webapi/File.zig

@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 const std = @import("std");
-const lp = @import("lightpanda");
 
 const js = @import("../js/js.zig");
 const Page = @import("../Page.zig");
@@ -27,6 +26,7 @@ const Blob = @import("Blob.zig");
 
 const File = @This();
 
+/// `File` inherits `Blob`.
 _proto: *Blob,
 
 // TODO: Implement File API.
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ pub fn init(page: *Page) !*File {
     return page._factory.blob(arena, File{ ._proto = undefined });
 }
 
+pub fn deinit(self: *File, shutdown: bool, session: *Session) void {
+    self._proto.deinit(shutdown, session);
+}
+
 pub const JsApi = struct {
     pub const bridge = js.Bridge(File);
 
@@ -43,6 +47,8 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
         pub const name = "File";
         pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
         pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
+        pub const weak = true;
+        pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(File.deinit);
     };
 
     pub const constructor = bridge.constructor(File.init, .{});

src/browser/webapi/FileReader.zig

@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 const std = @import("std");
-const lp = @import("lightpanda");
-
 const js = @import("../js/js.zig");
 
 const Page = @import("../Page.zig");
@@ -33,7 +31,6 @@ const Allocator = std.mem.Allocator;
 /// https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/FileReader
 const FileReader = @This();
 
-_rc: lp.RC(u8) = .{},
 _page: *Page,
 _proto: *EventTarget,
 _arena: Allocator,
@@ -73,7 +70,7 @@ pub fn init(page: *Page) !*FileReader {
     });
 }
 
-pub fn deinit(self: *FileReader, session: *Session) void {
+pub fn deinit(self: *FileReader, _: bool, session: *Session) void {
     if (self._on_abort) |func| func.release();
     if (self._on_error) |func| func.release();
     if (self._on_load) |func| func.release();
@@ -84,14 +81,6 @@ pub fn deinit(self: *FileReader, session: *Session) void {
     session.releaseArena(self._arena);
 }
 
-pub fn releaseRef(self: *FileReader, session: *Session) void {
-    self._rc.release(self, session);
-}
-
-pub fn acquireRef(self: *FileReader) void {
-    self._rc.acquire();
-}
-
 fn asEventTarget(self: *FileReader) *EventTarget {
     return self._proto;
 }
@@ -320,6 +309,8 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
         pub const name = "FileReader";
         pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
         pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
+        pub const weak = true;
+        pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(FileReader.deinit);
     };
 
     pub const constructor = bridge.constructor(FileReader.init, .{});

src/browser/webapi/IntersectionObserver.zig

@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 const std = @import("std");
-const lp = @import("lightpanda");
-
 const js = @import("../js/js.zig");
 const log = @import("../../log.zig");
 
@@ -41,7 +39,6 @@ pub fn registerTypes() []const type {
 
 const IntersectionObserver = @This();
 
-_rc: lp.RC(u8) = .{},
 _arena: Allocator,
 _callback: js.Function.Temp,
 _observing: std.ArrayList(*Element) = .{},
@@ -111,22 +108,15 @@ pub fn init(callback: js.Function.Temp, options: ?ObserverInit, page: *Page) !*I
     return self;
 }
 
-pub fn deinit(self: *IntersectionObserver, session: *Session) void {
+pub fn deinit(self: *IntersectionObserver, shutdown: bool, session: *Session) void {
     self._callback.release();
-    for (self._pending_entries.items) |entry| {
+    if ((comptime IS_DEBUG) and !shutdown) {
-        entry.deinitIfUnused(session);
+        std.debug.assert(self._observing.items.len == 0);
     }
+
     session.releaseArena(self._arena);
 }
 
-pub fn releaseRef(self: *IntersectionObserver, session: *Session) void {
-    self._rc.release(self, session);
-}
-
-pub fn acquireRef(self: *IntersectionObserver) void {
-    self._rc.acquire();
-}
-
 pub fn observe(self: *IntersectionObserver, target: *Element, page: *Page) !void {
     // Check if already observing this target
     for (self._observing.items) |elem| {
@@ -137,7 +127,7 @@ pub fn observe(self: *IntersectionObserver, target: *Element, page: *Page) !void
 
     // Register with page if this is our first observation
     if (self._observing.items.len == 0) {
-        self._rc._refs += 1;
+        page.js.strongRef(self);
         try page.registerIntersectionObserver(self);
     }
 
@@ -154,19 +144,17 @@ pub fn observe(self: *IntersectionObserver, target: *Element, page: *Page) !void
 }
 
 pub fn unobserve(self: *IntersectionObserver, target: *Element, page: *Page) void {
-    const original_length = self._observing.items.len;
     for (self._observing.items, 0..) |elem, i| {
         if (elem == target) {
             _ = self._observing.swapRemove(i);
             _ = self._previous_states.remove(target);
 
-            // Remove any pending entries for this target.
+            // Remove any pending entries for this target
-            // Entries will be cleaned up by V8 GC via the finalizer.
             var j: usize = 0;
             while (j < self._pending_entries.items.len) {
                 if (self._pending_entries.items[j]._target == target) {
                     const entry = self._pending_entries.swapRemove(j);
-                    entry.deinitIfUnused(page._session);
+                    entry.deinit(false, page._session);
                 } else {
                     j += 1;
                 }
@@ -175,26 +163,21 @@ pub fn unobserve(self: *IntersectionObserver, target: *Element, page: *Page) voi
         }
     }
 
-    if (original_length > 0 and self._observing.items.len == 0) {
+    if (self._observing.items.len == 0) {
-        self._rc._refs -= 1;
+        page.js.safeWeakRef(self);
     }
 }
 
 pub fn disconnect(self: *IntersectionObserver, page: *Page) void {
-    for (self._pending_entries.items) |entry| {
+    page.unregisterIntersectionObserver(self);
-        entry.deinitIfUnused(page._session);
+    self._observing.clearRetainingCapacity();
-    }
-    self._pending_entries.clearRetainingCapacity();
     self._previous_states.clearRetainingCapacity();
 
-    const observing_count = self._observing.items.len;
+    for (self._pending_entries.items) |entry| {
-    self._observing.clearRetainingCapacity();
+        entry.deinit(false, page._session);
-
-    if (observing_count > 0) {
-        _ = self.releaseRef(page._session);
     }
-
+    self._pending_entries.clearRetainingCapacity();
-    page.unregisterIntersectionObserver(self);
+    page.js.safeWeakRef(self);
 }
 
 pub fn takeRecords(self: *IntersectionObserver, page: *Page) ![]*IntersectionObserverEntry {
@@ -285,6 +268,7 @@ fn checkIntersection(self: *IntersectionObserver, target: *Element, page: *Page)
             ._bounding_client_rect = try page._factory.create(data.bounding_client_rect),
             ._intersection_ratio = data.intersection_ratio,
         };
+
         try self._pending_entries.append(self._arena, entry);
     }
 
@@ -326,7 +310,6 @@ pub fn deliverEntries(self: *IntersectionObserver, page: *Page) !void {
 }
 
 pub const IntersectionObserverEntry = struct {
-    _rc: lp.RC(u8) = .{},
     _arena: Allocator,
     _time: f64,
     _target: *Element,
@@ -336,25 +319,10 @@ pub const IntersectionObserverEntry = struct {
     _intersection_ratio: f64,
     _is_intersecting: bool,
 
-    pub fn deinit(self: *IntersectionObserverEntry, session: *Session) void {
+    pub fn deinit(self: *IntersectionObserverEntry, _: bool, session: *Session) void {
         session.releaseArena(self._arena);
     }
 
-    fn deinitIfUnused(self: *IntersectionObserverEntry, session: *Session) void {
-        if (self._rc._refs == 0) {
-            // hasn't been handed to JS yet.
-            self.deinit(session);
-        }
-    }
-
-    pub fn releaseRef(self: *IntersectionObserverEntry, session: *Session) void {
-        self._rc.release(self, session);
-    }
-
-    pub fn acquireRef(self: *IntersectionObserverEntry) void {
-        self._rc.acquire();
-    }
-
     pub fn getTarget(self: *const IntersectionObserverEntry) *Element {
         return self._target;
     }
@@ -390,6 +358,8 @@ pub const IntersectionObserverEntry = struct {
             pub const name = "IntersectionObserverEntry";
             pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
             pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
+            pub const weak = true;
+            pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(IntersectionObserverEntry.deinit);
         };
 
         pub const target = bridge.accessor(IntersectionObserverEntry.getTarget, null, .{});
@@ -409,6 +379,8 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
         pub const name = "IntersectionObserver";
         pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
         pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
+        pub const weak = true;
+        pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(IntersectionObserver.deinit);
     };
 
     pub const constructor = bridge.constructor(init, .{});

src/browser/webapi/MutationObserver.zig

@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 const std = @import("std");
-const lp = @import("lightpanda");
 const String = @import("../../string.zig").String;
 
 const js = @import("../js/js.zig");
@@ -40,7 +39,6 @@ pub fn registerTypes() []const type {
 
 const MutationObserver = @This();
 
-_rc: lp.RC(u8) = .{},
 _arena: Allocator,
 _callback: js.Function.Temp,
 _observing: std.ArrayList(Observing) = .{},
@@ -87,20 +85,15 @@ pub fn init(callback: js.Function.Temp, page: *Page) !*MutationObserver {
     return self;
 }
 
-/// Force cleanup on Session shutdown.
+pub fn deinit(self: *MutationObserver, shutdown: bool, session: *Session) void {
-pub fn deinit(self: *MutationObserver, session: *Session) void {
     self._callback.release();
+    if ((comptime IS_DEBUG) and !shutdown) {
+        std.debug.assert(self._observing.items.len == 0);
+    }
+
     session.releaseArena(self._arena);
 }
 
-pub fn releaseRef(self: *MutationObserver, session: *Session) void {
-    self._rc.release(self, session);
-}
-
-pub fn acquireRef(self: *MutationObserver) void {
-    self._rc.acquire();
-}
-
 pub fn observe(self: *MutationObserver, target: *Node, options: ObserveOptions, page: *Page) !void {
     const arena = self._arena;
 
@@ -165,7 +158,7 @@ pub fn observe(self: *MutationObserver, target: *Node, options: ObserveOptions,
 
     // Register with page if this is our first observation
     if (self._observing.items.len == 0) {
-        self._rc._refs += 1;
+        page.js.strongRef(self);
         try page.registerMutationObserver(self);
     }
 
@@ -176,17 +169,13 @@ pub fn observe(self: *MutationObserver, target: *Node, options: ObserveOptions,
 }
 
 pub fn disconnect(self: *MutationObserver, page: *Page) void {
+    page.unregisterMutationObserver(self);
+    self._observing.clearRetainingCapacity();
     for (self._pending_records.items) |record| {
-        _ = record.releaseRef(page._session);
+        record.deinit(false, page._session);
     }
     self._pending_records.clearRetainingCapacity();
-    const observing_count = self._observing.items.len;
+    page.js.safeWeakRef(self);
-    self._observing.clearRetainingCapacity();
-
-    if (observing_count > 0) {
-        _ = self.releaseRef(page._session);
-    }
-    page.unregisterMutationObserver(self);
 }
 
 pub fn takeRecords(self: *MutationObserver, page: *Page) ![]*MutationRecord {
@@ -359,7 +348,6 @@ pub fn deliverRecords(self: *MutationObserver, page: *Page) !void {
 }
 
 pub const MutationRecord = struct {
-    _rc: lp.RC(u8) = .{},
     _type: Type,
     _target: *Node,
     _arena: Allocator,
@@ -376,18 +364,10 @@ pub const MutationRecord = struct {
         characterData,
     };
 
-    pub fn deinit(self: *MutationRecord, session: *Session) void {
+    pub fn deinit(self: *MutationRecord, _: bool, session: *Session) void {
         session.releaseArena(self._arena);
     }
 
-    pub fn releaseRef(self: *MutationRecord, session: *Session) void {
-        self._rc.release(self, session);
-    }
-
-    pub fn acquireRef(self: *MutationRecord) void {
-        self._rc.acquire();
-    }
-
     pub fn getType(self: *const MutationRecord) []const u8 {
         return switch (self._type) {
             .attributes => "attributes",
@@ -438,6 +418,8 @@ pub const MutationRecord = struct {
             pub const name = "MutationRecord";
             pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
             pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
+            pub const weak = true;
+            pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(MutationRecord.deinit);
         };
 
         pub const @"type" = bridge.accessor(MutationRecord.getType, null, .{});
@@ -459,6 +441,8 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
         pub const name = "MutationObserver";
         pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
         pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
+        pub const weak = true;
+        pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(MutationObserver.deinit);
     };
 
     pub const constructor = bridge.constructor(MutationObserver.init, .{});

src/browser/webapi/Permissions.zig

@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 const std = @import("std");
-const lp = @import("lightpanda");
 const js = @import("../js/js.zig");
 const Page = @import("../Page.zig");
 const Session = @import("../Session.zig");
@@ -51,23 +50,14 @@ pub fn query(_: *const Permissions, qd: QueryDescriptor, page: *Page) !js.Promis
 }
 
 const PermissionStatus = struct {
-    _rc: lp.RC(u8) = .{},
     _arena: Allocator,
     _name: []const u8,
     _state: []const u8,
 
-    pub fn deinit(self: *PermissionStatus, session: *Session) void {
+    pub fn deinit(self: *PermissionStatus, _: bool, session: *Session) void {
         session.releaseArena(self._arena);
     }
 
-    pub fn releaseRef(self: *PermissionStatus, session: *Session) void {
-        self._rc.release(self, session);
-    }
-
-    pub fn acquireRef(self: *PermissionStatus) void {
-        self._rc.acquire();
-    }
-
     fn getName(self: *const PermissionStatus) []const u8 {
         return self._name;
     }
@@ -82,6 +72,8 @@ const PermissionStatus = struct {
             pub const name = "PermissionStatus";
             pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
             pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
+            pub const weak = true;
+            pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(PermissionStatus.deinit);
         };
         pub const name = bridge.accessor(getName, null, .{});
         pub const state = bridge.accessor(getState, null, .{});

src/browser/webapi/Range.zig

@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ pub fn init(page: *Page) !*Range {
     return page._factory.abstractRange(arena, Range{ ._proto = undefined }, page);
 }
 
+pub fn deinit(self: *Range, shutdown: bool, session: *Session) void {
+    self._proto.deinit(shutdown, session);
+}
+
 pub fn asAbstractRange(self: *Range) *AbstractRange {
     return self._proto;
 }
@@ -693,6 +697,8 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
         pub const name = "Range";
         pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
         pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
+        pub const weak = true;
+        pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(Range.deinit);
     };
 
     // Constants for compareBoundaryPoints

src/browser/webapi/Selection.zig

@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 const std = @import("std");
-const lp = @import("lightpanda");
 
 const js = @import("../js/js.zig");
 const Page = @import("../Page.zig");
@@ -33,27 +32,18 @@ const Selection = @This();
 
 pub const SelectionDirection = enum { backward, forward, none };
 
-_rc: lp.RC(u8) = .{},
 _range: ?*Range = null,
 _direction: SelectionDirection = .none,
 
 pub const init: Selection = .{};
 
-pub fn deinit(self: *Selection, session: *Session) void {
+pub fn deinit(self: *Selection, shutdown: bool, session: *Session) void {
     if (self._range) |r| {
-        r.asAbstractRange().releaseRef(session);
+        r.deinit(shutdown, session);
         self._range = null;
     }
 }
 
-pub fn releaseRef(self: *Selection, session: *Session) void {
-    self._rc.release(self, session);
-}
-
-pub fn acquireRef(self: *Selection) void {
-    self._rc.acquire();
-}
-
 fn dispatchSelectionChangeEvent(page: *Page) !void {
     const event = try Event.init("selectionchange", .{}, page);
     try page._event_manager.dispatch(page.document.asEventTarget(), event);
@@ -703,7 +693,7 @@ pub fn toString(self: *const Selection, page: *Page) ![]const u8 {
 
 fn setRange(self: *Selection, new_range: ?*Range, page: *Page) void {
     if (self._range) |existing| {
-        _ = existing.asAbstractRange().releaseRef(page._session);
+        existing.deinit(false, page._session);
     }
     if (new_range) |nr| {
         nr.asAbstractRange().acquireRef();
@@ -718,6 +708,7 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
         pub const name = "Selection";
         pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
         pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
+        pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(Selection.deinit);
     };
 
     pub const anchorNode = bridge.accessor(Selection.getAnchorNode, null, .{});

src/browser/webapi/URL.zig

@@ -256,7 +256,8 @@ pub fn createObjectURL(blob: *Blob, page: *Page) ![]const u8 {
         .{ page.origin orelse "null", uuid_buf },
     );
     try page._blob_urls.put(page.arena, blob_url, blob);
-    blob.acquireRef();
+    // prevent GC from cleaning up the blob while it's in the registry
+    page.js.strongRef(blob);
     return blob_url;
 }
 
@@ -266,8 +267,9 @@ pub fn revokeObjectURL(url: []const u8, page: *Page) void {
         return;
     }
 
+    // Remove from registry and release strong ref (no-op if not found)
     if (page._blob_urls.fetchRemove(url)) |entry| {
-        entry.value.releaseRef(page._session);
+        page.js.weakRef(entry.value);
     }
 }
 

src/browser/webapi/animation/Animation.zig

@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 const std = @import("std");
-const lp = @import("lightpanda");
 const log = @import("../../../log.zig");
 const js = @import("../../js/js.zig");
 const Page = @import("../../Page.zig");
@@ -34,7 +33,6 @@ const PlayState = enum {
     finished,
 };
 
-_rc: lp.RC(u32) = .{},
 _page: *Page,
 _arena: Allocator,
 
@@ -64,18 +62,10 @@ pub fn init(page: *Page) !*Animation {
     return self;
 }
 
-pub fn deinit(self: *Animation, session: *Session) void {
+pub fn deinit(self: *Animation, _: bool, session: *Session) void {
     session.releaseArena(self._arena);
 }
 
-pub fn releaseRef(self: *Animation, session: *Session) void {
-    self._rc.release(self, session);
-}
-
-pub fn acquireRef(self: *Animation) void {
-    self._rc.acquire();
-}
-
 pub fn play(self: *Animation, page: *Page) !void {
     if (self._playState == .running) {
         return;
@@ -85,7 +75,7 @@ pub fn play(self: *Animation, page: *Page) !void {
     self._playState = .running;
 
     // Schedule the transition from .running => .finished in 10ms.
-    self.acquireRef();
+    page.js.strongRef(self);
     try page.js.scheduler.add(
         self,
         Animation.update,
@@ -211,7 +201,7 @@ fn update(ctx: *anyopaque) !?u32 {
     }
 
     // No future change scheduled, set the object weak for garbage collection.
-    self.releaseRef(self._page._session);
+    self._page.js.weakRef(self);
     return null;
 }
 
@@ -230,6 +220,8 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
         pub const name = "Animation";
         pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
         pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
+        pub const weak = true;
+        pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(Animation.deinit);
     };
 
     pub const play = bridge.function(Animation.play, .{});

src/browser/webapi/collections/NodeList.zig

@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 const std = @import("std");
-const lp = @import("lightpanda");
 
 const log = @import("../../../log.zig");
 const js = @import("../../js/js.zig");
@@ -38,9 +37,15 @@ _data: union(enum) {
     radio_node_list: *RadioNodeList,
     name: NodeLive(.name),
 },
-_rc: lp.RC(u32) = .{},
+_rc: usize = 0,
+
+pub fn deinit(self: *NodeList, _: bool, session: *Session) void {
+    const rc = self._rc;
+    if (rc > 1) {
+        self._rc = rc - 1;
+        return;
+    }
 
-pub fn deinit(self: *NodeList, session: *Session) void {
     switch (self._data) {
         .selector_list => |list| list.deinit(session),
         .child_nodes => |cn| cn.deinit(session),
@@ -48,12 +53,8 @@ pub fn deinit(self: *NodeList, session: *Session) void {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn releaseRef(self: *NodeList, session: *Session) void {
-    self._rc.release(self, session);
-}
-
 pub fn acquireRef(self: *NodeList) void {
-    self._rc.acquire();
+    self._rc += 1;
 }
 
 pub fn length(self: *NodeList, page: *Page) !u32 {
@@ -118,12 +119,8 @@ const Iterator = struct {
 
     const Entry = struct { u32, *Node };
 
-    pub fn deinit(self: *Iterator, session: *Session) void {
+    pub fn deinit(self: *Iterator, shutdown: bool, session: *Session) void {
-        self.list.deinit(session);
+        self.list.deinit(shutdown, session);
-    }
-
-    pub fn releaseRef(self: *Iterator, session: *Session) void {
-        self.list.releaseRef(session);
     }
 
     pub fn acquireRef(self: *Iterator) void {
@@ -146,6 +143,8 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
         pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
         pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
         pub const enumerable = false;
+        pub const weak = true;
+        pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(NodeList.deinit);
     };
 
     pub const length = bridge.accessor(NodeList.length, null, .{});

src/browser/webapi/collections/iterator.zig

@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 const std = @import("std");
-const lp = @import("lightpanda");
 const js = @import("../../js/js.zig");
 const Page = @import("../../Page.zig");
 const Session = @import("../../Session.zig");
@@ -41,15 +40,9 @@ pub fn Entry(comptime Inner: type, comptime field: ?[]const u8) type {
             return page._factory.create(Self{ .inner = inner });
         }
 
-        pub fn deinit(self: *Self, session: *Session) void {
+        pub fn deinit(self: *Self, shutdown: bool, session: *Session) void {
-            _ = self;
+            if (@hasDecl(Inner, "deinit")) {
-            _ = session;
+                self.inner.deinit(shutdown, session);
-        }
-
-        pub fn releaseRef(self: *Self, session: *Session) void {
-            // Release the reference to the inner type that we acquired
-            if (@hasDecl(Inner, "releaseRef")) {
-                self.inner.releaseRef(session);
             }
         }
 
@@ -80,6 +73,8 @@ pub fn Entry(comptime Inner: type, comptime field: ?[]const u8) type {
             pub const Meta = struct {
                 pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
                 pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
+                pub const weak = true;
+                pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(Self.deinit);
             };
 
             pub const next = bridge.function(Self.next, .{ .null_as_undefined = true });

src/browser/webapi/css/FontFace.zig

@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 const std = @import("std");
-const lp = @import("lightpanda");
 const js = @import("../../js/js.zig");
 const Page = @import("../../Page.zig");
 const Session = @import("../../Session.zig");
@@ -26,7 +25,6 @@ const Allocator = std.mem.Allocator;
 
 const FontFace = @This();
 
-_rc: lp.RC(u8) = .{},
 _arena: Allocator,
 _family: []const u8,
 
@@ -44,18 +42,10 @@ pub fn init(family: []const u8, source: []const u8, page: *Page) !*FontFace {
     return self;
 }
 
-pub fn deinit(self: *FontFace, session: *Session) void {
+pub fn deinit(self: *FontFace, _: bool, session: *Session) void {
     session.releaseArena(self._arena);
 }
 
-pub fn releaseRef(self: *FontFace, session: *Session) void {
-    self._rc.release(self, session);
-}
-
-pub fn acquireRef(self: *FontFace) void {
-    self._rc.acquire();
-}
-
 pub fn getFamily(self: *const FontFace) []const u8 {
     return self._family;
 }
@@ -77,6 +67,8 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
         pub const name = "FontFace";
         pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
         pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
+        pub const weak = true;
+        pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(FontFace.deinit);
     };
 
     pub const constructor = bridge.constructor(FontFace.init, .{});

src/browser/webapi/css/FontFaceSet.zig

@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 const std = @import("std");
-const lp = @import("lightpanda");
 const js = @import("../../js/js.zig");
 const Page = @import("../../Page.zig");
 const Session = @import("../../Session.zig");
@@ -29,7 +28,6 @@ const Allocator = std.mem.Allocator;
 
 const FontFaceSet = @This();
 
-_rc: lp.RC(u8) = .{},
 _proto: *EventTarget,
 _arena: Allocator,
 
@@ -43,18 +41,10 @@ pub fn init(page: *Page) !*FontFaceSet {
     });
 }
 
-pub fn deinit(self: *FontFaceSet, session: *Session) void {
+pub fn deinit(self: *FontFaceSet, _: bool, session: *Session) void {
     session.releaseArena(self._arena);
 }
 
-pub fn releaseRef(self: *FontFaceSet, session: *Session) void {
-    self._rc.release(self, session);
-}
-
-pub fn acquireRef(self: *FontFaceSet) void {
-    self._rc.acquire();
-}
-
 pub fn asEventTarget(self: *FontFaceSet) *EventTarget {
     return self._proto;
 }
@@ -105,6 +95,8 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
         pub const name = "FontFaceSet";
         pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
         pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
+        pub const weak = true;
+        pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(FontFaceSet.deinit);
     };
 
     pub const size = bridge.property(0, .{ .template = false, .readonly = true });

src/browser/webapi/encoding/TextDecoder.zig

@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 const std = @import("std");
-const lp = @import("lightpanda");
 const js = @import("../../js/js.zig");
 
 const Page = @import("../../Page.zig");
@@ -26,7 +25,6 @@ const Allocator = std.mem.Allocator;
 
 const TextDecoder = @This();
 
-_rc: lp.RC(u8) = .{},
 _fatal: bool,
 _arena: Allocator,
 _ignore_bom: bool,
@@ -62,18 +60,10 @@ pub fn init(label_: ?[]const u8, opts_: ?InitOpts, page: *Page) !*TextDecoder {
     return self;
 }
 
-pub fn deinit(self: *TextDecoder, session: *Session) void {
+pub fn deinit(self: *TextDecoder, _: bool, session: *Session) void {
     session.releaseArena(self._arena);
 }
 
-pub fn releaseRef(self: *TextDecoder, session: *Session) void {
-    self._rc.release(self, session);
-}
-
-pub fn acquireRef(self: *TextDecoder) void {
-    self._rc.acquire();
-}
-
 pub fn getIgnoreBOM(self: *const TextDecoder) bool {
     return self._ignore_bom;
 }
@@ -119,6 +109,8 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
         pub const name = "TextDecoder";
         pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
         pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
+        pub const weak = true;
+        pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(TextDecoder.deinit);
     };
 
     pub const constructor = bridge.constructor(TextDecoder.init, .{});

src/browser/webapi/event/CompositionEvent.zig

@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ pub fn init(typ: []const u8, opts_: ?Options, page: *Page) !*CompositionEvent {
     return event;
 }
 
+pub fn deinit(self: *CompositionEvent, shutdown: bool, session: *Session) void {
+    self._proto.deinit(shutdown, session);
+}
+
 pub fn asEvent(self: *CompositionEvent) *Event {
     return self._proto;
 }
@@ -68,6 +72,8 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
         pub const name = "CompositionEvent";
         pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
         pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
+        pub const weak = true;
+        pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(CompositionEvent.deinit);
     };
 
     pub const constructor = bridge.constructor(CompositionEvent.init, .{});

src/browser/webapi/event/CustomEvent.zig

@@ -73,19 +73,11 @@ pub fn initCustomEvent(
     self._detail = detail_;
 }
 
-pub fn deinit(self: *CustomEvent, session: *Session) void {
+pub fn deinit(self: *CustomEvent, shutdown: bool, session: *Session) void {
     if (self._detail) |d| {
         d.release();
     }
-    self._proto.deinit(session);
+    self._proto.deinit(shutdown, session);
-}
-
-pub fn acquireRef(self: *CustomEvent) void {
-    self._proto.acquireRef();
-}
-
-pub fn releaseRef(self: *CustomEvent, session: *Session) void {
-    self._proto._rc.release(self, session);
 }
 
 pub fn asEvent(self: *CustomEvent) *Event {
@@ -103,6 +95,8 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
         pub const name = "CustomEvent";
         pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
         pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
+        pub const weak = true;
+        pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(CustomEvent.deinit);
         pub const enumerable = false;
     };
 

src/browser/webapi/event/ErrorEvent.zig

@@ -80,19 +80,11 @@ fn initWithTrusted(arena: Allocator, typ: String, opts_: ?Options, trusted: bool
     return event;
 }
 
-pub fn deinit(self: *ErrorEvent, session: *Session) void {
+pub fn deinit(self: *ErrorEvent, shutdown: bool, session: *Session) void {
     if (self._error) |e| {
         e.release();
     }
-    self._proto.deinit(session);
+    self._proto.deinit(shutdown, session);
-}
-
-pub fn acquireRef(self: *ErrorEvent) void {
-    self._proto.acquireRef();
-}
-
-pub fn releaseRef(self: *ErrorEvent, session: *Session) void {
-    self._proto._rc.release(self, session);
 }
 
 pub fn asEvent(self: *ErrorEvent) *Event {

src/browser/webapi/event/FocusEvent.zig

@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ fn initWithTrusted(arena: Allocator, typ: String, _opts: ?Options, trusted: bool
     return event;
 }
 
+pub fn deinit(self: *FocusEvent, shutdown: bool, session: *Session) void {
+    self._proto.deinit(shutdown, session);
+}
+
 pub fn asEvent(self: *FocusEvent) *Event {
     return self._proto.asEvent();
 }
@@ -85,6 +89,8 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
         pub const name = "FocusEvent";
         pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
         pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
+        pub const weak = true;
+        pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(FocusEvent.deinit);
     };
 
     pub const constructor = bridge.constructor(FocusEvent.init, .{});

src/browser/webapi/event/FormDataEvent.zig

@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ fn initWithTrusted(arena: Allocator, typ: String, maybe_options: ?Options, trust
     return event;
 }
 
+pub fn deinit(self: *FormDataEvent, shutdown: bool, session: *Session) void {
+    self._proto.deinit(shutdown, session);
+}
+
 pub fn asEvent(self: *FormDataEvent) *Event {
     return self._proto;
 }
@@ -81,6 +85,8 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
         pub const name = "FormDataEvent";
         pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
         pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
+        pub const weak = true;
+        pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(FormDataEvent.deinit);
     };
 
     pub const constructor = bridge.constructor(FormDataEvent.init, .{});

src/browser/webapi/event/InputEvent.zig

@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@ fn initWithTrusted(arena: Allocator, typ: String, _opts: ?Options, trusted: bool
     return event;
 }
 
+pub fn deinit(self: *InputEvent, shutdown: bool, session: *Session) void {
+    self._proto.deinit(shutdown, session);
+}
+
 pub fn asEvent(self: *InputEvent) *Event {
     return self._proto.asEvent();
 }
@@ -106,6 +110,8 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
         pub const name = "InputEvent";
         pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
         pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
+        pub const weak = true;
+        pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(InputEvent.deinit);
     };
 
     pub const constructor = bridge.constructor(InputEvent.init, .{});

src/browser/webapi/event/KeyboardEvent.zig

@@ -229,6 +229,10 @@ fn initWithTrusted(arena: Allocator, typ: String, _opts: ?Options, trusted: bool
     return event;
 }
 
+pub fn deinit(self: *KeyboardEvent, shutdown: bool, session: *Session) void {
+    self._proto.deinit(shutdown, session);
+}
+
 pub fn asEvent(self: *KeyboardEvent) *Event {
     return self._proto.asEvent();
 }
@@ -292,6 +296,8 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
         pub const name = "KeyboardEvent";
         pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
         pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
+        pub const weak = true;
+        pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(KeyboardEvent.deinit);
     };
 
     pub const constructor = bridge.constructor(KeyboardEvent.init, .{});

src/browser/webapi/event/MessageEvent.zig

@@ -73,19 +73,11 @@ fn initWithTrusted(arena: Allocator, typ: String, opts_: ?Options, trusted: bool
     return event;
 }
 
-pub fn deinit(self: *MessageEvent, session: *Session) void {
+pub fn deinit(self: *MessageEvent, shutdown: bool, session: *Session) void {
     if (self._data) |d| {
         d.release();
     }
-    self._proto.deinit(session);
+    self._proto.deinit(shutdown, session);
-}
-
-pub fn acquireRef(self: *MessageEvent) void {
-    self._proto.acquireRef();
-}
-
-pub fn releaseRef(self: *MessageEvent, session: *Session) void {
-    self._proto._rc.release(self, session);
 }
 
 pub fn asEvent(self: *MessageEvent) *Event {
@@ -111,6 +103,8 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
         pub const name = "MessageEvent";
         pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
         pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
+        pub const weak = true;
+        pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(MessageEvent.deinit);
     };
 
     pub const constructor = bridge.constructor(MessageEvent.init, .{});

src/browser/webapi/event/MouseEvent.zig

@@ -121,6 +121,10 @@ fn initWithTrusted(arena: Allocator, typ: String, _opts: ?Options, trusted: bool
     return event;
 }
 
+pub fn deinit(self: *MouseEvent, shutdown: bool, session: *Session) void {
+    self._proto.deinit(shutdown, session);
+}
+
 pub fn asEvent(self: *MouseEvent) *Event {
     return self._proto.asEvent();
 }
@@ -199,6 +203,8 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
         pub const name = "MouseEvent";
         pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
         pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
+        pub const weak = true;
+        pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(MouseEvent.deinit);
     };
 
     pub const constructor = bridge.constructor(MouseEvent.init, .{});

src/browser/webapi/event/NavigationCurrentEntryChangeEvent.zig

@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@ fn initWithTrusted(
     return event;
 }
 
+pub fn deinit(self: *NavigationCurrentEntryChangeEvent, shutdown: bool, session: *Session) void {
+    self._proto.deinit(shutdown, session);
+}
+
 pub fn asEvent(self: *NavigationCurrentEntryChangeEvent) *Event {
     return self._proto;
 }
@@ -102,6 +106,8 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
         pub const name = "NavigationCurrentEntryChangeEvent";
         pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
         pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
+        pub const weak = true;
+        pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(NavigationCurrentEntryChangeEvent.deinit);
     };
 
     pub const constructor = bridge.constructor(NavigationCurrentEntryChangeEvent.init, .{});

src/browser/webapi/event/PageTransitionEvent.zig

@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ fn initWithTrusted(arena: Allocator, typ: String, _opts: ?Options, trusted: bool
     return event;
 }
 
+pub fn deinit(self: *PageTransitionEvent, shutdown: bool, session: *Session) void {
+    self._proto.deinit(shutdown, session);
+}
+
 pub fn asEvent(self: *PageTransitionEvent) *Event {
     return self._proto;
 }
@@ -81,6 +85,8 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
         pub const name = "PageTransitionEvent";
         pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
         pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
+        pub const weak = true;
+        pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(PageTransitionEvent.deinit);
     };
 
     pub const constructor = bridge.constructor(PageTransitionEvent.init, .{});

src/browser/webapi/event/PointerEvent.zig

@@ -128,6 +128,10 @@ pub fn init(typ: []const u8, _opts: ?Options, page: *Page) !*PointerEvent {
     return event;
 }
 
+pub fn deinit(self: *PointerEvent, shutdown: bool, session: *Session) void {
+    self._proto.deinit(shutdown, session);
+}
+
 pub fn asEvent(self: *PointerEvent) *Event {
     return self._proto.asEvent();
 }
@@ -187,6 +191,8 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
         pub const name = "PointerEvent";
         pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
         pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
+        pub const weak = true;
+        pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(PointerEvent.deinit);
     };
 
     pub const constructor = bridge.constructor(PointerEvent.init, .{});

src/browser/webapi/event/PopStateEvent.zig

@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ fn initWithTrusted(arena: Allocator, typ: String, _opts: ?Options, trusted: bool
     return event;
 }
 
+pub fn deinit(self: *PopStateEvent, shutdown: bool, session: *Session) void {
+    self._proto.deinit(shutdown, session);
+}
+
 pub fn asEvent(self: *PopStateEvent) *Event {
     return self._proto;
 }
@@ -88,6 +92,8 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
         pub const name = "PopStateEvent";
         pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
         pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
+        pub const weak = true;
+        pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(PopStateEvent.deinit);
     };
 
     pub const constructor = bridge.constructor(PopStateEvent.init, .{});

src/browser/webapi/event/ProgressEvent.zig

@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ fn initWithTrusted(arena: Allocator, typ: String, _opts: ?Options, trusted: bool
     return event;
 }
 
+pub fn deinit(self: *ProgressEvent, shutdown: bool, session: *Session) void {
+    self._proto.deinit(shutdown, session);
+}
+
 pub fn asEvent(self: *ProgressEvent) *Event {
     return self._proto;
 }
@@ -92,6 +96,8 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
         pub const name = "ProgressEvent";
         pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
         pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
+        pub const weak = true;
+        pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(ProgressEvent.deinit);
     };
 
     pub const constructor = bridge.constructor(ProgressEvent.init, .{});

src/browser/webapi/event/PromiseRejectionEvent.zig

@@ -56,22 +56,14 @@ pub fn init(typ: []const u8, opts_: ?Options, page: *Page) !*PromiseRejectionEve
     return event;
 }
 
-pub fn deinit(self: *PromiseRejectionEvent, session: *Session) void {
+pub fn deinit(self: *PromiseRejectionEvent, shutdown: bool, session: *Session) void {
     if (self._reason) |r| {
         r.release();
     }
     if (self._promise) |p| {
         p.release();
     }
-    self._proto.deinit(session);
+    self._proto.deinit(shutdown, session);
-}
-
-pub fn acquireRef(self: *PromiseRejectionEvent) void {
-    self._proto.acquireRef();
-}
-
-pub fn releaseRef(self: *PromiseRejectionEvent, session: *Session) void {
-    self._proto._rc.release(self, session);
 }
 
 pub fn asEvent(self: *PromiseRejectionEvent) *Event {
@@ -93,6 +85,8 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
         pub const name = "PromiseRejectionEvent";
         pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
         pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
+        pub const weak = true;
+        pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(PromiseRejectionEvent.deinit);
     };
 
     pub const constructor = bridge.constructor(PromiseRejectionEvent.init, .{});

src/browser/webapi/event/SubmitEvent.zig

@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ fn initWithTrusted(arena: Allocator, typ: String, _opts: ?Options, trusted: bool
     return event;
 }
 
+pub fn deinit(self: *SubmitEvent, shutdown: bool, session: *Session) void {
+    self._proto.deinit(shutdown, session);
+}
+
 pub fn asEvent(self: *SubmitEvent) *Event {
     return self._proto;
 }
@@ -82,6 +86,8 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
         pub const name = "SubmitEvent";
         pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
         pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
+        pub const weak = true;
+        pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(SubmitEvent.deinit);
     };
 
     pub const constructor = bridge.constructor(SubmitEvent.init, .{});

src/browser/webapi/event/TextEvent.zig

@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ pub fn init(typ: []const u8, _opts: ?Options, page: *Page) !*TextEvent {
     return event;
 }
 
+pub fn deinit(self: *TextEvent, shutdown: bool, session: *Session) void {
+    self._proto.deinit(shutdown, session);
+}
+
 pub fn asEvent(self: *TextEvent) *Event {
     return self._proto.asEvent();
 }
@@ -97,6 +101,8 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
         pub const name = "TextEvent";
         pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
         pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
+        pub const weak = true;
+        pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(TextEvent.deinit);
     };
 
     // No constructor - TextEvent is created via document.createEvent('TextEvent')

src/browser/webapi/event/UIEvent.zig

@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ pub fn init(typ: []const u8, _opts: ?Options, page: *Page) !*UIEvent {
     return event;
 }
 
+pub fn deinit(self: *UIEvent, shutdown: bool, session: *Session) void {
+    self._proto.deinit(shutdown, session);
+}
+
 pub fn as(self: *UIEvent, comptime T: type) *T {
     return self.is(T).?;
 }
@@ -118,6 +122,8 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
         pub const name = "UIEvent";
         pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
         pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
+        pub const weak = true;
+        pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(UIEvent.deinit);
     };
 
     pub const constructor = bridge.constructor(UIEvent.init, .{});

src/browser/webapi/event/WheelEvent.zig

@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@ pub fn init(typ: []const u8, _opts: ?Options, page: *Page) !*WheelEvent {
     return event;
 }
 
+pub fn deinit(self: *WheelEvent, shutdown: bool, session: *Session) void {
+    self._proto.deinit(shutdown, session);
+}
+
 pub fn asEvent(self: *WheelEvent) *Event {
     return self._proto.asEvent();
 }
@@ -114,6 +118,8 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
         pub const name = "WheelEvent";
         pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
         pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
+        pub const weak = true;
+        pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(WheelEvent.deinit);
     };
 
     pub const constructor = bridge.constructor(WheelEvent.init, .{});

src/browser/webapi/net/Fetch.zig

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ pub fn init(input: Input, options: ?InitOpts, page: *Page) !js.Promise {
     }
 
     const response = try Response.init(null, .{ .status = 0 }, page);
-    errdefer response.deinit(page._session);
+    errdefer response.deinit(true, page._session);
 
     const fetch = try response._arena.create(Fetch);
     fetch.* = .{
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ pub fn init(input: Input, options: ?InitOpts, page: *Page) !js.Promise {
     if (request._headers) |h| {
         try h.populateHttpHeader(page.call_arena, &headers);
     }
-    try page.headersForRequest(page.arena, request._url, &headers);
+    try page.headersForRequest(&headers);
 
     if (comptime IS_DEBUG) {
         log.debug(.http, "fetch", .{ .url = request._url });
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ pub fn init(input: Input, options: ?InitOpts, page: *Page) !js.Promise {
         .headers = headers,
         .resource_type = .fetch,
         .cookie_jar = &page._session.cookie_jar,
+        .cookie_origin = page.url,
         .notification = page._session.notification,
         .start_callback = httpStartCallback,
         .header_callback = httpHeaderDoneCallback,
@@ -225,7 +226,7 @@ fn httpDoneCallback(ctx: *anyopaque) !void {
     return ls.toLocal(self._resolver).resolve("fetch done", js_val);
 }
 
-fn httpErrorCallback(ctx: *anyopaque, _: anyerror) void {
+fn httpErrorCallback(ctx: *anyopaque, err: anyerror) void {
     const self: *Fetch = @ptrCast(@alignCast(ctx));
 
     var response = self._response;
@@ -234,7 +235,7 @@ fn httpErrorCallback(ctx: *anyopaque, _: anyerror) void {
     // clear this. (defer since `self is in the response's arena).
 
     defer if (self._owns_response) {
-        response.deinit(self._page._session);
+        response.deinit(err == error.Abort, self._page._session);
         self._owns_response = false;
     };
 
@@ -256,7 +257,7 @@ fn httpShutdownCallback(ctx: *anyopaque) void {
     if (self._owns_response) {
         var response = self._response;
         response._transfer = null;
-        response.deinit(self._page._session);
+        response.deinit(true, self._page._session);
         // Do not access `self` after this point: the Fetch struct was
         // allocated from response._arena which has been released.
     }

src/browser/webapi/net/Response.zig

@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 const std = @import("std");
-const lp = @import("lightpanda");
 const js = @import("../../js/js.zig");
 const HttpClient = @import("../../HttpClient.zig");
 
@@ -39,7 +38,6 @@ pub const Type = enum {
     opaqueredirect,
 };
 
-_rc: lp.RC(u8) = .{},
 _status: u16,
 _arena: Allocator,
 _headers: *Headers,
@@ -80,22 +78,18 @@ pub fn init(body_: ?[]const u8, opts_: ?InitOpts, page: *Page) !*Response {
     return self;
 }
 
-pub fn deinit(self: *Response, session: *Session) void {
+pub fn deinit(self: *Response, shutdown: bool, session: *Session) void {
     if (self._transfer) |transfer| {
-        transfer.abort(error.Abort);
+        if (shutdown) {
+            transfer.terminate();
+        } else {
+            transfer.abort(error.Abort);
+        }
         self._transfer = null;
     }
     session.releaseArena(self._arena);
 }
 
-pub fn releaseRef(self: *Response, session: *Session) void {
-    self._rc.release(self, session);
-}
-
-pub fn acquireRef(self: *Response) void {
-    self._rc.acquire();
-}
-
 pub fn getStatus(self: *const Response) u16 {
     return self._status;
 }
@@ -203,6 +197,8 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
         pub const name = "Response";
         pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
         pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
+        pub const weak = true;
+        pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(Response.deinit);
     };
 
     pub const constructor = bridge.constructor(Response.init, .{});

src/browser/webapi/net/XMLHttpRequest.zig

@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 const std = @import("std");
-const lp = @import("lightpanda");
 const js = @import("../../js/js.zig");
 
 const log = @import("../../../log.zig");
@@ -39,7 +38,6 @@ const Allocator = std.mem.Allocator;
 const IS_DEBUG = @import("builtin").mode == .Debug;
 
 const XMLHttpRequest = @This();
-_rc: lp.RC(u8) = .{},
 _page: *Page,
 _proto: *XMLHttpRequestEventTarget,
 _arena: Allocator,
@@ -89,18 +87,21 @@ const ResponseType = enum {
 pub fn init(page: *Page) !*XMLHttpRequest {
     const arena = try page.getArena(.{ .debug = "XMLHttpRequest" });
     errdefer page.releaseArena(arena);
-    const xhr = try page._factory.xhrEventTarget(arena, XMLHttpRequest{
+    return page._factory.xhrEventTarget(arena, XMLHttpRequest{
         ._page = page,
         ._arena = arena,
         ._proto = undefined,
         ._request_headers = try Headers.init(null, page),
     });
-    return xhr;
 }
 
-pub fn deinit(self: *XMLHttpRequest, session: *Session) void {
+pub fn deinit(self: *XMLHttpRequest, shutdown: bool, session: *Session) void {
     if (self._transfer) |transfer| {
-        transfer.abort(error.Abort);
+        if (shutdown) {
+            transfer.terminate();
+        } else {
+            transfer.abort(error.Abort);
+        }
         self._transfer = null;
     }
 
@@ -136,14 +137,6 @@ pub fn deinit(self: *XMLHttpRequest, session: *Session) void {
     session.releaseArena(self._arena);
 }
 
-pub fn releaseRef(self: *XMLHttpRequest, session: *Session) void {
-    self._rc.release(self, session);
-}
-
-pub fn acquireRef(self: *XMLHttpRequest) void {
-    self._rc.acquire();
-}
-
 fn asEventTarget(self: *XMLHttpRequest) *EventTarget {
     return self._proto._proto;
 }
@@ -231,7 +224,7 @@ pub fn send(self: *XMLHttpRequest, body_: ?[]const u8) !void {
 
     try self._request_headers.populateHttpHeader(page.call_arena, &headers);
     if (cookie_support) {
-        try page.headersForRequest(self._arena, self._url, &headers);
+        try page.headersForRequest(&headers);
     }
 
     try http_client.request(.{
@@ -242,6 +235,7 @@ pub fn send(self: *XMLHttpRequest, body_: ?[]const u8) !void {
         .frame_id = page._frame_id,
         .body = self._request_body,
         .cookie_jar = if (cookie_support) &page._session.cookie_jar else null,
+        .cookie_origin = page.url,
         .resource_type = .xhr,
         .notification = page._session.notification,
         .start_callback = httpStartCallback,
@@ -251,6 +245,8 @@ pub fn send(self: *XMLHttpRequest, body_: ?[]const u8) !void {
         .error_callback = httpErrorCallback,
         .shutdown_callback = httpShutdownCallback,
     });
+
+    page.js.strongRef(self);
 }
 
 fn handleBlobUrl(self: *XMLHttpRequest, page: *Page) !void {
@@ -392,7 +388,6 @@ fn httpStartCallback(transfer: *HttpClient.Transfer) !void {
         log.debug(.http, "request start", .{ .method = self._method, .url = self._url, .source = "xhr" });
     }
     self._transfer = transfer;
-    self.acquireRef();
 }
 
 fn httpHeaderCallback(transfer: *HttpClient.Transfer, header: net_http.Header) !void {
@@ -491,17 +486,15 @@ fn httpDoneCallback(ctx: *anyopaque) !void {
         .loaded = loaded,
     }, page);
 
-    self.releaseRef(page._session);
+    page.js.weakRef(self);
 }
 
 fn httpErrorCallback(ctx: *anyopaque, err: anyerror) void {
     const self: *XMLHttpRequest = @ptrCast(@alignCast(ctx));
     // http client will close it after an error, it isn't safe to keep around
+    self._transfer = null;
     self.handleError(err);
-    if (self._transfer != null) {
+    self._page.js.weakRef(self);
-        self._transfer = null;
-        self.releaseRef(self._page._session);
-    }
 }
 
 fn httpShutdownCallback(ctx: *anyopaque) void {
@@ -512,10 +505,10 @@ fn httpShutdownCallback(ctx: *anyopaque) void {
 pub fn abort(self: *XMLHttpRequest) void {
     self.handleError(error.Abort);
     if (self._transfer) |transfer| {
-        self._transfer = null;
         transfer.abort(error.Abort);
-        self.releaseRef(self._page._session);
+        self._transfer = null;
     }
+    self._page.js.weakRef(self);
 }
 
 fn handleError(self: *XMLHttpRequest, err: anyerror) void {
@@ -589,6 +582,8 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
         pub const name = "XMLHttpRequest";
         pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
         pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
+        pub const weak = true;
+        pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(XMLHttpRequest.deinit);
     };
 
     pub const constructor = bridge.constructor(XMLHttpRequest.init, .{});

src/cdp/CDP.zig

@@ -468,8 +468,8 @@ pub fn BrowserContext(comptime CDP_T: type) type {
             if (self.http_proxy_changed) {
                 // has to be called after browser.closeSession, since it won't
                 // work if there are active connections.
-                browser.http_client.restoreOriginalProxy() catch |err| {
+                browser.http_client.changeProxy(null) catch |err| {
-                    log.warn(.http, "restoreOriginalProxy", .{ .err = err });
+                    log.warn(.http, "changeProxy", .{ .err = err });
                 };
             }
             self.intercept_state.deinit();

src/cdp/domains/network.zig

@@ -351,6 +351,10 @@ pub const TransferAsRequestWriter = struct {
                 try jws.objectField(hdr.name);
                 try jws.write(hdr.value);
             }
+            if (try transfer.getCookieString()) |cookies| {
+                try jws.objectField("Cookie");
+                try jws.write(cookies[0 .. cookies.len - 1]);
+            }
             try jws.endObject();
         }
         try jws.endObject();

src/lightpanda.zig

@@ -209,37 +209,6 @@ noinline fn assertionFailure(comptime ctx: []const u8, args: anytype) noreturn {
     @import("crash_handler.zig").crash(ctx, args, @returnAddress());
 }
 
-// Reference counting helper
-pub fn RC(comptime T: type) type {
-    return struct {
-        _refs: T = 0,
-
-        pub fn init(refs: T) @This() {
-            return .{ ._refs = refs };
-        }
-
-        pub fn acquire(self: *@This()) void {
-            self._refs += 1;
-        }
-
-        pub fn release(self: *@This(), value: anytype, session: *Session) void {
-            if (comptime IS_DEBUG) {
-                std.debug.assert(self._refs > 0);
-            }
-
-            const refs = self._refs - 1;
-            self._refs = refs;
-            if (refs > 0) {
-                return;
-            }
-            value.deinit(session);
-            if (session.finalizer_callbacks.fetchRemove(@intFromPtr(value))) |kv| {
-                session.releaseArena(kv.value.arena);
-            }
-        }
-    };
-}
-
 test {
     std.testing.refAllDecls(@This());
 }

src/network/Runtime.zig

@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ fn drainQueue(self: *Runtime) void {
             self.releaseConnection(conn);
             continue;
         };
-        libcurl.curl_multi_add_handle(multi, conn.easy) catch |err| {
+        libcurl.curl_multi_add_handle(multi, conn._easy) catch |err| {
             lp.log.err(.app, "curl multi add", .{ .err = err });
             self.releaseConnection(conn);
         };
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ pub fn getConnection(self: *Runtime) ?*net_http.Connection {
 }
 
 pub fn releaseConnection(self: *Runtime, conn: *net_http.Connection) void {
-    conn.reset() catch |err| {
+    conn.reset(self.config, self.ca_blob) catch |err| {
         lp.assert(false, "couldn't reset curl easy", .{ .err = err });
     };
 

src/network/http.zig

@@ -54,14 +54,13 @@ pub const Header = struct {
 
 pub const Headers = struct {
     headers: ?*libcurl.CurlSList,
-    cookies: ?[*c]const u8,
 
     pub fn init(user_agent: [:0]const u8) !Headers {
         const header_list = libcurl.curl_slist_append(null, user_agent);
         if (header_list == null) {
             return error.OutOfMemory;
         }
-        return .{ .headers = header_list, .cookies = null };
+        return .{ .headers = header_list };
     }
 
     pub fn deinit(self: *const Headers) void {
@@ -92,20 +91,14 @@ pub const Headers = struct {
     pub fn iterator(self: *Headers) Iterator {
         return .{
             .header = self.headers,
-            .cookies = self.cookies,
         };
     }
 
     const Iterator = struct {
         header: [*c]libcurl.CurlSList,
-        cookies: ?[*c]const u8,
 
         pub fn next(self: *Iterator) ?Header {
-            const h = self.header orelse {
+            const h = self.header orelse return null;
-                const cookies = self.cookies orelse return null;
-                self.cookies = null;
-                return .{ .name = "Cookie", .value = std.mem.span(@as([*:0]const u8, cookies)) };
-            };
 
             self.header = h.*.next;
             return parseHeader(std.mem.span(@as([*:0]const u8, @ptrCast(h.*.data))));
@@ -132,7 +125,7 @@ pub const HeaderIterator = union(enum) {
         prev: ?*libcurl.CurlHeader = null,
 
         pub fn next(self: *CurlHeaderIterator) ?Header {
-            const h = libcurl.curl_easy_nextheader(self.conn.easy, .header, -1, self.prev) orelse return null;
+            const h = libcurl.curl_easy_nextheader(self.conn._easy, .header, -1, self.prev) orelse return null;
             self.prev = h;
 
             const header = h.*;
@@ -164,33 +157,24 @@ const HeaderValue = struct {
 };
 
 pub const AuthChallenge = struct {
+    const Source = enum { server, proxy };
+    const Scheme = enum { basic, digest };
+
     status: u16,
-    source: ?enum { server, proxy },
+    source: ?Source,
-    scheme: ?enum { basic, digest },
+    scheme: ?Scheme,
     realm: ?[]const u8,
 
-    pub fn parse(status: u16, header: []const u8) !AuthChallenge {
+    pub fn parse(status: u16, source: Source, value: []const u8) !AuthChallenge {
         var ac: AuthChallenge = .{
             .status = status,
-            .source = null,
+            .source = source,
             .realm = null,
             .scheme = null,
         };
 
-        const sep = std.mem.indexOfPos(u8, header, 0, ": ") orelse return error.InvalidHeader;
+        const pos = std.mem.indexOfPos(u8, std.mem.trim(u8, value, std.ascii.whitespace[0..]), 0, " ") orelse value.len;
-        const hname = header[0..sep];
+        const _scheme = value[0..pos];
-        const hvalue = header[sep + 2 ..];
-
-        if (std.ascii.eqlIgnoreCase("WWW-Authenticate", hname)) {
-            ac.source = .server;
-        } else if (std.ascii.eqlIgnoreCase("Proxy-Authenticate", hname)) {
-            ac.source = .proxy;
-        } else {
-            return error.InvalidAuthChallenge;
-        }
-
-        const pos = std.mem.indexOfPos(u8, std.mem.trim(u8, hvalue, std.ascii.whitespace[0..]), 0, " ") orelse hvalue.len;
-        const _scheme = hvalue[0..pos];
         if (std.ascii.eqlIgnoreCase(_scheme, "basic")) {
             ac.scheme = .basic;
         } else if (std.ascii.eqlIgnoreCase(_scheme, "digest")) {
@@ -226,77 +210,28 @@ pub const ResponseHead = struct {
 };
 
 pub const Connection = struct {
-    easy: *libcurl.Curl,
+    _easy: *libcurl.Curl,
     node: std.DoublyLinkedList.Node = .{},
 
     pub fn init(
-        ca_blob_: ?libcurl.CurlBlob,
+        ca_blob: ?libcurl.CurlBlob,
         config: *const Config,
     ) !Connection {
         const easy = libcurl.curl_easy_init() orelse return error.FailedToInitializeEasy;
-        errdefer libcurl.curl_easy_cleanup(easy);
 
-        // timeouts
+        const self = Connection{ ._easy = easy };
-        try libcurl.curl_easy_setopt(easy, .timeout_ms, config.httpTimeout());
+        errdefer self.deinit();
-        try libcurl.curl_easy_setopt(easy, .connect_timeout_ms, config.httpConnectTimeout());
 
-        // redirect behavior
+        try self.reset(config, ca_blob);
-        try libcurl.curl_easy_setopt(easy, .max_redirs, config.httpMaxRedirects());
+        return self;
-        try libcurl.curl_easy_setopt(easy, .follow_location, 2);
-        try libcurl.curl_easy_setopt(easy, .redir_protocols_str, "HTTP,HTTPS"); // remove FTP and FTPS from the default
-
-        // proxy
-        const http_proxy = config.httpProxy();
-        if (http_proxy) |proxy| {
-            try libcurl.curl_easy_setopt(easy, .proxy, proxy.ptr);
-        }
-
-        // tls
-        if (ca_blob_) |ca_blob| {
-            try libcurl.curl_easy_setopt(easy, .ca_info_blob, ca_blob);
-            if (http_proxy != null) {
-                try libcurl.curl_easy_setopt(easy, .proxy_ca_info_blob, ca_blob);
-            }
-        } else {
-            assert(config.tlsVerifyHost() == false, "Http.init tls_verify_host", .{});
-
-            try libcurl.curl_easy_setopt(easy, .ssl_verify_host, false);
-            try libcurl.curl_easy_setopt(easy, .ssl_verify_peer, false);
-
-            if (http_proxy != null) {
-                try libcurl.curl_easy_setopt(easy, .proxy_ssl_verify_host, false);
-                try libcurl.curl_easy_setopt(easy, .proxy_ssl_verify_peer, false);
-            }
-        }
-
-        // compression, don't remove this. CloudFront will send gzip content
-        // even if we don't support it, and then it won't be decompressed.
-        // empty string means: use whatever's available
-        try libcurl.curl_easy_setopt(easy, .accept_encoding, "");
-
-        // debug
-        if (comptime ENABLE_DEBUG) {
-            try libcurl.curl_easy_setopt(easy, .verbose, true);
-
-            // Sometimes the default debug output hides some useful data. You can
-            // uncomment the following line (BUT KEEP THE LIVE ABOVE AS-IS), to
-            // get more control over the data (specifically, the `CURLINFO_TEXT`
-            // can include useful data).
-
-            // try libcurl.curl_easy_setopt(easy, .debug_function, debugCallback);
-        }
-
-        return .{
-            .easy = easy,
-        };
     }
 
     pub fn deinit(self: *const Connection) void {
-        libcurl.curl_easy_cleanup(self.easy);
+        libcurl.curl_easy_cleanup(self._easy);
     }
 
     pub fn setURL(self: *const Connection, url: [:0]const u8) !void {
-        try libcurl.curl_easy_setopt(self.easy, .url, url.ptr);
+        try libcurl.curl_easy_setopt(self._easy, .url, url.ptr);
     }
 
     // a libcurl request has 2 methods. The first is the method that
@@ -319,7 +254,7 @@ pub const Connection = struct {
     // can infer that based on the presence of the body, but we also reset it
     // to be safe);
     pub fn setMethod(self: *const Connection, method: Method) !void {
-        const easy = self.easy;
+        const easy = self._easy;
         const m: [:0]const u8 = switch (method) {
             .GET => "GET",
             .POST => "POST",
@@ -334,56 +269,97 @@ pub const Connection = struct {
     }
 
     pub fn setBody(self: *const Connection, body: []const u8) !void {
-        const easy = self.easy;
+        const easy = self._easy;
         try libcurl.curl_easy_setopt(easy, .post, true);
         try libcurl.curl_easy_setopt(easy, .post_field_size, body.len);
         try libcurl.curl_easy_setopt(easy, .copy_post_fields, body.ptr);
     }
 
     pub fn setGetMode(self: *const Connection) !void {
-        try libcurl.curl_easy_setopt(self.easy, .http_get, true);
+        try libcurl.curl_easy_setopt(self._easy, .http_get, true);
     }
 
     pub fn setHeaders(self: *const Connection, headers: *Headers) !void {
-        try libcurl.curl_easy_setopt(self.easy, .http_header, headers.headers);
+        try libcurl.curl_easy_setopt(self._easy, .http_header, headers.headers);
     }
 
     pub fn setCookies(self: *const Connection, cookies: [*c]const u8) !void {
-        try libcurl.curl_easy_setopt(self.easy, .cookie, cookies);
+        try libcurl.curl_easy_setopt(self._easy, .cookie, cookies);
     }
 
     pub fn setPrivate(self: *const Connection, ptr: *anyopaque) !void {
-        try libcurl.curl_easy_setopt(self.easy, .private, ptr);
+        try libcurl.curl_easy_setopt(self._easy, .private, ptr);
     }
 
     pub fn setProxyCredentials(self: *const Connection, creds: [:0]const u8) !void {
-        try libcurl.curl_easy_setopt(self.easy, .proxy_user_pwd, creds.ptr);
+        try libcurl.curl_easy_setopt(self._easy, .proxy_user_pwd, creds.ptr);
     }
 
     pub fn setCredentials(self: *const Connection, creds: [:0]const u8) !void {
-        try libcurl.curl_easy_setopt(self.easy, .user_pwd, creds.ptr);
+        try libcurl.curl_easy_setopt(self._easy, .user_pwd, creds.ptr);
     }
 
     pub fn setCallbacks(
-        self: *const Connection,
+        self: *Connection,
-        comptime header_cb: libcurl.CurlHeaderFunction,
         comptime data_cb: libcurl.CurlWriteFunction,
     ) !void {
-        try libcurl.curl_easy_setopt(self.easy, .header_data, self.easy);
+        try libcurl.curl_easy_setopt(self._easy, .write_data, self);
-        try libcurl.curl_easy_setopt(self.easy, .header_function, header_cb);
+        try libcurl.curl_easy_setopt(self._easy, .write_function, data_cb);
-        try libcurl.curl_easy_setopt(self.easy, .write_data, self.easy);
-        try libcurl.curl_easy_setopt(self.easy, .write_function, data_cb);
     }
 
-    pub fn reset(self: *const Connection) !void {
+    pub fn reset(
-        try libcurl.curl_easy_setopt(self.easy, .proxy, null);
+        self: *const Connection,
-        try libcurl.curl_easy_setopt(self.easy, .http_header, null);
+        config: *const Config,
+        ca_blob: ?libcurl.CurlBlob,
+    ) !void {
+        libcurl.curl_easy_reset(self._easy);
 
-        try libcurl.curl_easy_setopt(self.easy, .header_data, null);
+        // timeouts
-        try libcurl.curl_easy_setopt(self.easy, .header_function, null);
+        try libcurl.curl_easy_setopt(self._easy, .timeout_ms, config.httpTimeout());
+        try libcurl.curl_easy_setopt(self._easy, .connect_timeout_ms, config.httpConnectTimeout());
 
-        try libcurl.curl_easy_setopt(self.easy, .write_data, null);
+        // compression, don't remove this. CloudFront will send gzip content
-        try libcurl.curl_easy_setopt(self.easy, .write_function, discardBody);
+        // even if we don't support it, and then it won't be decompressed.
+        // empty string means: use whatever's available
+        try libcurl.curl_easy_setopt(self._easy, .accept_encoding, "");
+
+        // proxy
+        const http_proxy = config.httpProxy();
+        if (http_proxy) |proxy| {
+            try libcurl.curl_easy_setopt(self._easy, .proxy, proxy.ptr);
+        } else {
+            try libcurl.curl_easy_setopt(self._easy, .proxy, null);
+        }
+
+        // tls
+        if (ca_blob) |ca| {
+            try libcurl.curl_easy_setopt(self._easy, .ca_info_blob, ca);
+            if (http_proxy != null) {
+                try libcurl.curl_easy_setopt(self._easy, .proxy_ca_info_blob, ca);
+            }
+        } else {
+            assert(config.tlsVerifyHost() == false, "Http.init tls_verify_host", .{});
+
+            try libcurl.curl_easy_setopt(self._easy, .ssl_verify_host, false);
+            try libcurl.curl_easy_setopt(self._easy, .ssl_verify_peer, false);
+
+            if (http_proxy != null) {
+                try libcurl.curl_easy_setopt(self._easy, .proxy_ssl_verify_host, false);
+                try libcurl.curl_easy_setopt(self._easy, .proxy_ssl_verify_peer, false);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // debug
+        if (comptime ENABLE_DEBUG) {
+            try libcurl.curl_easy_setopt(self._easy, .verbose, true);
+
+            // Sometimes the default debug output hides some useful data. You can
+            // uncomment the following line (BUT KEEP THE LIVE ABOVE AS-IS), to
+            // get more control over the data (specifically, the `CURLINFO_TEXT`
+            // can include useful data).
+
+            // try libcurl.curl_easy_setopt(easy, .debug_function, debugCallback);
+        }
     }
 
     fn discardBody(_: [*]const u8, count: usize, len: usize, _: ?*anyopaque) usize {
@@ -391,27 +367,31 @@ pub const Connection = struct {
     }
 
     pub fn setProxy(self: *const Connection, proxy: ?[:0]const u8) !void {
-        try libcurl.curl_easy_setopt(self.easy, .proxy, if (proxy) |p| p.ptr else null);
+        try libcurl.curl_easy_setopt(self._easy, .proxy, if (proxy) |p| p.ptr else null);
+    }
+
+    pub fn setFollowLocation(self: *const Connection, follow: bool) !void {
+        try libcurl.curl_easy_setopt(self._easy, .follow_location, @as(c_long, if (follow) 2 else 0));
     }
 
     pub fn setTlsVerify(self: *const Connection, verify: bool, use_proxy: bool) !void {
-        try libcurl.curl_easy_setopt(self.easy, .ssl_verify_host, verify);
+        try libcurl.curl_easy_setopt(self._easy, .ssl_verify_host, verify);
-        try libcurl.curl_easy_setopt(self.easy, .ssl_verify_peer, verify);
+        try libcurl.curl_easy_setopt(self._easy, .ssl_verify_peer, verify);
         if (use_proxy) {
-            try libcurl.curl_easy_setopt(self.easy, .proxy_ssl_verify_host, verify);
+            try libcurl.curl_easy_setopt(self._easy, .proxy_ssl_verify_host, verify);
-            try libcurl.curl_easy_setopt(self.easy, .proxy_ssl_verify_peer, verify);
+            try libcurl.curl_easy_setopt(self._easy, .proxy_ssl_verify_peer, verify);
         }
     }
 
     pub fn getEffectiveUrl(self: *const Connection) ![*c]const u8 {
         var url: [*c]u8 = undefined;
-        try libcurl.curl_easy_getinfo(self.easy, .effective_url, &url);
+        try libcurl.curl_easy_getinfo(self._easy, .effective_url, &url);
         return url;
     }
 
     pub fn getResponseCode(self: *const Connection) !u16 {
         var status: c_long = undefined;
-        try libcurl.curl_easy_getinfo(self.easy, .response_code, &status);
+        try libcurl.curl_easy_getinfo(self._easy, .response_code, &status);
         if (status < 0 or status > std.math.maxInt(u16)) {
             return 0;
         }
@@ -420,13 +400,13 @@ pub const Connection = struct {
 
     pub fn getRedirectCount(self: *const Connection) !u32 {
         var count: c_long = undefined;
-        try libcurl.curl_easy_getinfo(self.easy, .redirect_count, &count);
+        try libcurl.curl_easy_getinfo(self._easy, .redirect_count, &count);
         return @intCast(count);
     }
 
     pub fn getResponseHeader(self: *const Connection, name: [:0]const u8, index: usize) ?HeaderValue {
         var hdr: ?*libcurl.CurlHeader = null;
-        libcurl.curl_easy_header(self.easy, name, index, .header, -1, &hdr) catch |err| {
+        libcurl.curl_easy_header(self._easy, name, index, .header, -1, &hdr) catch |err| {
             // ErrorHeader includes OutOfMemory — rare but real errors from curl internals.
             // Logged and returned as null since callers don't expect errors.
             log.err(.http, "get response header", .{
@@ -444,7 +424,7 @@ pub const Connection = struct {
 
     pub fn getPrivate(self: *const Connection) !*anyopaque {
         var private: *anyopaque = undefined;
-        try libcurl.curl_easy_getinfo(self.easy, .private, &private);
+        try libcurl.curl_easy_getinfo(self._easy, .private, &private);
         return private;
     }
 
@@ -461,12 +441,7 @@ pub const Connection = struct {
         try self.secretHeaders(&header_list, http_headers);
         try self.setHeaders(&header_list);
 
-        // Add cookies.
+        try libcurl.curl_easy_perform(self._easy);
-        if (header_list.cookies) |cookies| {
-            try self.setCookies(cookies);
-        }
-
-        try libcurl.curl_easy_perform(self.easy);
         return self.getResponseCode();
     }
 };
@@ -488,11 +463,11 @@ pub const Handles = struct {
     }
 
     pub fn add(self: *Handles, conn: *const Connection) !void {
-        try libcurl.curl_multi_add_handle(self.multi, conn.easy);
+        try libcurl.curl_multi_add_handle(self.multi, conn._easy);
     }
 
     pub fn remove(self: *Handles, conn: *const Connection) !void {
-        try libcurl.curl_multi_remove_handle(self.multi, conn.easy);
+        try libcurl.curl_multi_remove_handle(self.multi, conn._easy);
     }
 
     pub fn perform(self: *Handles) !c_int {
@@ -515,7 +490,7 @@ pub const Handles = struct {
         const msg = libcurl.curl_multi_info_read(self.multi, &messages_count) orelse return null;
         return switch (msg.data) {
             .done => |err| .{
-                .conn = .{ .easy = msg.easy_handle },
+                .conn = .{ ._easy = msg.easy_handle },
                 .err = err,
             },
             else => unreachable,

src/sys/libcurl.zig

@@ -516,6 +516,10 @@ pub fn curl_easy_cleanup(easy: *Curl) void {
     c.curl_easy_cleanup(easy);
 }
 
+pub fn curl_easy_reset(easy: *Curl) void {
+    c.curl_easy_reset(easy);
+}
+
 pub fn curl_easy_perform(easy: *Curl) Error!void {
     try errorCheck(c.curl_easy_perform(easy));
 }