Skip prefetching anchors with the download attribute#490
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Links marked for download often point at large binary payloads; excluding them by default avoids wasted bandwidth while keeping ignores for custom cases.
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Summary
<a download>links by default (boolean or nameddownloadattribute)listen(src/index.mjs) and the chunks path (src/chunks.mjs)Fixes #181
Why this matters
Download links often target large binaries (PDFs, archives, exports). Prefetching them wastes bandwidth and cache space on paths the user may never follow — especially on metered or Save-Data connections where quicklink already throttles prefetch. Treating
downloadlike other built-in ignore patterns (external origins,rel=nofollow, etc.) keeps prefetch focused on navigational routes.Test plan
npm test(19/19 passing)npm run size(within limits)npm run lint