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dist/js/ratchet.js

@@ -420,6 +420,8 @@
 
     options.container = options.container || options.transition ? document.querySelector('.content') : document.body;
 
+    var isFileProtocol = /^file:/.test(window.location.protocol);
+
     for (key in bars) {
       if (bars.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
         options[key] = options[key] || document.querySelector(bars[key]);
@@ -432,6 +434,9 @@
     }
 
     xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
+    if (isFileProtocol) {
+      xhr.open('GET', options.url, false);
+    } else {
       xhr.open('GET', options.url, true);
       xhr.setRequestHeader('X-PUSH', 'true');
 
@@ -447,6 +452,7 @@
           }
         }
       };
+    }
 
     if (!PUSH.id) {
       cacheReplace({
@@ -466,6 +472,14 @@
 
     xhr.send();
 
+    if (isFileProtocol) {
+      if (xhr.status === 0 || xhr.status === 200) {
+        success(xhr, options);
+      } else {
+        failure(options.url);
+      }
+    }
+
     if (xhr.readyState && !options.ignorePush) {
       cachePush();
     }

docs/dist/js/ratchet.js

@@ -420,6 +420,8 @@
 
     options.container = options.container || options.transition ? document.querySelector('.content') : document.body;
 
+    var isFileProtocol = /^file:/.test(window.location.protocol);
+
     for (key in bars) {
       if (bars.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
         options[key] = options[key] || document.querySelector(bars[key]);
@@ -432,6 +434,9 @@
     }
 
     xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
+    if (isFileProtocol) {
+      xhr.open('GET', options.url, false);
+    } else {
       xhr.open('GET', options.url, true);
       xhr.setRequestHeader('X-PUSH', 'true');
 
@@ -447,6 +452,7 @@
           }
         }
       };
+    }
 
     if (!PUSH.id) {
       cacheReplace({
@@ -466,6 +472,14 @@
 
     xhr.send();
 
+    if (isFileProtocol) {
+      if (xhr.status === 0 || xhr.status === 200) {
+        success(xhr, options);
+      } else {
+        failure(options.url);
+      }
+    }
+
     if (xhr.readyState && !options.ignorePush) {
       cachePush();
     }