fix(v3/windows): don't kill the process when WebResourceRequested can't read the request

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Description

Chromium.WebResourceRequested calls log.Fatal(err) when args.GetRequest() fails. Once a "*" filter is registered (webview_window_windows.go does this for asset serving), every request the WebView makes flows through this handler — so one transient COM failure on one request kills the whole application, skipping deferred cleanup, and log.Fatal does not even reach the error callback configured via SetErrorCallback.

There is also a second, historically reported failure mode: the COM call can return S_OK without setting the out pointer, so GetRequest returns (nil, nil) (the wrapper only checks the HRESULT). #1103 reported exactly this under load in the same binding lineage — its crash trace is ICoreWebView2WebResourceRequest.Release(0x0), which is what defer req.Release() does with a nil request here.

Change

Both cases now drop that one request and log, instead of exiting: the WebView continues default handling for the dropped request, which is recoverable; killing the process is not.

Same class as the merged #5658 ("recover from transient runtime COM errors instead of exiting") and #5597 — after those, this log.Fatal is the last remaining process-kill in this handler set, and the log format matches theirs. Only the error is logged, no request data.

Notes for review:

• When the nil-pointer case fires, the logged error prints <nil> — that is precisely the [v2, windows] Random panics during processRequest #1103 mode (S_OK with an unset out pointer), so the log line still identifies it.
• PermissionRequested above still routes two runtime failures through errorCallback; that path at least respects SetErrorCallback, so it is left out of this single-purpose fix. Happy to follow up on it if wanted.
• No test: exercising this path needs a live COM object; fix(webview2): recover from transient runtime COM errors instead of exiting #5658 carried none for the same reason. The non-COM logic added here is a single guard.

Type of change

• Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)

How Has This Been Tested?

• Cross-compiled GOOS=windows go build ./internal/webview2/... ./pkg/application/ and go vet on the touched file (clean).
• Windows — not exercised live: forcing a COM failure inside GetRequest requires fault injection the binding does not expose. The defect evidence is [v2, windows] Random panics during processRequest #1103's field crash trace plus the wrapper's HRESULT-only check; the fix is behavior-preserving for every successful request.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes

  • WebView request retrieval failures and unavailable requests no longer crash the application.
  • Failed or nil requests are now logged and safely dropped.
  • WebView2 continues processing subsequent requests after a retrieval failure.
  • Added clearer diagnostic logging for request retrieval issues.

• Documentation

  • Documented the fix in the changelog.

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Walkthrough

The WebResourceRequested handler now treats failed or nil GetRequest results as recoverable. It logs the condition, drops the affected request, and returns 0. The changelog records this behavior and removes an obsolete entry.

Changes

WebView2 request recovery

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Recoverable request error handling v3/internal/webview2/pkg/edge/chromium.go, v3/UNRELEASED_CHANGELOG.md	WebResourceRequested logs failed or nil GetRequest results and returns 0 instead of terminating or dereferencing a nil request. The changelog documents the behavior and removes an obsolete tracker entry.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 5682d

Windows WebView2 request-retrieval failures now drop only the affected request and keep the application running. No concrete current-head merge-blocking risk remains.

Suggested reviewers: leaanthony, grantmartin2002

Poem

A rabbit checks each request with care,
No fatal jump disrupts the air.
If GetRequest returns nil,
We log the fault and hold still.
The dropped request leaves others free.

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Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly describes the primary fix: preventing process termination when WebResourceRequested cannot read a request.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description provides detailed motivation, failure modes, implementation behavior, testing results, and identifies the change as a bug fix. It does not fill the explicit issue field, Test Configura…
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Inline comments:
In `@v3/internal/webview2/pkg/edge/chromium.go`:
- Around line 726-731: Update the WebResourceRequested error handling around the
req nil check to distinguish a non-nil error from a nil request with no error.
Keep the existing error details for failures, but log an explicit message
identifying the nil-request recovery case before returning 0.

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