Turbolinks - Navigate back one page / Navigate to previous page

turbolinks-navigate-back-one-page.js

// Store the previous/referring page in an array so we can have a "Back" button/link for navigation
previous_page_links = [];

$( document ).on( 'click', '.back_button', function( e ) {
	e.preventDefault();
	e.stopPropagation();

	// get previously visited URL - it's the last one in the array
	var link = previous_page_links.pop();
	
	Turbolinks.visit( link );
	
	// Remove the page that was just now visited via turbolinks, we don't want that one in the page link array
	previous_page_links.pop();

	return false; 
});
	
document.addEventListener('turbolinks:request-start', function( event ) {
	previous_page_links.push( window.location.toString() );
});

/* Back button/link HTML
<a class="btn btn-sm border-0 btn-teal rounded-xlg mb-2 back_button" data-turbolinks="false">
	<span class="fa fa-chevron-left"></span>
	Back
</a>
*/