refactor(desktop): decouple composer from session lifecycle entirely

The composer is a single global surface that sits ABOVE the thread: its
contents follow the user across session switches and are never touched
by session lifecycle. Switching threads doesn't change the render.

Replaces the per-scope draft choreography (scoped storage keys, attachment
stash map, skip-sentinel, restore-on-scope-change effect) with:
- one global localStorage key so an unsent draft survives app reloads
- a one-shot restore on mount
- nothing else — session switches simply don't touch the composer

Verified E2E via CDP with real sidebar clicks + real keystrokes:
typed draft survives A->B->A switching and a full page reload.
This commit is contained in:
Brooklyn Nicholson 2026-06-10 23:39:35 -05:00
parent fdc0d19566
commit c710868fbc
3 changed files with 50 additions and 174 deletions

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@ -28,11 +28,8 @@ import {
$composerAttachments,
clearComposerAttachments,
clearPersistedComposerDraft,
clearStashedComposerAttachments,
type ComposerAttachment,
readPersistedComposerDraft,
stashComposerAttachments,
takeComposerAttachments,
writePersistedComposerDraft
} from '@/store/composer'
import {
@ -174,7 +171,6 @@ export function ChatBar({
const scrolledUp = useStore($threadScrolledUp)
const sessionMessages = useStore($messages)
const activeQueueSessionKey = queueSessionKey || sessionId || null
const draftPersistenceScope = activeQueueSessionKey || null
const queuedPrompts = useMemo(
() => (activeQueueSessionKey ? (queuedPromptsBySession[activeQueueSessionKey] ?? []) : []),
@ -186,12 +182,7 @@ export function ChatBar({
const editorRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null)
const draftRef = useRef(draft)
const previousBusyRef = useRef(busy)
// `undefined` = no skip pending. The sentinel must be distinguishable from a
// real scope, and `null` IS a real scope (the unsaved-new-session draft):
// resetting to null made every persist run in a new chat match the consumed
// sentinel and bail, so new-chat drafts were never written at all.
const skipNextDraftPersistScopeRef = useRef<string | null | undefined>(undefined)
const pendingDraftPersistRef = useRef<{ scope: string | null; value: string } | null>(null)
const pendingDraftPersistRef = useRef<string | null>(null)
const drainingQueueRef = useRef(false)
const urlInputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement | null>(null)
@ -1118,65 +1109,50 @@ export function ChatBar({
}
}
// Restore a scope's draft (persisted text + in-memory attachments) when we
// enter it, and stash the attachments back when we leave. Text rides through
// localStorage so it survives reloads; attachments carry live blobs/upload
// state that can't serialize, so they're retained in memory only — enough to
// survive a session switch, which is the case users actually hit.
// The composer deliberately does NOT react to session switches: it sits
// above the thread and its contents follow the user. The only restore is a
// one-shot on mount so an unsent draft survives an app reload.
useEffect(() => {
const persisted = readPersistedComposerDraft(draftPersistenceScope)
const restoredAttachments = takeComposerAttachments(draftPersistenceScope)
skipNextDraftPersistScopeRef.current = draftPersistenceScope
loadIntoComposer(persisted, restoredAttachments)
const persisted = readPersistedComposerDraft()
return () => {
stashComposerAttachments(draftPersistenceScope, $composerAttachments.get())
if (persisted && !draftRef.current.trim()) {
loadIntoComposer(persisted, $composerAttachments.get())
}
}, [draftPersistenceScope]) // eslint-disable-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
}, []) // eslint-disable-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
useEffect(() => {
if (skipNextDraftPersistScopeRef.current === draftPersistenceScope) {
skipNextDraftPersistScopeRef.current = undefined
return
}
// Don't persist programmatically-loaded text: browsing sent-message
// history or editing a queued prompt swaps the composer to recalled text,
// and persisting that would clobber the genuine in-progress draft (which
// history keeps in its own snapshot and restores on the way back). Leaving
// the prior pending write untouched keeps the real draft in storage.
// history keeps in its own snapshot and restores on the way back).
if (isBrowsingHistory(sessionId) || queueEdit) {
return
}
// Debounce the localStorage write: the composer's per-keystroke path was
// deliberately slimmed down (see the draftRef sync comment above), so we
// don't touch storage on every keypress. The pending ref below is flushed
// on scope change / unmount so a fast session switch can't drop the
// trailing keystrokes.
pendingDraftPersistRef.current = { scope: draftPersistenceScope, value: draft }
// don't touch storage on every keypress.
pendingDraftPersistRef.current = draft
const handle = window.setTimeout(() => {
pendingDraftPersistRef.current = null
writePersistedComposerDraft(draftPersistenceScope, draft)
writePersistedComposerDraft(draft)
}, DRAFT_PERSIST_DEBOUNCE_MS)
return () => window.clearTimeout(handle)
}, [draft, draftPersistenceScope, queueEdit, sessionId])
}, [draft, queueEdit, sessionId])
// Flush any pending debounced draft write when leaving a session scope,
// unmounting, or the window unloading, so the latest text is always
// persisted. The pagehide listener is load-bearing: React does NOT run
// effect cleanups on a page reload, so without it a Cmd+R inside the
// debounce window silently dropped everything typed in the last 400ms.
// Flush any pending debounced write on unmount or window unload. The
// pagehide listener is load-bearing: React does NOT run effect cleanups on
// a page reload, so without it a Cmd+R inside the debounce window would
// silently drop everything typed in the last 400ms.
useEffect(() => {
const flushPendingDraftPersist = () => {
const pending = pendingDraftPersistRef.current
if (pending) {
if (pending !== null) {
pendingDraftPersistRef.current = null
writePersistedComposerDraft(pending.scope, pending.value)
writePersistedComposerDraft(pending)
}
}
@ -1186,7 +1162,7 @@ export function ChatBar({
window.removeEventListener('pagehide', flushPendingDraftPersist)
flushPendingDraftPersist()
}
}, [draftPersistenceScope])
}, [])
const beginQueuedEdit = (entry: QueuedPromptEntry) => {
if (!activeQueueSessionKey || queueEdit) {
@ -1444,14 +1420,13 @@ export function ChatBar({
void Promise.resolve(onSubmit(submitted)).then(accepted => {
if (accepted === false) {
loadIntoComposer(submitted, [])
writePersistedComposerDraft(draftPersistenceScope, submitted)
writePersistedComposerDraft(submitted)
} else {
clearPersistedComposerDraft(draftPersistenceScope)
clearStashedComposerAttachments(draftPersistenceScope)
clearPersistedComposerDraft()
}
}).catch(() => {
loadIntoComposer(submitted, [])
writePersistedComposerDraft(draftPersistenceScope, submitted)
writePersistedComposerDraft(submitted)
})
} else if (payloadPresent) {
queueCurrentDraft()
@ -1473,14 +1448,13 @@ export function ChatBar({
void Promise.resolve(onSubmit(submitted, { attachments: submittedAttachments })).then(accepted => {
if (accepted === false) {
loadIntoComposer(submitted, submittedAttachments)
writePersistedComposerDraft(draftPersistenceScope, submitted)
writePersistedComposerDraft(submitted)
} else {
clearPersistedComposerDraft(draftPersistenceScope)
clearStashedComposerAttachments(draftPersistenceScope)
clearPersistedComposerDraft()
}
}).catch(() => {
loadIntoComposer(submitted, submittedAttachments)
writePersistedComposerDraft(draftPersistenceScope, submitted)
writePersistedComposerDraft(submitted)
})
}

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@ -4,13 +4,10 @@ import {
$composerAttachments,
addComposerAttachment,
clearPersistedComposerDraft,
clearStashedComposerAttachments,
COMPOSER_DRAFT_STORAGE_KEY,
type ComposerAttachment,
composerDraftStorageKey,
readPersistedComposerDraft,
removeComposerAttachment,
stashComposerAttachments,
takeComposerAttachments,
updateComposerAttachment,
writePersistedComposerDraft
} from './composer'
@ -49,83 +46,30 @@ describe('updateComposerAttachment', () => {
})
})
describe('persisted composer drafts', () => {
describe('persisted composer draft', () => {
afterEach(() => {
window.localStorage.clear()
})
it('stores and restores text drafts per session scope', () => {
writePersistedComposerDraft('session-a', 'almost submitted prompt')
writePersistedComposerDraft('session-b', 'other draft')
it('stores and restores the draft', () => {
writePersistedComposerDraft('almost submitted prompt')
expect(readPersistedComposerDraft('session-a')).toBe('almost submitted prompt')
expect(readPersistedComposerDraft('session-b')).toBe('other draft')
})
it('uses a stable new-session key when no session id exists yet', () => {
writePersistedComposerDraft(null, 'first prompt draft')
expect(window.localStorage.getItem(composerDraftStorageKey(null))).toBe('first prompt draft')
expect(readPersistedComposerDraft(undefined)).toBe('first prompt draft')
expect(readPersistedComposerDraft()).toBe('almost submitted prompt')
expect(window.localStorage.getItem(COMPOSER_DRAFT_STORAGE_KEY)).toBe('almost submitted prompt')
})
it('removes empty drafts instead of leaving stale text behind', () => {
writePersistedComposerDraft('session-a', 'saved')
writePersistedComposerDraft('session-a', '')
writePersistedComposerDraft('saved')
writePersistedComposerDraft('')
expect(readPersistedComposerDraft('session-a')).toBe('')
expect(window.localStorage.getItem(composerDraftStorageKey('session-a'))).toBeNull()
expect(readPersistedComposerDraft()).toBe('')
expect(window.localStorage.getItem(COMPOSER_DRAFT_STORAGE_KEY)).toBeNull()
})
it('can explicitly clear a saved draft after submit', () => {
writePersistedComposerDraft('session-a', 'saved')
clearPersistedComposerDraft('session-a')
writePersistedComposerDraft('saved')
clearPersistedComposerDraft()
expect(readPersistedComposerDraft('session-a')).toBe('')
})
})
describe('stashed composer attachments', () => {
afterEach(() => {
clearStashedComposerAttachments('session-a')
clearStashedComposerAttachments('session-b')
clearStashedComposerAttachments(null)
})
it('retains and restores attachments per session scope', () => {
stashComposerAttachments('session-a', [attachment({ id: 'file:a' })])
stashComposerAttachments('session-b', [attachment({ id: 'image:b', kind: 'image' })])
expect(takeComposerAttachments('session-a').map(a => a.id)).toEqual(['file:a'])
expect(takeComposerAttachments('session-b').map(a => a.id)).toEqual(['image:b'])
})
it('shares a stable new-session scope with the text draft helpers', () => {
stashComposerAttachments(null, [attachment({ id: 'file:new' })])
expect(takeComposerAttachments(undefined).map(a => a.id)).toEqual(['file:new'])
})
it('returns cloned attachments so callers cannot mutate the stash', () => {
stashComposerAttachments('session-a', [attachment({ id: 'file:a', label: 'orig.pdf' })])
const taken = takeComposerAttachments('session-a')
taken[0]!.label = 'mutated.pdf'
expect(takeComposerAttachments('session-a')[0]?.label).toBe('orig.pdf')
})
it('drops the scope entry when stashing an empty set', () => {
stashComposerAttachments('session-a', [attachment({ id: 'file:a' })])
stashComposerAttachments('session-a', [])
expect(takeComposerAttachments('session-a')).toEqual([])
})
it('clears a scope explicitly after an accepted submit', () => {
stashComposerAttachments('session-a', [attachment({ id: 'file:a' })])
clearStashedComposerAttachments('session-a')
expect(takeComposerAttachments('session-a')).toEqual([])
expect(readPersistedComposerDraft()).toBe('')
})
})

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@ -21,14 +21,10 @@ export const $composerDraft = atom('')
export const $composerAttachments = atom<ComposerAttachment[]>([])
export const $composerTerminalSelections = atom<Record<string, string>>({})
const COMPOSER_DRAFT_STORAGE_PREFIX = 'hermes:composer-draft:v1:'
const NEW_SESSION_DRAFT_SCOPE = '__new__'
function storageScope(scope: string | null | undefined): string {
const trimmed = scope?.trim()
return trimmed || NEW_SESSION_DRAFT_SCOPE
}
// The composer is a single global surface that sits ABOVE the thread: its
// contents follow the user across session switches and are never touched by
// session lifecycle. One storage key makes the draft survive app reloads.
export const COMPOSER_DRAFT_STORAGE_KEY = 'hermes:composer-draft:v2'
function browserStorage(): Storage | null {
if (typeof window === 'undefined') {
@ -42,19 +38,15 @@ function browserStorage(): Storage | null {
}
}
export function composerDraftStorageKey(scope: string | null | undefined): string {
return `${COMPOSER_DRAFT_STORAGE_PREFIX}${encodeURIComponent(storageScope(scope))}`
}
export function readPersistedComposerDraft(scope: string | null | undefined): string {
export function readPersistedComposerDraft(): string {
try {
return browserStorage()?.getItem(composerDraftStorageKey(scope)) ?? ''
return browserStorage()?.getItem(COMPOSER_DRAFT_STORAGE_KEY) ?? ''
} catch {
return ''
}
}
export function writePersistedComposerDraft(scope: string | null | undefined, value: string) {
export function writePersistedComposerDraft(value: string) {
try {
const storage = browserStorage()
@ -62,12 +54,10 @@ export function writePersistedComposerDraft(scope: string | null | undefined, va
return
}
const key = composerDraftStorageKey(scope)
if (value.length === 0) {
storage.removeItem(key)
storage.removeItem(COMPOSER_DRAFT_STORAGE_KEY)
} else {
storage.setItem(key, value)
storage.setItem(COMPOSER_DRAFT_STORAGE_KEY, value)
}
} catch {
// Draft persistence is a safety net only; storage quota/private-mode errors
@ -75,46 +65,14 @@ export function writePersistedComposerDraft(scope: string | null | undefined, va
}
}
export function clearPersistedComposerDraft(scope: string | null | undefined) {
export function clearPersistedComposerDraft() {
try {
browserStorage()?.removeItem(composerDraftStorageKey(scope))
browserStorage()?.removeItem(COMPOSER_DRAFT_STORAGE_KEY)
} catch {
// Best-effort only.
}
}
// Attachments can't ride along in localStorage the way text does — they carry
// live blobs, object URLs, and in-flight upload state that don't serialize and
// are tied to the running app. So we retain them per scope in an in-memory map
// instead: a session switch restores the chips you'd staged, even though they
// (unlike text) cannot survive a full app reload.
const composerAttachmentsByScope = new Map<string, ComposerAttachment[]>()
const cloneComposerAttachments = (attachments: ComposerAttachment[]): ComposerAttachment[] =>
attachments.map(attachment => ({ ...attachment }))
export function stashComposerAttachments(scope: string | null | undefined, attachments: ComposerAttachment[]) {
const key = storageScope(scope)
if (attachments.length === 0) {
composerAttachmentsByScope.delete(key)
return
}
composerAttachmentsByScope.set(key, cloneComposerAttachments(attachments))
}
export function takeComposerAttachments(scope: string | null | undefined): ComposerAttachment[] {
const stashed = composerAttachmentsByScope.get(storageScope(scope))
return stashed ? cloneComposerAttachments(stashed) : []
}
export function clearStashedComposerAttachments(scope: string | null | undefined) {
composerAttachmentsByScope.delete(storageScope(scope))
}
export function setComposerDraft(value: string) {
$composerDraft.set(value)
}