fix: prevent chat sessions from disappearing on switch and add loading timeout safety net (#572)

src/stores/chat.ts

@@ -779,7 +779,14 @@ function buildSessionSwitchPatch(
   >,
   nextSessionKey: string,
 ): Partial<ChatState> {
-  const leavingEmpty = !state.currentSessionKey.endsWith(':main') && state.messages.length === 0;
+  // 仅将没有任何历史记录且无活动时间的会话视为空会话。
+  // 单纯依赖 messages.length 是不可靠的，因为 switchSession 会在真正调用 loadHistory 前抢先清空当前 messages，
+  // 造成竞争条件，使得带有真实历史的会话被判定为空并从侧边栏移除。
+  const leavingEmpty = !state.currentSessionKey.endsWith(':main')
+    && state.messages.length === 0
+    && !state.sessionLastActivity[state.currentSessionKey]
+    && !state.sessionLabels[state.currentSessionKey];
+
   const nextSessions = leavingEmpty
     ? state.sessions.filter((session) => session.key !== state.currentSessionKey)
     : state.sessions;
@@ -1302,8 +1309,12 @@ export const useChatStore = create<ChatState>((set, get) => ({
     // NOTE: We intentionally do NOT call sessions.reset on the old session.
     // sessions.reset archives (renames) the session JSONL file, making old
     // conversation history inaccessible when the user switches back to it.
-    const { currentSessionKey, messages, sessions } = get();
+    const { currentSessionKey, messages, sessions, sessionLastActivity, sessionLabels } = get();
-    const leavingEmpty = !currentSessionKey.endsWith(':main') && messages.length === 0;
+    // 仅将没有任何历史记录且无活动时间的会话视为空会话
+    const leavingEmpty = !currentSessionKey.endsWith(':main')
+      && messages.length === 0
+      && !sessionLastActivity[currentSessionKey]
+      && !sessionLabels[currentSessionKey];
     const prefix = getCanonicalPrefixFromSessionKey(currentSessionKey)
       ?? getCanonicalPrefixFromSessions(sessions)
       ?? DEFAULT_CANONICAL_PREFIX;
@@ -1337,12 +1348,17 @@ export const useChatStore = create<ChatState>((set, get) => ({
   // ── Cleanup empty session on navigate away ──
 
   cleanupEmptySession: () => {
-    const { currentSessionKey, messages } = get();
+    const { currentSessionKey, messages, sessionLastActivity, sessionLabels } = get();
     // Only remove non-main sessions that were never used (no messages sent).
     // This mirrors the "leavingEmpty" logic in switchSession so that creating
     // a new session and immediately navigating away doesn't leave a ghost entry
     // in the sidebar.
-    const isEmptyNonMain = !currentSessionKey.endsWith(':main') && messages.length === 0;
+    // 同样需要综合检查 sessionLastActivity 和 sessionLabels，
+    // 防止因为 switchSession 抢先清空 messages 而误判有历史的会话为空。
+    const isEmptyNonMain = !currentSessionKey.endsWith(':main')
+      && messages.length === 0
+      && !sessionLastActivity[currentSessionKey]
+      && !sessionLabels[currentSessionKey];
     if (!isEmptyNonMain) return;
     set((s) => ({
       sessions: s.sessions.filter((sess) => sess.key !== currentSessionKey),
@@ -1372,6 +1388,14 @@ export const useChatStore = create<ChatState>((set, get) => ({
 
     if (!quiet) set({ loading: true, error: null });
 
+    // 安全保护：如果历史记录加载花费太多时间，则强制将 loading 设置为 false
+    // 防止 UI 永远卡在转圈状态。
+    let loadingTimedOut = false;
+    const loadingSafetyTimer = quiet ? null : setTimeout(() => {
+      loadingTimedOut = true;
+      set({ loading: false });
+    }, 15_000);
+
     const loadPromise = (async () => {
       const applyLoadedMessages = (rawMessages: RawMessage[], thinkingLevel: string | null) => {
       // Before filtering: attach images/files from tool_result messages to the next assistant message
@@ -1515,7 +1539,13 @@ export const useChatStore = create<ChatState>((set, get) => ({
     try {
       await loadPromise;
     } finally {
-      _lastHistoryLoadAtBySession.set(currentSessionKey, Date.now());
+      // 正常完成时清除安全定时器
+      if (loadingSafetyTimer) clearTimeout(loadingSafetyTimer);
+      if (!loadingTimedOut) {
+        // Only update load time if we actually didn't time out
+        _lastHistoryLoadAtBySession.set(currentSessionKey, Date.now());
+      }
+      
       const active = _historyLoadInFlight.get(currentSessionKey);
       if (active === loadPromise) {
         _historyLoadInFlight.delete(currentSessionKey);

src/stores/chat/session-actions.ts

@@ -153,8 +153,14 @@ export function createSessionActions(
     // ── Switch session ──
 
     switchSession: (key: string) => {
-      const { currentSessionKey, messages } = get();
+      const { currentSessionKey, messages, sessionLastActivity, sessionLabels } = get();
-      const leavingEmpty = !currentSessionKey.endsWith(':main') && messages.length === 0;
+      // 仅将没有任何历史记录且无活动时间的会话视为空会话。
+      // 单纯依赖 messages.length 是不可靠的，因为 switchSession 会在真正调用 loadHistory 前抢先清空当前 messages，
+      // 造成竞争条件，使得带有真实历史的会话被判定为空并从侧边栏移除。
+      const leavingEmpty = !currentSessionKey.endsWith(':main')
+        && messages.length === 0
+        && !sessionLastActivity[currentSessionKey]
+        && !sessionLabels[currentSessionKey];
       set((s) => ({
         currentSessionKey: key,
         currentAgentId: getAgentIdFromSessionKey(key),
@@ -246,8 +252,12 @@ export function createSessionActions(
       // NOTE: We intentionally do NOT call sessions.reset on the old session.
       // sessions.reset archives (renames) the session JSONL file, making old
       // conversation history inaccessible when the user switches back to it.
-      const { currentSessionKey, messages } = get();
+      const { currentSessionKey, messages, sessionLastActivity, sessionLabels } = get();
-      const leavingEmpty = !currentSessionKey.endsWith(':main') && messages.length === 0;
+      // 仅将没有任何历史记录且无活动时间的会话视为空会话
+      const leavingEmpty = !currentSessionKey.endsWith(':main')
+        && messages.length === 0
+        && !sessionLastActivity[currentSessionKey]
+        && !sessionLabels[currentSessionKey];
       const prefix = getCanonicalPrefixFromSessions(get().sessions) ?? DEFAULT_CANONICAL_PREFIX;
       const newKey = `${prefix}:session-${Date.now()}`;
       const newSessionEntry: ChatSession = { key: newKey, displayName: newKey };
@@ -279,12 +289,17 @@ export function createSessionActions(
     // ── Cleanup empty session on navigate away ──
 
     cleanupEmptySession: () => {
-      const { currentSessionKey, messages } = get();
+      const { currentSessionKey, messages, sessionLastActivity, sessionLabels } = get();
       // Only remove non-main sessions that were never used (no messages sent).
       // This mirrors the "leavingEmpty" logic in switchSession so that creating
       // a new session and immediately navigating away doesn't leave a ghost entry
       // in the sidebar.
-      const isEmptyNonMain = !currentSessionKey.endsWith(':main') && messages.length === 0;
+      // 同样需要综合检查 sessionLastActivity 和 sessionLabels，
+      // 防止因为 switchSession 抢先清空 messages 而误判有历史的会话为空。
+      const isEmptyNonMain = !currentSessionKey.endsWith(':main')
+        && messages.length === 0
+        && !sessionLastActivity[currentSessionKey]
+        && !sessionLabels[currentSessionKey];
       if (!isEmptyNonMain) return;
       set((s) => ({
         sessions: s.sessions.filter((sess) => sess.key !== currentSessionKey),

tests/unit/chat-session-actions.test.ts

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ describe('chat session actions', () => {
     invokeIpcMock.mockResolvedValue({ success: true });
   });
 
-  it('switchSession removes empty non-main leaving session and loads history', async () => {
+  it('switchSession preserves non-main session that has activity history', async () => {
     const { createSessionActions } = await import('@/stores/chat/session-actions');
     const h = makeHarness({
       currentSessionKey: 'agent:foo:session-a',
@@ -69,9 +69,30 @@ describe('chat session actions', () => {
     actions.switchSession('agent:foo:main');
     const next = h.read();
     expect(next.currentSessionKey).toBe('agent:foo:main');
-    expect(next.sessions.find((s) => s.key === 'agent:foo:session-a')).toBeUndefined();
+    // Session with labels and activity should NOT be removed even though messages is empty,
-    expect(next.sessionLabels['agent:foo:session-a']).toBeUndefined();
+    // because messages get cleared eagerly during switchSession before loadHistory completes.
-    expect(next.sessionLastActivity['agent:foo:session-a']).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(next.sessions.find((s) => s.key === 'agent:foo:session-a')).toBeDefined();
+    expect(next.sessionLabels['agent:foo:session-a']).toBe('A');
+    expect(next.sessionLastActivity['agent:foo:session-a']).toBe(1);
+    expect(h.read().loadHistory).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it('switchSession removes truly empty non-main session (no activity, no labels)', async () => {
+    const { createSessionActions } = await import('@/stores/chat/session-actions');
+    const h = makeHarness({
+      currentSessionKey: 'agent:foo:session-b',
+      sessions: [{ key: 'agent:foo:session-b' }, { key: 'agent:foo:main' }],
+      messages: [],
+      sessionLabels: {},
+      sessionLastActivity: {},
+    });
+    const actions = createSessionActions(h.set as never, h.get as never);
+
+    actions.switchSession('agent:foo:main');
+    const next = h.read();
+    expect(next.currentSessionKey).toBe('agent:foo:main');
+    // Truly empty session (no labels, no activity) should be cleaned up
+    expect(next.sessions.find((s) => s.key === 'agent:foo:session-b')).toBeUndefined();
     expect(h.read().loadHistory).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
   });