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Session Persistence Bug - Scratchpad

Task Overview

Fix bug where sessions disappear from manually created projects after page refresh.

Root Cause Analysis

When a session is created in a manually created project:

1. createSessionInFolder() creates the session via API
2. It calls await this.loadProjects() - fetches fresh session data from API
3. BUG: It then calls await this.initialize()
4. initialize() calls loadManuallyCreatedProjects() which RESTores projects with STALE session data from localStorage
5. Then loadProjects() is called again, but the damage is done

The problem is that saveManuallyCreatedProjects() saves the entire project object including its sessions array. When the page refreshes:

1. loadManuallyCreatedProjects() restores projects with their saved (stale) sessions
2. The merge logic in loadProjects() tries to add virtual sessions to these projects
3. BUT the session array from localStorage already exists and may be empty/stale

The Fix

The session arrays stored in localStorage for manually created projects are stale and should be ignored. The loadManuallyCreatedProjects() function should:

1. Load the project metadata (name, id, workingDir, manuallyCreated flag)
2. NOT load the sessions array - it should start empty
3. Let loadProjects() populate the sessions from the API

This ensures sessions always come from the authoritative source (the backend API) rather than stale localStorage data.

Implementation

Fix 1: Reset sessions in loadManuallyCreatedProjects()

File: project-manager.js lines 52-87

Modified loadManuallyCreatedProjects() to create a sanitized project object with:

• sessions: [] - Reset to empty array
• activeSessionId: null - Reset active session

This prevents stale localStorage session data from overriding fresh API data.

Fix 2: Remove redundant initialize() call

File: project-manager.js lines 542-563

Modified createSessionInFolder() to:

• Remove await this.initialize() call
• Add this.renderProjectTabs() to update UI
• Make switchProject() call await properly

This prevents reloading stale localStorage data after fetching fresh API data.

Commit

Commit: c5dbb6c "Fix session persistence after page refresh"

Testing Steps

To verify the fix works:

1. Create new project named 'test'
2. Start new session in 'test' project
3. Check that session appears in left sidebar
4. Refresh page
5. Verify session still appears in 'test' project's session list
6. Verify session is correctly displayed in left sidebar

Status

FIX IMPLEMENTED AND COMMITTED

The fix ensures:

1. Session data always comes from the API (authoritative source)
2. localStorage only stores project metadata (name, id, workingDir)
3. No stale session data can override fresh API data