fix(ui): persistent chat history using session storage (#1442)

ui/desktop/package-lock.json

@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@
         "react-toastify": "^8.0.0",
         "tailwind-merge": "^2.5.4",
         "tailwindcss-animate": "^1.0.7",
-        "unist-util-visit": "^5.0.0"
+        "unist-util-visit": "^5.0.0",
+        "uuid": "^11.1.0"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@electron-forge/cli": "^7.5.0",
@@ -16402,6 +16403,19 @@
         "node": ">= 0.4.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/uuid": {
+      "version": "11.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uuid/-/uuid-11.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-0/A9rDy9P7cJ+8w1c9WD9V//9Wj15Ce2MPz8Ri6032usz+NfePxx5AcN3bN+r6ZL6jEo066/yNYB3tn4pQEx+A==",
+      "funding": [
+        "https://github.com/sponsors/broofa",
+        "https://github.com/sponsors/ctavan"
+      ],
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "bin": {
+        "uuid": "dist/esm/bin/uuid"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/validate-npm-package-license": {
       "version": "3.0.4",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/validate-npm-package-license/-/validate-npm-package-license-3.0.4.tgz",

ui/desktop/package.json

@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@
     "react-toastify": "^8.0.0",
     "tailwind-merge": "^2.5.4",
     "tailwindcss-animate": "^1.0.7",
-    "unist-util-visit": "^5.0.0"
+    "unist-util-visit": "^5.0.0",
+    "uuid": "^11.1.0"
   }
 }

ui/desktop/src/components/ChatView.tsx

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import React, { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { getApiUrl } from '../config';
+import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid';
 import BottomMenu from './BottomMenu';
 import FlappyGoose from './FlappyGoose';
 import GooseMessage from './GooseMessage';
@@ -23,9 +24,33 @@ export interface ChatType {
 }
 
 export default function ChatView({ setView }: { setView: (view: View) => void }) {
+  // Generate or retrieve a unique window ID
+  const [windowId] = useState(() => {
+    // Check if we already have a window ID in sessionStorage
+    const existingId = window.sessionStorage.getItem('goose-window-id');
+    if (existingId) {
+      return existingId;
+    }
+    // Create a new ID if none exists
+    const newId = uuidv4();
+    window.sessionStorage.setItem('goose-window-id', newId);
+    return newId;
+  });
+
   const [chat, setChat] = useState<ChatType>(() => {
+    // Try to load saved chat from sessionStorage
+    const savedChat = window.sessionStorage.getItem(`goose-chat-${windowId}`);
+    if (savedChat) {
+      try {
+        return JSON.parse(savedChat);
+      } catch (e) {
+        console.error('Failed to parse saved chat:', e);
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Return default chat if no saved chat exists
     return {
-      id: 1,
+      id: Date.now(),
       title: 'Chat 1',
       messages: [],
     };
@@ -75,10 +100,19 @@ export default function ChatView({ setView }: { setView: (view: View) => void })
     },
   });
 
-  // Update chat messages when they change
+  // Update chat messages when they change and save to sessionStorage
   useEffect(() => {
-    setChat((prevChat) => ({ ...prevChat, messages }));
-  }, [messages]);
+    setChat((prevChat) => {
+      const updatedChat = { ...prevChat, messages };
+      // Save to sessionStorage
+      try {
+        window.sessionStorage.setItem(`goose-chat-${windowId}`, JSON.stringify(updatedChat));
+      } catch (e) {
+        console.error('Failed to save chat to sessionStorage:', e);
+      }
+      return updatedChat;
+    });
+  }, [messages, windowId]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (messages.length > 0) {