feat(ui): persist the chat conversation in localStorage — survives refresh and navigation, with a New chat reset

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"""Phase 14 E2E (Playwright): the chat conversation survives a refresh.
Story: ``.agent/user_stories/chat-persistence.md``
Run in isolation (DB must be up: ``podman compose up -d db``):
uv run pytest tests/e2e/test_chat_persistence.py -v --no-cov
The conversation is a durable LOCAL session (localStorage key
``bor.chat.v1`` — A10 keeps the API stateless). Each test gets a fresh
browser context (the shared conftest's ``page`` fixture calls
``browser.new_page``), so localStorage is clean by construction: the
fresh-context tests start with the empty state exactly as before phase 14.
Test → story mapping (Playwright Mapping Rule):
1. ``test_conversation_survives_reload``
2. ``test_deflected_turn_restores_styling``
3. ``test_new_chat_clears_conversation``
4. ``test_persists_across_page_navigation``
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import asyncio
import json
import re
from pathlib import Path
from threading import Thread
from typing import Any
from playwright.sync_api import Page, expect
from sqlalchemy import text
from app.config import Settings
from app.db import SessionLocal
from app.rag.importer import ImportSummary, import_sources
from app.rag.llm import LLMClient
REPO = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[2]
FIXTURES = REPO / "tests" / "fixtures" / "docs"
QUESTION = "How is my Kubernetes cluster set up?"
OFF_TOPIC = "How do I bake sourdough bread?"
MOCK_ANSWER_MARKER = "Deterministic mock answer for E2E"
DEFLECT_PHRASE = r"haven't done anything like that"
STORAGE_KEY = "bor.chat.v1"
#: Phase 10 viewer URL + phase 13 back=/ (the restored chip must be
#: byte-identical to the live-rendered one).
CHIP_HREF = "/document.html?source=docs&path=homelab%2Fkubernetes.md&back=%2F"
async def _import_fixtures(mock_port: int) -> ImportSummary:
kwargs: dict[str, Any] = {"_env_file": None, "llm_base_url": f"http://127.0.0.1:{mock_port}/v1"}
settings = Settings(**kwargs) # pyright: ignore[reportCallIssue]
return await import_sources([FIXTURES], LLMClient(settings))
def _run_in_thread(coro: Any) -> Any:
"""Run a coroutine on a worker thread.
Playwright's sync API keeps an asyncio loop running on the test thread,
so ``asyncio.run`` cannot be called directly from a test body.
"""
box: dict[str, Any] = {}
def runner() -> None:
try:
box["value"] = asyncio.run(coro)
except BaseException as e: # noqa: BLE001 — re-raised on the test thread
box["error"] = e
t = Thread(target=runner)
t.start()
t.join()
if "error" in box:
raise box["error"]
return box["value"]
def _reset_db(mock_port: int, seed: bool) -> ImportSummary | None:
"""Truncate the KB (and query log), then optionally re-import fixtures."""
with SessionLocal() as db:
db.execute(text("TRUNCATE chunks, documents, query_log"))
db.commit()
if not seed:
return None
return _run_in_thread(_import_fixtures(mock_port))
def _stored(page: Page) -> str | None:
"""Raw localStorage payload for the chat (None when the key is absent)."""
return page.evaluate(f"() => localStorage.getItem('{STORAGE_KEY}')")
def _stored_parsed(page: Page) -> dict[str, Any]:
raw = _stored(page)
assert raw is not None, "the conversation key must exist in localStorage"
return json.loads(raw)
def _ask(page: Page, question: str) -> None:
"""Send one turn and wait until the grounded answer has fully landed."""
page.fill("#message-input", question)
page.click("#send-btn")
expect(page.locator(".msg.user .bubble").last).to_contain_text(question)
expect(page.locator(".msg.brain .bubble").last).to_contain_text(
MOCK_ANSWER_MARKER, timeout=30_000
)
expect(page.locator("#send-btn")).to_be_enabled()
expect(page.locator("#send-label")).to_have_text("Send")
def _ask_deflected(page: Page, question: str) -> None:
"""Send an off-topic turn and wait until the deflected answer landed."""
page.fill("#message-input", question)
page.click("#send-btn")
bubble = page.locator(".msg.brain.is-deflected .bubble").first
bubble.wait_for(state="visible", timeout=30_000)
expect(bubble).to_contain_text(re.compile(DEFLECT_PHRASE, re.IGNORECASE), timeout=30_000)
expect(page.locator("#send-btn")).to_be_enabled()
expect(page.locator("#send-label")).to_have_text("Send")
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 1. Refresh: the whole conversation comes back exactly as left
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def test_conversation_survives_reload(
page: Page, app_url: str, mock_llm: int, db_ready: None
) -> None:
summary = _reset_db(mock_llm, seed=True)
assert summary is not None and summary.added == 8 # A9 formats
page.set_default_timeout(30_000)
page.goto(app_url)
_ask(page, QUESTION)
# The turn is persisted: versioned payload, RAW text (no HTML), and the
# brain message carries the done metadata.
stored = _stored_parsed(page)
assert stored["v"] == 1
assert [m["who"] for m in stored["messages"]] == ["user", "brain"]
assert stored["messages"][0]["text"] == QUESTION
brain = stored["messages"][1]
assert MOCK_ANSWER_MARKER in brain["text"]
assert "<" not in brain["text"], "persisted brain text must be raw, not rendered HTML"
assert brain["deflected"] is False
assert any(s["path"] == "homelab/kubernetes.md" for s in brain["sources"])
# Refresh — the same context keeps its localStorage.
page.reload()
expect(page.locator("#empty-state")).to_be_hidden()
# Both bubbles restored: text + the source chip with the exact viewer URL.
expect(page.locator(".msg.user .bubble")).to_have_count(1)
expect(page.locator(".msg.user .bubble")).to_contain_text(QUESTION)
bubble = page.locator(".msg.brain .bubble")
expect(bubble).to_have_count(1)
expect(bubble).to_contain_text(MOCK_ANSWER_MARKER)
chip = page.locator(".msg.brain .source-chip", has_text="kubernetes.md")
expect(chip).to_have_count(1)
expect(chip.first).to_have_attribute("href", CHIP_HREF)
expect(chip.first).to_have_attribute("target", "_blank")
# The restore is read-only: storage still holds the same two messages.
assert [m["who"] for m in _stored_parsed(page)["messages"]] == ["user", "brain"]
# And the restored chat is live: a follow-up turn extends it.
_ask(page, "What about the nodes?")
expect(page.locator(".msg.user .bubble")).to_have_count(2)
assert len(_stored_parsed(page)["messages"]) == 4
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 2. Deflected turn: amber styling + "Maybe try" chips survive a refresh
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def test_deflected_turn_restores_styling(
page: Page, app_url: str, mock_llm: int, db_ready: None
) -> None:
_reset_db(mock_llm, seed=True)
page.set_default_timeout(30_000)
page.goto(app_url)
_ask_deflected(page, OFF_TOPIC)
# The deflected metadata (suggestions) is persisted with the answer.
stored = _stored_parsed(page)
brain = stored["messages"][-1]
assert brain["who"] == "brain"
assert brain["deflected"] is True
assert len(brain["suggestions"]) >= 2
page.reload()
# Amber deflected bubble + "Maybe try" chips come back, styled.
expect(page.locator("#empty-state")).to_be_hidden()
expect(page.locator(".msg.user .bubble")).to_contain_text(OFF_TOPIC)
restored = page.locator(".msg.brain.is-deflected .bubble")
expect(restored).to_have_count(1)
expect(restored.first).to_contain_text(re.compile(DEFLECT_PHRASE, re.IGNORECASE))
style = restored.first.evaluate("el => getComputedStyle(el)")
assert style["backgroundColor"] == "rgb(43, 33, 16)" # --accent-bg (dark theme)
assert style["borderTopColor"] == "rgb(245, 158, 11)" # --accent-line
# The chips are restored from the stored suggestions — same texts, order,
# and still one-tap-submittable (the shared chip component).
chips = page.locator(".msg.brain.is-deflected .maybe-try .suggestion-chip")
expect(chips.first).to_be_visible()
restored_texts = [chips.nth(i).inner_text() for i in range(chips.count())]
assert restored_texts == [s.strip() for s in brain["suggestions"] if s.strip()]
chips.first.click()
expect(page.locator("#message-input")).to_have_value("")
expect(page.locator(".msg.user .bubble")).to_have_count(2, timeout=30_000)
expect(page.locator(".msg.brain .bubble").nth(1)).to_contain_text(
MOCK_ANSWER_MARKER, timeout=30_000
)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 3. "New chat": clear the conversation, back to the empty state
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def test_new_chat_clears_conversation(
page: Page, app_url: str, mock_llm: int, db_ready: None
) -> None:
_reset_db(mock_llm, seed=True)
page.set_default_timeout(30_000)
page.goto(app_url)
_ask(page, QUESTION)
expect(page.locator(".msg")).to_have_count(2)
assert _stored(page) is not None
# The reset control: ghost pill in the chat header, ≥44px, accessible name.
btn = page.locator("#new-chat-btn")
expect(btn).to_be_visible()
expect(btn).to_have_attribute("type", "button")
expect(btn).to_have_attribute("aria-label", "New chat")
box = btn.bounding_box()
assert box is not None and box["height"] >= 44
btn.click()
# Conversation gone, empty state + suggestions back, storage key cleared.
expect(page.locator(".msg")).to_have_count(0)
expect(page.locator("#empty-state")).to_be_visible()
expect(page.locator("#suggestions .suggestion-chip").first).to_be_visible(timeout=15_000)
assert _stored(page) is None, "New chat must clear the localStorage key"
# Confirmation via the existing live region (#send-status, aria-live=polite).
expect(page.locator("#send-status")).to_contain_text("New chat started")
# And it is a clean slate: a fresh turn starts a fresh conversation.
_ask(page, QUESTION)
stored = _stored_parsed(page)
assert [m["who"] for m in stored["messages"]] == ["user", "brain"]
assert stored["messages"][0]["text"] == QUESTION
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 4. Navigation: a trip to Sources and back keeps the conversation
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def test_persists_across_page_navigation(
page: Page, app_url: str, mock_llm: int, db_ready: None
) -> None:
_reset_db(mock_llm, seed=True)
page.set_default_timeout(30_000)
page.goto(app_url)
_ask(page, QUESTION)
_ask_deflected(page, OFF_TOPIC) # mixed conversation: grounded + deflected
# A trip to Sources — the New chat control is chat-page-only.
page.goto(app_url + "/sources.html")
expect(page.locator("#docs-tbody tr").first).to_be_visible(timeout=15_000)
expect(page.locator("#new-chat-btn")).to_have_count(0)
# Back to the chat: the conversation is exactly as left — both turns,
# the source chip, and the amber deflected bubble with its chips.
page.goto(app_url + "/")
expect(page.locator("#empty-state")).to_be_hidden()
expect(page.locator(".msg.user .bubble")).to_have_count(2)
expect(page.locator(".msg.user .bubble").first).to_contain_text(QUESTION)
expect(page.locator(".msg.user .bubble").nth(1)).to_contain_text(OFF_TOPIC)
expect(page.locator(".msg.brain .bubble").first).to_contain_text(MOCK_ANSWER_MARKER)
expect(page.locator(".msg.brain .source-chip", has_text="kubernetes.md")).to_have_count(1)
deflected = page.locator(".msg.brain.is-deflected .bubble")
expect(deflected).to_have_count(1)
expect(deflected.first).to_contain_text(re.compile(DEFLECT_PHRASE, re.IGNORECASE))
maybe_chip = page.locator(".msg.brain.is-deflected .maybe-try .suggestion-chip")
expect(maybe_chip.first).to_be_visible()
# The New chat control is back on the chat page.
expect(page.locator("#new-chat-btn")).to_be_visible()
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"""Unit: the chat-persistence contract in the static frontend (phase 14).
The browser behavior itself is E2E-covered (tests/e2e/test_chat_persistence.py);
here we pin the localStorage persistence markers in app.js/index.html/
styles.css so a silent regression (key rename, dropped try/catch, missing
restore, New chat control lost) is caught without a browser.
Pinned design (PLAN §7.4 note / phase 14):
* versioned key ``bor.chat.v1`` → ``{v: 1, messages: [...]}``, raw text only;
* save points: user message on send, brain message on ``done``;
* every ``localStorage`` access wrapped in try/catch (failure-safe);
* size budget ~700k chars, oldest dropped first;
* ``#new-chat-btn`` in the chat header (chat page only), ≥44px, ghost pill.
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import re
from pathlib import Path
FRONTEND = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[2] / "frontend"
APP_JS = FRONTEND / "assets" / "app.js"
INDEX_HTML = FRONTEND / "index.html"
SOURCES_HTML = FRONTEND / "sources.html"
DOCUMENT_HTML = FRONTEND / "document.html"
STYLES_CSS = FRONTEND / "assets" / "styles.css"
def _js() -> str:
return APP_JS.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
def _css() -> str:
return STYLES_CSS.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
def _index() -> str:
return INDEX_HTML.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
def test_versioned_storage_key_and_v1_payload() -> None:
"""`bor.chat.v1` (versioned — a format bump is a clean start) with the
{v, messages} payload shape (A11: raw localStorage JSON, no library)."""
js = _js()
assert 'const STORAGE_KEY = "bor.chat.v1"' in js
assert "export const STORAGE_VERSION = 1" in js
# The payload written to the key is always {v: STORAGE_VERSION, messages}
# (two write paths: saveConversation and the trimToBudget size probe).
assert js.count("v: STORAGE_VERSION, messages") >= 2
# Restore validates the version before trusting anything.
assert "data.v !== STORAGE_VERSION" in js
def test_storage_size_budget_drops_oldest_first() -> None:
"""~700k-char serialized budget (far under the ~5MB quota); the loop
drops messages from the FRONT (oldest) until the state fits."""
js = _js()
assert "export const STORAGE_BUDGET_CHARS = 700_000" in js
assert "out.length <= 1" in js, "never drop the last remaining message"
assert "out = out.slice(1)" in js, "oldest-first drop (slice(1), not pop)"
assert "STORAGE_BUDGET_CHARS" in js
def test_every_storage_access_is_failure_safe() -> None:
"""AC4: every localStorage access (getItem/setItem/removeItem) must be
inside a try/ that is closer than the enclosing function boundary —
private mode or quota exhaustion must never throw into the UI."""
js = _js()
accesses = list(re.finditer(r"localStorage\.(?:getItem|setItem|removeItem)", js))
assert len(accesses) == 3, f"expected exactly 3 localStorage accesses, got {len(accesses)}"
for m in accesses:
try_idx = js.rfind("try {", 0, m.start())
fn_idx = js.rfind("function ", 0, m.start())
assert try_idx != -1, f"no try before {m.group(0)!r}"
assert try_idx > fn_idx, (
f"{m.group(0)!r} is not inside its function's try block "
f"(function boundary at {fn_idx} is after try at {try_idx})"
)
# Each access has its own catch that degrades silently.
assert js.count("} catch {") >= len(accesses)
def test_raw_text_only_stored_and_re_rendered_on_restore() -> None:
"""The value is raw text (re-rendered through the escape-first markdown
on restore) — no HTML is ever stored. Restore re-applies the full
brain-message chrome: is-deflected styling, maybe-try chips, sources."""
js = _js()
assert 'addMessage("user", renderMarkdown(m.text), "auto")' in js
assert 'addMessage("brain", renderMarkdown(m.text), "auto")' in js
assert "wrap.classList.add(\"is-deflected\")" in js
assert "appendMaybeTry(wrap, m.suggestions)" in js
assert "appendSources(wrap, m.sources)" in js
# Restore runs on load (module scope, after the handlers are wired).
assert "restoreConversation();" in js
# Corrupt/legacy payloads degrade to a clean start, never a crash.
assert "Array.isArray(data.messages)" in js
def test_save_points_user_on_send_and_brain_on_done() -> None:
"""Save points: the user message is stored the moment it is sent (BEFORE
the fetch — a failed turn keeps the question); the brain message is
stored on `done` with the done metadata (sources/deflected/suggestions)."""
js = _js()
user_push = js.find('conversation.push({ who: "user", text })')
assert user_push != -1
assert user_push < js.find('fetch("/api/chat"'), (
"the user message must be saved before the turn starts"
)
# Brain save point is wired into the done handler with full metadata.
done_idx = js.find('ev.type === "done"')
assert done_idx != -1
done_block = js[done_idx : done_idx + 900]
assert "rememberBrainTurn(acc" in done_block
assert "deflected: !!ev.deflected" in done_block
assert "sources: ev.sources" in done_block
assert "suggestions: ev.suggestions" in done_block
# rememberBrainTurn stores raw text and saves immediately.
assert "text: rawText ||" in js
body = js[js.find("function rememberBrainTurn") :]
assert "saveConversation()" in body[: body.find("\n}\n") + 3]
def test_new_chat_clears_key_and_ui() -> None:
"""New chat: clears the stored key, the rendered list, restores the
empty state, and reuses the #send-status live region for the
confirmation. A live turn is never hijacked."""
js = _js()
fn_start = js.find("function startNewChat")
assert fn_start != -1
body = js[fn_start : js.find("\n}\n", fn_start)]
assert "clearStoredConversation()" in body
assert 'querySelectorAll(".msg")' in body
assert "emptyState.hidden = false" in body
assert "setUiState(UI_STATE.idle)" in body
assert "sendStatus.textContent" in body, "confirmation via the live region"
assert "UI_STATE.thinking" in body and "UI_STATE.streaming" in body, (
"new chat must be ignored while a turn is in flight"
)
assert "removeItem(STORAGE_KEY)" in js
def test_new_chat_button_in_chat_header_only() -> None:
"""#new-chat-btn lives in the chat header (index.html) as a real
type=button with an accessible name — and nowhere else (A10: chat-page
only control)."""
html = _index()
btn = re.search(r'<button[^>]*id="new-chat-btn"[^>]*>', html)
assert btn, "index.html must contain #new-chat-btn"
tag = btn.group(0)
assert 'type="button"' in tag
assert 'aria-label="New chat"' in tag
nav_idx = html.find('<nav class="app-nav"')
assert nav_idx != -1 and btn.start() > nav_idx, (
"the button belongs after the nav, inside .header-inner"
)
main_idx = html.find('main id="main"')
assert main_idx != -1 and btn.start() < main_idx, "the button belongs in the header"
assert 'id="new-chat-btn"' not in SOURCES_HTML.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
assert 'id="new-chat-btn"' not in DOCUMENT_HTML.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
def test_new_chat_button_style_contract() -> None:
"""Ghost pill like a nav link: Phase-08 tokens, ≥44px target, hover like
.nav-link, focus-visible via the global rule; icon-only on phones with
the label hidden (aria-label keeps the accessible name)."""
css = _css()
block = re.search(r"\.new-chat-btn \{([\s\S]*?)\n\}", css)
assert block, "styles.css must style .new-chat-btn"
body = block.group(1)
assert "min-height: 44px" in body
assert "border-radius: 999px" in body
assert "var(--line)" in body, "ghost: 1px line border, transparent background"
assert "background: transparent" in body
assert "var(--ink-soft)" in body
hover = re.search(r"\.new-chat-btn:hover \{([\s\S]*?)\n\}", css)
assert hover and "--brand-soft" in hover.group(1) and "--brand-ink" in hover.group(1), (
"hover must match the nav-link brand pair"
)
# Mobile (≤640px): label hidden, icon shown — the pill stays ≥44px via
# min-height and never breaks the fixed-height header bar.
mobile = re.search(r"@media \(max-width: 640px\) \{([\s\S]*?)\n\}", css)
assert mobile, "mobile media query missing"
assert ".new-chat-label { display: none; }" in mobile.group(1)
assert ".new-chat-btn svg { display: block; }" in mobile.group(1)