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[Fix] Child task view returns to Home during state updates - #1458

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Related GitHub Issue

Closes: #1456

Description

Assign message-state sequence numbers when publication begins rather than after asynchronous snapshot construction completes. This ensures delayed older snapshots retain older sequence numbers and are rejected by the webview instead of replacing a ready child conversation with Home.

The parameterized regression test covers both full and history-free state publications. Its fixtures now use a complete ExtensionState snapshot from the provider and override only the message data needed by the scenario.

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  1. Run pnpm test from the repository root.
  2. Run pnpm check-types from the repository root.
  3. Optionally isolate the regression with pnpm --dir src test core/webview/__tests__/ClineProvider.spec.ts -t "assigns message sequence numbers before asynchronous state construction".

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  • Issue Linked: This PR is linked to an approved GitHub Issue (see "Related GitHub Issue" above).
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  • Testing: New and/or updated tests have been added to cover my changes (if applicable).
  • Visual Snapshot (UI changes only): Not applicable; this is behavior-only extension-host state ordering.
  • Documentation Impact: The paired documentation update is linked below.
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Not applicable. The change does not alter a static rendered UI state.

Videos (interaction / animation only)

Not applicable. The ordering contract is covered deterministically by the regression test.

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  • No documentation updates are required.
  • Yes, documentation updates are included in Zoo-Code-Docs#54.

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TLA+, Alloy, and SPIN independently identified the stale-snapshot ordering before it was reproduced in the provider test.

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  • Bug Fixes
    • Improved state update sequencing to ensure the latest webview information is consistently identified and displayed first, even when updates finish asynchronously.

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Webview state ordering

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Capture sequence before snapshot construction
src/core/webview/ClineProvider.ts, src/core/webview/__tests__/ClineProvider.spec.ts
Both state publication methods capture clineMessagesSeq before asynchronous state construction. A parameterized regression test verifies sequence values 2 and 1 when newer snapshots complete first.

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This localized change preserves the existing extension-to-webview contract while preventing older task snapshots from replacing a ready child conversation with Home. No actionable merge-blocking risk remains after normal checks and review.

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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly identifies the primary fix: preventing child task views from returning to Home during state updates.
Description check ✅ Passed The description includes the linked issue, implementation summary, test procedure, completed checklist, snapshot and video applicability, documentation notes, and reviewer context.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The changes address issue #1456 by assigning sequence numbers before asynchronous state construction in both publication methods and adding a parameterized regression test for delayed stale snapshots.…
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The changes are limited to the two provider methods and their regression test. They directly support the linked issue and contain no unrelated code changes.
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Trust And Persistence Invariants ✅ Passed PASS — The changed path only captures clineMessagesSeq before the existing awaited snapshot construction in ClineProvider.postStateToWebview() and postStateToWebviewWithoutTaskHistory() (`src/co…
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The changes address issue #1456 by assigning sequence numbers before asynchronous state construction in both publication methods and adding a parameterized regression test for delayed stale snapshots. The focused changes preserve the existing publication flow and state handling.

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PASS — The changed path only captures clineMessagesSeq before the existing awaited snapshot construction in ClineProvider.postStateToWebview() and postStateToWebviewWithoutTaskHistory() (src/core/webview/ClineProvider.ts:2400-2420). Both methods still await getStateToPostToWebview() and postMessageToWebview(). The diff adds no secret or PII handling, input execution, approval or allowlist bypass, persistence write, or resource allocation. The test changes only add concurrency coverage and complete fixture data.

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Addressed all actionable feedback in 83aa382a1: replaced the double-asserted test states with complete typed provider snapshots, added the required message timestamp, and refreshed the PR description using the repository template. The full test suite, lint, and type checks pass, and the CodeRabbit thread is resolved.

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[BUG] Child task view can regress to Home when stale state snapshot completes late

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