[Architecture] Session State Serialization (Restore Last State)

[yashksaini-coder]

Goal

Let users "pick up where they left off" when restarting TRX.

Description

Save and restore session state so TRX opens in the same context the user left it:

State to persist (~/.local/state/trx/state.toml):

• Current tab (Tab enum variant)
• Last search query (input string)
• Package list scroll position (selected index)
• Details scroll offset (details_scroll)

Implementation:

1. Define a SessionState struct deriving Serialize/Deserialize
2. On App::new(), attempt to load state.toml; apply the state after the first render
3. On exit (the main loop's cleanup path), serialize and write the current state

Handle migration gracefully: if the schema changes, fall back to defaults rather than crashing.

Tech

Rust, Serde (serde_toml)

Difficulty

Level 3 – Advanced

[Pcmhacker-piro]

Hi @pie-314

I’m interested in contributing to this project and would love to work on this issue. I have experience working on open-source contributions and would be happy to implement the required changes.

Could you please assign this issue to me? Thanks!

[pie-314]

@Pcmhacker-piro , you need to stop spamming same message.
Go through contribution guidelines, and tell us your approach how will you solve it.

Good luck

[yashksaini-coder]

Hi @pie-314

I’m interested in contributing to this project and would love to work on this issue. I have experience working on open-source contributions and would be happy to implement the required changes.

Could you please assign this issue to me? Thanks!

We want good rust devs, and looking at your profile, I don't see a lot of rust projects, and also a whopping amount of 87 prs across 19 repos, shows you are spread too thin, we want people who can stick to 1 or 2 projects,